Your Mom and I roasted “corn on the cob” on the outdoor grill over the weekend. There is something special about butter and salt running down your arms as you devour each ear. Sweet corn takes me back to childhood. An August harvest always brought the farmers to town with a pick-up truck full of corn. The farmers would park on Main Street and offer grocery bags of corn off the back of the truck. $.25 for a dozen ears. You could feed a family of six for less than $.50.
My first UW Badger football game at Camp Randall was in September, 1980. The Badgers stunned a top rated Michigan team for the first time in decades. Glorious. Memorable. Saturday, the UW Badger football team rolled into Green Bay for a game at Lambeau (the first Badger game at Lambeau ever). It was a game on hallowed ground against No.5 rated LSU. The Badgers came away with a 16-14 victory. Again glorius. Again memorable. Alas, I was not in attendance.
I saw evidence of the celebration the following morning. I was traveling south on Highway 41. A black SUV with bright red “W” decals strategically placed all over the vehicle had pulled over to the side of the road and the driver’s door was open. The driver had hastily jumped out of the SUV and was “heaving his guts” out while hanging over the metal railing. I can’t be sure, but I’d bet the driver was headed home from Lambeau the morning following a glorius celebration. The fan must have had a great time. I’m not sure the he remembers everything. He will remember hanging over the guard rail.
Labor Day came and went. Next stop? Thanksgiving.
Love,
Dad