As a kid, I spray-painted my football helmet silver, and when the Lions introduced the blue stripes and Leaping Lion logo in 1961, I thought it was the coolest thing.

I can't say I'm disappointed. Based upon our practice rounds, we've been lowering our scores a little bit. We were having a hard time breaking a 200 (in nine-hole events) and we got down to a 185. We had a couple other rounds in the 190s, so we're getting a little better.

I was the envy of our neighborhood touch football gang.

That's why they have a sense of urgency, ... Fuel is difficult.

We then decided that since we were making all the parts, why not make the shells and manufacture our own vintage suspension helmets.

This year also marks the 40th anniversary of their 1965 national championship team, which was followed by the great '66 squad that played to a 10-10 tie against Notre Dame in the famous Game of the Century.

I thought Marmion shot a good score with a 303 at the (Aurora) City Meet, and then these guys come in with a 302. That's solid shooting.

We're only selling a couple hundred bags a day (at each machine). The beauty of it is, at least we've got some (for customers) every day.