September 15, 2005

Whalers!

As you can see, I've added a new photo of me as a kid to the site. This photo was taken when I was maybe 20 or 22 years old. Okay, maybe 7 or 8 years old. That's my brother, Martin, in the background looking out from the giant binoculars. We are both wearing New England Whalers t-shirts which was my favorite t-shirt as a kid. The Whalers were a WHA/NHL hockey team that eventually was named the Hartford Whalers and then devolved/relocated into Carolina Hurricanes (ugh!). In case your wondering, my brother and I are not twins. My mom just liked to buy things in two back then. Funny because I do the same now as an adult. That is, I'll find a shirt or pair of pants that I like and I will buy two pairs in two colors. Call it lazy, convenient, pragmatic. The photo was taken at Niagara Falls in upstate New York on one of those memorable childhood road trips that seems to last forever. Some of you may remember them...peeing in the jar or fearing you might have to, car overheating on the highway, eating Korean food packed into the cooler at the rest stop, playing stupid road trip games (our favorite was to see how many gas stations, such as Mobil, you would pass by). I may keep the photo up for a while or take it down. I'm still undecided, so let me hear your thoughts.

Posted by richlee at September 15, 2005 02:36 PM
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I love the picture of you as a kid.

Posted by: Judi at September 15, 2005 05:33 PM

rich, the picture is wonderful. aaah those childhood roadtrips (yes to gas station games, car overheating, and peeing in a cup). my parents took their honeymoon at niagra so we visited frequently. my older sister and i wore matching shirts with birds...

Posted by: stine at September 15, 2005 10:09 PM

i had some rotten, yet fulfilling, comments to make....but how can anyone throw hate at richie "the Puppet". you know how he threw the HS nickname thing under the bus on the Vegas blog on Sept 12--back at you, my friend....and my bicep is still bruised and killing me, for what it's worth(and to this day, still the best buffalo springfield song, btw)

Posted by: spanks at September 16, 2005 08:27 AM

Oh boy, here it comes now. Some day I will share the origins of the nickname "Puppet". Buy me a drink, settle in for a long night, and join me for a hazy recollection of those glory days.

Posted by: Rich at September 16, 2005 08:38 AM
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