The Fitz
Stories about Michael Jordan, college basketball, and whiskey
My Ray, in basketball vernacular, is one of the big guys
That’s what other players call those who stand at least 6’8"
Go figure.
Towering an impressive 6’11" over my petite frame Ray is more than enough if you get my drift
And sometimes I just wanna climb him like a jungle gym
However, he’s not only tall but tells the best tales in the world —
like the one when he met Michael Jordan a senior at the same school
Ray, already standing 6’6' as a sophomore, was hard to miss.
One day, this guy tapped me on the shoulder between classes and said, ‘You are coming out for the basketball team. The gym, after school today
Well, Ray didn’t show, so Mike, as he was known back then, hunted him down the next day —same time, same place
This time Ray complied and made the Laney High School JV team.
Although he has countless other interesting stories, like playing pro ball in France and working his architecture job in China, this tale is about a Groucho Marx decanter and some whiskey.
