This thread reminds of me the days when i started sneaking into
hartford jai-alai when i was 15 years old. This was about 2 years
roughly from when the strike began...my dad and brother were both
huge fans and i was sooo jealous...always wanting to go...but
there was this legal issue of me being underage..lol.
There used to be a place across the street from berensons..annie
eatwells...me and my mom and dad would go there for breakfast
on sunday afternoons before my dad headed for the matinee...Well
one day..my dad convinced me to try to sneak in..lol...i never
thought id have a shot,,especially since channel 3 news had some
story where they went in with a hidden camera to expose kids getting
in there without being carded.
Anyway...i wanted so bad to go with my dad i said...ok..lets
try it..it was such a nervous feeling going to booth...handing
the 1$ to get in and seeing the guard look at me...my dad decides
to say to this gentleman "hes with me"...lmao..like
that is supposed to work...but somehow it does...and i got in!!!.
Ill never forget that day...i was able to sneak in pretty much
all the time till i was 18 too...just never asked..maybe once?
or twice but i always got around it. James soon became my favorite
player...and when some of the strike guys came back to play...remen,
mendi, pablo, gerny etc...it was surprising to some too see Jimmy
crush them in singles on a nightly basis..not me...He was a beast.
Its cool to think about those days again...especially now that
matts place is open...i can play and reminisce with my friends
whenever i want. You often only miss that when its gone....
