I have yet to have a Blazer encounter outside the Rose Garden… I’ve lived here most my life… even downtown for the past 5 years… you’d think the odds were in my favor. Someday…

Who is Oden’s body double? Hmmm…7-feet tall, hugely muscular, face like an ent…I would think he’d be the single most unmistakable person in the state.

—Dave

He was nice enough to take pictures and sign autographs. Unfortunately I had not a pen, paper or camera with me except my phone with a crummy camera on it. Even though he was in a rush he still took time to get everyone their photo or autograph, cool guy.

      I bought a box of the Topps w/
GO & Bill Russell. Yeah !!
 
      IT’s almost GO TIME !

OF MY LIFE!!

Get here soon season PLEASE

I ran down stairs in pain and just let the faucet run water along my mouth. I did that for about 20 minutes and it still hurt a lot afterwards. I washed my hands and when I rubbed my eye the spice managed to burn my eyes and nose. I hope Greg didn’t get the spicy wings, they are dangerous.

I have never understood the whole autograph thing – oh sure I went crazy for Billy Jack Haynes signature when I was 10 and in love with Ptown wrestiling – but as an adult its a little odd to me. I can see giving some words of hope and admiration for a person – and I would love to see some Blazers my self – but its just their name. I guess some might want to prove they met someone but shouldnt your word do it – how hard would it to be to forge a signature?
Billy Jack Haynes

He loves it here cause he ain’t a celeb no place else.

Kersey is awesome!

i ran into Maurice Lucas when the SpruceGoose came to McMinnville um … a long time ago. All I had was a $1 bill. He took it from me and said, “thanks kid.” then didn’t give it back. When I protested, he smiled and signed it and gave it to me again. I think I lost it or spent it on baseball cards or whatever a kid does with his money.

talk about awkward.

Bought it for my little girl while at a game, and it was the first thing I could grab when I saw my opportunity… but I didn’t have the cajones to walk up to him and ask him to sign it, so I made my slightly cuter little sister do it for me.

Then my daughter got a hold of it and started drooling all over it, literally… she was only 8 months old at the time. Needless to say, the autograph smudged a tish. Since then I’ve placed it high atop a shelf where she won’t be able to reach it until she’s like 15.

Good times.

I ran into Darius Miles in the grocery store late last winter. I nodded to him; he politely nodded back. He was wearing one of the goofiest hats I’ve ever seen.

I hope he’s not becoming a Beaver fan.

It’s always neat-o meeting a NBA person. I’ve met quite a few “normal” celebrities, and I don’t care about ’em. But players you admire bring out the kid in you.

Meeting Pritchard is at the top of the list, and sorta kinda watching a Blazer game with him. It was at a sports bar/restaurant near my old apartment here in LA. He was surprised to meet a Blazer fan there, especially one who recognized him on sight without him saying who he was. He was great, and I thanked him for everything and asked him to please stay in Portland. We love what he’s doing. (this was before he was officially the GM)

I kinda stalked him as he watched the Blazer game, watching his every move. I was just over his shoulder so he probably didn’t know I was there. He was very into the game. I heard every single word he said, every reaction to every play. VERY into the game.

I met Bill Walton at the airport about 7 years ago maybe (during one of our 1st round playoff exits). He was very skinny and pale. My mom said he looked like he had AIDs. I took a blood test and yup, AIDs. Full blown.

I also met Darius Miles right after his first of the bad knee surgeries, at the Chicago airport. He had no limp. I was happy he had no limp, so he could come back soon. He never played another game, I think.

When I was a kid I met Terry Porter, Ricky Adelman, and Jerome Kersey at a Canadian Football League exhibition game. Got their autographs on the ticket stub.

Met Michael Cooper when he talked to my HS basketball team (is it Mychel?).

I must’ve played against Ime Udoka in high school, but I don’t recall him or anything like that. We played around the same time, though, so I musta’…

I played against Michael Doleac in a pickup game in Portland, when I was early in high school. He was pretty crappy, I thought, but extremely tall.

Met Kermit Washington at some sporting event… can’t remember what…

Met Chris Dudley and Kevin Duckworth at seperate times at Target in… Beaverton, I think. Both times I was a kid (though I guess early high school for Dudley). Duckworth was very nice and Dudley gave me a nod.

I have never met Clyde Drexler, but everyone else in my family has :-( In fact, on one fateful day, I was in Spain while my sisters and my father were at the black tie event for the Street of Dreams outside of Portland. My youngest sister is obssessed with Joshua Jackson, I’m a big Drexler fan. That day I met Joshua Jackson in Spain, who I could care less about, and my sisters met Drexler at the Street of Dreams, someone they could care less about. The fates are cruel.

I’ve met Lisa Leslie a few times, and she was very nice. This was at Gold’s Gym in Venice.

Shaun Livingston and Kenny “The Jet” Smith were also met by me at the same place I met Kevin Pritchard. Kenny Smith’s wife was very pretty and he had a lot of cute kids.

What’s his face, used to play for Indy last played for the Warriors, white dude, balding… uhhhh… he lived in my old apartment building down here in LA. The hell is his name? AUSTIN CROSHERE. I had to Google it. I got his mail once (and Brian DePalma’s mail too, which was neat-o as well) and met him going in and out of the building. Never chatted.

So… yeah. I’m pretty special.

There might be more but I can’t remember ’em. True Hoop says to go to the Cheesecake Factory if you want to meet NBA players, so if anyone else craves meeting NBA players just go there.

Mortimer

jerome kersey, KP at the airport, in a hot august day, outside of his nice acura car. I’ve been near Paul allen’s boat and seen his homes…big stuff! (mercer island), Talked with the schontz, I know michael doleac and his dad is my orthodontist! Probably a few others, but the fact that michael doleac’s dad is my ortho is pretty cool but hands down, mortimer’s experience is radd!

In the early ’90’s I worked for a huge bank who sponsored the Blazers. The team had a big celebration for the 15th anniversary of the ’77 championship team. There was a lunch function for select bank employees and the ’77 team where Bill Walton sat at our little table. There was only one person between he and me so I got to have a little conversation with him. He was extremely charming, witty and engaging, and only drank warm water. No tea or coffee.

Joel Prz came into a local Irish pub after a home game a few years ago and sat right next to me at the bar and started watching the TV in front of us. We had some small talk. I was a musician in the band and he later came over and tipped us to play some Doors, which we did.

I’ve met Geoff Petrie and his wife Anne Marie numerous times. They are warm and wonderful people.

I met Rick Adleman on a plane to Sacramento once. Extremely nice man.

In the mid ’80’s I was a volunteer for home games at Memorial Coliseum and coiled TV cable after televised time-outs. I did this for half a season and sat underneath the backboard with the cameraman. That was fun!