Back in 1985, we knew we were going to get married. We also knew there would not be a lot of hoopla and fanfare around our wedding. We were pretty poor but super happy. One morning we were listening to the radio – KDF/103 when they announced the 10th caller would win 103 dollars plus a chance to win an Iroc Z. The song was Boys of Summer. So we called in and you guessed it, we won the money and a potential key to start the car.

On the day of the contest, we picked up our money and our key. None of you saw us driving around town in a black and gold Camaro, so you already know the key didn’t start the car.

But here’s the rest of the story. On our way home from Nashville, we stopped at Service Merchandise (blast from the past) and used the 103 dollars to buy our wedding rings. We were giddy with excitement and felt like we had won a lottery!

To this day, this is one of our favorite stories. If you ever run across a Service Merchandise catalog or ad, see an Iroc Z, or hear Boys of Summer, I hope you will remember the story of our 103 dollar “windfall” and smile.