The bouncing balls and the Symphony

The New World Symphony in Miami built a spectacular new theater. They groomed a large lawn, that was once a city parking lot, with freshly planted green sod intermingled with walking paths and palm trees. Once a month they open the grounds to the public. While the symphony is playing inside, we can enjoy the concert on the great lawn. People come in droves bringing, chairs, blankets and food and wine.

The new site cost maybe a billion.

I met my two girl friends, Susan and Gail, on the lawn choosing our spot, plopping ourselves down chatting and eating. As the music was about to begin we noticed a German Sheppard and his owner lying next to us. There was nothing strange about this until we began to relax. AND So did the dog!

When the dog turned over and spread his legs relaxing on the grass, he exposed a pair of the most humongous balls that one could ever imagine. If that was not enough the dog breathed heavily and each time he took a breath his balls shook. We three ladies were fixated on his every breath watching his balls bounce and shake. The concert held little interest to us and the sound of its music was overcome by our nervous giggling. We were enthralled. We got a break when this very special well endowed dog turned over covering himself and giving us the opportunity of watching the concert. But he was a restless dog so before we knew it, he rolled back again on its side breathing heavily and exposing more of his bouncing shaking balls.

As a grand finish the air suddenly changed; Yup, he passed heavy deadly wind! In a whirlwind second, the owner picked up his gifted dog and disappeared into the crowd forever.

The moral of the story: Artists who have studied all of their lives to play instruments, conductors who studied all over the world, architects who dreamed up the new hall and landscape design spending billions of dollars to bring it all together, did not stand the chance of getting the attention of these three ladies.

What a ball!

Carol Sue Gershman



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