The village idiot of Las Vegas reminisces about his boyhood idol Larry Bird...Part 3

"3,2,1...Astle gets the shot off. It's good! The Celtics win the championship!" Countless, is the only word that comes to mind when I tell people how many times I imagined that scenario as a kid practicing my jump shot. If I missed the shot: No big deal, I'd take another one. If I missed that one: No problem, I would just keep shooting until I hit the championship shot. Oh the joys of being young. I still remember the first time my dad asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. "I know exactly what I want to do when I get older pops. I'm going to play for the Celtics. I figure by the time I'm done playing basketball at The University of Kansas; Larry Bird will be looking at retirement, the Celtics will draft me and I'll step in and take his spot." Looking back on the prediction: I would have had a better chance winning the lottery, but back than I was young and had my whole life in front of me - Anything seemed possible.

"Remember when Magic Johnson made a sky hook to beat the Celtics in game four of the '87 finals." I'm president and my cousin Joel is vice-president of the Larry Bird fan club in Las Vegas. So when he asked me if I remembered that shot. I rolled my eyes and told him this. "Of course I remember that shot. How could I forget? But, do you remember what happened after Magic made that shot?" Usually, I consider it sacrilege to say anything negative about Larry Bird. But the the truth of the matter is Larry had a chance to win that game, even after Magic made his shot. "There was still a few seconds left on the clock and Larry had a clean look at the basket for the win. His shot rimmed out and the Celtics ended up losing the series." As much adulation as I have for Larry Bird; he's still human. You would've had a hard time convincing me of that in my younger years.

I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "I've completed a three-year projection for an online food delivery business that I've been proposing in Las Vegas. Some of you who've been following the blog for awhile are familiar with what I'm referring to. If anyone is interested in seeing what the projections resemble. Please message me and I will be more than happy to share and explain them to you."