| Re: Where Were You In 1965? |
Subject: Re: Where Were You In 1965? by volzfan on 2009/8/9 13:41:39 Hmmmm.........I was also a 4th grader-rising 5th grader in '65, but here in the south, we all went to public schools. Did a lot of the same things as any 10 year old, with the exception that I got my first golf club that summer. (yep...just one club, a Walter Hagen 5 iron....I still have it, hanging on my office wall) I have played golf ever since....not sure I've gotten much better at it, though. The highlight of '65 for me was the Bristol "NHRA Springnationals", the very 1st NHRA event in Bristol. I had a close, older cousin who had just gotten a job as a sportswriter for the Bristol paper, and he let me "tag along" while he covered the event! Got up close looks at many "later to be legends" (Garlits, Kalitta, Sox & Martin, etc.), and saw the original, AWB "Funny Cars". I'm still hooked on big time drag racing to this day! Later that year, my Vols went 8-1-2, thus launching another of my passions, which also continues on. |
