A guy named Gene receives a free ticket to an Alabama
game from his
company. Unfortunately, when ole Gene arrives at the stadium
he
realizes the seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium -
-
- he is closer to the Goodyear blimp than the
field.
About halfway through the first quarter, ole Gene notices
an empty
seat 10 rows of the field right on the 50 yard line.
He decides to take
a chance and makes his way through the
stadium and around the
security guards to the empty seat.
As he sits down, he asks the gentleman sitting
next to him, "Excuse me, is
anyone sitting here?" The man says
no.
Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game,
ole Gene
again inquires of the man next to him, "This is incredible! Who
in
their right mind would have a seat like this at an Alabama game and
not use it?"
The man replies, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to
me, I was supposed
to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the
first
Alabama game we haven't been to together since we got
married in 1967."
"Well, that's really sad," says ole Gene,
"but still,
couldn't you find someone to take the seat? A relative or a
close friend?"
"No," the man replies,
"they're all at the funeral."
