The Many Names of JJB.
When I was four years old, I honestly believed I was Mighty Mouse. Mighty Mouse was my hero. He had his own theme song. Other heroes had catchphrases or leitmotifs, but Mighty Mouse had a full blown theme song. We're not worrying at all, We're just listening for his call... HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY! That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way! Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right, Mighty Mouse will join the fight! On the sea, or on the land, He has the situation well in hand! On my way to nursery school, I would try to leave the house with a red towel trailing from my neck. My mom would gently remove it despite my pouting and shoo me away to school. Other kids would pretend to be other superheroes, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, The Flash. I would proudly say, "I'M MIGHTY MOUSE!" The other kids would groan, roll their eyes, and leave me alone. That didn't matter to me. Mighty Mouse protected the downtrodden mice (I didn't kn...