European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pig 18 the stars and stripes Smiy now new 26.1906 columns & comments he gof Faken gof mad gof even Brandy Honey the medium size fellow wearing tic Blue baie Villap looked of to me As i got off the bus in front of the stadium for the giants game. I was carrying Ismall Canvas bag with my radio binoculars two tuna fish sandwiches four cookie a uie Moi of coffe with Cream no sugar and a Raincoat in my pocket was an extra ticket to the game. My idea of a vacation is going to a giants game Ona sunday afternoon. I could t have been happier. If i could whistle i d have been whistling. There were a dozen Young hustlers All around Yel Ling for tickets. Who s got one i need a ticket Moil of them were scalpers who would resell any ticket they got to a profit. The Guy in the Blue Cap did t look like a scalper and i Felt selfish going into the sodium with two tickets so i went up to looking fora ticket i asked. Yeah. Sure would Tike to see the game. I went to school with Lawrence it amused me to see the look on his face when handed him the ticket and walked away. Or. Nice Guy i thought to myself about myself. Even though i go to the games alone my Friend Gene sits immediately in front of me and i m sur rounded by dozens of other friends whose names 1 Don t know because we have met Only 200 times at eight giants Home games a year for the past 25 years. I Don t know their politics their religion or what they do for a living. They May steal for All i know but eight time a year for three hours they re my closest fiends. What did you do with your other ticket Gene asked me when i Sal Down. I gave it to a Guy out front i said he was of hell sell it Gene said. No 1 said he was of. If the Guy who comes in t wearing a Blue Cap you re As i was bending Over to dig my sandwiches out of the bag a voice said Pardon me i have that a Black Guy standing next to me with the ticket stub we 6 feet 4 inches and must have weighed 240pounds. He should have been Down on the Field Gene gave me look and Laid where the Blu Cap you re some judge of character where d you get tie ticket i asked the Man. Outside the big Guy said. Paid $50 for it mad is too mild a won for How i Felt Over being taken. I settled Down to enjoy the game and the big Guy turned out to be an of fan Bull was still mad. At half me the big Guy went out Back. He re turned with a Coke and said he d just seen the fellow who sold him the tickets jumped out of my seat ran up the stairs and through the Tunnel to the refreshment area. The Guy with the Blue Cap was just coming out of the men s room. I grabbed him by the Arm. Give me the 150," i screamed. Let me explain he said As his face went while. Look i said i Don t know who s Gonna win this fight but we re Gonna have at that moment. Gene appeared at my left Shoul Der. He looks and talk like a retired new York City cop. Is this the Guy Gene asked menacingly. I Don t have the $10." the wimp said. I m with some other Guys. We needed three tickets i m Gonna get the pm i said look he said showing me his empty Wallet. I reached quickly for his Wallet and took out american express card. When you get the Iso Iii give it Hack i said and we left him. Midway through the third Quarter the wimp in the Blue Cap appeared holding a Lump of Bills. Here he said handing me the Bills but i want to get lost i said taking the Money and Rel Minghis american express card. I passed the so on to the big Guy and went Back to the game. On the bus Home Gene said. Did the big Guy overpay you Ite $17 for the ticket listen i said when the giants win it s Worth 134 to to tit Yjih met sort Lei parents need Quality time too hear a lot about Quality Lime the time that parents Are supposed to devote to their children when they Don t have a lot of real time to spare. For example. Dad comes Home from work late and has to go to a dinner party. The time he spends with he kids after he showers dresses and before he leaves again is called Quality Lime and because of its intensity it is considered the finest time of All. It in t How Many hours you share with the Chil Dren Milton Dunlap who is a Quality Lime Salesman told me bul what you do with the Tim that counts. The is minutes i devote to the kids each Day mean More to me than the three or four hours i spend watching football on and i la bet the kids feel it i week i had to go to Detroit he told me. I insisted thai the entire family ride to the Airport withe so we could put in some Quality time together. We got More than we asked How come?1 my plane was an hour late Dunlap said. I used my Lime to find out where they were going my the used theirs to find out where i was coming from. And that ave me a wonderful idea la occur to me that kids should give As much Quality time to their parents As the parents give to but that s ridiculous i said. Where would kid Fine any Lime for their parents have you Ever teen a of n Tefr a Calendar it wont be easy bul even Young people can make time if they really want 10. The trouble with our off Spring is they think just because they Are in the Fame room playing a Madonna record that they have spent Lime with us. This in t True. Parents secretly want heir kids to listen to them and share their pain. That is Why Quality Lime has so much is the Best Way of giving Quality time kids suld drop whatever they Are doing and pay attention to parents who Are trying to gel their attention. Teen agers Are so wrapped up in themselves that the forget the needs of grown ups. Just because fathers and mothers say very Little does t mean they Aren t dying a communicate with their what makes parents Hurt the most How would you like to spend $40,000 to Send your daughter to College and find the Only time you hear her voice is on her answering machine Are you trying to Tell me that listening loan an swering machine is not considered Quality Lime not really. But that does t mean parents Are unwilling to Settle for i asked Dunlap How much Quality Lime do you think a child owes his parents five minutes would be sufficient be said. You re crazy. Where could a kid find five minutest spend with his parents Many children could do it when they re choking Down their breakfast Dunlap suggested. If i could to five minutes with my kids i d besetting on the top of the world 1 said. You have to make children realize How important Quality time is. 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