I used to hang out with the wrong crowd

[Droopy]

When I was about 17 I had a friend who I will call Sammy. One weekend Sammy says that he knows someone who will buy beer for us if we give him an extra $10. I was working at a pizza joint at the time so I had a little disposable income. I said that sounded like a great idea.

His friend lived a little ways out in the country. I had a beat up 1976 Chevy Impala station wagon at the time. It needed exhaust work among other things. I loved that car, though. Good thing gas was still below a buck a gallon at the time.

Anyway, we get out to this guy's house and Sammy and I walk up to the door and knock on it. The door swung open real fast to reveal a guy pointing at my mid section what appeared to be a 12 gauge shotgun. I froze. My mind went totally blank. All I could so was stand there and stare at the guy.

Then someone peeked out from behind the door and then said, "Hold on, Lou. I know one of them." The guy lowered the gun and let out a long breath. "Hey, Sammy, who's your friend?" Sammy explained who I was and why we were there and they let us in.

Turns out that the guy with the gun had some people looking for him and he was afraid for his life. I don't know what he had done, but he was hiding out at Sammy's friend's house. They had seen my noisy station wagon pull up, saw me, and didn't see Sammy and they thought I was there to do harm to the guy with the gun.

We got our beer and drank one of them there with the desperado. I took Sammy aside and asked him if it was wise that we were hanging out there. He agreed that it was not and we left to find another drinking spot.

[MrSlayer]

1. Heh. I was the guy with the shotgun.

I had a crazy teen through twenties life.

[Droopy]

2. lol

I guess you're an old biker who likes to drink whiskey then. :)

[martymar64]

3. I still hang out with the wrong crowd

I am part of the wrong crowd

edited: I mispelled "wrong"

[JitterbugPerfume]

4. sometimes the "wrong " people

are BY FAR the most interesting

[Droopy]

6. You are correct

And sometimes the "wrong" people end up being the right people. You just never know what life is going to throw at you sometimes.

How are you doing, Jitterbug? It's been a while since I've seen you around.

[JitterbugPerfume]

9. I am fine Droopy

Thanks for caring:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Droopy........

Well.......glad you made it out of there OK!

And this story just is another example to me of why women tend to live longer than men!

Nice storytelling!

:hi:

[Droopy]

7. lol

Thanks for the compliment. And you are right that women live longer than men. I think males have something called a "foolish" gene that comes along with the Y chromosome. :)

[catmandu57]

8. I'm a lifetime card carrying member of the wrong crowd

I was always the kid that parents warned their kids about, I wouldn't have had it any other way.