Man narrates his grandpa's love story in now-viral Twitter thread. It's heartwarming
India Today
Sama'an Ashrawi shared the incredible love story of his grandfather and American composer John Kander in a Twitter thread that has gone viral online.
Pride Month is here and a plethora of heartwarming stories are being shared by people in that regard. We would also like to add this touching story to the list and we are sure that it will leave you with a fuzzy feeling inside. So, a Twitter user named Sama’an Ashrawi shared the story of his grandfather and his love story in a thread that has gone viral online. You should definitely check it out as it is too good to miss out on.
Sama’an Ashrawi narrated his grandfather Dave Fisher’s love story with a boy named John Kander. Actually, Kander is a popular American composer who wrote Cabaret and Chicago, two of the greatest Broadway musicals of all-time. Ashrawi informed that his grandfather had met John in his freshman year. Sama’an’s mother was the one who told him all about his grandfather’s sweet love story. “My grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room in freshman year of college and there was a boy ‘with the prettiest eyes’. After grandpa passed, I learned from my mother who that boy was,” he began the thread.
My Grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room freshman year of college and there was a boy “with the prettiest eyes;” after Grandpa passed, I learned from my mother who that boy was. pic.twitter.com/DTYw6sKFmZ
“His name was John Kander. After college, John, along with his partner Fred Ebb, would go on to compose two of the greatest Broadway musicals of all-time,” Ashrawi added.