I have been thinking about Kent this weekend and what a marvelous storyteller he was. He loved to tell humorous stories with just the right pauses to have his audience on the edge of their seats. I think storytelling is an ability inherited by most of the Brittens! I think I would have to say that his favorite story was the one about the Toothbrush salesmen. If I remember it correctly--3 guys head to the mall to work as toothbrush sales people. I heard him tell it hundreds of times, and the source was my sister Barb, who immediately identified it as a Britten boy story. The elaboration on the first part of the story escapes me, it changed from time to time, but the first two young men are unsuccessful.
The last guy sells everyone in just a few minutes!!
What in the world is your sales secret, they asked?
Everybody wants something free these days, so I set up a table in the mall, put a big ol' bowl of chips and another big ol' bowl of dip and a big sign that said, Free samples. People came along picked up a chip, a big gob of dip and pop it into their mouths, YUCK!!!! that tastes like shit, It is . . . . . . WANT TO BUY A TOOTHBRUSH ?
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This website was created for those who have had the priveledge of knowing Kent during his lifetime. Kent was a godly man who lived every day as if it were his last. He went to be with his Savior on Thursday, March 10th, 2005 surrounded by his family, less than a month before his 55th birthday. Please share your thoughts by "commenting" on any of the posts.
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