The Mind Bending Truth

I don't know If any of you guys had an older brother growing up . I sure did . And my older brother did , well , older brother things . You know , like knocking my displayed G.I. Joe's over from across the room with a balled up sock .  One day he threw my Secret Wars Captain America figure out of  a second story window . Into the snow ! Luckily Cappy left an imprint and I was able to to pull him out of  his icy grave . How apropos . But here's the mind bending truth . Our older brothers loved us . Albeit In their own weird,oppressive way . I remember one day , I'm guessing In 1987, I was sitting on my bedroom floor looking at a G.I. Joe  card-back , checking off  figures I already had .  Just then my brother walks In  .  I wait for the pillows to come flying across the room  and brace for impact . To my surprise not a pillow was thrown . Not an insult hurled . He wanted my card back to see which Joe figures I needed . He tells  me to choose one , places the card back inside the pocket of his leather bomber and walks out . An hour and a half later he walks back into the room , reaches into his coat and tosses a carded Dr. Mindbender figure onto the bed ! Faith restored!!!! I knew my brother had It In him . These small yet memorable acts of kindness happened on more than one occasion and I'm sure they were his way of saying "I love you,bro!"  ,without all the mushiness.



Big Tone

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