It sounded so good that Bill used it in the show, which
Dan loved, of course. He had apparently picked it up when Bob
Gibson and Alan Shaw had gotten theirs as part of a group order.
We all put our names on the waiting list in case he decided
to sell.
Dan’s
family had to drive back to St. Louis that night but he joined
us for a beer at a “Hooters Restaurant” – very
un-PC, but the only bar we could walk to from the hotel. What
was funny was that there were whole families there with their
kids who were staying at the hotel for a baseball tournament
and were out for late burgers.
Now,
in the entry there was one wall of photos of the waitresses
in their tight little tank-tops. In all truth the photos
were really very benign, nothing more than cheerleaders might
wear. But standing there staring up in awe at the photos
were about half a dozen of the kids in their baseball caps
and jerseys, like some up-dated Rockwell snapshot of Americana.
We all got a chuckle out of it.
Then
it was bed and another early call for the ride to the airport,
several hours of crossword puzzles and Sudoku and finally
home. |
