Thoughts from Feldmore

Plattsburgh Republican
Associated Press
January 12, 2009

Thoughts from Feldmore
I like to think of myself as a seasoned traveler. While I have never been anywhere really worth bragging about, such as West Chazy, Champlain, Ausable or Plattsburgh, there is one place that continually brings back fond memories. It has been several months since my last visit to Boston, Mass., but one thing remains fresh in my mind, the camaraderie shared between a crew of friends who participated in one of the greatest adventures ever conducted east of the Mississippi.

The intentions of the group were no secret and thus enthusiastically shared among all: let's drink Boston dry.....and they did, and they liked it ... A LOT (Sandlot). On the second night I can even remember two of the friends, Yashur al Faqur and Rufas Feldmore, meeting a pair of lovely Columbian gals. Surprisingly, the evil plot employed by Luther Brewster to steal the girls had failed, primarily due to the fact that he was busy dancing with his girlfriend nearby. The friends drank and danced the night away until it was time for the one and only, al Faqur, to showoff his college education. Did he bring his Undergraduate Diploma to Boston to show off to the ladies you might ask? No, Faqurs are not that savvy by nature. But for those of you who may not be up to speed with me, it was recently proclaimed that Yashur had a double major in college. What was his other major, Math, Business, Political Science? Well, just ask him! I did and with all seriousness he looked at me proudly and assertively announced "Cuttin!". "Heard that", said long time friend Stamford Branch. No one gets frustrated when Yashur starts "cuttin" in the bar. We are not the type of friends who envy another for being more skilled in a certain field than we will ever be. Actually, we are all thankful! We get a free tutorial on how to conduct ourselves civilly on the dance floor, compliments of the educated master himself. You see, those Columbian girls were immediately discarded by Yashur because they lacked proficient dance moves required by a veteran in his trade. DO NOT let this article fool you or lead you to believe that it was Yashur's self-acclaimed, unannounced and unique dancing style that abruptly made the girls move on....because it wasn't! They wanted to dance with him, but simply couldn't, mostly due to the fact that they didn't know how. I guess that is the difference between educated and non-educated. Showing up to the bar to dance is not something that Yashur takes lightly. Does this audience honestly need to be reminded about Yashur's historic background? This kid has spent more time in the upstairs of Peabody's, Green Room and Taboo Night Club honing his skills than Carrie Oakey in a Wendy's drive thru.

Rufus Feldmore
Associate Writer - Sanderson Times