by Michael Ceraolo
I wasn’t the first to sell food at a ball game:
I think they were doing that even before
anyone thought to charge admission to watch the game
I wasn’t the first to sell what came to be called hot dogs,
though the legend of my doing so made a good story
But I think I was the first
to make a good living as a concessionaire,
starting out selling scorecards, then later also selling food
And I’m proud of the enjoyment I gave fans,
and equally proud my company continued to do so
well beyond the end of my life
