Game I didn't get into. Jan 1988 was what turned out to be Walter Payton's final NFL game. I was traveling from Detroit to Chicago to attend the Housewares show. Good fortune had me sitting next to a young lady who worked as a show model. I was on the aisle and she told me that Mitch Albom was sitting across from me.
The smallish fellow eating a tuna sandwich didn't look much like the pictures of Albom I had seen over his Free Press byline, but sure enough it was him. We spent a half hour talking football and I hinted that I would have loved to see the game. No dice.
Probably for the better as it was about 5 degrees at Soldier and I had a couple sales meetings to attend anyway.
@Coinstartled said:
Game I didn't get into. Jan 1988 was what turned out to be Walter Payton's final NFL game. I was traveling from Detroit to Chicago to attend the Housewares show. Good fortune had me sitting next to a young lady who worked as a show model. I was on the aisle and she told me that Mitch Albom was sitting across from me.
The smallish fellow eating a tuna sandwich didn't look much like the pictures of Albom I had seen over his Free Press byline, but sure enough it was him. We spent a half hour talking football and I hinted that I would have loved to see the game. No dice.
Probably for the better as it was about 5 degrees at Soldier and I had a couple sales meetings to attend anyway.
Yea, good old sales meetings. As a sales rep for many years, I've been to 100's of them. Always some "sales manager" and/or "company executive" of some sort who has no real clue about what is really going on out there in the marketplace.😒
@Coinstartled said:
Game I didn't get into. Jan 1988 was what turned out to be Walter Payton's final NFL game. I was traveling from Detroit to Chicago to attend the Housewares show. Good fortune had me sitting next to a young lady who worked as a show model. I was on the aisle and she told me that Mitch Albom was sitting across from me.
The smallish fellow eating a tuna sandwich didn't look much like the pictures of Albom I had seen over his Free Press byline, but sure enough it was him. We spent a half hour talking football and I hinted that I would have loved to see the game. No dice.
Probably for the better as it was about 5 degrees at Soldier and I had a couple sales meetings to attend anyway.
Yea, good old sales meetings. As a sales rep for many years, I've been to 100's of them. Always some "sales manager" and/or "company executive" of some sort who has no real clue about what is really going on out there in the marketplace.😒
In 1994 I had to fly from 20 below zero Detroit to 25 below Chicago for a Sunday morning meeting. Getting to the airport at 6 am, I realized that I could be flying to any place in the world, yet I was heading to the one place that was colder than Detroit.
That was enough. Headed West the following winter.
@Coinstartled said:
Game I didn't get into. Jan 1988 was what turned out to be Walter Payton's final NFL game. I was traveling from Detroit to Chicago to attend the Housewares show. Good fortune had me sitting next to a young lady who worked as a show model. I was on the aisle and she told me that Mitch Albom was sitting across from me.
The smallish fellow eating a tuna sandwich didn't look much like the pictures of Albom I had seen over his Free Press byline, but sure enough it was him. We spent a half hour talking football and I hinted that I would have loved to see the game. No dice.
Probably for the better as it was about 5 degrees at Soldier and I had a couple sales meetings to attend anyway.
Yea, good old sales meetings. As a sales rep for many years, I've been to 100's of them. Always some "sales manager" and/or "company executive" of some sort who has no real clue about what is really going on out there in the marketplace.😒
In 1994 I had to fly from 20 below zero Detroit to 25 below Chicago for a Sunday morning meeting. Getting to the airport at 6 am, I realized that I could be flying to any place in the world, yet I was heading to the one place that was colder than Detroit.
That was enough. Headed West the following winter.
Sunday morning sales meeting? Thank goodness I never had one of those. I might have quit first. LOL
1978 American Grand Prix at Watkins Glenn won by Ferrari driver Carlos Reuteman the following week the Canadian Grand Prix won by Gilles Villeneuve piloting a Ferrari also between the races my friend and i saw Frank Zappa at the Montreal Forum and a Montreal VS Boston exhibition game.
also Roy Halladay's first postseason start for the Phillies. Against the REDS. Second no hitter in the postseason in baseball history.....and I got to take my daughter. From the 6th inning on, there was a Red's fan in the row behind us and after every out, he would announce.."You know he has a no hitter right?"
@perkdog said:
Top 5 candy bars. ( And it’s not even close ) 100 Grand Bar, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat, Mars Almond bar and Almond Joy. Honorable mention for Hershey Almond, Chunky, and Almond M&M’s.
100G bar was a novelty. Cool at that but not a great confection.
I'm late to this party, but did you really just dis the $100,000 bar??? Even though they changed the name, they are still awesmoe!!!
This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
@perkdog said:
Top 5 candy bars. ( And it’s not even close ) 100 Grand Bar, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat, Mars Almond bar and Almond Joy. Honorable mention for Hershey Almond, Chunky, and Almond M&M’s.
100G bar was a novelty. Cool at that but not a great confection.
I'm late to this party, but did you really just dis the $100,000 bar??? Even though they changed the name, they are still awesmoe!!!
What is the new name. Been about 40 years since I had one?
As a kid, I'd take my weekly allowance each Saturday during the summer and walk to the local store, and buy a small box of Raisinets and the rest went for baseball cards. Boy that was fun.
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Game I didn't get into. Jan 1988 was what turned out to be Walter Payton's final NFL game. I was traveling from Detroit to Chicago to attend the Housewares show. Good fortune had me sitting next to a young lady who worked as a show model. I was on the aisle and she told me that Mitch Albom was sitting across from me.
The smallish fellow eating a tuna sandwich didn't look much like the pictures of Albom I had seen over his Free Press byline, but sure enough it was him. We spent a half hour talking football and I hinted that I would have loved to see the game. No dice.
Probably for the better as it was about 5 degrees at Soldier and I had a couple sales meetings to attend anyway.
Yea, good old sales meetings. As a sales rep for many years, I've been to 100's of them. Always some "sales manager" and/or "company executive" of some sort who has no real clue about what is really going on out there in the marketplace.😒
In 1994 I had to fly from 20 below zero Detroit to 25 below Chicago for a Sunday morning meeting. Getting to the airport at 6 am, I realized that I could be flying to any place in the world, yet I was heading to the one place that was colder than Detroit.
That was enough. Headed West the following winter.
Sunday morning sales meeting? Thank goodness I never had one of those. I might have quit first. LOL
Nolan Ryan's 300th win.
My son's first Phillies game.
Andy
1978 American Grand Prix at Watkins Glenn won by Ferrari driver Carlos Reuteman the following week the Canadian Grand Prix won by Gilles Villeneuve piloting a Ferrari also between the races my friend and i saw Frank Zappa at the Montreal Forum and a Montreal VS Boston exhibition game.
also Roy Halladay's first postseason start for the Phillies. Against the REDS. Second no hitter in the postseason in baseball history.....and I got to take my daughter. From the 6th inning on, there was a Red's fan in the row behind us and after every out, he would announce.."You know he has a no hitter right?"
I'm late to this party, but did you really just dis the $100,000 bar??? Even though they changed the name, they are still awesmoe!!!
What is the new name. Been about 40 years since I had one?
My bad. I was confusing the 100G bar with the marathon bar. Thing was long but that was about it.
Don't forget Raisinets.
As a kid, I'd take my weekly allowance each Saturday during the summer and walk to the local store, and buy a small box of Raisinets and the rest went for baseball cards. Boy that was fun.
Cant wait, till I hear it..".PLAY BALL."!!!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!!! .
GETTING CLOSER BY THE DAY!!!!!!!!!