Someone asked me the other day if there were any famous people that I had not met. They were joking of course, but I really have had the good fortune to be able to meet lots of famous and some infamous people. They asked me to name names of who I have met along the way.
The list is huge and someday I should write them down as best as I can remember, but I know that I would leave some off.
So, to satisfy the curiosity of some…..I’ll be a name dropper for the day.
Baseball- Steve Garvey, Randy Johnson, Carl Erskine, Reggie Jackson, Harmon, Killebrew, Joe Morgan, George Foster, and dozens of others
Basketball- Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Bonzi Wells, Mark Jackson, Bill Walton, Dick Vitale and several others
Football- John Madden, Peyton Manning, Steve Young, Tony Mandarich and many others
Racing- AJ Foyt, Michael Andretti, Dale Jr, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Kenny Bernstein, John Force, Nicky Haden and hundreds of others on the NASCAR, IRL, CART, MOTO GP, American Lemans and Rolex circuits.
Golf- Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Lefty, Vijay Sing, Fuzzy Zoeller, John Daly, Steve Elkington and most of the tour golfers of our time.
Hollywood- Clint Eastwood, Andy Garcia, James Woods, Heather Locklear, James Brolin, Eric Estrada, George Lopez, Bill Murray, and a handful of others.
Art- Peter Max, Mackenzie Thorpe, Grace Slick (now an artist), and others.
Music- Tim McGraw, Clint Black, Dre’ and Snoop, Ratt, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Edwin McCain, Justin Timberlake, Alice Cooper, Darius Rucker and about fifty other bands
Politics/famous characters- Wavy Gravy, Tommie Smith, Sonny Barger, Jesse Jackson, and some others.
I met most of them through my jobs.
Would I say that any of us are friends. No.
Do I have a few of their personal cell phone numbers? Yes.
Have I had dinner with some? Yes.
Have I sat next to them at games? Yes.
Have I hung out backstage with some? Yes.
Have picked up a few at the airport? Yes.
Can I introduce you? No. J
