1. 1st prom date: Heidi Kranz, She was so shy her hands were so wet, I knew she wouldn't say no, and had a huge crush on her college sister but knew I had no chance! Wish I still could talk to her, but she was really, really shy.

2. 1st love: All that is Music and Baseball . Oh yeah , Jean Funke, One of the wildest nuts i've ever cracked. Hardly a metaphor, but a legend in my circles. We've finally lost contact after marriage got in our way.

3. 1st spirit to touch my lips: was beer, my house had a full bar, kegmiester, and absentee parents. Guess where the party always started? This explains a lot!

4. 1st job: I did lawn mowing, snow shoveling, paper routes sun up till sun down.Pops told me I could have anything my heart desired as long as I paid for it. Demonstrating and teaching motorcycling  was my first applied gig, along with Car Wash attendant.

5. 1st car I paid for: 1970 Saab Sonett. Ice raced it too! Frozen lake thing.

6. 1st text: Oldest daughter, I have no patience for fumbling around with text but... Showing my age again.

7. 1st person in my noggin aujourd'hui: was disguised, or was he/she.

8. 1st thing  of the morning was play  Tom Wait's Chocolate Jesus, and slug espresso with this whacky box at my front. Great way to start Sunday morning!

9. 1st  grade teacher: Far too many psychotropic drugs, and drinks to recall.Obviously she made an impression!

10. 1st plane ride: Dominican Republic, in some strange times with pops, for his job. I remember it left quite the impression.

11. 1st  best friend Mark Koller, concert pianist at 12, I think he's a doctor now.

12. 1st sleepover Mark's house on his B-Day. What a party!

13. 1st. person I talked to: Isabella, my oldest I truly loath texting. See #6

14. 1st wedding: Char, mad crush on my teacher. Funny, she couldn't wait another 8-12 years for me to season. I carried her picture in my vinyl wallet for a whole year.

15. 1st tattoo: you want the 1st round of my youthful boxing career, or the time I highsided on the racetrack in excess of 135 mph on my bike. I remember little,but neither left me with any colorful art. I always wanted one though.

16. 1st piercing: A two foot piece of #5 rebar through my hand, more of an impaling to most. Sure left a hole, that has since healed with a little help from the ER. Seeing and experiencing many construction accidents curbed any desire to puncture any additional body parts.

17. l 1st  concert: 6-12- 64 The Rolling Stones, Yeah, I know Mr. Jimmy, and how the title "You Can't always get What You Want" came about. Start to a life long magical, music nut case career ! (further explanation)

18. 1st Foreign soil: Canada, I live in MN so 4 hr. trip.

19. 1st Movie: See #9, But I think Charlie Chaplain was in it.

20. 1st Detention: Damn, didn't everyone have to take that class?

21.  1st State: Confusion aside, MN. I've lived all over, but my hat seems to like the hook on the door to this State. Why fight it?

22. !st Wish of 3: Better light on my path, easy to guess the next two.

23. 1st thing to learn: Science, I never get enough of the fascinating things that make this ball spin.

24.1st kiss: Double Damn! I've had so many that meant so much. Never had enough! Not just a French thing, but passion  for life's, loving expression. I  think her name was Jodie, she was a fellow 1st grader, and I've never looked back  since.

25.  Serious injury: Having an insane track record with injury. Way too many bumps, bruises, scars that seem to have healed. The Hemorrhagic Stroke I suffered kills 95% of those that suffer it. I'm afflicted with paralysis, and other goodies. But I'm damn happy to be here! Serious is the dirt nap, not there yet!

 This was fun!