How Miami Became A Successful Vacation ( 1980)

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by  Marty (Costa Mesa)

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TH, TAKS, Caute.--TL'G shewme tine of CRS-TV's Tongtine favorite game
how, "the rice is Rigat." While one contestant wag given the chaace &o
bid Gn Mis showcase, my "athor, who waa des'ared ae the "usp wenner™ ot
the pricing aazas, bia 87,500 on his tha. ncladed a tip ca Noms, #oae
Jokery Gison, zae announcer of the abot, oxclcimed, "nd you'll ao cekne
seraré-so oa your trap lo.... Miami!” Dae wae yelling, "2h, my goodzcas!"
Olsens "You'IL zly your wiels family fram “ios Angeles Lo Miwni via a2
Bu RivTines. Bae fae~wo “ly the world Uns way the whole world ‘wants €9

yo" And it 26 happers thet the geval coset neice of hes shewage waa
$0,143, wake meant thal. tat come within $045 of the seuiel gris. he
olher Guntastane didn’! ever come lose: hy at Leaot $2,000
so Dut wins the trip co Wises!

oe ene

Re did, mur that really wewn't Rew Miss sors up in our heade. hut 448
acluelly haggen or Warch 6 yas that we gee 9 chone cal {sek aon Yoverty
si Uncle Ben, and “ney told us that Merch 29 would e considered a3 the
best time to Gly Ln we Flocida city for the first time ence. ony ay
Geandoa has bsen thore before. ard it was totally swect or thio tomily,
peraage belorn that, we were buzdencd with go nary problew,, dreludiny Ue
Surgeinsd divorce hetween my becthee Rohezt aid sy sistor-in-iae Tuthle.

ber swering che news that va wore going co ue Llying to tani, T svacied
Lo gace noveand forza in the kitehos Zar shoul 20 m:nuccs, saying to wyselt,
"Oh my gnsol Watzs gofny So Minmil” Te vad La bo the best trip we would
take einen fe one wa Aad in 797%, in which of caurse, we drove oll the

say ib Comectiont.

The nes. day, Yon went te the Amactssun Automobile Aeon. oftiss here in ta
Sabre uc That she could pick up tae 1989 #lozida Tous ook, dhs 42d chacy
ane T susrcod 0 Leck for the best sotala taey dave Listed in tae 3008 ander
"xiami," ane Dod scazvad calling the kotele, one oy cows Wo teied asa
Eodgs, ané eeliday Tia, bot yon wo finally
ona qua ity Hotel (end ws took a few daye to eo op}, we chose the
Hanada “hn “orate ox 7600 Xends!1 RA,, of eomethiag Like chaty Bady of

courae, wey ateaye having his proalems on shese we smay, because 2- would
bbe the! sree cone that sy share oF money would hava un to poids voo+ And
to aul. days an axranges, bis plans were £0 tay at = -ricnf!'9 soas0 Zor

Une eokirn woek, while Grandes and Iyoulé eles at the Soma ine

the following thursday, just befare = wenl Lo wark, 7 stopped by
Geclity mi fmahoin to pick up a Lew ganghiots, snctudeng che Pan asf
Netionel airlines ashudute and azotkar on Rizput gorvice Lf we waza Le

yo to the Lou Rngolos Aizport om Lhe bus and locyo our coz at the Disney
Jané Hotel. Th eny vate, 1 started to look wt the airline schedule until
2 fom cho Hines that oomieos Lebwisn Toe az Miami. My Jeon,

BEE wae Father, was to fly fom. A. to Minti on Flight #421, a Pan tm
547 Nen-Seoe, at 12:80 pam. our vine ond ar His p.m. their tine.
Coming home foald be dzeds pom. from the data alzpurk on Fright 423 via
Retioncl {also a Nen-Stop}, aed it would axvive in Tos Rngolog at 3:28 P.
his vey, wo really wanted to got prenered on che woziing of the seep An
Which we! woclé be going te. Bue thouebt 20, lao, aut ne fs not the ty>
(2f quy in Which he ance to kil] ag mick Line an I do. So 20 Wound ap mith
the first ore aa corzec: fi: actually got to tlami vte- we Slow on the glee
at @:30 p.m), but the Zesuening flight ae colle, Sar fm 747 Plight Hic

at the
oN UZACE BECAME A SUCCHSSPUL VACARTON (continued

on-Stop)——lonve 8:45 ane. and amrive in A. wh 11405 aus fuetty eaety,
ime t5 roture Rome, but ad cacy say, it's a living.

T els troagit that to Lake bus to the aicvort waa 2 erect dec, too.
My ded is 92a mus on krapsit basses, but i= he were, ee ould have Laken
corm #41 “rom tae Holl gus station of in Mbra Ele.) are tat way we wend
hues easily mde it ta tis Manaylana ote! that way.) (iow at 3r8d ac
and accive at 9:31 a.m, sat | aldn' have cy sind oh Coan: susges to

Poe He cher!

Suyicy ther ve did cake the Mxport cervice bus to the alzpurt, tis de
how it would gor Leave Dionsyland Hote! wt 1020 ath aid arvive at the
ELA. Afeport at 11:48 em, Docatiae iL ws took a laces busy we wculd ae
alzeid of missing the pline' thst wag io ge so lliemi, amd 0 “cme nome ter
Miemi, loova the D. A. Nirport at 12:50 5.m, end axsive al Disnoyland fore.
at 1255 som, baz don! even think ef Lhe G67 busses. (Dy we way, OOD
Stamis For Orange Couey Mrongit DisLeiet

instead, we chose Lo drive to the einport end eat up a cule of alles
97 G25 Coming and going. ad had the fooling of gayiry lu me, "Oh, cone
on, Mexty. Wa'ro driving to the Too Angeles Alipurl, requrdlese of how
high the cae peices ave (1.30 to 81.40), and don'L you think that 73)
supposed to Lake x bus to (he aicport and eave gas, because 7 know sha
We deing.”

So wae T, tut things can't alweys come ob yout way. Consider what tat
apsancd te this fanily just wo coon as my felon cot reservations Tor me
and Grandma to loss ac che Raraén inns Gtacame thoy felt that ehe ei?

Rot VaEL lo go fe Mismi for sewers’ reasone

Bs Wy Uncle Remy suctored @ Rear? atlack on Samsary
wien 90 ae in New York, sad hed te wend o
few wooiea =n che howite.

+ Sranane veg in Rex Jute we far ag age wae con
eernes, nag wean! Ln a sendy type ot one
S2 bly’ anyakere.

My falhor coms boms one night to tell us that bie paws, Shenrock Meats,
Hie. unde the aride of che sovie “Rocky IZ," aullernd « sotbuck and 2ac3
off 28 prnple.

Me? T yould be cul of 2 job at Gosdwill tadusisies just Coar days be“ore
ve wore to “ly zo Was, wher Dorothea Almalecd, my.s.porvisor, tole me

sh 28 dw: T would atso be dale-vil, he ronson: 2ack
cL work from the counsele-#, aneinaang these who workeit on the dle=aphonr
And <'va been dying to cor oz of Goudeill, umpwar, because Tha ci ges-ane
to et 1:00 an the morning, Z vas chisicinm co mysel! ducing cha ime
ext summer, T wanted to work sumeviore in the sen Mell, “Wr yoon 1 youl
come home, I yoa'd be usually gresled by Li-year-ole cashier sumed teresa
(ahe works at 7-1.)

AS soon 8 wo cane beck Lien Wann, = stopped by al Soodst2 and found cnt
het ex leant 20 other peopl wore algo vaid aff. One of those sho woud
be looking For another jou wes e friend of sone waned Yonda Feanson. onde
NOW SuaNE BROAN A sucCESSRE

WcuON (eontinwod)
and Z were In che Clevica! olnea at one soint daring car tims, and ocrangely
enough, a11 oar of ha fobs began with the letter Cy Uateter ie, Clerical,
Contracts, ase Commuicnwiens. $5, T would be eisappoistee i: the facl

Enst T would be going to Misa wiahout a job.

Durieg che time that 7 was at Goodwill aces Plovide cewe ce, 1 gade 4 Linose
of Invoe Gifzezens. “sts on what T shoelé be scting dow chev. mhelodud

on those Lists were no foLlowing itene: Uhros pairs o” shoos, flv pair

of socks, five pairs a undesvese, three paira of pacts, five dhixtr, a
suester, tho tackels, wy S-band std:o, laste shaver, shaving iotlon,
toothpaste, seochnrimih, poker gama, Nascar Hind gone, seme rong and geal,
Hlorisa tour boos, my Hevion slory of "She Mectric foreman,” Clerical
Receza Keeping set, tw eles, pins samy, smny more zany thie.

Bet then again, £ had to eliminate some of ay ions fvon ny tivt, Saat ax
soon a8 ve picked up Lic Tuqgage Leom my brather alcns One o* those wes
Clerical set, teams ith Liuet being euch c pretty city, why weele
Sie 17 ing boring sumhors waen you con have a Tot of fue with preety Le
males? Another itey that Fed to be soraceaed way the Zedia game 2 get
for ay peronts’ such anniversary, ubich we had = colcsrace un oye read.

March 28, 1930--fanla Boo/us Hava, OR
Codey is my lass day at the ooswill odfiee an a clesk-iypine, and aa of
an employes oF ay tind ‘man you got up ct 200 9 the maraky «1

a habit to go Ln your job, you wast feel socpy already by the tine you
ges cheze. Thin way, Dorotaae will Relp = “ock for job closer’ Lo lene
e7toS wa Coxe buck om our uporming

1 started the mo-ning with no work given to me by eny of the cotaaelars=
hol even the ciarithane, sume bore wastes to Ley Gracie ¥owslay wy that
Favorite machine oF ming, und she was an instant success! 50, by surpeice,
was cade exportable on the @izcashona. Une only thing 2 typed diy soem
ing vas 2. te story aboot Miami, end yoen T Linally goz iu mme. “cal
work, I dec ded co give Rryan Sock Uke Miami atezy so kecs-es «che dicta:
Phone report

fon in the day, T typod choat wires ox four Work kxperience Preasana
be the elienss wie work hisro, Nasy o1 them cama) Lom Sigenne Pee, Also
ae ac important agsigunant vag to go ty Hill Reloweld's office au hae £
would Pick 1 my Less Gocdetl= paycheck, which Lusnas out to be 3207.00.
Yhas ate soared 4:45 gm

At 4:29 pam, T as doing a stuffing report on ¢ client semed H@ Thorulon

on Carol Slithorad’s tycenciter, whet sulécrTy, the elbbor wae ie a Luet

toss! Zt Look mo ten winuces just se Lix the ibben oe her sachine, bul

A could nol cin that, ani it was 4138 oe aleady. go that cecaae Lie end

Of my severwonth tenure ws the clerk-typiot at Gucdw!il—rigat fy Lie meddle

2f a report in wach 2 cowa not uowplote because oF ribbon trouble with
sypoeriter, AL leas, 2 did say good bye lo overyoue T knew in, the

sat ding~-Javid Rinehart, Me. Xaders, Doze, Gincic, Cares, Jsyany SUEAIIE,

‘The bus ride dow: Privview wase'titoo pleasank, hooause jusk as T got
ns the City Shosning Cenic, bus driver TatnTd2 kicked fn liowis ard mysel!
OFF for yelling at each ctatr, Tf iaediatoly fomyol about Suit seuesiees
NCCRASPIN YAOAPION. {consémued

inoiden: thes T discovered sha: chase au enough sime co cess my $282.00
Se the Dank of America, and T dig jase chat! Ten e111 Bi6 was RT] a
pre Tooulé take the bus that would eend me back

Sew minutes nore tine Be

Twas pretty smc to go to 717 the other night because "ereaa, the bare
Footed cashier (L songht yp that mcknase nysalf Lacause ah has a hau
of not wearing any sheos whom sho +s work-ng), wag there ‘Lied 156
4m change to pick ups srassord pussle cagexiue

‘me Alda'L look Loo carefully for ser aeccuse we nee Lo gy be
2 reslaurast——Joju's. Tn ay arevious visit thors, T was his
Of Ciaappeinied vines we dids'L got e veitross, this timo wo éia, acd it
wat 2 peanly cuemny Lype! Godioas, in which thee of them would wleo be
Guiniog Ge cn the Hiani vacation trip thy the way, Grazima decile that
she wuld he going to Mini stor a1), know wat we ordered for eupper
Linight. sui = was definitely happy that we qot a real waitress!

Aller we Sinisnad esting at co‘o'e, dt was tine to start packing, or at
leas for me, My sesency Had already finished their chores the T=evious
hight. fed ith the fase shes 2 loved te pack up anything whom gusto oF
baligares wore Nearé on che zedie, In this case, 7 heard an NBA Dasket~
HALL Jace Leliene Ie A. Takers ond Sw San Diode Clisvers, ane ae

During Ube all gare, in uhick Use Takers were te wis hy come 20 poiete,
T slerled 2eck my eveything ay cual es postibte, First of 11, bere way

vine Leougbl Lnet if me used nly te valices invtead of three, it mould
deally bea grecl aiivl uo usp in order to ake room for Crandety Bag
aye- The cane worked, eT deeided oo ye Alan's valdee wich Tay Comes

Conbinasion ewibor 9/614 en iz.

1 ech He fat ov gcse entetinsayjvalicn Cor oar Skeid poonisty
Feimone ssn foatiy qeckes)s Schon xeeio, three Delta oF above, eo
belts, tive ahifts (chee on thebotton unt to on the top! my °?0 Radion
IV Stution Galas, six paize of eike, seven pelve of cnsetwear, to paise
af pojemss, three pauzs of parte, poker yane, earploy, a sreater in case
the wosther sets cold tous could cat), a fev books £9 read of the pL
(inclesing the poker! 7e0 Foot bosk-—'enune Ty a Foot fel iah), Pansay
posse Tartan ast nora cy eocercetsanal oeees ea NaC ona
ant the following wovning, of iosieuries (ieee, shaving “orion, sies-t
Shiver, tbothpasta Caathbronh, wosthaesh/\and Atvoc ahewe sovtcal

E starced to unplug some ef tne azel lances azqund che howe, cee, berere
see finally went. Lo sloop at araund 10430, aad, even though working Coot
WILL Indascriss is now a Using a” the sel, T gill be looking forvars Lo
this aig coad usp in wlan!

zareh 29, 1oa0--1a Hapra/tos negeles/Mianh, P
Busy, busy day cor aa! We gol. yp at arouna 6:30 aa. unis morning and started
to nike breaktast. Jad aa‘d, "Okay, Marty, you are in charge of unp-usging
all che appliances va asve avound the Rouse." $9, ab Tel] ac, 7 anpaagged
BLL che clock radivg (yo ‘isve thevs OF thes) and on one oF tows stocky |
DOH MUM SHAN & SUCCESSFIT VACALUON (consinued)
shamed the tine, Just to avoid being Loc emboresased a2 mékiog “un of the
store's name, and wluo to think o= eres ng well. Hon bola me rot to,
bas 2 aid 0, anyway.

Db around 8:30 a.m. 1 shovered and shaved to the Beal cf a "One vay at a
Bine" tape (ans there's aetaing anout it to be afeald of, Mortyl)+ and dur
Any the tine 1 was shaeiex, 1 accldently knocked one c* the parte oct ob
Sov sagor, and Thad a pretty bars Lin Fixiey dt. Sob uctil the part shore
Sémeider yelled, "Onererrereer-viai" 443 the yause Finaly work again.
Rotor that 1 sat all or eaose codLetrien sn ay valice and carted on 232
mutside of it, "Hendlo wita feo rsa 1 alzaady out my nadie inside,

ers was sti22 ample tino to lead az u~Inaé our @ishweslor, sicce 1
Iie house ag Clean as povsibie, and whe" ny parente were having u Tittle
Scene over Goddess {in watch ay Eeal’ng ueuncly eande Lee 2s

nesses, he alan Lave to 4 ehasd ine) knows wha, T olse ma
he Tanner

fe picked up Granda at 9:00 this worsiny to have her coms over the hen!
So that she cou'd get praparea Lor F ori, tte. cist when 2+ appse
chet she ¢'d nor yanz se sone in the furas poate

Sinally showed qu with the ua" sn wagon he owns

The frst stop wo had to ca ax soon az Bobby axvived yas to check and cee
Ghat alt of cur Florida ingrndionts were Uksro, angwer: yee. That to
check three tines just Lo mike gure thal ay radio was off, since you're
et supposed t2 play iL on the plane when ik is fying.

Boé now Wat Gli of etx sagen
Sur kouse et 10:15 a.m. sukey ond dzove ell sho way

5 and fase waz uot, go wave we. We Lote

While we drove, 1 focuses my uttention ak ace of the funny Locke weiter
By Esta Rerbeck, it's called "uct Emma's Cape ook," and there wat om
saimaued por hey exposing hex lege and ae ana F ware ae
was about. Lu kick off her a'gi heals, § la Denna saeme™: ae
an albun oF Donas's in uniet sews her aluLiag oy topo:

posed in a cinilar aaner ln thet)

and the side to the ai=port wae so sinpla, dt didn't oven take an hous ce
arrive there, so, wan ve gow 70 the Fan Al Le-winal {a taeusbt ©. Netiona!

Airlines as woLl because they hoa a marger wit Pon Am), we tock every pices
of Daggage out, apd del. all n* those except my brisfonss be carries by sugo.
Te wae a7aout A quarter alter 11 at the Line so urrived at the alspact

Teen cane the Long Lines. Uh, sy gash! TE you came have coday et the cixzo:
(Goddess always dios toot), you saoald save mada # cowlent that those Lines
fave Longer thas ges Vines! Twas La Line for about ds micukes just to get

she Best seal. possible ('m 3 wineow soa maa), aud when we F:
ended up with Kinéow eat #433,

ally got

Resmvinile, my Granta was sitting Aomn fox alius an hoar yhile the Long
Line wan Gewsing fagcer and faxtor, bur he waa alysys pacient and aid not
hake # complains 22 all. Wormaily, when wa aon home, oesy cine Geandne
Anvilins os out tos veslau-sns, she slvay3 cues gu comladzing Le berwels,
TE spot 87.00 09 dude" ene spane $2.09 on that.”
HOW MAH MCASE 4 suCcEEEHLS,

od cheve 2 wae, norving spc? a9 woul. Because ve ng vonay 0
Fly Co Mian; and 7 guoss that every tine we fly, ~ sunt go “nso ¢ negauive
Bituxtion, whore | yeuld have on Ey sind che au ecemnen thoy hee 4 fal

Diego anc chiseve. sur asd gad, fteory; those ale
erashes happened < long sims ago, and z don!s shine that wo will get dake
cue at all.” fe wes sieht, sort zo specie

After ve ale a nico Tucch at the restaurant, we got on board the Fan At
Bi 12:30 pina, Hlth at leant 100 peaple involved, including three people

fo whom = refer Lo an Coldecacs, two of whan T never ces" nets bene Plate,
Velezie Sevsiwlli, ond vercan at the 7-12 Lead stars, Like 2 said, T csually
refer to television sewrogsea to stand for Goddesses, osmane ono you Fs

2 covets (Rickard Oroytaoa) thas wine an academy Award, anne Gie 5. ISTE,
you skoclé always Usinke of Sor who asnnons to be employes i Une television
Heli. 1. they rectly shoved wp, no Goddesses wale be scndee!

Suet ae ws xuen getbieg ready to atart the plane, Gouamer Bars enié te rer
‘rie not afraid of anything, Marty! i've always Uheught that fying aceshunes
ie ac mach fun, and fz: it nore thom anything elas. and E Zelex

on she planes, sec, and ret woray about ais czaeh: wesalenses ox enytining
Tike thot, You krow that we'll eventually ge= 20 ina te rove

that oo a memory Zor this Ligh, 7 gus Time dow in grof#iti Lasgusse 4

Anothar thirg that Gofdeases do to me “rom time te timo is mesonas any back
cr Kick their heele off, wo thet it ronlly helps mo to velax ayeelf. SitiouL
Then, 2 sould end up nothere wt ell!

sore is che uopteenth note Ln tile story: Mhonevor 1 go to shopping malls
cr disco parrise, one of the points tnt gots ay attention opel 2 vo awe
pray gitle aiet chete high hoole off! thie way, dt gavee a le. of swell-
ng path for thee, and ot 70 cakes no feal eight a2 hee acound Loew

Consider one exanple coneesning chet. lags disce party T attended, 2 story
hich will make you ‘eel 4 Inchon taller for ia this ease, shorter): we
Rent LS the Saose lodge in Ge debre ia august, 1979, for a wedélog recep
-n pasty that wae to be hosted by Claudette here ani her ue husbail,
sddis. oe 7 Ale’ L keow Glansotte too voll at the tie, and 7 had suis
seen Ace pelos Lo ible big night, after the wedding cat:
cof want, 2 came ince the “oose lodge and the Sisco pasty, shi
ction: that ao least three or four gisis would Aire 233
pre they entered sie aigeo floor, partizalasly sa soar a
Party HaG started. oer sspsonsdy a cotal of 15 girls audad 9 cul v.
the dance Floor Li their seocsing fost, snd two of taem aeppened ta be Cland=
elte, and her sow sistor-iv-isw, Amer! Oh yes, £ wae veally atunsee, becouse
T news wepecced ao nary “onsunitios" iz one aight! Aad yos, 2 wae éying
so that 1 cauté watch a football gane o: TV, just te get che
wy wind, which world usually happes as seou ae 2 such on a €p:
ovens, Nor ais Clue. The parly Luzned oul Lo be one aha. weed imponsibie
to gat of! my mind.

Do show you kos se lua of king @ Kooieteciuh wsnesedy camuidee shi
Teas comlog hume “rom Goodsilt on: nsale, and 1 was colng shonine, looking
lor a rauio iv which £ ozia-nally planned’ ve buy Zor ay neghew's birthécy

Zl named dannizer, ane ate started to

Atler I got oa the bus, Ege: chia g2
WoW MIAN: RUCAME g SUCCESSFUL VACAMZON fousLisued),

toll me thet hor departmosr score, Ney Cu. reyuinot I] departrant store
Female workers to vear Ligh-heel thoes at work, to be *Ladylake.’ Worse
yet, the Recls had to be al least Lie inches Miah, and jast lise the disco
Scene, you can very easily Lose your pouture and £all dow (? yue con't
wacch yourself carefully. 7 vaid to conifer on yo ean elweye
Fun inte al lean one galeuaiel who would zachary wary in ter stockize Feet,
seszcar Gurive workize hours
it Chey exe te nec Nigh heels." Sete: If I ves « macaser of a departuent
one T wccl Seely gonssder fs07 massagers. Moyway, that de hew the
Tole ceeabenoipbesctertedk

Gr Si cnotha: way, wiey would need a foo!

Cr Ue place thet we took today, the same wituation happened. az Leas.
Tour 07 ub kicked cur paisfel shoes off to rela ourselves, and I waa cnc
er Ming at lewst tro Eenales ate eo.

excxa paevies, in whieh one of the clues
Joy the Tire eressnoxd sneluded--you guessed it!——Sensle departuent store
workur (I sub in exesitd Language, uariy's Sevorite--if che takes her shoe:
Nort }=Muw acs! Ded aventuelly enjoyed tvo difforent movies: "Ihe Elecite
Rorasian” aes "Kreor vs. Keoner-" The movie, “lorsimn," Reougie a quae
tion to my Uoushts Row could a guy wear «$2,000 shiice wien all those
Light, bucbe abhaulied arcund hin? Atewer: “T'n no sorally sure eboet. that.
myc Sir quy, wo satis hinselt somy siecle (slaved iy sabert sedzord) ,
ually mit dave pencviced a let of zodeo ie less ten years or so. TE
yosn't considered ag one ct che greaen= moview 4 saw-~the one that veal y
Enpressot me comine in te Florida saa "10" (vo Derek).

who soxis that ve ate os the plane yore so delicious, 1
bn a recipe for alces chickon mixed with stewed _
in the seal vere Coke, broad, and butter, it wae ans
sa plane fiigaie

nmol T omar "a8

Daring the Gime thar che movies were shoving, we roa inte turbulence, 2
locked Gut. chs window and realized Gas. we ausld ot soe a thing other than
Peavy claus, ea€ 1 ves 39 nersexs, T started goinn oragy on the plane!

4 tried reading my Zoot voce during tanse 13 nervous misutes, uicluding

‘he parts about igh heels and noche, sven such a little bosk Like lus
Asin" help. A217 dia van worry ahwst vhes the plane was going wo sacs
shaking.

sor Godse Jona gad zo ne, "Cone on, very! 1 cold von there's nothLag
So bo ulzuid of. all we have here wy Tizvle commence, and valve aol
Yorsing into cn aiz crash. T promise you chew welll acill get bo Sland
Uoiéess valerie egzead. "Relax, Me-ry, Inere iz noting wraig wilh +
tle turbulesce. I Hapgen te love i= sn mich, 4 wish that it would slay
that way every tine T come om an sinplane, Seaides, we'=2 ba an Flee da
sn about another hour

that 7 had to ant ny wnteh three tones to Zesuern Slencend
srendas alzesdy Lad bis wet

vaich venznde
wine, waile cate guy who sah newt to re and

Af you expectse me Lo yonte ith the svevargesses on the plans, T aid not,
They yore vo busy, saat “f they tack he cus ce cele so just ooo perso
on at louse ten minszes, zhay ‘eld aw wey nin in toetr work. Ard of
ned)

1 BECAME 2 SUCESSFUL VACAOION (een

de 630 pane, after all this turbulence, T finally sew Ube grubty Liskts
of Wacd fect. the wandox, and a few cinuces lacs; we orzived at Miami antes

nevicnal Eoneticed that sere of she sosuewurs carniog souvenir
bags fe and Ddaneylamd, all tu remic? me oF Southern
faliternic. This qay thay ‘ee sat next Le szuke will ms Tor a Pen minutes,

end he tos, vag vere about ihe. ais ceents in San Diowy. Gertang to aa
Bixport wado't on easy Leak, cor T reclined that wo took amos: ten minutes
usb Lo slop Ube plane ane gel ur",

Finally, we mere geese and hugyed (and kiseed—= only kas emalea} by
he Lovlowing pooper uric? § Howie, Evonne tere, ple Zour qwancehilacen,

cone named Sey. Neves Whey also Baposn se have 2 Lo-year-ola qranacnila
ve lage nage isn’t Place

pamcal Dees

Duguite «11 this buswing end kissing jazz, we (ort, Father, and 7) 29a
smc husisoss to do. We bed to wale &t leest 2 couple of blocks ayen ere
Sirnort, bofore ve coeld Find Hort's Volvo. This wok easy sien you gue

fo Ploriss: unlike clizoraia, Floridians don't wus sip foe massoaers,
55 Yat mst be extrenely cares vith your within. afte: we aoveed Lato
the Yolvo, ort arava ue Lo Dusget Ront-a-car to ent fee cae qozomiag stay
the best car se could rind. T lesot on his eu ends,

isco msio-—just for Yoraa. Th was pretty lhicd at fest. the first thing
I heara of Fidcisa aie eaves wae 4 coltege sasezsll gama that Zeatured U

Sf Wiad, or soue-ning Tike dhas. Anything slas wa either comstry or jazz

sxvacting to fizd

Agoat 1s winates later, xe arrived o& dudgoe, ad it vas a pretty Long
betsra d2¢ finally cot als Cara, One of ty saloszicle had to 99 70 Wo:
with peintel deck ankle, an Tsay. Too tirst thing 1 picked up of asea
importance vas a maz ot Miami, 2x0 immodiatoly 4 wis ooking for aism! 3
fum, uhere T var plansing to go ta aoxt #eiaay for an

there vas ose. (Phere was", ae wil” be oxplained 1
Dt papar chowee radio wtatiuné in the Yani aren--puz nowhine concerning
Aiscs. $5, naacevor vowld find on ay S-band sadio L asa co aozent. asd
govangely snowga, my ssd20 down hese does no= gez te tine clock chines

fon 250 vorsware bend, éxemplae: vhile eilling tine I heard "Wow Do =
face You," by Linds sonsced=, and "Poo muzix," by the sing-e “etter “
‘ed smo to call a mosicel slo

ie Eizally chose the Light blue 1960 Ford Sranaia Unal shay ad an diapley
at the back sf the bui-ding. (foe: here was an Avon tse¥ om someone!
office:} Tk waa nok nn easy deny to Sturt things ‘ght Pevge a all, Nad
than tp birt eth draco misic, Sreond, he aeked ae to 22 onzeful om vhat
to nay Lo Spanswy prope and Niearngunns, even if saw a lipense plate

fron Winsrsens whan we Fann ly qok back +o the eizport 2 fow minutes Tater,
Reansuai ly, we fend she Racada "nn Hotel, ast aa we lcvew we ela: on
anda Del Rfter Nad rontioned Gn wnat io pe oarerel of, ae with "aon! t

" Wend of muff, wae consigering it going back

Sn 21! tornis Kome tomozzow,

ut ther Goédess Valerie 2214, “oh, come on, Marty! We just arrived h
is Minridal Aga 44 you see thot seat scorchoaré they had up there near
tho airport)? It lodke pretty. who knows, we aight end up going to the
Oranje Boel, but 1 don't think there would be any footha?l gaues there!"

a
HOW MAM: BRCANE A SUSCRSEUL vacaTroN fconsinscdl

Soon I Véxtened to Goddees, und then realiged that it wae going Lo be a
ot of fun, BuUE not ale ngic, beapste liewring Biszy coe!'s nw Suc
cos, "You May Be Right," it yoo a pasnfal noght Suet getiaay Inoves = 98
istde the teminal building abort 100 simes just lookliy “u the duesare,
ut cosldn't find LL. Tae chasisg alter bag wien we uid ciod it, but
seon ke was gone, snd mors patience had to chow up. Finally, ata fee mine
aves after 10:00 p.m. wo cor into the Cranada wii a2? our baggage, and
she whole car was so Grovdse, Grendns ond 2 were Just dying te set to the
hotel, in which ve Finally mage fs oe 10;30 pau

Granda and T got cus stuff and write! until we Gaul finely cet 2 room,
and 1 wenn't cosy, aicaex. he aut Kom #616 are the orly way to gO ure
elaire ven th teko ene alevacor, And Godges: Yeloric gale, Mor'h be areaid
9f he clovitor, sorty! Yeu knew tha 3n about a minute, we will be on
the eixth bionr and be reesy to sleep

ich asi whos we had Lo do, efter besring Wet sho restaurant was closed
Tor the nignt, so 7 Aad to consider the vesnge thet Tete in tbe rom es
fy dieser. HE took 32 vesonds (2 was Living on my stopwatch how Tong it
would take us to opea tae docs at sae elalin Jovel) to get upelaics, just
as Sodus antiedpated

Ro Lime for ganas, = got_into my pajamas) Le my oxcase, and watcha che
evs on TY. OF cours, T wow'a bo expecting Law mejor subjecta: the Amor
eas hosteges in Tean and tho possibility uf @ baucbell players! lriko.

The sles-looking somarawen wowed ae whal RivucFront stasiny in Clncienst
would be like Gf the seesun quonca wich a players" strike: totally swty.

T hed 9 howd cine going to stoos, too. T wes ye nsevoua, tuned on ay

rauio und dec2d NOD (050) in Atlacta, Ga., sur the sirst tine. n orctty
good tall station, aya T sowlda’t ectateh music theres 1 triea plekice
bp an O14 Favorite o- minc, ABC (774) in tow York City! HUE nothing hap=

exit it aay #0. ~

fons nore thas Nag a6 sour, 1 had so

March 30, 1980

Bnd now We can chally lark this yuoction hare ta Ulam! Taak's hoy we're
aleming i. afsve acttisy off to a rocky atart because 0° all wat aavsened
here Les niga. If you thisk that takizg alnoat tin sours jast ta eet
urganived jee wauil's enough, coraider the Sexi sovtoen. When 1 turned
js somning, 20 cadio station WMS (710, the aowscuster told

mms Ubal Unere yeu & shooting incident at ine sanc kuna dnn we were sleep
ing aL. Tait) to mesel, "oa ay goodness! Mere we go wgain! they had

¢ shooling insitont hero in che gidale of he nigh wien . was slesping,
Sud tn-gs: don"t goem t0 look good = che gatas lousy ar shes fe

one good onen secured last eight wkile I vas =Lirzing vith the television,
There yas this ze-sqzous proqran that vas LeLaviged hore (Niamh, aad the
show was taped back hore in Crange county, parLicularty booauso 0° the aren
cot on the sergen {7-1}. Cthareise, sorgel the first night and start with
Day #1 (For the Trentang, =t'e ray (28

Grendca and 1 each took ous resect ive shower¥, amd when . was vsking nine,

4 turnad en eas, ase evertually diseavoved saz the system they have down
here ig ep Ascu-Keather Porouast, Unis fozeons: ig used co describe waftic
BECHME A SUCCESSFLE YACROTON (ui binwos

conditions snd weather veporie, and LL vs ie peetty qoed to Listen in
Yas ceuscasters mat alvays be secured Tox wast is havgening. feaides
qercing msic (L-e., "Ride Tike the Wind," "ecoase Grove," "322 Ube Hal1,"

fanscaex Brick it (ie Well," obe.), GBS keeps da touch wilh Ube sports
pews and Nail Simei copes. and ae Talrenay broughl. il. ap, the Picst
Geclity piece of news 7 lowed wae the shooting aceisent al Uke sey Meads

Een where ye wary seaying ate

And aller # vory rocky start, Grandsa and T wen. domnucaice te eat oeankéeet,
Be walle about. Five minstes before ve gat car Lasley ad non we aid, we
sth look our respective orders, sha azzeLiy cows “or volzoe saa tomate
ey 3: sine particular oréer Lie that. Jou! at my aarests Ieow, they
We waitress by came. I Ubick (hat today's female hostess!
we had her fer thie gay or

nas wes C1701

Whos my serency eulLed us azound 8:30 this coming, we told then to coue
tw the hotel, and thay 4a jue: una. Re soon as they showed Up, 22 wes
Ling to stert oar tour of Wan!, Fla

on one side of my miza I hae an WHA baukerhslL geme aecveen the ashingtos
wulivts and the ev Jersey Nols, ead it wes a came in viich che Bullets
wee fahtang for the last playo-” spol. My murents actually came at UU,
Hoceuse tho first stop they wastes as (no boquticel Kendall apartnente
located cacess wae ezreet fon the hole?

Te those apertments £2: qpite a few ingredzents: Uncle Hen, aun: 3evy
Michael, ané anivay. Qacle Ben waa vecover ng nccly fren a Jamicey ear
scttck and has bees rusaing and smu ng overy day 70 szay in condition
Aum Meverly loves playizg teanis, ane Loe noo tasaind, is mits on joorizt

weiering. she also loves to go bike rigize once dna while, and whe
she goes evcund the house in a task Lop, shorts, aad ine Zeat, she has
ngs comezed 20 caose of Soni Aederson. nd that's vat led me to nick
renicy Kor "aeat Lend,

Following the famocs Leectng-and-xisuing soone fom anch aches, we were
gating Hreaktast Logelhor ené started telkine eboct our memories exe ural
hassaned cn this road Leip su Jer, beany hourat the Mem evade reve

paper, s¢ tha. T could keep in tuuek with the BV ‘ines, ceperiaerl. nines

‘apeciala, and ry favorite section, the sports neve!

io toney's Mivmi Yorald gyerts page there was an article on the Kosten
Butros, his haprens 2c fe a team in shicn i really had its wore emt eye

in the home run degarement (chey eniy had 43 fonesiaggers Inst year) » ana

ite cow otar pitcher, Nolan Ryan, had as one ties his Caléfornsa angels”
rourmites hit home risa at chat sad a pace ($9 in cn year an 63 he nest)

And if you wart to make it verse, the hatred nic just 18 hnmers 19 the Astron
Aone an 37%, and that ves one major veckrenet at onmgh sir. Bot 19

feny ato, 1 believed that Houstaa wiLl win Lhe Nations! Teague Bost this

oer, 1° they ase ca avoié a players’ alrikn. Jor wis Hhickirg tho sm

thing, toc, particalarty because of their pilohings Nolan Ryan, TR. Bisnord,
not Joe Niekro. Gut shay neaded Pomme, #0 liny pivkial up Soo Maegan at

Sting whon wae conaidazsng Sen Baylor would be very good Lor she

Yr 1 would ba expacting sing Gaining gomes to He heart on sae
Buk po far leg. thera wes ane gona (Yankoos vs. Meta)

hat was caine oul up fy 8k, Scharshurg. about the only thing Lwald
Feslly acva.on in the budkathell enme hetweea Waehiagtaa aad (what Bathors
Regent et Goodwtli mtn fe) New Talsey!

zadio doen here-