This story is better told by my dad with the twinkle in his eye at the thought of his firstborn and the exaggerated moves of an actor. My sister was born in August of 1968. At the time, Daddy was an actor playing the lead role in the Legend of Daniel Boone at the outdoor theater in Harrodsburg, Ky. When he got word that my mom was in labor, he took off in his costume to get to the hospital…coonskin cap and all. Somewhere along the way, a state trooper pulled him over and Daddy got out of the car to explain things. In his haste, he said, “I’m Daniel Boone and I’m going to have a baby!”
The trooper didn’t miss a beat and said, “I don’t care if you’re the Easter Bunny, you were driving too fast and you’re getting a ticket.”
Apparently, once he slowed down and explained more clearly why he was driving so fast in a Daniel Boone costume, they came to an understanding.
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