Tuesday, April 1st, 1978

I went to all of my classes today at ISU, for the second day in a row. I talked to some of the Profs and they helped me gather up study materials, I have all of closed week to study and then part of finals week. I have two D's, one in photography, another in History of the 3rd Riech, and C's in Documentry film Production, and Art History. I can easily pass the History class, I need to turn in a project in photography...and another in the Production class, but I can do it.

Jim and I have been busy working on the big exhibition match between Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell. They're coming to town on Thursday morning for a exhibition that night. I volunteered to pick them up at the airport and drive them to the hotel, then drive them to Reed Gym for a practice hit and then to the exhibition. Jim and I are headed over to Reed Gym in a few minutes to help set up the court surface. Its a rubberized surface that rolls out and locks into place. We're going to help unload the rolls, and we're bringing our racquets to test out the surface. At least 2-thousand tickets have been sold and no top 10 player has ever visited Pocatello, let alone a Wimbledon Champ. I just finished reading Ashe's biography that was just released and it was a tremendous insight into the Wimbledon final where he crushed Connors. Im so excited.

Jim and I played doubles today against Damian and Kim Burma. We were working on serve and volleys and getting to the net. We had a close first set winning 6-4, and then got cooking and beat them 6-1. We then played a set of singles and I beat Jim 6-4 just by keeping the ball in play and letting him make the mistakes. The wind was blowing and with his topspin had a hell of a time keeping the ball in the court. The team is on the road but Coach Holly left me a note to keep practicing and be ready. The team went down to Utah State and then they got the conference championships coming up on Thursday. I'll miss not playing this year but you never know...someone blows out a knee and Im in.

I called Mark Sanderson and told him that Ill be in Plymouth, N.H. by the third week of May. He's still in school but should be just about finished with finals when I get there. Pat said his Mom is cool with having me stay a week in Ogdensburg. Pat said we can play tennis and hang out and it will be cool. He says we'll be at Patsy's house a lot and she has a bunch of friends if I want to go out. Pat and I did some figuring and my half of gas money shouldnt be more than $40.00. Pat has a Plymouth Fury and it gets lousy gas mileage...but Im not complaining!



Theres so much going on, my Mom said Mr. B called and she got to talk to him for a few minutes she said he sounded really nice on the phone. I had called him to see how much he was going to pay me, we got Jim Hall all straightened out and it sounds like I'll get a hundred more, but wanted to make sure. Ill need every cent for tuition in the fall.