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(((aka MEL BROOKS)))
(((aka “THE EVERLASTING KNOW–IT–ALL“)))
{{From The Classic Motion Picture Epic, “SPACEBALLS” (1987)}}
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Dedicated To My Nephew.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARI!!!!!!!!!!
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BIRTHDAYS and BRO’STACHES: BORN ON OPENING-DAY!?!?!
YOU BETCHA, BUSTERS!!!
Since Y’all Continue Telling Me To Do More…
…Personal’ish…
…Bloggin’ings…
…I Decided To Simply…
…Begin…
…At…
…The Beginning.
Only Seems Right.
Right?!?!?
RIGHT!!!!!
As The Title Suggests…
(or really just flat out says)
…I Was Born…
…OPENING-DAY…
…1980.
The St. Louis Cardinals
…Were…
…AT HOME…
Busch Stadium II: St. Louis, MO!!!
…Taking On…
The Pittsburgh Pirates
The Starting Pitchers…
…Were…
PETE VUCKOVICK
Pete Vuckovich -SP- -STL- (1980)
…For…
THE CARDINALS
…And…
BERT BLYLEVEN
Bert Blyleven -SP- -PIT- (1980)
…For…
THE PIRATES
Honestly…
…It Was A Rather…
…QUIET Game.
All The Scoring Was Done In The 2ND-INNING!
And…
…In The End…
…THE CARDS WON!!!
VUCKOVICH Would Toss A MASTERFUL…
…COMPLETE GAME SHUT-OUT…
…Walking 2-Batters…
…Hitting 1…
…Giving Up 3-Singles…
…And STRIKING-OUT 9-BUCS!!!
THE CARDINALS Themselves Only Manged 3-Hits.
Lucky For ME…
…Er…
…THEM…
…They Had…
…GEORGE HENDRICK!!!
George Hendrick -OF- -STL- (1980)
His Double In The 2ND-Inning…
…Scored…
…BOBBY BONDS!!!
Bobby Bonds -OF- -STL- (1980)
That Was…
…ALL VUCKOVICH NEEDED!!!
Another Cardinals Favorite…
…KENNY REITZ…
Ken Reitz -3B- -STL- (1980)
…Had St. Louis’ OTHER 2-Hits…
…Both Singles.
After WINNING ON MY BIRTHDAY…
(aka OPENING-DAY)
…The Cards Would LOSE The Next 3-Games To The Pirates.
HOWEVER…
…They STILL WON FOR MY BIRTH-BIRTHDAY!
Was It “FATE”???
Hmm…
…I Dunno…
…Since I Don’t Really Believe In That Sort Of “Hogwash”…
…As Some Of My Elder Family AND Friends Might Have Said.
BUT BUT BUT…
…I Can STILL Be SUPER-STOKED About It.
I Mean…
…COME ON…
…Ya KNOW?!?!
How Many People Get To Say That?!?!
I Was…
…BORN ON OPENING-DAY…
…And…
…MY TEAM WON!!!
If That’s What “FATE” Is…
…Then I Suppose It’s Acceptable…
…In THIS Instance.
Ted Simmons -C- -STL- (1980)
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Happy Birthday, Ari Grey!
Since Today, January 1st, Is My Nephew Ari Grey’s 9th Birthday, I Sincerely Wanted to Do Something VERY Special For Him.
I’d Been Promising Him For YEARS That, One-Day, He Would Get My Collection of “Command Coins” from My Ole NAVY Days.
I Had 5 of Them.
The Most Important One, to Me, Was My “Secretary Of Defense: William Cohen” Coin, which was Presented to Me When He Came Aboard My Ship (The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln CVN-72) in 2000, and I was able to have a Quick Sit-Down-And-Chat with Him.
I’m Always Telling Mr. Ari Grey that He Is MUCH MORE Mature AND Responsible than Any Child I’ve Ever Encountered.
So, Tonight, I Decided to “Make-Good” on My Promise, and I Gave Him The Coins.
I Told Him I KNEW He Was Old Enough AND Mature Enough to Keep Them AND Take Good Care of Them.
Honestly, I Will Miss Having The Coins For Myself…
…But I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER That They’ve Been Passed-On to Someone Who Can Love Them Just The Same.
And He’ll Always Have Something VERY Special to Look At And Say, “These Were My Uncle Brad’s, and He Gave Them To Me For My Birthday. Pretty Cool, eh?!?!”
In My Mind…
…That’s PRICELESS.
PERIOD.
Love You, Ari Grey…
…And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
-BRAD
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