Thursday, March 11, 2010

Today I ran the clock for the state basketball tournament. It made almost 30 consecutive years I have worked the tournament. I started running scoreboards and clocks almost 50 years ago. It provides me with a free tickets, a parking pass, and one of the best seats in the Events Center.
I also run the scoreboard for the University of Wyoming when they come to Casper for the Cowboy Shootout.
In the 80's I ran the board for Casper's profession basketball team the Wyoming Wildcatters. I got two reserved seat for each game and great parking. I used to take the kids to the games when they were young. I would give them a little treat money. Once I gave them a twenty because I didn't have any change. They spent it all and the son came over to tell he was sick and threw up at the scorers table. I think that's the only time that ever happened before or since. At one Cowboy Shootout I let the daughter sit at the scorers table. The Idaho State coach went wild over something the referees called, came down to our section of the table and let loose with a stream of profanity I hope Keri had never heard before, and started beating on the table. I sent Keri back to her seat.
I also worked one NBA preseason game between the Seattle Supersonics and the Phoenix Suns.
One of my favorite memories was working a couple of times for the Harlem Globetrotters. Once it was on a cold night in February and I managed to score enough free tickets that we had David's birthday party at the game. The temps had been in the minus 20's for several days and the other parents were happy to get their sons out of the house and ,of course, they loved the Globetrotters.

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