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The lack of entertainment opportunities has been a complaint often voiced by youthful members of just about every community. Growing up in Sarasota, us young'ns, back in the '30s and '40s, had, oh let's see, Church activities, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, tennis, archery, sailing, swimming, baseball, softball, football.

High School football was number one spectator sport for kids and adults especially back in 1940. That year my sister, Marjorie was in the pep squad, brother Raymond and I were in the marching band.

How engrained that was; Friday night football and an after-game drive through SMACK.  How engrained? In 1965, after I joined the Rotary Club, I was talking to Marjorie and tried to sell her some tickets to the Rotary Charity Ball. As she was opening her purse, I mentioned to her that the Ball was next Friday night.  Her purse snapped shut as she told me "That was stupid! Pete, did they forget, that's the night of the football game??"

Life was/is good.