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AsGoodAs ItGets
WhenIsawMarshawnLynchon the
Septembercover, Iassumed itwas tied to
astoryabout thestartof theNFLseason.
ThenIsaw: “MarshawnTalks!”Seriously?
AmericanWay
scooped thebeatwritersby
scoringanexclusivewith thestarrunning
backandself-proclaimedmediahater?Jan
Hubbard’sprofilewas fascinatingand in-
spiring.Celebritieswhoshyaway from the
mediaareknown in theworldof journalism
as“gets.”When thepope is interviewed,
orBobDylanorWarrenBuffett, itmakes
nationalnews.TheveryprivateMarshawn
Lynch isnoexception, and thisexclusive
wasa tremendous“get” foryourmagazine.
Hehasagreatstory to tell.Congratulations
toMr.Hubbardand
AmericanWay
for
coaxing itoutofhim.
ChrisBerry
Scottsdale,Arizona
WriterJanHubbardResponds:
I have togive
credit toAdamPitluk, whomade the interview
request when therewas no reason tobelieve
Marshawnwouldbe interested.Aswe foundout,
Chris, whenhe is in themood, hehas a fascinating
story to tell. I’mnot sure if it rivals thoseofDylan,
Buffet or thepope, but I’dguessMarshawnwould
bepleased tobementionedwith those three.
What’s theBuzz?
Onarecentflight,whenIopened
American
Way
, itwasnota featurearticlethatcaught
myeyebuttheSeptemberPOVpiece“Cel-
ebrateBees,EatHoney!”I’monmyninth
yearsemiretiredonasmallranch inveryru-
ralNicaragua,andIhavetwobeehivesthat
producesomereallyawesomehoneydueto
thevarietyofexoticflowerswehaveduring
theyear.Mydaughterrecentlyreturned
totheU.S.Whatacoincidencethatonthis
businesstrip, Iwastakingtwo litersofmy
bees’nectartosendtoher inOregon.Going
tothesehoney festivals isbeyondwhatone
can imagine,asbeesdoa lotmorethan just
makehoney.Thanks forhighlightingactivi-
tiesthatarebee-yondtherunof themill.
JohnDavisson
Diriomo,Nicaragua
AssociateEditorAbbyKinsingerResponds:
What adoseof sweet serendipity, John! I’m ahon-
ey lovermyself, soboth your awesome ranch and
your daughter’s gift sound like the stuff of dreams.
Love thepun, by theway.Quitebee-fitting.
TheWorld inYourHands
I lovedyourSeptemberQ&AwithTracey
Friley, founderofThePassportPartyProj-
ect.Herglobal-awareness initiativegiving
girls theirfirstpassporthitveryclose to
home.Without themeans to travel, Ididn’t
getapassportuntil Iwaswell intomy30s.
Iwantedmydaughter toexperience the
world’smanycultures, soshegotherfirst
passportat6monthsold.AsFrileysobeau-
tifullyput it, “It’s likehavingaglobalper-
missionslip thatsays, ‘Theworld isyours.’”
Thearticle inspiredme tosupportTracey’s
program—and toplanournext trip.
ErikFahrenkopf
Brooklyn,NewYork
ManagingEditorTravisKinseyResponds:
Tracey
is definitelydoinggood things, Erik. I’mgladour
storyhelped tobringhermission into the spotlight.
Aged toPerfection
WhileIwaspleased tosee thearticle“Full
Proof” in theSeptember issue, Iwasa little
disappointed inEricCeleste’sviewpoint.
Hestarted thearticlebycontendinghow
agebringsamaturepalate thatallowsone
toenjoyafinerwhiskey. Iwanted togivea
reminder thatevena23-year-old, suchas
myself, canpreferafinewhiskey.
JoelEblin
Phoenix
SeniorEditorEricCelesteResponds:
Thank
you for thecorrection, Joel. Indeed, Iwasn’tclear in
makingmypoint.Therearemanypeople in their20s
whobelieve they fullyappreciate the tasteofa fine
whiskey. It’s just that,being inyourearly20s, it is in
truth impossible foryou toyet realizehowmuchmore
you’ll knowabout life, loveand finebeverages two
decadeson.Trustme:Theolderyouwill agree.
Journey toGermany
YourSeptemberarticle“Germany inaPint
Glass”wasagreatreminder that there
isagoodreasoneverymonth to travel to
Germany.Myfirstassignment in thearmy
was toasmallGermanresort town in the
Alps in1982. I found that the fall festivals
rolledsmoothly into thewintercelebra-
tions,whereasunnydayon theslopesmay
prompta friendly liftoperator tobreakout
abottleofpeppermintschnapps toshare
with those in line.My favorite timewas
bringing in theNewYearwitha torch-lit
parade through thesnow-cappedmountain
pines, followedbysomehotgoulashsoup
andawarmglassof
glühwein
.
TimCoffin
BrigadierGeneral,UnitedStatesArmy
A.K.Responds:
Your responsedid abetter jobof
makingmepine forGermany thanour articledid,
General. Thanks for painting thepictureof your
enchanting journeys, and thanks for your service.
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