May 17th finally arrived. My mystery customer was due soon. After cleaning the shop and restroom, I listened to a baseball game being played in Yankee Stadium. One good thing I brought home from the Korean War was a love of baseball. The armed forces broadcasting service covered many games every week. They obviously didn't want us to hear how the war was going so any way to occupy our minds was their objective.
The year 1961 had many historic feats and changes in baseball.
The American League began playing 162 games, up from 154. In 1962, the National League followed suit.
On April 10th, the Washington Senators played their first ever game in franchise history with President Kennedy in attendance. They lost 4-3 to the White Sox.
On April 12th, Douglas MacArthur declined the offer of becoming commissioner of baseball.
Warren Spahn threw his second career no hitter on April 28th at the age of 41.
On May 9th, Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits two grand slams in consecutive innings, the first ever to record that feat. He had nine RBIs versus the Twins that day.
On June 8th, Milwaukee set a record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas). On June 9th, Ryne Duren set a record of seven straight strikeouts against the Red Sox. Duren had a blazing fast ball and was notorious for his poor eyesight. He wore thick eyeglasses. Batters were scared to face him as a pitch could just as easily cross your head as the plate. Casey Stengel once said if Duren's fast ball ever hit your head, you might be in the past tense.
On June 11th, Norm Cash became the first Detroit Tiger to hit a homerun completely out of Tiger Stadium.
On July 25th, Roger Maris hit four home runs in a double header with the White Sox. Roger went on to hit a record 61 home runs in 162 games. Babe Ruth hit 60 in 154 games.
A few minutes after 7:00, someone knocked on the door. When I opened it, I almost fainted. There stood the most famous blonde bombshell in the world. She'd starred in many movies and had a new contract just signed with Fox Studios. She was in all the news for her sexy appearance, voice and acting, mostly in dumb blonde roles.
I invited her and the two bodyguards in. They followed me to the curtained area, and all listened as I explained the procedure. I attempted no small talk. In fact, I was having trouble talking at all.
The two men sat in chairs just outside the curtain while I worked on this famous lady. Very few words were spoken and she did as I requested. It went quickly and I shaved all the areas I normally did. If she had an orgasm when I used the small trimmer around her clit, it was subtle.
She was pleased with my work and thanked me. She and her guards were away by 7:40. I later saw her on TV singing Happy Birthday to President Kennedy in New York. She was one hell of a lady who died only fifteen months later. A damn shame.
The following Tuesday, Jamie called and said she'd be a bit late for our appointment. There was a final inspection issue at her new shop. Later that evening, she knocked on the door and I walked to let her in. As she entered, I could tell she was upset. I asked, "Are you okay? You look angry."
"Sorry, yes, I'm really pissed with that damn building inspector. That asshole has demanded that we relocate some of the electrical outlets farther away from the washbasins. That's going to cost hundreds of dollars. Seems like a new building code requirement went into effect last week and our dumb ass electrician didn't know about it. That's the last time I'll use one of Linda's boyfriends for construction work. The only good thing is that the total project cost is under budget and we have the money set aside for contingencies." That was the first time I saw Jamie upset. The little woman had a temper.
"Well, come on in and have a seat. I have some Cokes in the back if you want one."
"Thanks. I would. I just can't believe how much shit you have to put up with to build a business in this town."
We walked together into my office, and I opened the small fridge and pulled out two cans.
"Have a seat."
Jamie sat in a visitor's chair next to my desk. I found the church key and opened the cans. I could tell she was starting to relax as she sipped the Coke.
I said, "I just had my first referral come in. She was so impressed that she made a follow-up appointment." I didn't say anything about the "mystery" woman.
Jamie responded, "Congratulations, you're off and running. Anybody I know?
"You know I'll never tell you that. What happens here is nobody's business except the customer's."
"You're right. I'm just curious. By the way, I also want to make another appointment."
"Robert was pleased?"
She laughed and responded, "He was out of his mind all week. I must admit that I enjoyed the new sensitivity I had to his touch. We screwed two or three times every night and at least once each morning before he went to work. We were worse than newlyweds."
Now I laughed. "So, you want a touch-up, do you?" She didn't miss my meaning.