While at a belated Christmas Party with the paternal side of my family, I was reminded of some stories about the good ol' Papa J. There were some new ones too. It would seem that my father was quite creative in the ways of wooing the women as a teenager.
This story is one that my father LOVES to tell. He is proud of the trickery that was involved. Apparently Disneyland has always been a pricey adventure. Therefore, if you took your date to Disneyland, you were considered a high roller and a good catch. The pops, on numerous occasions, but never with the same girl, pulled this fast one. He would make the date for Sunday. He and his friend would take their lovely dates to Disneyland... but alas Disneyland was CLOSED (as it was on every Sunday.) My father would act stunned and disappointed about the hours. They would then take their dates to Knott's Berry Farm (which was free.) Class act...
The next story is one that my aunt told. She said that my dad and his friend would take girls to the drive inn. They would leave the car to go get treats for everyone. When they left for the snack bar the girls thought they were alone, but my father and his friend had hid a recorder so they could listen to every word at a later time. Aunt Nancy said that after listening to the recording he said, "I didn't know girls used words like that." My dad chuckled at the story. Aunt Nancy asked, "Do you remember that?" He responded saying, "It sounds like something I would have done....and it definitely sounds like something I would have said I did..."
