Christmas Turkey

Mr Gurdjieff tells a story about an 83 year old turkey in 1949 shortly before he passed on. It is good to hear his kind, warm voice and sense of humor. Click Oramireally: to hear the actual recording.

Gurdieff: ...They, some year ago, find, understand?, in store one turkey because always what make reserve in frigidaire, understand? Here they put, Marc when was?
Marc: [...]
Gurdjieff: He'll find Chicago what 83 year old, ago, was put for Christmas, somebody buy and find. All newspeople here arrived, I was here and every, nobody here remember, no? 83 years ago was killed and put in frigidaire! [laughter]
Donald Whitcomb: Grey stone from George Washington.
Gurdieff: [laughs], this is, eh, the truth.
Donald Whitcomb: He had the chicken one thing.
Gurdjieff: Read somebody about this?
Wim Nyland: I don't remember 83 years but I remember a very long time.
Gurdjieff: Just I remember very good this, 83 years ago [...] in an exclusive [...]
Man: What was this, a turkey?
Donald Whitcomb: A turkey, very honorable bird.
Gurdjieff [laughs] Yes! In Chicago, Sterling House. And then, in Christmas they serve, somebody buy, turkey [laughs], very good! [laughs] And he accidental mark this thing and then he show somebody and begin all newspeople hear [laughs] and write about this histoire. Exact last year I was here! I go, which is this year, before exact don't know which year, how many?
Man: 39.
Woman: 39.
Other man: Ten years ago.
Gurdjieff: This history was here, that who was here that read the newspaper must have read because all, all newspaper is, was write about this turkey.
Man: Some bird!
Donald Whitcomb: This is one turkey that peacocks cannot outpace!
Gurdjieff: You don't know just because... for 83 years, understand [laughs], in frigidaire! It is already known this, wouldn't eat!y
Donald Whitcomb: Usually after 40 years Americans won't eat turkey. Stink! After 40 years they even throw away.
Gurdjieff: You see, une lutte (a struggle), 83 years!
Donald Whitcomb: Very unusual!
Gurdjieff: This history! [laughs] Good show, and you not astonished I have such memory, hehehe. [lights a cigarette] For events, I very good remember [...] and what country I already writed, a special chapter [...] I remember while, not because for last vision. When publish necessary everything that I liser (read) last. What just say about this turkey already I put in America chapter [...] [laughter]