Last Night's "Intervention"/Memories of Weis

I watched Intervention last night and was left with a few impressions. First of all, I said in my last post they could've made the episode with me in it minus the wife and child - that was pretty much true. The exception being that my temper used to be that bad 7 or 8 years ago, before I underwent anger management and treatment for my anxiety/depression. I think people hate anger management because it forces you to face the unlikeable parts of who you are. No one likes criticism, but there are times when people are forced to change.

But there were similarities. One was that "Dan" and I are both the youngest of 4 siblings, we both had at least 1 alcoholic in our family (his was his Grandfather, mine is my Dad), and we both lost people that were close to us. But after that, things are a bit different. Dan drank heavily before he got married and during his marriage. I drank heavily before I met Michele, then drank once a week, then after losing Michele drink heavily again.

And speaking of Michele, I got to thinking about some of the old days working at Weis Markets - a grocery store in Camp Hill, PA. My friend Kevin got me a job there as a stock boy in 1994. We were a small team, Kevin, Bill, Rob, Stan, & me. That's where I first saw Michele. I was standing on a pile of boxes when she & Tina were heading towards our break room. She was wearing a denim skirt, red heels, red shirt, red bow in her hair - God she looked amazing. And ever since there has been no woman like her, never will be either - except maybe her daughter.

I remember being way nervous around her and never wanting to embarrass myself. She always gave me butterflies, and the thought of her still does - -everytime. I remember Stan always chasing Bill around the stock room - punching him all along the route and Bill screaming like a banshee the whole time. It was funny standing outside the truck trailer when Stan would chase Bill into it. You'd hear their footsteps, Bill getting punched, and Bill screaming. Man, do I ever wish we had security cameras in those trailers.

I remember Kevin grabbing Bill by the tie, yanking his head down to his knees, and him pulling Bill into the stock room between the storage bays. I also remember a customer watching the whole thing through the window on the stock room doors. It didn't pay well, but it made up for it in entertainment value, let me tell ya.

But I don't regret any of it. Without working there I would've never seen Michele or dated her for the best months of my life. But sadly, the store is gone - but the building remains. What I'd give to go back to that moment when I saw Michele for the first time......