Brad George:  

Life i was born...a poor, black child.... actually, i was born to weldon & joann on the 26th of april, 1961, in san antonio, Texas, the second of three children, all of whom matriculated from s.h.s. yes, the proverbial, hidden middle child from an upper-middle class family. my first memory is standing in my playpen, blinking alternately between the two weeping women (my mother and my aunt) in my home and the television, which was broadcasting the death of j.f.k at the time. i was two years old.... i spent a lot of time amusing myself (still do), deep inside my imagination while the clock counted out the time, unless i wanted something from the parental units. then i would tell my little sister and she would ask them for me. i read my first adult book at the age of ten, huckleberry finn. i would remain addicted to books and authors for the rest of my natural and unnatuaral lives. i taught myself to hit a baseball by myself in my backyard at the age of five, but would have to wait another three years and move to houston with my family in order to actually begin to play. bringing great honor to the george clan, i was selected to start in a few all-star games in little league. and then i discovered the curve ball, an unhittable little demon when thrown correctly. i learned to chanel my anger at this pitch onto the football field where i played linebacker to some small acclaim, including the breaking of at least one opposing players' neck, which caused me to shriek with glee. (he recovered fully and enjoyed a very fruitful bas...Expand for more