God rest her soul
Wanda actually did a pretty good job with the 86 National.
Yes the Mantle autographs did not go perfectly; and the Texas heat was bad. Wanda probably could have done a better job of looking concerned but I think she never realized what her facial expression conveyed to someone else. I know from all the time I spent with her children at those shows; and at other Dallas area shows over the years; that those two are among the nicest people I ever met at DFW shows. And you don't raise two people that well by accident (Pam and Randy)
In her defence (spelling just for Barry); she bailed ME out when she messed up with the Rangers tickets I had ordered. She realized the problem and gave me HER four tickets to the Rangers game so I could enjoy going. Of course, if I had known I would be spending 20+ years in Texas, I would have settled for a cold drink and a bar instead of sweating profusely that night at the game.
I swore watching that game in the Texas sun; that there was NOT a frigging way in the world I would ever move to that god forsaken state. Well, by 1990, so much for that
Rich
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