Good story, Chuck!!
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 10:41 PM
Subject: what's in a name? lbc-us lackus
>yeah like what's in a name? with my last name and this time of year it is
>just a wonderfull holiday.
>
>pronounced like krist, please. but!!!!!!! here it comes. this is the
>truth! like i am serious!!!!!
>
>i was born in bethlehem pennsylvania in st. lukes hospital. yes and
>december 16th to boot( why oh why not like june or july!) (thanks mom and
>dad!!!) in bethlehen we had a large hispanic population and glad mom and
>dad were of a germanic origin or you got it i might have been named
>"jesus"!! now just up the road is nazareth pennsylvania, mario
andretti's
>place of residence.
>
>here comes the part i was setting you all up for! when i turned 21 and
was
>able to go to bars and purchase alcohol in pennsylvania(thank god jersey
was
>just over the deleware and norton's cork and bottle was usually open late
>and their drinking age was 18!) i would get carded before entering a bar or
>purchasing at a state store. you have no idea how many times i heard" hey
>check this out! we got a christ from bethlehem, and he was born in
december
>too!" and i would reply yup and nazareth is just up the street! it was
>always good for a laugh and more so at christmas time. so ho-ho-ho it's
not
>where you go but who you know!
> no one ever denied me acess i guess it is my size? but since that was
>before pennsylvania had picture drivers lic. it was mentioned that i should
>get "another fake id. since this one is not that good". if it was fake no
>one would have ever said a thing (except behind my back after the fact),
>*sigh* it was real.
>
>
>so with this little alcohol related story i wish all of you a happy and
safe
>holiday season, and the best of health in the new year. oh yeah and may
all
>your oil leaks be small ones.(can't forget the cars).
>
>be well !
>chuck.
>remember your heritage and be thankfull for it and be proud of who you are.
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