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Disinfranchised

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I was just remembering my first exposure to the NFL. Watching with my Dad. He drank a pint of liquor every day and a fith on Sunday. (He started in WWII, working in field hospitals near the battlefields in France.)

From this childs perspective: We only had black and white TVs. With the lines on the fields I thought they were playing on fields of asfault. The lines looked like the ones on parking lots I'd seen. Funny how kids minds work. I remember drinking beer from a ceramic coffee cup. My dad shared. NFL was great and something played in far away cities. Attending a game was not even a dream. We did not have Panthers back then. We had to watch whatever game was on. Probly the Skins. He hated the cowboys. He'd say "they killed the President". God I often wish he'd lived long enough that I could have taken him to a Panther's game. He would have been a Panther's fan I know. This calls for a beer. Come on all, let's hoist one to the old man.

"Run it up the gutt!" Herb Forrest

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Big 10-4 on the Daddy thing. Mine was a Don Shula fan and he pulled for WHOMEVER the Don coached. When Don left the Colts to the Dolphins....he went with them. I grew up watching the 70-80 Dolphins. Went to 1 Falcon game when they came to the South with him and he was in heaven.

Now my son has been to more PRO games than I can count thanks to the Panthers. Good memories man..........

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My Dad has taken me to numerous Pro Sports games... NFL,MLB, NBA, NHL...

My fondest memories of us together are at those games, and him teaching me how to use tools and fix random things around the house.

My Father is still alive... We get along great, but I haven't talked to him in a few days. Im going to call him tomorrow and Thank him for being a great father... And I will vow to him that I will carry on the tradition with my own 10 month old son.

Can't imagine ever losing my Dad... I don't even want to think about what that will do to me... Getting teary eyed just thinking about it (no homo)

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