Well, I guess I’m Busted.

I don’t know how you found out that I am the spiritual link between today’s Packers and “St. Vince”.  But now that you found out, you might as well know the rest of the story.

You see, when I was a young boy, my father took me to Lambeau for my first Packer game.  It just happened to be the ice bowl of 1967 and the Pack was playing the hated Cowboys for the NFC Championship.  Bitter cold temps and strong winds put the wind chill at 30 degrees below. 

Late in the 4^th quarter the Cowboys were in the lead 14-10.  The Packers were driving for the winning score but were bogged down on the 1 yard line.  Two running plays failed to get them in the end zone.  Bart Starr called a timeout with 15 seconds left and went over to Mr. Lombardi to talk…no more timeouts left…one last play.

Well, as they were discussing what to do, I jumped up and yelled “Hey coach, have Bart sneak it to the right following Jerry Kramer’s block”.  Both there heads turned to look at me, then they looked at each other and nodded.  Well, the rest you know, Bart scored and the Pack won 17-14.

Now every year prior to the start of the season I get a call from the Packer organization asking me to channel into Mr. Lombardi’s spirit for the secrets that will lead the Packers to another Championship.  

As you know, Vince is a strong Catholic man and in return for my helping the Packers he is always willing to help me when I ask…hence his endorsement of our Saturday morning Men’s Group.

Now you know the rest of the story.

Gary

PS—I won’t be able to make it to this Saturday’s meeting as I will be in San Diego for the weekend.