A tall man in a three piece suit, a thick beard and thick hair and red cheeks stories and jokes and tricks- the dime in the dish the crab restaurant a new country foot long hot dogs frietz the coliseum and He mistakenly bumps me on the head with the camera the italian pizzeria basketball He lifts me up. and i can shoot a basket He can beat me, bill and beth all at once an office in amsterdam the eiffel tower changing of the guards back to the u.s. a basketball hoop over the garage a new house a basketball hoop on the street a basketball hoop in the driveway pinewood derby cars waves over the bow of flapjack is He leaving? no, not really macaroni and cheese with hot dogs potato buds suzanne a huge dog house a bleeding ulcer is He dying? the spinnaker lines are stuck- water over the guide-rail- hold on bill! an air gun to sink a can a wedding in a court house oysters on the half shell- woops, they're raw! the buick wildcat "its a car you could easily get into lots of trouble with" i swear at him He stares, but understands i'm sorry fix the water pump get the fender fixed the brakes fail- fix the whole front end get the rear end fixed another move a basketball hoop college on a basketball scholarship, is He proud? i hope so beth gets married He gives away the bride, looking distinguished with streaks of silver hair bill gets married, a choked up toast at the rehearsal dinner i am going hiking for six weeks does He want me to? It's my decision He beats me in horse, but it takes bill and Him to beat me For the freedom to choose for the encouragement to excel for the guiding hand on my shot- I thank you JOE