My dad and I had a lot of problems when I was growing up. He had a drinking problem that he didn't ditch until later in life, and a lot of my childhood memories revolve around sitting in one bar or another, watching him get blasted, and hating it, and maybe him, too...just a little.
Obviously, because of this, we had some differences that took some time to work out (we did clear the air, fortunately enough, a few years before he died, and we got along very well right up to the day he passed away).
One of the few good times I spent with my dad that didn't end by being ruined with alcohol was the evening we went out for some dinner, and then to see "Back to School", in 1986. I was 18.
We laughed together, at the same things, and really enjoyed that evening. For that night, I've always felt that I owed Rodney Dangerfield a debt of some kind. He helped my dad and I connect for once. Thanks, Rodney......and goodbye.
"I told my wife I wanted to add some spice to the bedroom.....she started goin' out with the pool guy!"-----Rodney Dangerfield
"When I was a kid, may parents hated me.......my bath toys were a radio and a toaster!"--------Rodney Dangerfield
"I went to the doctor once.....Doctor Vinnie Boombotz.....you know who I'm talkin' about.....anyway, I says 'Doc, whenever I look in the mirror I feel like throwin' up; what's wrong with me?' He says 'Well, it ain't your eyes!'... I tellya, I don't get no respect at all......!"------Rodney Dangerfield
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