he and his father were talking on the telephone about the homedownhometown parades they went to when he was a boy

saw the Memorial Day parade had just happened

they each lived elsewhere now

Your community hold a parade

No.

Mine neither

              Brother Bobby texted me three pictures I send them onto Sis an she can share with you

I’d appreciate that, thank you.

Youre welcome  Nearly made me mistyeyed

                                               Good fuckin memoriesmeteorites  flashed through his mind  how quickly time passeshopefully  hopefully memories form congeal  become rockhard

his father gulped audibly didnt like fuck

                                          could hear the chorus of him and Maw when he uttered it in their company

You grew up better than that had a good education, why do you need to swear?

Because fuck runs the gamut of all emotions  happy sad angry elated

                                                                         Anwhile youre fuckin 

yad think that theyd know the cherry was coming for atop the fivescoop hotfudge whippedcream saltnuts bananasplit sundae

         Kids

I don find it to be swearing

eyes rolled chins slumped to their chests

                                             thats what parental surrender looks like

trying to make him feel bad

wasnt going to happen

now Dad didnt have Maw each the others sidekick each having the others back  love

she died

           she didnt keep her promise

he extorted her made her promise him one night when death solidified in his boys mindDEAD  and terrified him and not to have his parents horrified him

                                        made them both promise

Dad continued to keep his word

despite his heavy heart

   he got it

his wife died he hadnt exacted a promise from her

they were young

              FUCK

they were supposed to be immortal

Dad and he mused about all the parades they sawthey marched in Dad was often asked to serve in the Color Guard

he was American Legion  Auxiliary Secretary

he marched because of Cub Scouts Boy Scouts

Do you remembered the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at the Halloween parades  Twice                                                                                                                                 Yah twice

I remember once.

Not twice

No son.

Hmm

       Made an impression on me then

Evidently.

Remember Medgar Evers

No.

Civil Rights leader Assassinated Born raised lived in Mississippi When he returned home after World War Tworeturning to his hometown because he refused to move to the back of the bus when the driver asked him when they arrived  the driver had a group of men board it anthey beat Evers senseless

                                                                                  He was in his Army uniform

No.

A veteran Like you  Though you served during Korea

I don’t remember him.

                           You have seventhousand dollars?

   No Not liquid

                 Why

You could buy a Wienermobile.

he chuckled

              Why woud I do tha

Then you could ask girls if they’d like to ride your big wiener.

   Fuck

1230,  day-between-2-Ts,  29  5. 24

1250,  Saturday,  1  6. 24

Bachman-Turner Overdrive  Let It Ride  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTo9e5fgyNg