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coaster called, “Apollo’s Chariot”. My stomach went “woo” down the hill. I tried to get off the ride be- fore the next hill, but my dad just held me tight and screamed along with me. I was scared of rides that made my stomach go “woo”. That is a fear that I have not gotten over yet. Sometimes my parents would drive down a hill on Peppers Ferry Road in Pulaski, my stomach would go “woo”, and my parents would drive slow so they did not make me nervous. Also during middle school, I thought of odd and even number patterns in my head. I liked for football teams or basketball teams to be undefeated or lose two or even number games for an overall record. I did not like odd number loss records. I have outgrown that one thing. Another thing was that I liked people to have an even number of grandparents living or dead. That is also something that I have outgrown. I am glad that I have both of my dad’s parents living. I miss both of my mom’s parents. My mom’s mom died when I was two years old. I have no memory of her dying. My mom’s dad died when I was going on 22 years old. I was just relieved that he was in a better place, no longer suffering. That was all that was important to me. I was upset when both of my aunt’s parents died. I used to see them every Sunday for lunch when I was a kid. I miss both of them a lot. I liked going in my playroom and listening to mu- sic to calm down. I would listen to the disco party on Q99 every Saturday night. I would email the D.J., Bill Thomas and request a song such as “MacArthur Park”, “Maniac”, or “Raining Men” for the Saturday night disco party. I was fascinated with Delilah, who

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