Before competition began, an incident occurred that might have had a slight difference in the outcome of the contest. A young Belgian boy, about eleven years old, had been brought backstage, to see and possibly meet some of the contestants. The father nudged the boy, his autograph book in hand, toward Sergio. BIG MISTAKE! The moment the boy got into his space, Sergio shouted something like, “Get the hell out of here! I dont have time for autographs! See me after the show!” The outburst shocked the father and son to the point where you could actually see dismay on their faces. Regaining his composure, the father began pushing the boy toward me. The boy walked over, his head down, autograph book at arms length, afraid to make eye contact. Having seen the crestfallen look on the childs face, I signed my name and then picked him up and placed him on my shoulder as he flexed his skinny arm while his father snapped a photograph. The next time I saw his father, he was looking at me while sitting at the judges table with a smile on his face, nodding his head up and down, mouthing the word, “Yes--yes--yes.” From the book Beyond the Universe By Bill Pearl and Kim Shott.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:28:25 +0000
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