Football Season is Underway . . .

Son James, wife Joan and Grandson Jammie motored over to Nashville to visit with Alf, Joan's father. And they went to the Vandy - LSU ball game. Alf got the tickets on the Vandy side of the field. Oh, I forgot to mention that Joan has a Master Degree from Vanderbilt University.

Of course, there was large contingent from New Roads present at the game. James was saying that they had premier parking place to do their tail gating. He mentioned some DA from New Roads knew the LSU Chief of Police (we called that in our day, the Campus Security) who got the Chief of Police for Vanderbilt to carve out a parking spot for them. I said you mean Don Cazayoux who is the US District Attorney, just recently appointed by the Obama Administration. Don's mother, Ann (Hess) Cazayoux is a childhood friend of mine, class mate etc.

Another guest was some old guy name John Wayne Jewell. Of course, we know John Wayne, his older brother Kenneth and his wife, Martha, who is Ann Cazayoux's little sister. Ann's mother was my God Mother. Ann's grandmother, affectionately known as Auntie was a sister to "Retts" or Florette (LeBlanc) Morrison, a legendary member of my family. So we share cousins but are not related to each other, other than being "kissing cousins" meaning close but no cigar. John Wayne and Martha live not very far from where I grew up.

Of couse, nephews Charlie and Byron are prime mothers in the LSU contingent and were there in full force. James said that they were really rocking and rolling in their private tailgating location. Pays to have connections, doesn't it? Especially since there was special columm in the Nashville Tennesean saying tail gating would not be allowed around the stadium. Hmmm.

And LSU won, woke up late in the third quarter. QB Jefferson was not doing so well. Second stringer, Jarret Lee, came in and threw one pass (completion) and running back ripped off a 65 yard touch down. That woke everybody up. Methinks, Jarret Lee ought to get more snaps.

Next week is upon us, and with it is Mississippi State, a team that has shown a lot of improvement. They are dangerous. Going to be interesting.

Geaux Tigers!