We should get together for dinner.” And that was it. He hangs up the phone. And he says to me, “Why you still here?” And I went, “What do you mean?” He says, “You got the job.” He had been talking to his friend, William McFetridge, who was the chairman of the commissioners of the Park District. And McFetridge, Soldier Field is named after him. And McFetridge, I had the job. And he said, “They’re gonna call you.” So I go back, tell my mother, “Cousin Sam got me the job.” And she goes, “Look for another job just in case.” And I said, “No.” And the summer comes and week goes by, no one calls me, another week goes by, no one calls me. I said, “What am I gonna do, mom?” She says, “Call your cousin.” I said, “Dare I talk to the godfather twice in a lifetime,” as I don’t wanna disturb him. But I call him. He said, “No, you don’t understand. You have the job. You go down there.
