I did turn on the furnace to take “the chill out of the house”. I know. I know. I’m weak. It is always fun to see how long I can hold out before turning on the heat. I need help.
Your Mom and I were joined in a visit to the Fireside yesterday. The Fireside has a reputation for hosting elderly crowds. Of course. As Grandson Dominic would say, the elderly crowd has all the money so they can afford to attend. The production was “Million Dollar Quartet” portraying the start of the careers of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins at Sun Records in 1956. It was toe tapping music from the start. There was one precious elderly “lady in red” in the front row that resorted to “shaking real low” to Jerry Lee’s rendition of “Whole Lot of Shakin Going On”. Who says older people can’t rock? On stage, Elvis girlfriend joined in by leading the song “I hear you knockin”. She brought the house down. Go see for yourself.
There will be Packer withdrawal this weekend because they have a “bye-week”. Do not despair, there are some really good football games starting tonight. There is this high school team next door to Appleton called Kimberly. They are trying to become the first team in State history to go unbeaten 49 games without a single loss (that includes not losing in the State playoffs for 3 years). I wonder how it feels to go through high school without experiencing the “agony of defeat”.
The second memorable matchup will be when the UW Badgers go into “the Big House” to play Michigan. Everybody hates Michigan except people who went to school there. Michigan had an “attitude”. It is the arrogant “a–h—” attitude. The Badgers are unbeaten so far and have defeated top rated teams. Michigan happens to be rated No.4 in the country and deserves to eat some “humble pie”. Win or lose, it should be good football viewing.
September ends today.
Apples are abundant.
It is all good! Enjoy the weekend.
Love,
Dad