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Mister Clutch Clutched

We're down by two to the state champs, here we come
                                                               ~ I foul out... game over



                          September 03, 2020
      My Most Unforgettable Moment in High School Contest
                            Sponsor: JCB Burl

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Paula Goldsmith

September 9, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Congratulations on your win here. OH No..... What a write and what a game. Enjoy your day...............

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 6:16 PM

Haha! Yes, ma'am: That game is long over! lol. Poetry and Posies, Gershon

Eve Roper

September 9, 2020 at 11:40 AM

Good one, Gershon. Congratulations on your first-place win.

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 6:11 PM

Thank you so much, Eve! :) gw

Richard Lamoureux

September 9, 2020 at 10:04 AM

Oh darn. Congrats on this touchdown win.

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 6:12 PM

Yeah, I blew it back then---so I'd have something to write about now! lol. Thanks, Richard. ~ Gershon

Linda Alice Fowler

September 9, 2020 at 7:45 AM

Oh dear. Quite the sort of thing that every young jock fears, yet has to master. Good to see you conquered it with style! :) laf

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 6:09 PM

Let's just say that my basketball career may have ended right there! lol. Thanks, Linda.

Anne-Lise Andresen

September 9, 2020 at 3:11 AM

- Returns with a happy congratulations, Gershon :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Thank you for noticing, Anne-Lise. Smiles, Gershon

Janice Canerdy

September 3, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Oh man, what a bummer--fouling out, NOT your one-liner. Good one, Gershon! Janice

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Heh, heh. Thanks, Janice. It was a bummer (1965) before the word 'bummer' had taken off. ~ Hobo Ken

Judy Ball

September 3, 2020 at 3:27 PM

Awwww! So near and yet so far. Too bad. God Bless, JB

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:07 PM

Exactly, Judy!! We had been down by 18 points with 9 minutes left in the game as well. What a comeback. And then I, Mr. Big Mouth, blew it by fouling out. Ha, ha. We were down to five players, as we only dressed eight fellows that day. With only four players left on our side, the champs just sat back and ran out the clock. ~ Boo hoo, gw

Kim Rodrigues

September 3, 2020 at 1:35 PM

Oh no...and so changes the winds of fate...a lovely poet by happenstance ;)

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:05 PM

Why, thank you, my dear friend. It was the best of games; it was the worst of games... lol. Thanks, Kim! :) gw

Tom Cunningham

September 3, 2020 at 12:46 PM

You win some you lose some but that's life. Tom

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:05 PM

The kicker, Tom -- we would have broken a 12-game losing streak with a win, and over the State Champs at that. I guess it was too good to be true... Smiles, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

September 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM

The awkward, unflattering ones seem to stay with us the longest, sadly - hope you had some fun in high school, too!

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Well, I'm over it now --- for about 52 years now. lol. And I had fun in high school (mostly 'after hours.'). Hope you did too. :) gw

Anne-Lise Andresen

September 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM

- A memory you would rather forget (?) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf

September 3, 2020 at 6:03 PM

You know, at the time I was furious with myself. We would have beat the state champs for sure if I hadn't made the stupidest of stupid fouls... but now it's just a story where I can poke more fun at myself. Thanks, Anne-Lise. :)

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