Only in L.A. (or how Eli tackled David Beckham’s son)
(inspired by true events)
On Saturday morning I took my 6 & 3.5 years old boys to Toys R’ Us to buy them new bicycles. As we approached the entrance we saw a crowd of paparazzi around a shinny black Bentley Continental GTC. It was easy enough to tell that a celeb was around, the question was who?
We walked into the large store and headed towards the bicycle area located at the far end. The inside of the store was suspiciously quiet and empty, but as we got closer to the rear we could hear the noise and feel the excitement. But still, we could not tell what was the reason for the hubbub.
We entered into the bike aisle and saw a lineup of 20 children bikes. A little boy was standing at the other side of the aisle examining the different models one by one. Eli, my 3.5 years old, was doing the same. Dora the Explorer, Spiderman and Dragon were some of the models Eli looked at. Then he got closer to the middle of the line and so did the little boy. They got closer and closer and approached the center where a blue and orange Diego bike parked. Eli grabbed them first and said “That’s the pair I want”. The other boy was shocked and with a sad look on his face turned around and walked back towards his dad. I wanted to stop him and say something, or even offer him the bike but the bodyguards stopped me from getting closer.
A minute later I saw the boy and his dad leaving with a scooter without giving me a chance to invite them for a play date…at least I had my iPhone with me to capture that moment.
David, welcome to La-La-Land. Just remember one thing. This is not Manchester. In this town, Liverpool fans rule!
Update: Eli has recently switched to a blue Razor A2 scooter, so the bike (video demo here) are for sale…
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