This week end, I watched the UK game on television. I had the same feeling I had at the Manual/Male game the University of Kentucky was just waiting around to lose. When UK intercepted a pass, I jumped to my feet and yelled, "Go Big Blue!" It was first and ten at the 47-yard line. After three plays, UK ended up with fourth down and 33 to go. It was de’javu all over again. As Tennessee erased any hope of victory, I sat in a stupor, drooling on myself. I knew it was no one's fault but my own. Since I'm retired from football, why do I keep watching football games? It must be some type of self-inflicted torture that causes the team I'm pulling for to lose! I need a shrink. In contrast, I refused to watch the UL game and they won 70-7. An hour after the UK game, I received a call from my brother-in-law. I get along with him, I like him, and I used to think he liked me. However, he called to tell me that he told a lot of UK fans that I was responsible for the loss by pulling for Big Blue. I couldn't believe that he had dropped me in. I grabbed Beverly and took her to her brother's house and then I started back to pick up some of my clothes. However, I couldn't get closer than a block from my house. A mob was surrounding my house. They were chanting, "Burn him out! Burn him out!" I did the only thing I could I fled. I drove straight to the airport and got on an airplane to Tucson, Arizona. First thing Monday morning, I called my friend David Wright and asked him to bring $30,000 to Tucson. Being a loyal friend and being afraid that I would tell he had been rooting for UK too, he arrived within three hours and I got the next plane out to Belize. You can still live in Belize for $15,000 a year and I hope in two years the controversy will have died down. However, these Wildcats are reported to have long memories. Donald M. Heavrin, Your Servant of Truth In the Garden of Life Back To Menu  |