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GET TIPS ON THE SUPER BOWL
FROM MARK SEAY. ELWOOD HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER MARK SEAY. MARK PLAYED FOR THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND TOOK ELWOOD BACK TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD WHERE HIS DREAM OF BEING A PRO STARTED MANY YEARS AGO. HE EXPLAINED TO ELWOOD THAT TO BE THE BEST YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT YOUR BEST. |
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AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION. GOLD MEDALIST DEREK PARRA TOOK TIME FROM HIS BUSY DAY TO TEACH ELWOOD THE BASIC FORM THAT WON HIM A GOLD MEDAL IN SPEED SKATING. ELWOOD WAS VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE ADVICE AND CONSULTATION, BUT WHEN YOUR BODY SUPPORT IS POLYESTER, STRONG ANKLES ARE NOT ONE OF YOUR NATURAL GIFTS. AH WELL, THERE IS ALWAYS CHESS. |
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VENDY
AND I TAKE IN THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE "ROUTE 66" CELEBRATION. |
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VENDY
HAS MANY FRIENDS AND AMONG THEM IS A GROUP OF CAR ENTHUSIASTS. "THE
OLD FARTS RACING TEAM" AS THEY CALL THEMSELVES, GAVE ELWOOD A TOUR
OF THE THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOBILES THAT MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO THIS YEARLY
EVENT. THESE PEOPLE COME FROM AN ERA WHEN A CAR WAS NOT TRANSPORTATION,
BUT RATHER A DREAM TO BE ATTAINED. ELWOOD PICKED OUT HIS DREAM VEHICLE
AND WENT CRUISING WITH VENDY. |
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VENDY TOOK ELWOOD TO YORBA LINDA TO VIEW A MEMORIAL ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER -- A TWISTED PIECE OF STEEL BEAM AND THE LAST FIRE ENGINE TO BE BROUGHT IN TO WORK. wE SIGNED A GUEST BOOK AND THEN SIGNED A FLAG THAT GRANDSON, RICHARD, HAD BROUGHT ALONG. WE PLACED THE FLAG ON THE FIRE ENGINE.. ELWOOD IS REMINDED OF THE WORDS OF A.P. STANLEY, "THE HEROES OF MANKIND ARE THE MOUNTAINS, THE HIGHLANDS OF THE MORAL WORLD." “LET’S ROLL” |
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW A PIECE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. |
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