It was 1985ish when Mom and Dad moved The Pete Show to Indianapolis. I figured it was good to spread around my wonderful self, and Indy was as good a place as any. Unbeknownst to me (and my parents, for that matter) The Pete Show was about to have another star. Just a day after April Fool’s Day, 1985, The Pete Show became The Pete & Kecia Show. What? Another baby? Well, I got over it and ended up loving her like a sister.
Later that year my mom made me the bestest halloween costume EVER. I was gizmo. It rocked.
At some point I noticed that my sister/friend Kecia was having some difficulty eating. Being the loving brother that I am, I decided to try and teach her how it was done. “C’mon, Kec, it’s as easy as falling off a bike.”
We moved again, back to North Carolina, and we had another addition to the family. What!? I mean, geez, I hadn’t even really gotten used to the rugrat that we already had… now there was ANOTHER ONE. So, as would be expected, the already cosy Pete & Kecia show became the Pete, Kecia, and Ryan Show.
Ryan also had some eating-related-issues. His cereal sometimes escaped from his grasp, causing him to eat his own hand. That’s ok, though, because he certainly wasn’t a picky eater. Nevertheless, I was still a loving brother and I helped him as I did Kecia. He needed a little more help than she did though.
Christmas ‘86 was a fun one. Santa left me a large present (G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier… more or less to scale), but he forced me to unravel riddles to find it. 1987 saw RJ go completely looney. He still hasn’t returned to normal. My artistic skills were emerging, and my career as a model was just around the corner, or so I seemed to think.
Also in 1987 we moved to Las Vegas. The road trip was fun, but it certainly did test our patience. Those of you keeping up know quite well that there’s still one more addition to the Holiday family… but that’ll be a photo-essay for another day.
May 26th, 2002 at 6:52 pm
I see what you\’re trying to do now…you\’re leaving the best for last! Oh, Pete, you\’re so thoughtful!
May 26th, 2002 at 9:57 pm
This is so much fun. I\’m feeling as if I know you and your whole family now. Oh, and if you thought you were rid of me, well … guess again. I consider you one of the folks I plan to keep around for a long long time. I\’m going now to see what goodies you\’ve come up with at Webthology.
May 27th, 2002 at 1:40 am
Oh Ara, you know Pete\’s just trying to make me impatient by saving you for last!! …and doing a good job of it too!
I want to say \”Awwww\” again, but that would get too repetitive, so I\’m going to leave it at \”How precious!!\” I\’m totally lovin\’ this.
May 27th, 2002 at 5:17 am
whoa.. you lived in vegas? i never knew that.. you\’re a tiny ounce cooler for being somewhat near california.
May 27th, 2002 at 1:15 pm
If you didn\’t know that it\’s \’cause you didn\’t remember.
May 27th, 2002 at 7:53 pm
I\’m starting to wonder if Pete has a \”per state expiration date\”— of course we love having you here in \’Bama…but maybe when you take those random trips back \”up north\” then come back, it\’s like re-checking out a library book or something… good for X number of months…hehe. J/K, Pete!
May 28th, 2002 at 2:23 am
maybe i didn\’t remember because you never told me fool.
May 28th, 2002 at 6:35 am
Now that\’s certainly not the case. Then again, since you\’re usually more interested in your own drama than what I have to say, it\’s not surprising that you don\’t remember… fool.
June 4th, 2002 at 4:54 am
duh.. i\’m from cal.nev.ha that\’s what we do. juuuuust kidding. i just don\’t remember your shit cuz it\’s not interesting enough for me to care.
June 4th, 2002 at 7:30 am
That\’s valid… I only remember because it happened to me… oh, that and it\’s a good conversation starter.
June 5th, 2002 at 12:32 am
\”hey baby.. i\’m used to live in Las Vegas..\” oh yeah. i see.