Monster!
I think we may have created a monster.
Saturday morning I took an early ride up to Baton Rouge, where my grandson Henry and his kindergarten buddies were engaged in the beginnings of a basketball team. Unfortunately for Henry & Co., they were playing a muuuuuuch older group......first graders, but somehow they managed to score two or three times. His dad (my son) is one of the coaches.
That was great in it's self but the real story begins after the game, when his dad just kidding around (or at least I thought he was kidding) asked Mr. Allstar Kindergarten Athlete if he wanted to ride with "Pop"....that would be me.
"Suuuuuurrre!", he said, with eyes as big as the headlights on the Harley.
We had planned on me dropping by their house after the game, so when they took off in the truck and I followed along later, I pondered how this was going to work out and at the same time trying to imagine the conversation that went on with Henry's mom when his dad came in saying their 5 year old was about to be inducted into the world of motorcycling. The imagery of tattoos, chains and leather were probably floating around was drifting around there somewhere.
Never the less, as I leaned low turning into their driveway, all three were coming out to meet me. Henry was adorned with an LSU kiddie football helmet reminiscent of Jack Nicholson's character in Easy Rider.
Henry's little legs were nowhere near long enough to touch the back foot boards so they suggested he sit on the gas tank and lean back on me. After a brief reminder on what items were hot, he eagerly crawled on board astride the 5 gallon motorcycle tank and acquired a death grip on the mid part of the handlebars. Asking if he was ready, and getting a head nod affirmation, I fired Boudreaux up and we circled the lawn and eased out on the street.
Although our cross country adventure was only few minutes and just 4 or 5 blocks in the neighborhood, it was a ride he will remember. I would have loved to have taken him further but since he did not have a legal helmet and the possibility of a Baton Rouge policeman could have cruised by and found issues with our adventure, I thought it best to get him back as soon as possible.
He's already looking forward to another ride.
Saturday morning I took an early ride up to Baton Rouge, where my grandson Henry and his kindergarten buddies were engaged in the beginnings of a basketball team. Unfortunately for Henry & Co., they were playing a muuuuuuch older group......first graders, but somehow they managed to score two or three times. His dad (my son) is one of the coaches.
That was great in it's self but the real story begins after the game, when his dad just kidding around (or at least I thought he was kidding) asked Mr. Allstar Kindergarten Athlete if he wanted to ride with "Pop"....that would be me.
"Suuuuuurrre!", he said, with eyes as big as the headlights on the Harley.
We had planned on me dropping by their house after the game, so when they took off in the truck and I followed along later, I pondered how this was going to work out and at the same time trying to imagine the conversation that went on with Henry's mom when his dad came in saying their 5 year old was about to be inducted into the world of motorcycling. The imagery of tattoos, chains and leather were probably floating around was drifting around there somewhere.
Never the less, as I leaned low turning into their driveway, all three were coming out to meet me. Henry was adorned with an LSU kiddie football helmet reminiscent of Jack Nicholson's character in Easy Rider.
Henry's little legs were nowhere near long enough to touch the back foot boards so they suggested he sit on the gas tank and lean back on me. After a brief reminder on what items were hot, he eagerly crawled on board astride the 5 gallon motorcycle tank and acquired a death grip on the mid part of the handlebars. Asking if he was ready, and getting a head nod affirmation, I fired Boudreaux up and we circled the lawn and eased out on the street.
Although our cross country adventure was only few minutes and just 4 or 5 blocks in the neighborhood, it was a ride he will remember. I would have loved to have taken him further but since he did not have a legal helmet and the possibility of a Baton Rouge policeman could have cruised by and found issues with our adventure, I thought it best to get him back as soon as possible.
He's already looking forward to another ride.
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