Drew Blares?

Random Free Association: 

So Whitney Houston died (NBC interrupted programming to announce it - it's not a war, it's a pop star . . . Dianna said she felt bad for Lester Holt, had to come all they way in, get dressed and make-up'ed at 11:45 at night). Not my type of music but it's sad when people die and that's about all of that.

But it makes me remember this totally random and glorious part of my childhood.

The year was 1985, we lived in Texas and drove a  VW camper van (the spare tire cover on the front said Old Volks Home, cause horrible jokes run in my family). My sister had the first Whitney Houston album on tape. I remember it was a sunny day and we were driving on a on (or off) ramp. I was looking at the tape booklet and playing with a Hot Wheel. For some reason we were talking about wheelies and my dad informed me, pretty nonchalantly, that he could get the van up on two wheels if he "wanted too."

I remember those exact words. "If I wanted too."

This is why adults seem so magical to kids. Because, sure, if he wanted too he could make the van do a wheelie, it would just ruin the axles, the wheels, the rims and, probably roll the whole damn car, causing huge damage and injury. But it could be done. Hell, I could jump my Mazda over the Caesar's Palace Fountain, anything is possible. The difference between kids and adults is possible versus probable.

After dad said that I was floored. WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO DO A WHEELIE, thought a 5 year old me. WHY AREN'T WE DOING A WHEELIE RIGHT NOW? WHY DON'T WE ALWAYS TRAVEL ON TWO WHEELS?

I also firmly believed, at the time, that the wheelie he was talking about was on the back two wheels, not the side two (cause that's cooler).

That's what I got - never said it was lucid or poignant but it's a good memory I've had for 28 years.