"As Karen left the room David turned to his new roommate. "Hello, my name is David, David Jenkins; it's nice to meet you."The other man looked over at...David still chuckling. "My name is Chris, Chris Walker. My friends call me Spaz. Thank you very much I have not laughed like that in weeks." So, Spaz, what brings you to my little slice of heaven?" David asked his new neighbor."An accident at work, my legs were hurt pretty bad and this hospital supposedly has some of the best orthopedic surgeons. "Slip off your shoes and climb aboard."Jesus! This was really going to happen. Deep down I had held on to the hope that this was all some crazy stunt. On seeing the buffet had been cleared from the table and my stage had been moved out into the middle of the room, I knew this was no practical joke. I was going to have to stand up there and take all my clothes off!I don't know how I got to the table. One moment the sea of bodies was parting before me, the next I was standing with my bottom. Louis days, plus Jay Nicholson, decided to see if we could find some good barbecue in LA after the game. Googling brought up a downtown place not too far from the stadium, Horsethief BBQ at the downtown market. It was open until 10 o’clock on a Sunday night. We headed over and chowed down on some ‘cue while we talked about our victory over the Dolphins. Quite a few fans stopped by our tables to talk. We did our best to make them feel at home with us.Jay and I headed home after our meal. Jay was. He knew now that his reaction to the photo op would create some concern in Jennie's mind, making her wonder why he was so averse to having his picture taken.But what's done is done. If she brought it up, as she surely would, he'd have to make up some quirky story to cover his camera phobia, something like; recording his image was the same as stealing his soul. He smiled at that one.He took a long, hot shower, togged down in his sweats and heavy socks and crashed on the bed for a much-needed.