We did some crazy things as youngsters. I think we fed off each others wackiness too. My brother Brian, friend Jay, and myself had a little club called Force Four. I can't remember who number Four was offhand. Probably the "Red Shirt".
As far as I can remember, the main charter of Force Four was to think of ways to bilk the neighborhood kids out of their pocket change. Or at least endanger them beyond all reason in some way.
There was the "Casino" we made, a rigged cardboard box with a bike roulette wheel mounted on top. During operation, Brian would be inside to ensure that the odds remained firmly on the side of "the house". There were even holes that could be opened up to pass the proper cards to the proper person at the proper time. We acquired some serious coin from this venture before being forced to shut down by lack of new meat.
We knocked on doors in the neighborhood and sold some "newspapers" we found in a sack behind our house. Actually they were ad inserts, supposed to be free.
We used a spinwelder (a toy that was designed to heat up plastic rods to weld them together) as a dental "drill" on a poor neighborhood boy. I think we also threw alum in his mouth once.
Amazing that we had any other friends at all.
1 comment:
Not for certain, but there was the speculation that Champ was the fourth member. There was also the slot machine with the adjustable payoff. You need to also discuss the infamous fireworks show that caused Heinrich to think his house was on fire. Actually there are at least 4 people that deserve a blog entry. Heinrich, Woo, Shelly, and the Mathews.
Post a Comment