It's August 1994. My best friend Reedy and I are spending the summer at Gillespie Lake — swimming optional, cheap beer mandatory. When the afternoon calls for tubing behind a speedboat, I'm all in. Reedy? Not so much.

What follows is a masterclass in pride, panic, and the unforgiving laws of physics — as I discover water's similarities with concrete and Reedy attempts to conquer the water on his own very particular terms.

In this episode:

The summer after high school graduation with nowhere to be and nothing to lose

My first tubing run — and my unforgettable exit

The moment Reedy lets a fully grown man know exactly how fast he's willing to go

Why I should have paid closer attention to Sir Isaac Newton's lessons

A story about best friends, summer freedom, and the legend of the one and only time Jason Reedy ever went tubin'.

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