BENNY THE JET
While Don Andrew was in the Fort of the West for his holiday vacation he enjoyed a great time with Sancho Grandpa and the rest of the family. Don Andrew had a most enjoyable time until he jumped out of the wagon and raised up under it, on only the third day, and received a very nasty wound on the back of the head. It was as though he had been attacked by one of those windmills.
The remainder of his vacation was more fun and exciting as he began the day with his faithful squire watching such notable works of art as Jo Jo and The Wiggles. The two would also close the evening talking and playing something together. During the day he very busily played and jousted with his cousin from Waxland, Don Sean and his own brother Don Matthew.
It was the night before his entire family loaded the wagon to head east. Our young knight came in and asked this befuddled old laborer, Grandpa, could we watch ‘Sandlot?’ Of course we could. As a matter of fact, the young knight and his trusty squire had to watch it again the next morning. This preempted Jo Jo and The Wiggles. As we watched this marvelous work of art, Don Andrew found a new hero. Isn’t it great little boys can have good heroes? There aren’t too many left to be had anymore.
Benny the Jet Rodriquez was the hero of eight other boys as they played baseball together in some town on the West Coast. Don Andrew was a little afraid of the baseball nabbing beast, Hercules. The more he watched, the more he warmed up the big old dog. Smalls, who narrarated the story, lost his step father’s baseball when he hit his only homerun of the movie into the yard with the beast. That same baseball had been autographed by Babe Ruth. Boy, was Smalls in trouble!
After trying every conceivable way to get the ball out of the yard with the beast, Benny finally had a dream that involved a discussion with the Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, etc. The Babe told him something about heroes being one thing but legends never die. Bennie knew he had only one destiny, at least for the near future. He must go into the territory of the Beast and meet him on his own ground. To do this he must put on his brand new PF Flyers. Of course, he did just that and Hercules came after him, broke the chain, and proceeded to chase Benny all over town. Lots of things happened but to make a long story a little shorter, Benny got the ball, Smalls got grounded for a week, and Hercules became the team mascot after those events.
Well, that’s a tiny bit of the story. That part really impressed our young knight, so much so, he has now decided he must plant his feet and move his arms before he can run anywhere, just like Benny the Jet. Benny ended up playing for the Los Angles Dodgers; Grandpa Sancho’s all time favorite team. Guess what team is the favorite for Don Andrew? He and Grandpa Sancho have been to Dodger Stadium to see our team, the Dodgers play. This faithful squire will keep the Dodger Blue always before Don Andrew, even though green is his favorite color.
Sancho Grandpa had an old Grandpa a long, long time ago.x He dealt this old share cropper misery. You see, he was a New York Yankee fan. Perhaps that is why Grandpa Sancho loves the Dodgers. They played nearly every year in the World Series. That old Grandpa lived long enough to see the Dodgers beat the Yankees four games straight and claim the World Title in 1963. Grandpa Sancho loved his old Grandpa so much but after so many years of losing to him, that one did this old laborer really GOOD!
The remainder of his vacation was more fun and exciting as he began the day with his faithful squire watching such notable works of art as Jo Jo and The Wiggles. The two would also close the evening talking and playing something together. During the day he very busily played and jousted with his cousin from Waxland, Don Sean and his own brother Don Matthew.
It was the night before his entire family loaded the wagon to head east. Our young knight came in and asked this befuddled old laborer, Grandpa, could we watch ‘Sandlot?’ Of course we could. As a matter of fact, the young knight and his trusty squire had to watch it again the next morning. This preempted Jo Jo and The Wiggles. As we watched this marvelous work of art, Don Andrew found a new hero. Isn’t it great little boys can have good heroes? There aren’t too many left to be had anymore.
Benny the Jet Rodriquez was the hero of eight other boys as they played baseball together in some town on the West Coast. Don Andrew was a little afraid of the baseball nabbing beast, Hercules. The more he watched, the more he warmed up the big old dog. Smalls, who narrarated the story, lost his step father’s baseball when he hit his only homerun of the movie into the yard with the beast. That same baseball had been autographed by Babe Ruth. Boy, was Smalls in trouble!
After trying every conceivable way to get the ball out of the yard with the beast, Benny finally had a dream that involved a discussion with the Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, etc. The Babe told him something about heroes being one thing but legends never die. Bennie knew he had only one destiny, at least for the near future. He must go into the territory of the Beast and meet him on his own ground. To do this he must put on his brand new PF Flyers. Of course, he did just that and Hercules came after him, broke the chain, and proceeded to chase Benny all over town. Lots of things happened but to make a long story a little shorter, Benny got the ball, Smalls got grounded for a week, and Hercules became the team mascot after those events.
Well, that’s a tiny bit of the story. That part really impressed our young knight, so much so, he has now decided he must plant his feet and move his arms before he can run anywhere, just like Benny the Jet. Benny ended up playing for the Los Angles Dodgers; Grandpa Sancho’s all time favorite team. Guess what team is the favorite for Don Andrew? He and Grandpa Sancho have been to Dodger Stadium to see our team, the Dodgers play. This faithful squire will keep the Dodger Blue always before Don Andrew, even though green is his favorite color.
Sancho Grandpa had an old Grandpa a long, long time ago.x He dealt this old share cropper misery. You see, he was a New York Yankee fan. Perhaps that is why Grandpa Sancho loves the Dodgers. They played nearly every year in the World Series. That old Grandpa lived long enough to see the Dodgers beat the Yankees four games straight and claim the World Title in 1963. Grandpa Sancho loved his old Grandpa so much but after so many years of losing to him, that one did this old laborer really GOOD!
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