I grew up with a brother and two sisters...kind of. I am the baby of four (yes, the baby--ask my dad, he'll tell you). I say "kind of" because there is about a 14 year space smack dab in between the four of us, my parents had their kids in groups of two. Worked out great for us, though I have often wondered what it would have been like to grow up with a brother who was closer in age to me. I am not sure it would have been much different--my brother Eric wrestled with me (to this day I HATE to be tickled, ask Joe), played hide-and-go-seek in the dark with me. Traumatized, I still run up the stairs from my parent's basement after the lights are out when I am alone--being 27 just means I can take the stairs by threes now. We rode our bikes to the gas station to get a candy bar and soda once in a while on an arid Colorado summer afternoon. He had two doves, Joshua and Jennifer. I loved those doves. I accidentally let one fly away outside once. Eric caught it on the fence in the back yard--did I mention he is a magician? In retrospect, training doves was probably a pretty tedious task. I can understand why he was so urked with me.
I remember how much I cried when he moved to Aspen to pursue his career. I don't think he know this, but I watched "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" every day for I don't know how long because Matthew Broderick reminded me of him. To this day, that is not a movie you would want to watch with me because I can quote it LINE FOR LINE, and will. If the power ever goes out in my house, I can just give a one (wo)man show...
"Incredible! One of the worst performances of my career and they never doubted it for a second."
Since then, my brother has done incredible things with his life. He is an outstanding performer --one of the best magicians in the world whom I could never afford to see. Eric has published books, written for and produced television shows, appeared in movies and traveled from Tokyo to Switzerland, Spain to India to spread this amazing talent he has to entertain. His new website (see "Friends and Family we like to check up on") is now a link.
Compliment, compliment, yes, yes, but I can still kick his butt in a good game of Cranium if there is a humdinger or sculpteroid throw down.
12 years ago
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Funny! I can quote that movie line for line thanks to Mark Gardner and Tyler Barnes. urg! That and Princess Bride. :) Do you have a link to your brother? He sounds facinating.
Eric Mead is his name-- should be in friends and family. Check it out!
Talent literally oozes through the family - I can vouch for that. We are lucky girls to have such a good big brother!
i can't believe it!!! the first time i met eric i thought he reminded me of matthew broderick! he even looks like him! i never said anything... but i guess i'm not the only one. :) that movie is one the my all-time-favorites too. it brings back good memories...
You know, I have a bit of a confession Stacey...
I grew up on the edited TV version. I had no idea how foul the language was until a friend bought me a copy for my birthday--
With tears, Joe and I got rid of it along with some other "classics." If I can ever get my hands on another edited version, my life will be complete.
"He'll never believe Mr. Peterson drives that piece of tin."
"It's not a piece of tin."
"It is a piece of tin. Don't worry , I don't even have a piece of tin. I have to envy yours."
And the classic:
"If you stuck a lump of coal in his fist, in two weeks you'd have a diamond."
Ah, now that is the classic edited version I remember! The one we taped from TV onto VHS. So awesome!
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