June 6, 1955.<br/><br/>Danny finished off his plate of eggs, bacon and toast in what seemed like record time. For the first time in what seemed like months, he didn't have to rush to et to school, or get his chores done... but it was still the first free day of the summer and he had planned to spend it with his friends. The whole lazy day and it was already 9:30 in the morning!<br/><br/>He pushed his chair back from the table, "Gotta go Mom, Meetng the guys this morning!"<br/><br/>"No you don't Danny, you walk out of this house... and do not slam the screen door!" his mother said without even turning around from the sink.<br/><br/>"Sure Mom." he said as he turned and took 4 slow, exaggerated steps out of the kitchen before booking it out the front door.... letting it slam behind him... and started down the block to get the next in line of the houses that was on his mental list.<br/><br/>He had gotten a towel and had a swim trunks on under his jeans just so he could get to the river that much faster... Just a few days ago, they had put up a rope from a tree right over the river and he wanted to try that sucker out!