The Gift
Written by Jim Carruthers
Published September 11, 2003
Published September 11, 2003
I'm surprised is the guy isn't named Waldo Jeffers.
DALLAS - A homesick shipping clerk had himself shipped from New York to Dallas in an airline cargo crate, startling his parents — and a deliveryman — when he broke out of the box outside their home. Charles D. McKinley, 25, was arrested and jailed on unrelated bad-check and traffic charges after his overnight odyssey. Federal officials are considering additional charges of stowing away on a plane."My husband asked him, `Man, what are you doing in this crate?' He said he was coming home," McKinley's mother told KDFW-TV in Dallas.
The Gift by the Velvet Underground
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- Filed Under: Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Music: Rock, Music: Soundtracks
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Jim,
I thought the exact same thing. When my wife told me this story, the first thing I said was "Sounds like he's been listening to too much Velvet Underground."
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A keen eye and excellent taste on this one, Jim, loved the Reed "I Wanna Be Black" reference elsewhere as well.