I do not want to post this. But in the spirit of good PR, I have to get out in front of it. 
This was a home video taken on July 29, 1988 - twenty years ago almost to the day.
The story was… it was in Africa, where I lived for a bit from age 8-12. My parents were missionaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (was known as Zaire then). There was little to do as 1) a kid and 2) in Africa.
One of the things that we would do is use a makeshift slip and slide created from plastic sheets. Put a hose on the top and a full water mattress at the bottom and you had hours of fun for kids.
This was, if I recall, a picnic where a number of missionary families were getting together. Note the one guy who was always bound to be “somewhat inappropriate” with his dead and stinking monkey on a stick. Yes, it’s a real monkey. It was already dead.
Ugh. Wow. Just wow. I’m going to kill someone now.
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jarmetta 08.04.08 at 9:45 pm
Wow- this was so long ago- where did you dig it up????
Aaron Brazell 08.04.08 at 9:48 pm
This would be the product of Mr. James Dodzweit who apparently is going
through some kind of early mid-life crisis and feels the need to dig into
old archives.
Timothy Brazell 08.04.08 at 9:50 pm
I can’t believe that! We were all so young… personally i think Matt was hilarious in that video.
And Aaron… you haven’t changed a bit 
Aaron Brazell 08.04.08 at 9:52 pm
Yeah, Matt’s gonna flip… with his little buzzed head.
Corrie 08.04.08 at 9:54 pm
Are you kidding????? The fact that #1 we were in AFRICA and #2 we were KIDS…….That was enough fun for a lifetime. You can’t ever erase those memories…….Awesome video!!!!!
Aaron Brazell 08.04.08 at 10:01 pm
I’m trying to cope with the SHORTS! Jeezz…
PAul Butler 08.22.08 at 8:00 am
I finally just saw this while cleaning out my mailbox. What a wave of nostalgia!. Except that we did wear really short shorts!
Aaron Brazell 08.22.08 at 11:51 am
I *love* Brick Cliff's shorts :-p
Matthew 08.27.08 at 7:42 pm
Unbelievable! It's the most unsightly display of grown men in short shorts but nonetheless it brings back some great memories…
Aaron Brazell 08.27.08 at 7:50 pm
heheh. What's up, Matt?
Matthew 08.30.08 at 4:55 pm
Hi Aaron. What's good? gettin by here in Charlotte…