Obtaining auto's in non-sports setting

[MooseDog]

My ex-sister-in-law likes to tell a story about how she and her (now ex-husband, but not my brother) got a once in a lifetime chance to play Pebble Beach. They were enjoying the view of the ocean from the clubhouse when after a bit a group of men sat down and got really loud.

She recognized one of the men in the group but didn't say anything. After a while the group got up to leave and the man she recognized came over to their table and apologized if they were bothering them.

My ESIL smiled at him and said...

"Oh, no need to apologize for that, but you DO need to apologize for going into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee!"

He laughed hard and they shook hands with Reggie Jackson and that was that.

No autographs but a great story to tell forever.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

My ex-sister-in-law likes to tell a story about how she and her (now ex-husband, but not my brother) got a once in a lifetime chance to play Pebble Beach. They were enjoying the view of the ocean from the clubhouse when after a bit a group of men sat down and got really loud.

She recognized one of the men in the group but didn't say anything. After a while the group got up to leave and the man she recognized came over to their table and apologized if they were bothering them.

My ESIL smiled at him and said...

"Oh, no need to apologize for that, but you DO need to apologize for going into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee!"

No autographs but a story to tell forever.

So who was it?

[MooseDog]

Damn, forgot the punch line!

It was Reggie Jackson. My post now edited...

[CamaroCPA]

I work in the same building in downtown Milwaukee that Bud Selig has an office. I need to start carrying a ball with me so he can sign next time we're in the elevator at the same time!

[GoCubsGo32]

My father is a pilot for a commercial airline and he flys celebrities and athletes on his plane from time to time. He has an autograph book that he carries around with him when he flys. Depending on the situation he'll try to get their autograph in his autograph album. He plans to pass that book down to us after he's done flying as kinda a cool memento.

*Dan Marino- class act; he had a great talk with him and he wrote, "To Gene...Go DEEP! {Dan Marino}
*Cris Carter
*Jim Kelly
*Mitt Romney (before he ran for President)
*Serena Williams -didn't want her autograph ; she wasn't too nice to the flight crew
*Kathy Ireland (shocker considering she's worth 2 Billion)
*Sandy Koufax -- I told my dad not to even try,lol
*Senator Bill Nelson
(there's more but I can't recall them)

[tazdmb]

Met Gary Carter in the MGM elevator. I first said to myself, that looks like Gary Carter, and I saw the 86 Ring. I said, aren't you Gary Carter and he said "I sure am". He took off his ring and let me see it. He also signed an autograph for me-I even gave him $20, unsolicited, for his charity. I ran into him again on the elevator later that night and turns out he was staying in the room next to me.

We took a great picture together, and I am still upset I never got it signed. I always figured, he is young and will be around for a while.

[scooter729]

I work in an environment where I have a great deal of exposure to politicians, both folks from the US and heads of state from other countries. I frequently have talked with them but the only one I asked for an autograph was a former US Treasury Secretary, since I thought it was pretty cool that his signature was on all US currency for a few years, so I had to have him sign a few dollar bills for me!