M2M2M Trip (21)

TWENTY-ONE

DAD’S DISCLAIMER:

“Now don’t get me wrong about Arkansas, son,” Dad says. “I really like Mountain Home…That’s where we go to town. The people are nice…A whole lot of the people are real nice in Arkansas, it’s just the poverty and corruption that gets to me.” I ask: “What are some other cool towns?” “Eureka Springs is our favorite.” “How about Fayetteville and Little Rock?” “Little Rock is not my favorite city, but I’m sure Fayetteville has some pretty good stuff going on, with the University being there…They were sure mean as hell to away fans when I went to see TCU play there. We’ re like some little private school fans and I had your mom with me, didn’t matter…They were like throwing rocks at people…You know who was the nicest to away fans?” “Who?” “Nebraska…I remember them saying ‘You should have beaten us,’ which was true.”