Rudee & Gilmerstein Strombole

Event: Cow Chip Throwing Contest
Scene: KGRC Radio has a large crowd lined up to witness the annual Chip Contest.
The Story: It's a hot summer day. A restless crowd awaits the the first toss of the chip. A loudspeaker barks across the crowd explaining the rules of how to legally throw cow shit 100 feet or more. This must be the Midwest! A cry goes up in the sea of chippers lining the street. A blur of red and purple splits the crowd as two Super Heros dressed in leotards approach. Mounted on two small Moped cycles, putt-putt-putt the Mopeds approach the review stand. A voice booms across the crowd, "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's the one and only Strombole Brothers, Rudee and Gilmerstein."
A masked man dressed in purple tights and red cape, advances to the microphone. The crowd comes to a whisper as Rudee speaks,"Yahies and Yentelmen, my broother and I tank chou foir the varm velcome. Vee have traveled many mules to come to des place. Vee come to Chip!" the crowd goes wild chanting "Chip, chip, chip."

And so goes the beginning of the tale of Rudee and Gilmerstein Strombole.

Gilmerstein's tumor will soon take his life. So I reflect on happier days when Gilmer and I took on the world and almost won, but were beaten... by a trimmed chip.
Rudee 2-15-2005