Re: Books You've Read in 2020
Originally Posted by
zambenini
I knew you'd have interesting stuff.
And, funny, I fancy myself above the celebrity fray, but two or three years ago the fam was on a trip to Las Vegas, which is a good meeting spot for all of us Eastern people to get some sunshine and for my western people to rendezvous. Uncle Jim lives there. Anyway, we're out sightseeing and a black Maserati convertible pulls up next to us at a stop light not far from a tiki bar called Frankie's - I think it's closer to the Fremont Street part of town. My wife is driving and I'm in the passenger seat. Windows are down. We look over and a guy is smiling at us. My mom or someone in the backseat says "he's got a face tattoo!" I look and it's Mike Tyson! I lost my sh!t like a teen girl in the 60s seeing a member of the Monkees. Everybody waved and he smiled at us and sped off. Saw him again later that night doing the same thing. He was driving around mugging at people to promote his speaking show. Anyway, I grew up on boxing and (more honestly, the Rocky movies & playing Mike Tyson's punchout on Nintendo). Iron Mike was truly one of the greatest athletes who ever athleted. It was fun.
Totally OT but I think you might appreciate this.
In 1988 I was a member of the Marine Detachment at the American Embassy, Moscow USSR. One of the guys came back from leave in Helsinki and he had met Howard Hesseman (Dr Johnny Fever of WKRP) in the airport in Moscow. He had talked to him for a bit and Howard told him where he was staying. We called him the next day and invited him over to the Marine House. He didn't show that night but some others did.....the show Head of the Class was in Moscow to film two episodes. At that time Mike was married to Robin Givens and she was an actress in the show. Mike had come along with the group and he came over to the House quite often; even though it was the USSR the Russians knew who he was and he couldn't go anywhere without being swamped by people, so coming to the House (which had controlled access) was his escape. They were there for about two weeks and it was a common event during that time to walk into the living room and find Mike crashed out on the couch. One of the guys even gave him a haircut. Howard did show up at the House a couple of times and on their last Saturday in Moscow we threw a party for the entire cast and crew.
Eat one live toad first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you all day.
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