'Henry Louis Gehrig' Autograph

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

It has nothing to do with shorthand and computers. It has all to do with schools no longer requiring that kids learn to write.

I showed what I thought was a well-written Cobb letter to a young friend of mine, and he could not read it - told me that he was not required in school to learn to read or write that sort of writing. He's around 27 and literally a genius.

[GKreindler]

Jeez David, I can't even write that nicely now. Over the years, seeing many of his letters and random notes on cuts and what-not, I think it's fair to say that all of his penmanship was absolutely gorgeous.

On a related note, if you guys haven't seen this, I HIGHLY recommend it:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/flash/gehrigletters

Talk about one hell of a writer. And at the same time, reading about his attitude towards his 'bug' and see it change for the worse over the months is frankly the most depressing thing I've ever laid eyes on. We had a family friend succumb to the same terrible disease many years ago, and man, I can't even articulate how heartbreaking the whole ordeal was to watch unfold.

I sincerely hope that this disease is cured at some point in my lifetime...

Graig

[GKreindler]

And apparently, the Gehrig video isn't working for me, so perhaps it's down? Or maybe my computer's not reading it right?

Either way, you can read the letters if you can't see the video. Sad.

Graig