a quiet footnote in history

fred the baker has died. i certainly remember the commercials, but i actually have a little story about him, so i figure this is a proper forum for it.

years ago, he used to live down in stockbridge (prolly best known for the Normon Rockwell Museum), and i had a friend who's mother had a little bakery (specialized in muffins) in lenox, so when SS was working there (cheap, child labor type situation), mr. vale would stop in from time to time for some muffins and would chat with him and his mom. apparently, he had a low opinion of the donuts that dunkin' was making, so i always found added humor in the commercials after hearing that.

time to make the donuts indeed...