The (really) lost blog of Bobby Bonds
In "The Lost Blogs: From Jesus To Jim Morrison,� Sherman Oaks-based screenwriter, TV producer and "Words For My Enjoyment" blogger Paul Davidson recreates the weblogs of 175 iconic historical figures -- if such a thing existed when they were around. Babe Ruth was here. So was Vince Lombardi, Wilt Chamberlain, baseball's so-called inventor Abner Doubleday, and James Naismith, who came up with basketball. We've already seen what Wilt had to say.
Not included in the book -- and this is exclusive to the Daily News -- Davidson found this interesting blog posting that came from the father of a now infamous major-league baseball player:
From: http://www.bobbybonds.com/blog
Subject: Back From Detroit
Been spending the weekend resting up since the All-Star game in Detroit. Yeah yeah yeah, so it was a game of firsts. First time I played in the game and the first time in nine years that the American League wins it. Hell, you wins some and you lose some.
As you can imagine, I’ve been spending time with Pat and the kids – and wanted to share an amusing story about little seven-year-old Barry. He’s got some growth spurt goin’ on so’s each time I don’t see him for a few weeks he jumps even taller than before. This one’s gonna be a strong one, I’ll tell you that. And he’s got a ton of energy – this kid is always bouncing off the walls. That age, I guess.
Well, the other day I hear someone rooting around in the kitchen pantry and I walk in there and what do I see but Barry holding an empty bottle of these Flintstones Chewable Vitamins and reaching high to try to get at the new unopened bottle. We’ve got like ten of them up there since I guess the kids go through ‘em so quick, but we at least put them high enough that they can’t get at ‘em whenever the urge hits ‘em.
Anyway, so I say to Barry, “Hey didn’t you already have your vitamins today?� And Barry says, “Sure, but they taste good.� So I say, “Yeah, but it ain’t right putting all those chemicals into your body like that.� And Barry says ... and this is so funny, “That’s true for real vitamins, Dad, but these are cartoon vitamins!� And I say to Barry, “How many of those cartoon vitamins have you eaten today?� And Barry says, “Twenty. Maybe thirty. I don’t remember. But I feel reaaaaally good. And really strong, too!�
Well right at that moment you should have seen his face _ all lit up and happy, gazing almost blank-eyed at the bottles up on the top shelf. I just couldn’t help it – I burst into laughter … the crazy things that kids say! So did Barry. We laughed and laughed and laughed.
So I gave the kid what he wanted. I mean, what the H- - so I grab down that bottle of Fred and Wilma and Dino the dinosaur and I open it up and give Barry a handful more. He gobbled those things up like they were going out of style. So funny. We must have spent all afternoon laughing about the whole Flintstones Chewable Vitamins thing as he chomped down on those red and purple candies.
Kids. Ha. Such a joy!
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