December 31, 2009.

“Dad, your driver’s sick and can’t take drive you to New Orleans tonight for the Sugar Bowl tomorrow. I think there’s a bus from Montgomery to New Orleans that gets in about noon.” “Son, are you crazy? I gotta get to New Orleans tonight. There is some first class hootie there, and I ain’t gonna miss it. Why don’t you drive me?”

Junior rolled his eyes, “because its New Year’s Eve, we have our annual tax sale, where we offer to pay their taxes next year if they buy this year. It’s always a huge sale day for us, and we have year end close out on the books. You remember those. I’ll make you a deal, I’ll drive you to the Mississippi state line and then you can drive and I’ll get back somehow.” “Sounds like a deal”, Senior responded.

Later that day, Junior stopped the car at a Hardees and handed the keys to his father. “Don’t get stopped, or you’ll spend New Year’s in a Mississippi jail”, he smiled. “It’s the old double nickel til we get to New Orleans. I’m staying at the Hilton.”

After waiving goodbye, Junior picked up the telephone and called Lomax Car Rentals. “Pick me up at Hardees”.