Celebrities

[DannyG]

went to a Kings' practice the first Gretzky year...asked Luc Robataille for his autograph on our little mascot stuffed rabbit with a king's sweater...he was very personable and gracious, allowing as to how he had never been asked to sign a rabbit before.

We thanked him profusely for taking the time to talk to us...this was a time when his english wasn't what it is today...he obviously meant to reply something to the effect of "no big deal, happy to do it." The translation phrase reply he used was "This means nothing," which threw me for only a second. Very nice guy...

DannyG

[RichardGraham]

Hi Danny,

That's a funny story. Luc's a great guy.

Last night, I went to a San Diego Padres' game and met Jerry Coleman, an announcer for the team. He was a fighter pilot in WWII and was recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He seemed like a nice man. He's known for his malaprops. Here are a few I found online:

"There's a deep fly ball... Winfield goes back, back... his head hits the wall ... it's rolling towards second base."

"There is someone warming up in the Giants' bullpen, but he's obscured by his number."

"All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air."

"Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now."

"Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting."

"Ozzie Smith just made another play that I've never seen anyone else make before, and I've seen him make it more often than anyone else ever has."

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[Brooklynite10]

He sounds a lot like Yogi Berra.

[CoachFoo]

Of all people in all places, I met OJ in chicago ohare airport in 1988. He was very friendly. We had a very good discussion for about 20 minutes while on line.

I installed the millwork in Howard Stern's house on the island in about 89/90. Very quiet in person.

Did a basement for Ralph Maccio a few years ago, he still could not grow a beard. Very nice people, him and his wife.

Billy J. was one of my favorite customers. Would go out for a beer with us at the end of work a few times a week when we worked on his boat installing cabinets.

In colorado, my kids play alot of hockey. We run into the Aves players all the time at different rinks. Hockey players are the nicest sports people on Earth. Joe Sakic is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Always wanted to meet Mark Messier, never did.


Coach Foo
Colorado Blizzard

[RichardGraham]

Hey Coach,

About a week ago I was in L.A. at the Cat & the Fiddle restaurant and bar at a going-away party for a friend, and Woody Harrelson walked in. I got up and said, "Woody!" and put out my hand. He shook it, wondering who the hell I was. All the people at my table were very impressed. LOL. What I didn't know was that Owen Wilson had walked in, too. I would have much rather talked to him.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[RichardGraham]

Hey Lethal,

I think I forgot my best "celebrity" night ever. Nothing compares to this in my memory, because I'm a bigger music fan than anything else. I was at the Palomino, a music club in North Hollywood, California, many years ago. The club's no longer there.

Oddly enough, I don't even remember who the headliner was, though I suspect it may have been San Diego's Beat Farmers. Anyway, a musician in the opening band was married to Kathleen Turner, so there were several celebrities there in addition to Turner -- including Tom Hanks, Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman, Rip Torn, and Jon Lovitz from Saturday Night Live.

But the person I was most excited to see was John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the writer of one of my favorite songs of all time, "Green River."

Also check out his song "Deja Vu All Over Again." It makes more sense when it comes to the war in Iraq than anything our politicians say about it.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central