Potter Son Who Loves The Red Sox
My eldest son, Josh, loves the Red Sox, which is unusual for a Virginian living in North Carolina and has something to do with the fact that his parents come from Boston. My son has a lot of heart, which makes him a good candidate for being a Red Sox fan. It takes someone with heart to have unconditionally loved the Red Sox throughout their long and cursed losing streak.
When Josh was a little boy, I told how I had once met Carl Yastrzemski, the all-time great Red Sox player (1961 – 1983). The Yaz, as he was sometimes called back then, had come into the boutique on Tremont Street in Boston where I was working. It didn’t mean that much to me, not being a sports fan myself. I was only nineteen and probably wasn’t even that sure of who he was. But my son could hardly believe it was true, that I met Carl Yastrzemski. “Mum! Why didn’t you get his autograph for me?!” he shouted excitedly.
“But Josh,” I answered, trying to explain, “I didn’t know I was going to grow up to have a boy like you!”
To view my son’s pottery, google his name “Josh Copus.” Website coming soon…
April 24th, 2005 7:02 pm
Hello, Michele sent me! (although this is not my first visit!) 🙂
I’m loving that gorgeous teenage pic of you a few posts back.
April 24th, 2005 7:04 pm
Love the picture! Off to check the clay bits…Welcome home.
April 24th, 2005 9:30 pm
Hi Colleen – Michele sent me. Everyone should have a fire keeping alchemist in the family, dontcha think?
April 24th, 2005 9:32 pm
LOL…makes me think of my daughters and my husband. Baylee was just watching an episode of “Full House” (her favorite) that included footage of a Beach Boys concert. Turns out hubby, coincidentally, was at that concert. Who was to know that 10 or 15 years later, he would have a daughter who adored “Full House” and would have killed for an autograph from DJ or Stephanie (but could care less about The Beach Boys). 🙂
Visiting via Michele…nice place you have here!
April 24th, 2005 11:34 pm
Thanks for stopping by my site via Michele. I hope your son gets to meet all his baseball heroes one day.
April 26th, 2005 12:08 am
What a handsome devil!
September 11th, 2007 8:03 am
Howdie there, I just happened to find this site when googling Josh’s pottery. I’m at UNCA now, studying ceramics, and love it, and Josh’s work gives a heave dose of inspiration to me. Looks like the new house is coming along nicely! Cheers… Hannah
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August 11th, 2014 12:51 pm
[…] The class of 1998 at Women’s Wellness Week, Indian Valley, Virginia, a woman’s retreat hosted by my friend Ise Williams who has since passed away. Do you recognize me with mud on my face? To view a more recent class picture go here. My son Josh’s class picture is here. Can you find him in all that green? His close-up mug…err…mud shot is here. […]