David Frixen:  

I CAN REMEMBER BACK TO A LITTLE TOWN ABOUT FIVE MILES FROM LAKE LEELANAU-THAT PLACE IS CALLED LELAND MICHIGAN. SOME TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 1971 MY FAMILY LEFT THE SHELTERED PLACE OF ORTONVILLE MICHIGAN-PACKED OUR BAGS AND A MOVING VAN AND HEADED TO THE GREAT PLACE UP NORTH. THINKING MY FOLKS WERE CRAZY-LIKE THEY'D TAKE ME AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS-TO A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS TOO MUCH SNOW ON THE LAKE TO PLAY HOCKEY AND NOT EVEN A FOOTBALL TEAM JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT! THE FIRST DAYS AT LELAND WERE A LEARNING EXPIERIENCE-AND THE COMFORT ZONE IN IN MY LIFE WAS GONE.I WAS FORTUNATE TO MEET THE SCHAUB CLAN AND THEY TOOK ME IN AS ONE OF THIER OWN-HAVING COMMON INTERESTS SUCH AS MOTORCYCLES AND CARS! AND EVEN THOUGH WE MAY HAVE STRETCHED LIMITS ON WHAT WE COULD DO THERE WAS A BONDING THERE THAT CARRIED ME THROUGH AND MADE ME THINK BETTER OF THE SITUATION. AFTER TRYING TO DATE SOMEONE ELSES GIRL (KINDA THAT FIT HIT THE SHAN MOMENT)AND LOOSING JUST ALLITTLE CONFIDENCE- BUTCH SCHAUB AND SKEETER TOLD ME I COULD BE GOOD AT SOCCER THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO JOIN! AND MY GOD I WAS EVEN GOOD ENOUGH TO START!(IT FINALLY DAWNED ON ME ONE DAY THAT ABOUT EVERY AVAILABLE MALE STUDENT WORE A COMET UNIFORM.) THE SOCCER THING WAS REALLY A LEARNING EXPEIRIENCE ON HOW TO FINESSE A BALL AND PLAY SOME DEFINATE REDNECK COMPETITION! CAN ANYONE RECALL MARVIN SPEARS FROM NORTHPORT. I THINK I STILL HAVE ONE OF HIS CLEATMARKS! I THINK MY ANKLES STILL HURT FROM THE POTATO FIELD IN BUC...Expand for more