A special congratulations to Grandson Collin who officially graduated from Appleton North. He stuck his chest out and lunged across the finish line. He won the prize. Now it is on to bigger and better things. Now if we can just get him to kick soccer balls left-footed.
Today is the day you need to have your converter in place because all TV signals will be digital. Place the converter between your rabbit ears and the TV set. If you don't, everything in your life will be "snowy with static". So what else is new?
I've told the story about my Dad (Bucky) giving me two tickets to a Milwaukee Braves game in 1957. It was April. I drove down to Milwaukee with my brother Jack in our new black and white Dodge with push-button transmission. I know we saw Henry Aaron hit a home run. My Dad had to intervene on our behalf because the high school Principle (Big John Richards) was going to punish us. Bucky won.
Then came the next generation. In 1984, I bought tickets to a Milwaukee Brewers game. I pulled Grasshopper No.4 out of Grant School on 6th street in Sheboygan. Off we went. I think my brother Jerry went along. Paul says that we fried out in the parking lot at County Stadium. I don't know who won the game. In hindsight, it was "a Bucky". I had done just like my Dad. I pulled my kid out of school and we went slumming. This is contrary to the your Mom's belief that I never did anything with you kids.
Yesterday, June 11 the Milwaukee Brewers were playing the Colorado Rockies in an afternoon game. Grasshopper No.4 pulled Dominic and Tommy out of elementary school and off they went to watch baseball. It was another "Bucky". It seemed to give No.4 great delight to pick up the kids as all their jealous buddies watched and head south to Miller Park. I do know the results of yesterdays game. Rockies 5, Brewers 4. It was a nine inning four hour game. Jeepers! Ryan Braun hit a meaningless 3 run home in the ninth. I just know that the No.4 family stayed to the very end?
So you see, my Dad didn't really know he was starting a tradition. I guess we'll have to get a traveling trophy to be held by the lastest family to experience a "Bucky". I expect my Grandchildren to "pay it forward" by carrying on the tradition with their kids.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that it is okay to smell the roses. I'm sure Grasshopper No.4 and the whole family will have warm memories for the rest of their lives. It borders on sassy!
Enjoy the weekend.
Love,
Dad
It was a good day, hot dogs, brats and even a couple of beers. Roof was closed again but we had a couple of foul balls come our way. Ryan Braun was even throwing between inning practice balls into the crowd. didn't get any but it was fun trying.