My anonymous friend, who also acts as my Expert Bullshit Detector, was talking to me about the refereeing piece and was offended, or seemed such, that my takeaway from the Packer game Thursday night was the Mike McCarthy complaints on offensive pass interference.
There was a reason for this I did not know until I was told.
As most people DO know, this was Brett Favre Night, the night all was forgiven for most, if not all, Packer fans. One of the highlights of Favre's #4 being retired was an on-the-field moment with Packer legend Bart Starr...
Too bad Starr probably doesn't remember a thing about any of it!
Making the rounds as Starr was preparing to appear at the number retirement (and a story much earlier in appropriate circles on the concept of elder memory loss like this one), Bart Starr revealed he has lost much of the memory of his career.
Yes, he IS 81. But how many knocks to the head did Starr take to become that Packer legend many of us in Wisconsin effectively revered?
He began sliding in memory about five years ago, and now can't even recognize himself in old media clips and footage.
Yes, he is elderly, but do not excuse the number of headshots he took in his years in football.
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