THE DAY AT SHOW BIZ
Bryan Shon
i_am_now@farts.com
7/21/99

	When we sat down I couldn't wait for the pizza. I could smell 
the pizza crust baking and the cheese melting in the oven. When the 
pizza finally came to our table the cheese was still bubbling. It came 
fresh out of the oven and it looked good. My Uncle Chris gave me a 
slice of pizza and I said "Thank You Uncle Chris." When I started 
chewing the pizza I could taste the tomato sauce, cheese, and crust. 
Before I was half way done, Uncle Chris was on his second pizza and 
when I finally finished my pizza, half of the pizza was gone. Since I 
was young I only could eat one pizza. We were at a place called "Show 
Biz Pizza."
	I was so short and weak I couldn't play this rifle shooting 
game because I couldn't pick up the gun and see the screen. On the 
arcade games I couldn't reach the controls and see the screen. On "Skee 
Ball" I would always miss and my ball would go into someone else's 
alley. All I could do was go on those little kiddy rides and go round 
and round or up and down. They would only take you about two feet off 
the ground.
	After I finished my pizza I asked Uncle Chris for tokens "Uncle 
Chris can I have some tokens" he would say "What do you say" then as a 
response I would say "Please." Then I would put the tokens in my 
pockets and run towards the games. I could hear the token go "Ching 
Ching" in my pockets.
	The game I headed for was a frog game.  The object of the game 
was to get the ball into the frog's mouth.  You had to pull a lever 
down and let it go which would send the ball flying up.  I would 
usually go to this game because it would give tickets and with tickets 
you could get prizes.
	By the little kiddy ride there was a small arcade game.  It was 
basically the same as the big ones.  It had a screen, controls, and a 
slot where you would put the tokens.  I've played this game before but 
had no clue on how on to play it.  What was the stick for? I would ask 
myself.  This was a hard place to concentrate with all the noise and 
laughter.  I used to think the buttons made you move and the stick 
collected the animals.  Only by chance I would get one animal but not 
the pair of animals.  The game was called "Noah's Arc" and when I 
finally figured it out I was doing good.  I gathered a pair of 
antelopes, a pair of horses, and a pair of giraffes.  When it came to 
the pair of elephants I ran out of time and lost.
	When I checked my pockets there weren't any more tokens and it 
was time to leave.
	I set a goal that day and it was to pass that game but years 
later the game broke and was never repaired.  I didn't get to 
accomplish my goal and I probably never will.