re: Pontchartrain Beach Sky Ride

Back in '75 my parents made my 18 year old eldest brother take my older brother (who was turning 15)and two friends to Pontchartrain Beach for his birthday.

I was able to tag along and hung out with my big brother. We were riding on the Sky Ride and it conked out for about an hour during the middle of the ride. I thought it was cool as shite being that far above the crowd for that long. My bro didn't care for it that much.

Later, we were riding on the Galaxy ride behind two ladies. When we hit the first big drop off, the wig on one of the ladies flew off her head, revealing those tissue paper curler ladies used to use back then. She was mortified for the whole ride and I thought it was funny as heck. My brother had caught her wig in mid air when it flew off.

I have never seen happier person than when my brother handed her the wig that he had caught.