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Originally Posted by David Atkatz
One sees/meets famous people quite often in NYC. But a New Yorker never bothers them, and never asks for autographs.
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I could name 200 celebrity & athletes I have run into.... Doctor J (Sahara Hotel Las Vegas 1980's), Wilt (1980's Gladstones-Malibu) (Magic-1989 at an empty Gladstones at closing time after playoff game with 2 girls, 1 on each arm, limping out. He talked with us four drunk kids for 5 minutes talking about his injury and the game we missed that night due to a retreat we were on in College. We snuck out to go drinkin! Kareem (walking in Westwood (when that was fashionable 1980's) Shaq-sat next to him at a Clippers game- Charles Barkley- met after Clippers game. Larry Bird In skybox bathroom at Staples Clippers Pacers game.
You get the point...I could go on on, but that's just a partial list in the Basketball section.
I would NEVER ruin the moment by asking for an autograph.....though I did sit next to Casey Stengel at Dodger Stadium in 1971. He signed my program 3 times Sadly, that's the only program I can't find today from the 1970's. If any one finds a dodger program with 3 Casey Stengel ramblings like to Charles from Charles Casey Stengel. To chuck, good luck Casey Stengel and just plain ole Casey Stengel, please let me know.