Everyone knows I'm a sucker for a good sports story.
And while there were several options for a lead after Monday's senior session... I'm going with one that includes a little family history... and a fitting dash of weather.
Dee and Allen Burt's fourth of four boys finally got his shot at this senior picture thing on Monday. And with forecasts calling for heat indices into the 110's, we had one goal and one goal only early on...
Get the outdoor portion of the session done ASAP.
So, while we were talking sports right out of the gate (don't worry Hawkeye fans... I made sure to razz the notorious Cyclone Burts about The Mayor turning his back on Ames, Iowa!) we put off the actual sports images until the end of the session.
To make sure things were different than the last installment of The Brothers Burt (Michael, GMG Class of 2011), we took a roadie into town to urban things up for this farm boy. No worries... we eventually worked in a grain bin as a tip of the proverbial cap to Jacob's ag roots, but being a younger brother myself... I knew Jake would appreciate the extra effort to make sure his images were different than his siblings.
So after a couple hours of trying to ensure young Mr. Burt didn't sweat right through his shirt tops, our mission was accomplished... 10 a.m.... and while it was already nearly 90 degrees... it wasn't triple digits yet... and we were ready to get our chill on inside for the rest of the day.
As Burt tradition would have it... a full suit was required to keep it classy before we got to the part that Jacob really came for.... the sports.
Jake's Wolverines are in the midst of a post-season baseball run that for the first time in his career includes a district win. GMG has put together a solid third place Iowa Star Conference finish and the day after his session, the silver, black and blue polished off AGWSR in their post-season opener.
The long-time Wolverine catcher (and sometimes hurler), decided to have me highlight baseball in his sports collage... but it was something about football that I found particularly cool.
I usually will ask guys WHY they are the number that they are. Sometimes they'll tell me... "that's the number they gave me when I was a freshman." Or maybe, "I dunno... I've just always been that number." Or, "It's my lucky number.".... Or maybe someone famous that they idolize wore it. There's always a reason, it seems.
But this one... I thought was noteworthy.
All four of Allen and Dee's boys have wore the number 7 at Green Mountain-Garwin High School. And while I coulda chosen to talk about the fact that Jacob will eventually earn five varsity letters in baseball... or that he'll be the starting quarterback this fall... or that he's the strongest kid on the team with an impressive bench of 285 pounds... I think the neatest story on the day was about a family tradition.
Four x 7 = 1. As in one awesome family.
Thanks for your support over the years Team Burt. I know it's against your religion to support a Hawkeye like you have... and I don't take that lightly. :)
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