“I played in the Toy Bowl Classic in the Civic Center in 1966. They hauled red clay in for the field. No grass. Just marked lines on the clay. Landing on the ground didn’t hurt. We were in grade school and thought we were tough. I played halfback. Caught the extra point but was out of bounds because the field was smaller. We quickly got off the field after the game because they were bringing in a skating rink for Holiday on Ice that night. I came to a lot of Mardi Gras balls here. I was also a pipefitter and redid pipes here. Worked in this building from top to bottom. I had to come see it one last time. It’s a fine-built building. They’re going to have a hard time tearing it down.”
Pat
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