Now that my old friend Mark Hubbard and I are putting a trip together so not only can Nathaniel visit Notre Dame but we can also attend a football game.
I’ve been a big fan of the Fighting Irish for most of my life but have never been lucky enough to see them play in person.
I’m talking about legends like Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, and Lou Holtz.
At the end of the first practice after clearing the locker room of everyone but the Freshman, he would climb up on one of the treatment tables.
“However,” he went on to say, “My dream can’t become a reality until it becomes your dream too.”
“National Champions, can you imagine it? Wouldn’t that be something?”
He then told them to close their eyes, but instead of leading them in prayer, he said, “I want you to visualize something.”
“Can you see all confetti swirling down around you as hundreds of flashbulbs go off like strobe lights when they present us with the National Championship trophy?”
“That trophy,” Lou said, “Is given to the best college football team in the nation, which means that you too are the very best.”
“Ok, now, with your eyes still closed, can you also see the 100,000 people still cheering for you?”
I guarantee you this; he went on with, “You’ll never forget that moment for the rest of your life.”
“Can you even imagine the millions of people watching you on TV? “Hey, and have you spotted your folks in the crowd yet? How proud do you think they are, huh?”
Do you have any idea what that moment will mean? I do; it’s the moment you become immortal!”
“If you can,” he went on with, “Then I promise that if you’ll give me everything you’ve got, we can turn the dream into reality.”
(Lou Holtz is pictured on top with Mark and I just below)
GEO’S LIFE-LINERS
Marketing and promotion are not the same things, but they are responsible for 25% of your ratings.
One of the neater things about being a Dee-Jay is that you get to meet famous people all the time.
Back in the day, the big difference between the CRTC (Canada) and the FCC (USA) was that the FCC realized that you had to make money, but the CRTC didn’t care.
A man can be strong about everything except the death of his child.
In uncertain times Gold is always certain.
At what age do you develop shame?
Why do Whiskey and Wine go down so smoothly and water doesn’t?
Tolerance sanctions incompetence and misuse. Familiarity breeds contempt.
Very few people are born special, but anyone can become special if they really want to.
Unfortunately, most folks, including the children, take one side or another during a divorce, but the truth is, the fault lies with both.
I think men may be more intelligent than women. Women think that they can get it done without a man; we already know that we can’t get it done without a woman.
Wow, I guess Will Smith sure disappeared, huh, which proves once again that ten atta boys are always wiped out by one, “Oh shit!”
The more courage you can conger up, the bigger and more exciting your life will become.
Does anybody doubt that it’s not going to go well for the Democrats in the mid-terms? Hey, somebody has to pay for what’s going on, and I always love when it’s the politicians.
After a year of working for Jim Hilliard as his National PD, Jim called me into his office and said, “Johns, I love your passion and intensity, but sometimes you put me in a tight spot.”
He then said, “However, I don’t want you to want to back off, so I’m installing a 24-hour rule. This rule means that if we have a blow-up, I can’t fire you, nor can you quit for 24 hours.
All seemed well until he called me back in and said, “Johns, I need to change that to a 48-hour rule.”
Hey Now! The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have just gone 9-0 on the season. Go Big Blue!
COMMENTS
Geo: I went to high school with Willy and Wilma in Transcona at TCI, Wendy.
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Bruce Munson: I remember with amusement when you described the 48-hour rule to me. I didn’t know it started as a 24-hour rule. Most legislation is amended at some point…(Do You See What I See?)
Geo: Yes, things did get a little intense now and then, Bruce.