Arguing With A Post

When I was in the 7th grade, a distant second uncle came to stay with us. His name was Percy. He was a wiry young man who had graduated from Western State College in Gunnison too. (Mom and Dad had as well) Dad hired him on to teach in the same Junior High that he was the vice principal and I attended. He became a junior high speech and drama teacher. He also lived at our house.

He was an arch conservative. He was the president of the young republicans from the colleges and universities of Colorado. He was as far right as we were left in political orientation. It was the political year of Barry Goldwater. He was sure that AuH20 was surely going to win the presidency.

He loved going to televised pay for view boxing matches. At that time people assembled and paid good money to watch a black and white television projected broadcast in a huge auditorium like the Cow Palace.

He was anxious to see the Patterson vs Johanson fight. He paid 35 dollars, bought himself a beer, a cigar and three punches later it was over. He felt completely ripped off. Yet he had witnessed history.

Percy was the arch conservative. He was very disappointed when Goldwater, the senator from Arizona did not win. Mom teased him one night. She said to him," I hear Barry is the man of the century."

Percy bightened up and said. "so you can see the value of the candidacy."

Mom replied,"Yes Goldwater is the man of the 18th century"

With conservatives at that time always wanting to return to simpler times it was not all that untrue. It did sort of deflate Percy.

More Percy stories later..

Love, Pat