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20. Back in the 1970's Joe Namath

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 11:38 PM

Oct 2013

He was on the team bus that stopped at our rest area for a bathroom break. He was wearing a leather fringe jacket instead of the team blazer like everyone else. Ronan Tynan one of the three Irish tenors who was doing a concert in our city. He gave me the shamrock from his dressing room. I also worked the Basketball Hall of Fame inductions every year so I got to meet the inductees every year. My last ceremony included Micheal Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson. Charles Barkley showed up to the ceremony with a girl he picked up in the hotel he was staying at. His limo never showed up so he had to ride to the induction dinner in a Dodge minivan. I also got to meet the members of Motley Crue and Godsmack when they did concerts in town.

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