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more than we should have when i think of him i usually think about the drinking actually, i never think of him as drinking come to think of it i just think of him as drunk i can’t even remember seeing the drinks in his hand but his perception of the world is always altered but someone reminded me tonight of when he would work outside in the the cold Chicago winters and he would come back with his moustache frozen and there would be little icicles hanging down toward his mouth and then i thought of when i waited with him once at the airport because we were picking up someone and we sat in the shrimp cocktail lounge and he drank, and ate, and i waited and as we left we tried to pay the expressway toll with pennies but some of the coins fell onto the street and we had to throw more change at the machine we paid more than we should have i’m sure we did Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

Watch the YouTube video below (or click on the video image to view this video in another window) (1:23) at the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO 06/15/07