It was dark outside and we were huddled by their front door. I say "we" because I can't remember their names. A boy and girl. I don't remember our age differences or which sibling was older. Funny that I can't. It must've been a one day play date. Not because it went badly, from what I can remember, just that I didn't see them often enough to retain their names. Or perhaps it was just one of those times that your parents take you to a friend of their's and what was supposed to be "just running in" turns into "come in for a beer". They have kids as well, and soon you're acquainted and playing with their Ninja Turtles as if you've known them your entire life. I remember their Turtle Blimp and explaining that I had the Turtle Van (my most prized possession at that point) but this Turtle Blimp was quite obviously the coolest thing I'd ever seen in my entire life. I'm sure I asked a thousand questions about how they'd acquired such fabulous accessory to find that they'd had no idea. Apparently a Christmas or Birthday present. I remember holding it up to my dad and exclaiming something like,
"LOOK DAD! IT'S THE TURTLE BLIMP!!!"
I can guarantee he wasn't nearly as impressed as I was. Though I'm sure I held it long enough to burn in both of our memories to ensure that the very first opportunity we had we MUST get one. We because I made all the money during that time too...
Seriously? It's clearly the most badass thing the Turtles have ever driven...
I know I talked about it the whole way home and I'm sure quite animately. I wonder what he thought about my excitement, how fleeting my fascination with it actually was and how used he was to me falling in love with things and forgetting about them the next day. I wonder if those kids appreciated their rad Turtle Blimp even more when I left, or if they were perhaps just as enthralled with the knowledge that I had a Turtle Van and how amazing it would be if they had one as well. Memories like these are important, I suppose. I've held onto it for a reason, right? Maybe I just really need that damn
blimp...
