As strange as it sounds, hearing of Jimmy Dean’s death reminded me of my dad. In the 50′s, outside a Washington, DC, bar, which my dad and mom had just walked out of, Dean, who had had a little too much to drink, made an obnoxious advance toward my mom. A scuffle almost ensued between him and my dad, but a few of Dean’s entourage (maybe his Texas Wildcats?) pulled him back, apologized for his behavior and shuttled him away. Around that time Dean was hosting a popular DC radio show, Town and Country Time, on station WARL. Wow…to think that my dad almost decked the Sausage King.
This is my dad’s pickup truck, surrounded by dandelions and buttercups. He drove it to and from work for years, 60 miles a day, Monday through Friday, a good part of the way over country hills full of hairpin turns and deer lurking around every curve. Thankfully he never had any serious run-ins with the area wildlife. His faithful truck now resides with my sister.
If you’re new to the blog, you can read a little about my dad here.
That is indeed a great story about your parents having a little too close and personal encounter with the man. Now, I never met him, myself, but I used to absolutely love picking up loads at his plant outside of Dyersburg, TN. For it usually took at least 14 hours–even after backing into a dock! (Yeah, I was being sarcastic about loving to go there.)
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Thanks, FishHawk, and I’m glad you liked it. I gotta say though, your story was meatier…was that corny or what? If you hadn’t been sarcastic, I’d be worryin’ about ya. :o)
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Great story – says a lot about your parents – in a very good way.
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Thanks, Grace. Yeah, it sure does—it says they were hangin’ out in bars! Geeesh…
Sad, but funny! I wonder if your Mom was flattered or appalled by this incident. Your Dad, obviously, was not amused.
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I agree, nothingprofound. Hmmm, if I had to guess (which I don’t have to, but am gonna anyway), I’d say my mother was flattered and my dad, not amused. There.
So Jimmy Dean hit on your mom huh? And then your dad almost put a whooping on him…lol
Hope your sister has the same luck with the truck that your dad always did.
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Yep, that’s how I heard it. I can’t imagine my dad throwing punches, but who knows. Glad it didn’t come to that!
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