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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

Date: 9/9/2020 3:10:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2020 6:16:00 PM

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

Eve Roper

Date: 9/9/2020 11:40:00 AM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2020 6:11:00 PM

Thank you so much, Eve! :) gw

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/9/2020 10:04:00 AM

Oh darn. Congrats on this touchdown win.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2020 6:12:00 PM

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

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/9/2020 7:45:00 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
Date: 9/9/2020 6:09:00 PM

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

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/9/2020 3:11:00 AM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2020 6:06:00 PM

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

Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/3/2020 5:40:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:08:00 PM

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

Judy Ball

Date: 9/3/2020 3:27:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:07:00 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

Date: 9/3/2020 1:35:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:05:00 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

Date: 9/3/2020 12:46:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:05:00 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

Date: 9/3/2020 12:38:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:04:00 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

Date: 9/3/2020 12:02:00 PM

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

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:03:00 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. :)