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jonnygospeltent
02-12-2009, 09:44 AM
The other day I was playing basketball in the park next to the ice rink where The Blackhawks practice. As I was returning to my car some little kid asked me for my autograph obviously assuming I was a hockey player.Should I have said "Geez Kid. I'm over 50 and overweight and bald.do I look like an NHL player"or should I have scribbled something in his book and then walked away?
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 09:50 AM
The other day I was playing basketball in the park next to the ice rink where The Blackhawks practice. As I was returning to my car some little kid asked me for my autograph obviously assuming I was a hockey player.Should I have said "Geez Kid. I'm over 50 and overweight and bald.do I look like an NHL player"or should I have scribbled something in his book and then walked away?
Scribbled! :p
What did you do?
You should have signed it Gump Worsley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOp0pZI9coA
"I'll be happy to give you an autograph, son, but you know what, I'm not a Blackhawk." Then you could have had a little chat with him about which hockey players you like and so forth. That would have tried to make an honest connection with him, and a connection with someone is prolly what he really wanted.
Moon, I can't get to youtube at work. Is that link by any chance the Weakerthans song about Gump Worsley? I love that album, especially the song "Tournament of Hearts"
Frosty
02-12-2009, 09:56 AM
The other day I was playing basketball in the park next to the ice rink where The Blackhawks practice. As I was returning to my car some little kid asked me for my autograph obviously assuming I was a hockey player.Should I have said "Geez Kid. I'm over 50 and overweight and bald.do I look like an NHL player"or should I have scribbled something in his book and then walked away?
You should have signed it...Brett Favre.
Moon, I can't get to youtube at work. Is that link by any chance the Weakerthans song about Gump Worsley? I love that album, especially the song "Tournament of Hearts"
You're probably better off. No the video I linked is the one they showed during his Hall of Fame induction. When gospeltent said fat, old, and bald I just naturally thought of Gump.
Michelino
02-12-2009, 10:33 AM
You should have signed it...Brett Favre.
Or maybe Larry Bird
djgriff
02-12-2009, 10:49 AM
Hey, until this year, you probably could have been a Hawk and nobody would have known. ;)
I saw the Blackhawks last night. Those guys are just kids. They're so young they got Fruit Loops on their pre-game menu.
marignygreg
02-12-2009, 11:00 AM
One time at a bar, my buddy was mistaken for Kevin Butler ( Bears kicker ) and he milked it ( free drinks ) all night long.
Coincidentally, I just read a news item about this very subject just this morning:
http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2009/02/joba_chamberlain_imposter_got.html
CEfromLA
02-12-2009, 11:28 AM
One night, we were with a bunch of friends at this goofy Christmas parade in Studio City. This kid comes up to Bruce (in photo above) and asks him for an autograph. Bruce tells him, 'You don't want my autograph; I'm a nobody" and the kid walks away to his Mom all sad.
The Mom gives Bruce the stink eye and sends the kid back over. Since Bruce often gets people asking him if he 'IS' sombody (probably something to do with the aging rocker look), Bruce asks the kid, "Who do you think I am?" and the kid looks at him and says, 'Lyle Lovett'.
All of us almost died. We were laughing so hard, it almost became a 'Depends moment'. Bruce, who at this point is really annoyed by our reaction, grabs the paper from the kid and signs Lyle Lovett's name.
I tried to remind Bruce that LL was married to Julia Roberts (at the time), but he was inconsolable. I still giggle out loud whenever I see Lyle Lovett (who I happen to really like, by the way!).
One night, we were with a bunch of friends at this goofy Christmas parade in Studio City. This kid comes up to Bruce (in photo above) and asks him for an autograph. Bruce tells him, 'You don't want my autograph; I'm a nobody" and the kid walks away to his Mom all sad.
The Mom gives Bruce the stink eye and sends the kid back over. Since Bruce often gets people asking him if he 'IS' sombody (probably something to do with the aging rocker look), Bruce asks the kid, "Who do you think I am?" and the kid looks at him and says, 'Lyle Lovett'.
All of us almost died. We were laughing so hard, it almost became a 'Depends moment'. Bruce, who at this point is really annoyed by our reaction, grabs the paper from the kid and signs Lyle Lovett's name.
I tried to remind Bruce that LL was married to Julia Roberts (at the time), but he was inconsolable. I still giggle out loud whenever I see Lyle Lovett (who I happen to really like, by the way!).
THAT is hilarious!! :D :D
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
02-12-2009, 12:15 PM
you should have signed & made that kids day.....
but being honest is good also.
Staxsun
02-12-2009, 12:18 PM
You should've signed Larry Harmon and smiled.
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 12:18 PM
you should have signed & made that kids day.....
That's what I say.
but being honest is good also.
Yep.
I've had people buy me drinks and even pick up my bar tab just because they seem to think I looked a lot like Jerry Garcia. When I used to sit in the lower bowl at the hockey game, a bunch of kids in the upper section would start to chant JERRY,JERRY every time I got up from my seat. One afternoon, after a few too many Blue Ribbons, my good friend Chicken Boy suggested I pose as the man at record shows and music conventions. I told him some over zealous Deadhead would probably blow my brains out for committing such blasphemy. He then suggested I become Larry Garcia, Jerry's brother. Since being me is hard enough as it is, I decided I don't need an alter ego.
bluesbaby
02-12-2009, 12:48 PM
Maybe we should start a new thread: 'What famous somebody have you been mistaken for or compared to?'
Hahaha!
(ps sometimes people say I favor a younger Susan Sarandon, but that was in the days when I had red hair. LOL)
Janice
marignygreg
02-12-2009, 12:49 PM
Tommy Chong Jerry, or Santa Clause Jerry ??
Maybe we should start a new thread: 'What famous somebody have you been mistaken for or compared to?'
JFK, Jr.
Bernie Kosar
Albert Brooks
Bill Maher
How's that for a range? It encompasses 20+ years, and 30+/- pounds.
Tommy Chong Jerry, or Santa Clause Jerry ??
I started out Tommy Chong Jerry but evolved into Santa Claus Jerry. I now list my hair color as formerly black.
(ps sometimes people say I favor a younger Susan Sarandon, but that was in the days when I had red hair.
Call me. ;)
Amy Winette
02-12-2009, 01:38 PM
I've been recognized as a threadhead from the board by people I haven't met in person before -- that counts right? :)
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 01:42 PM
I've been recognized as a threadhead from the board by people I haven't met in person before -- that counts right? :)
Yep! lol, that happened to me, too by PaulC in the Sheraton elevator. :D
jonnygospeltent
02-12-2009, 01:44 PM
Wow! That is quite a range. :D
Must of felt good to hear you resembled JFK Jr!
He was painfully good-looking & very sexy.
What do JFK Jr. and a penguin have in common?
They look good in a tuxedo but they can't fly very well.
What do JFK Jr. and a penguin have in common?
They look good in a tuxedo but they can't fly very well.
Aww, poor John. :( That was really sad.
Chicago Fest Fan
02-12-2009, 01:50 PM
What do JFK Jr. and a penguin have in common?
They look good in a tuxedo but they can't fly very well.
Time + tragedy= humor
Time + tragedy= humor
Really?? Tragedy, huh...
Well, now that I think of it, I guess it was pretty funny how thier plane went down & they all died!
Zydekitten
02-12-2009, 01:55 PM
Maybe we should start a new thread: 'What famous somebody have you been mistaken for or compared to?'
- Ann-Margaret (more for the eyes and hair than anything else, as I don't have anything else even remotely like her)
- Julianne Moore
- Annette O'Toole (she was in Superman III and Smallville)
- Kathy Griffin
. . . Pretty much any actress/celebrity with red hair.
However, interestingly - I also get mistaken ALL the time for people's sisters, cousins and other assorted relatives (Commonly heard by me, "Do you have a sister/cousin/whatever?"). ;) :D
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 01:56 PM
Really?? Tragedy, huh...
Well, now that I think of it, I guess it was pretty funny how thier plane went down & they all died!
lmaooo! Stop it.
Hey, have you done Yes, yet? I'm on Do you love me now.
lmaooo! Stop it.
Hey, have you done Yes, yet? I'm on Do you love me now.
NO. :o
I love DYLM...I can mash potato faster than anyone now, girly!:p
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 02:01 PM
- Ann-Margaret (more for the eyes and hair than anything else, as I don't have anything else even remotely like her)
- Julianne Moore
- Annette O'Toole (she was in Superman III and Smallville)
- Kathy Griffin
. . . Pretty much any actress/celebrity with red hair.
However, interestingly - I also get mistaken ALL the time for people's sisters, cousins and other assorted relatives (Commonly heard by me, "Do you have a sister/cousin/whatever?"). ;) :D
Julianne Moore I can see but you are a million times prettier than Kathy Griffin! I don't she's pretty at all. Funny, but not pretty.
pokerchick66
02-12-2009, 02:02 PM
NO. :o
I love DYLM...I can mash potato faster than anyone now, girly!:p
lol, no???? Come on, chica, don't tell me I'm passing you up. Which reminds me, it's time for me to exercise now.
You're gonna love DYLM! :D
Zydekitten
02-12-2009, 02:03 PM
Julianne Moore I can see but you are a million times prettier than Kathy Griffin! I don't she's pretty at all. Funny, but not pretty.
Awww, thanks, hon! Well, some might say that I'm funny too - but then I tell them that looks aren't everything! ;)
bobatude
02-12-2009, 02:38 PM
when all else fails honesty is the best policy
jonnygospeltent
02-12-2009, 06:55 PM
- Ann-Margaret (more for the eyes and hair than anything else, as I don't have anything else even remotely like her)
- Julianne Moore
- Annette O'Toole (she was in Superman III and Smallville)
- Kathy Griffin
. . . Pretty much any actress/celebrity with red hair.
However, interestingly - I also get mistaken ALL the time for people's sisters, cousins and other assorted relatives (Commonly heard by me, "Do you have a sister/cousin/whatever?"). ;) :D
I have a real crush on Annette O.Toole.
She has an amazing nude scene in Cat People. and she was in the greatest sports movie ever .One On One with Robbie Benson.
Chicago Fest Fan
02-12-2009, 08:48 PM
Really?? Tragedy, huh...
Well, now that I think of it, I guess it was pretty funny how thier plane went down & they all died!
I didn't mean to offend or really comment on The JFK Jr. tragedy. I was just paraphrasing Mark Twain...“Humor is tragedy plus time” as a response to Johnny's joke.
festivalgirl
02-12-2009, 08:56 PM
I didn't mean to offend or really comment on The JFK Jr. tragedy. I was just paraphrasing Mark Twain...“Humor is tragedy plus time” as a response to Johnny's joke.
Speaking from personal experience, jokes don't always work here. ;)
You can usually find me in the dog house.
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
02-12-2009, 09:05 PM
Speaking from personal experience, jokes don't always work here. ;)
You can usually find me in the dog house.
YYR, you have to be careful with jokes on the board.
festivalgirl
02-12-2009, 09:09 PM
YYR, you have to be careful with jokes on the board.
Or be prepared to duck!! ;)
rosetree
02-12-2009, 09:15 PM
So nobody responded....sign it Jon Bon Jovi?????
I'm disappointed!
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
02-12-2009, 09:15 PM
Mr Jonnygospeltent: Thank You So Very Kindly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sophisticated sissy
02-12-2009, 10:13 PM
The other day I was playing basketball in the park next to the ice rink where The Blackhawks practice. As I was returning to my car some little kid asked me for my autograph obviously assuming I was a hockey player.Should I have said "Geez Kid. I'm over 50 and overweight and bald.do I look like an NHL player"or should I have scribbled something in his book and then walked away?
Under the circumstances you describe, I would've run like hell! His little buddies were probably hiding in the bushes and they were all going to mug you the instant you were distracted! It's true! I read it on Snopes, so it has to be true!:p ;)
NeenAtlanta
02-17-2009, 11:52 AM
I've had people buy me drinks and even pick up my bar tab just because they seem to think I looked a lot like Jerry Garcia. When I used to sit in the lower bowl at the hockey game, a bunch of kids in the upper section would start to chant JERRY,JERRY every time I got up from my seat. One afternoon, after a few too many Blue Ribbons, my good friend Chicken Boy suggested I pose as the man at record shows and music conventions. I told him some over zealous Deadhead would probably blow my brains out for committing such blasphemy. He then suggested I become Larry Garcia, Jerry's brother. Since being me is hard enough as it is, I decided I don't need an alter ego.
YYR - I've seen you as Larry Garcia in action! I think it was also at a hockey game, maybe Julie was with me too?
We're walking along and these drunken guys come up screaming "Jerry, Jerry" and you tell them sorry, no, I'm Larry, Jerry's brother.
Now that you've gotten all skinnied up, I bet it doesn't happen as often, huh?
That was hilarious!
Now i get mistaken for George Clooney. And while I'm thinner, I'm still a long way from being skinny.