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Ladies and gentlemen,
Goldie Hawn. |
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Meryl you are a special effect. |
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I'm not going to tell any stories
out of school |
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but I want to kind of talk to you
about how I feel about you |
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in terms of my favorite instrument
which was my father's instrument |
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which was the violin. |
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So I look at you
as a Stradivarius |
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and each one of your strings
represents aspects of your life |
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that you have lived
with great artistry and great passion. |
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The first string is your family. |
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You were the most devoted
and the most loving daughter |
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that I have ever known |
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and your mom and dad
are watching you tonight |
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taking great joy in this moment. |
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The next string is the sound
of your deep, steady love |
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and respect for your husband
and life partner |
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the great Don Gummer. |
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The next string vibrates
with fierce mothering, |
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you have loved and nurtured
your own children |
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and family without compromise.
And finally the last string |
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that represents your whole
uncompromised authentic self |
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is that you have never
injured your instrument, |
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you have never
taken it for granted, |
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you played it with all the reverence
and all the aspects of your life. |
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Honey I, listen I could have
compared you to a harp |
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but there were 72 strings
and then I thought of a wood instrument |
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and then a wind instrument
but whatever it was |
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I love you baby.
Way to go. |