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Man! The CRAZIEST stuff happens to ME. I AM married. And, I have KIDS. And a dog. And two cats. Read about it HERE...

I'm LOUD

by Tony Manes , posted Sep 6 2012 1:12PM

WE MOVED 2-OF-OUR-3 KIDS INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND..

& "APPARENTLY"

MY KIDS..

"JUST"-DISCOVERED..

THAT "I"

AM "LOUD"..

WE WERE AT DINNER FRIDAY NIGHT AT THIS STEAKHOUSE IN TUCSON..

("DAISY MAY'S")..

& IT'S THIS RAUCOUS PLACE..

WITH DOLLAR-BILLS HANGING FROM THE WALLS..

SIGNED-BY PEOPLE WHO HAD EATEN-THERE..

IT'S A "FUN"-PLACE..

SO..
WE GET FINISHED WITH DINNER..

& WE "ALL" SIGN "OUR" DOLLAR BILL
& STAPLE-IT TO THE WALL..

& "I"
WANT A PICTURE IN "FRONT" OF IT..

NOW..THERE WERE "8" OF US THERE..
COUNTING BOYFRIENDS..
GIRLFRIENDS..
& ROOMMATES..

SO I'M LIKE

"EVERYBODY-UP..

OVER HERE IN "FRONT" OF THE DOLLAR..

"I" WANT A PICTURE"..

SO THEY ALL GET-UP

GRUMBLING..

SHAKING THEIR HEADS..

LIKE "TEENAGERS"-DO..

"BECAUSE"..

ACCORDING TO "THEM"

"EVERYONE" IN THE RESTAURANT WAS "LOOKING" AT "US"..

MORE-SPECIFICALLY--"ME"..

BECAUSE I'M "SO"-LOUD..

("IN" A "RAUCOUS" STEAKHOUSE..

IN "TUCSON", AZ)..

SO I ASK SOME PEOPLE AT THE TABLE NEXT TO US TO TAKE OUR PICTURE..

& THEY DO..

& IT'S A "GREAT"-PICTURE..

ALL-8 OF US WITH "BIG"-SMILES..

& OUR ARMS AROUND EACH-OTHER..

IT "LOOKS"

LIKE "EVERYONE" IS HAVING A "GOOD-TIME"..

BUT..

"THEY" TELL ME AFTERWARD
"THEY" WERE "EMBARRASSED"..

BECAUSE "I"
AM SO "LOUD"..

NOW I "DIDN'T" BECOME LOUD "RECENTLY"..

SO..THE NEXT MORNING..

AS "WE" ARE DRIVING 9-HOURS
BACK TO BAKERSFIELD..

"THREE" OF THE KIDS
(WHO WERE "EMBARRASSED" BY MY "LOUDNESS")..

"PROUDLY" POSTED THAT "SAME" PHOTO..
ON "THEIR" FACEBOOK..

TEENAGERS?!?..

& YOU KNOW WHAT?..

I WAS A "WINNER" ON ALL FRONTS..

"I"
GOT A "GREAT" FAMILY PHOTO
OF OUR KIDS..& THEIR FRIENDS..
AT COLLEGE..

"&"

I'VE "ALWAYS" FELT..

THAT PART OF "MY" JOB AS A "DAD"..

"IS"
TO "EMBARRASS" THEM

"WHENEVER" I CAN..

I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH "GREAT"-PRIDE..

"&"..

"I"

HAVE THE "PHOTOS" TO PROVE IT..
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