First person to ever flimflam me was Billy Graham [View all]

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I was about ten years old in 1965 and one of the neighbors kids asked me if I wanted to go to a revival at the Arie Crown theatre in Chicago. This family was really into this stuff. Had all the kids all out selling Grit Newspaper and all. Nice kids though so I went.

When the time to pass the hat came around well, I didn't have any money with me. So everyone who didn't donate the 'ushers', handed out a blank check to be filled out. I had a small savings account for gift money and from cutting lawns but I didn't have any account number with me.

So I just put the bank name and signed it and gave it back. We didn't know any better back then.

Sure as shit, a few weeks later that check was processed through my bank. Think they took $20 bucks out of my account that had $25 in it.

My mother seen that statement and went nuts. I can remember her saying, well you helped pay for Billy's hundred dollar pair of shoes. Hundred bucks was a lot of money back then. Twice my parents house payment.

Never forget that.

Don