Dear Stephen,
I thought I’d add to what I’m certain is a torrent of appreciative and grateful emails, and let you know what a pleasure it has been to listen to your stories.
I’m a bit a of a latecomer to the podcast and have managed to listen to the entire first season in around 5 or 6 days. And what a joy. What a diamond in the rough this show is.
It’s strange; I have never felt compelled to write in to a podcast or radio show before, but your stories put such a smile on my face, I had to let you know. In the last couple of years I have never felt so alone. My father died and I moved cities to try to start afresh elsewhere, but this only made things worse. It was a dark time in my life, and in a strange way, since I began listening to the Tobolowsky Files I seem to have been smiling and laughing more than I have for a long time. Your stories inspire me in many ways, but mostly they inspire me to appreciate the little things. I get so bogged down with the state of the world and the apparent futility of life that I forget to enjoy the things right under my nose. And for this, I thank you.
It has been a great pleasure to hear your stories, and long may they continue.
May 9, 2010