Posted on 06/21/2012 12:42:39 PM PDT by Nachum
Remember the adorable little New York Giants fan named Joe who sent the contents of his piggy bank to Brandon Jacobs because "money" was the reason that Jacobs had to leave the Giants? The young fellow got his money back this week, hand-delivered by Jacobs, along with a signed Giants helmet and a bouncy, memorable afternoon with his favorite football player.
Jacobs told Matt Barrow of the Sacramento Bee that he and his son took Joe and his brother out to a bounce house for the afternoon and had a blast.
"It was just us in the whole place and we were just going room to room - just bouncing and flipping all over the place, hitting each other with balls, sweating, our shirts filthy. We were just dirty, stinky boys, you know?"
Added Joe's mom, Julie:
"He told me he really wanted to get out there with the kids. [...] He really wanted to enjoy it, and he did. It was amazing."
I love a story that ends with warm fuzzies all around. It was a sweet act by the child to send Jacobs his piggy bank money, and it was sweet of Jacobs to make sure the little guy knew that the gesture was appreciated. Jacobs is even pulling inspiration from the whole thing to get him motivated for the season.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...
It’s nice to see a happy story involving an athlete.
Yes (almost afraid to ask but what praytell is a “bounce house?”)
They are big indoor spaces filled with all different styles & sizes of those air-bounce things...
They’re a blast.
Would have loved to have had them when I was a kid!
A bounce house is a warehouse sized building with several bouncy castle type attractions, like you see at a carnival. You pay $6 or $7 per kid and stay as long as you want. There are like 5 in my area, and my kids have been to all of them. It’s like going to the park, without the blazing heat of the sun, and no bugs. The kids go nuts in that place.
Kids love 'em.
Dads are less enthusiastic about them. But, then again... I wasn't very happy about paying for 2 weddings, either.
/johnny
I remember the days when we went to the range and the adults paid a few bucks for the day, and kids shot for free.
How times have changed. ;)
THAT was entertainment.
/johnny
It's nice to see that posted in a story that isn't about Sandusky.
Here’s a good one. Justin Verlander surprises 11 Shayna Hersh who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Apparently her mother died recently as well.
From what I’ve read locally he goes the whole mile and visits Shayna and her dad fairly regular and they have an open invitation to sit in Verlander’s reserved seats at Comerica park.
A profit-making version of a rubber room, eh? Sounds great! (Maybe we can put a collection together to send BHusseinO and NancyP?)
Thanks. Can grownups go to a bounce house? (I think I’m almost ready...)
WARNING: Kids bouncing after meals or milkshakes.....wear goggles.
That is a cool one. Thanks for the link.
I believe that was the same weekend Delmon Young was getting himself arrested for a drunken fight.
That's much more fun with a bounce house. :-)
You need to balance the stories out. :)
But yeah.. I can see your point.
/johnny
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