I tucked him in with his stuffed-animal pet dogโcleverly named Dog-Dog, by the way.
Jordan SonnenblickThis was the kid who used to toddle over to my bed at 6 oโ clock in the morning every weekend morning to pull on my blankets so Iโd get up and watch cartoons with him. This was the kid who once made me play Hungry Hungry Hippos for an hour straight, until I thought my hands were going to fall off from slamming down those dumb little levers to make the hipposโ heads move. This was the kid who had spent an entire days at a time begging me to play Chutes and Ladders with him. And now he was feeling too sick to play with me.
Jordan SonnenblickYou can be our critic. Would you dig that? (Yes, he was the last Man in America who could say โdigโ with a straight face without referring to the process of using a tool to remove dirt from the ground.)
Jordan SonnenblickFinally the kitchen clock said 5:17. It was time to roll out. I shouted for my mom, woke Jeffrey up, ran upstairs, changed into my concert clothes, put on my shoes, and was standing by the door to the garage by 5:19โchanting โLetโs go! Come on!โ (Feel free to try that at home, by the way; moms love it!)
Jordan SonnenblickDid you really JUST fall, Jeffrey? Why does everybody in my family talk in these dramatic CAPITAL LETTERS all the time? Why am I the only calm one?
Jordan SonnenblickTake care, Jeffy. Iโll see you soon, right? Just remember not to throw food at the nurses. I donโt want to get any complaint calls, OK? Steven, I donโt throw food atโฆoh, that was a joke, right? Yup, buddy boy. It was a joke. But seriously, no kissing the nurses on the lips, either. It messes up their makeup. Eeeeeeewwwww!
Jordan Sonnenblick