Random Blazer Sightings

by ptblazen247 on Oct 14, 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Hey b-edgers, this is my first post here but I've been a loyal follower of blazersedge for a couple of years now. This is a great site and you guys all do good work. I've been so amped up for the season to start, and last night I was rockin' my Blazers gear at Macaroni Grill out at Bridgeport Village. About halfway through dinner I look to my left and sitting about five feet from me is Nicolas Batum! Like a lot of you here, he is one of my favorite players. I texted just about every Blazer fan I knew and I got 16 replies in about two minutes, which goes to show you that Blazers fever is alive and well. I got a lot of semi-angry replies cursing my good fortune :). My cousin even tried to one up me, as she had seen Dante Cunningham about 10 minutes before at a bowling alley.

A couple of people approached Nic and he was very polite and nice to everyone. A father brought his son over to wish him good luck, and he gave the little kid a high five. I wished him good luck and congratulated him on his successful summer play in Europe. He was very friendly and a class act all the way. I couldn't help but think about how far the Blazers have come since the jailblazer days. I used to think that it didn't matter that the Blazers had players with bad attitudes as long as they were winning. Now it is pretty clear to me how important it is that the current Blazers have embraced this city and its fans. It means a lot, and it makes me proud to be a Blazers fan.

My Blazers fever has reached an all time high now, and it will be even harder to contain after the game at Memorial Coliseum tonight! My dad used to take me to games there when I was a little kid, and we had seats right behind the Blazers bench during the golden years of Drexler, Porter, Kersey, etc. Tonight's going to bring back some nice memories, and hopefully create some new ones. It truly is a special time to be a Blazers fan, in part because of guys like Nic Batum who continue to show class both on and off the court.

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Great story.

Can’t help but think about poor Nicolas going from French bistros to Macaroni Grill in Tigard. Hopefully someone who knows Portland well is taking him around to all of our great restaurants as well.

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by bforsythe on Oct 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions

Neat!

Also, please tell me he was eating some protein.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Oct 14, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions

Not a Blazer sighting...

but I just was Alvin Genrty and another a couple other members of the Suns coaching staff downtown at Rovente Pizza.

by sevyms on Oct 14, 2009 2:51 PM PDT reply actions

One of my friends was at the Macaroni Grill too. I was pretty jealous. That’s cool though.

by LameR on Oct 14, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions

I saw Jarret Jack at the Macaroni Grill downtown the year he left

And I ran into Jerome Kersey about 6 months ago eating lunch with a tubby chick at the Gresham Fred Meyer deli. No ish…….

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Oct 14, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions

another Batum

I saw Batoom at IKEA one Sunday strolling though the bottom level. At first I didn’t realize who this super tall dude was, but when he walked by he was speaking French to his female friend. ah ha!

by cheapdude on Oct 14, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions

Young millionaire

Buying furniture at IKEA. Ballin’

by xedubx on Oct 14, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Chris Dudley

Oaks Park

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions

All of them

Blazer lockerroom

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Oct 14, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

yeah, sure, in your dreams

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -- Thomas Paine, US patriot & political philosopher (1737 - 1809)

by Love on Oct 14, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions

It's true

she has photos

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

they were very happy dreams ;)

by SabasforThree on Oct 14, 2009 11:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Word.

Still best day ever.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 15, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions

No sightings at the Washington Square Cheesecake Factory?

That’s a big upset.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Oct 14, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions

B-Roy and Oden show up ocassionally

At the Crown Room in NW, my friend books the acts there so he’ll let me know when they’re going to come in (they’ll call ahead since they bring about 25 folks with them).

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Oct 14, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions

Dante Cunningham

the newest (and tallest) member of the Timber’s Army a month or so ago…

won’t soon forget seeing Jerome Kersey at New York New York in Vegas at about 3am and yelling out, “NO MERCY KERSEY!!” and getting a very appreciated head nod back from him…

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton

by NEP on Oct 14, 2009 9:23 PM PDT reply actions

Saw Nic having dinner at L'il Cooperstown in West Linn

last year.. I sat next table over, but nobody once bothered him… which I thought was cool… Gave him a ‘Go Blazers’ as he was leaving… He smiled and waved… Tall dude… really long arms…

by Visionary2 on Oct 14, 2009 9:44 PM PDT reply actions

okay, so I work at Jakes famous crawfish

and i see Greg about 3 times a month, Andre was in the other day, as was Thunder Dan Majerle. As cool as those sightings are, the funniest was the other night when I was actually eating there. Ron Jeremy walked in and sat right next to myself and my date, kept winking at her too!

by blazerfan80 on Oct 14, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

sure it wasn't Stan Van Gundy ?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Probably was...

If it was Ron Jeremy, he’d probably whip out his unit instead of stopping at winking.

by xedubx on Oct 14, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Ugh, winking?

How’d she get through her meal without barfing?

by Corvid on Oct 14, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Doesn't the macaroni fall through the grill?

by cantdunk on Oct 14, 2009 10:42 PM PDT reply actions

an excellent question

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Oct 16, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I saw Ha once

At the starbucks on 185th in Hillsboro. My first thought was “That’s either a tall asian on a chair or a really zachi-ng tall asian”. Thaqt, and is girlfriend was much shorter and incredibly hot.

by SabasforThree on Oct 14, 2009 11:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Great story

I hope Nic wasn’t eating when folks walked up to him. I think it is rude as all get out to interrupt people when they are eating. And if one person does it, then everyone does it because they think it’s OK. That and folks who ask for autographs even if they don’t know the person, but they ask for one since everyone else is.

by tominhawaii on Oct 15, 2009 2:27 AM PDT reply actions

OMG I hate people like this

That and folks who ask for autographs even if they don’t know the person, but they ask for one since everyone else is.

When I went to greet Rudy at the airport when he came to Portland there were so many people that just joined the group because they heard someone “famous” was coming. They had no idea who Rudy was and they were acting all excited to see him. So annoying.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 15, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions

A couple sightings.

Best one EVER was meeting the entire team in the locker room with Sophia. It was totally random and the coolest experience to have.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 15, 2009 7:07 AM PDT reply actions

I've had a few

but the most humorous one was darius miles at irving park during my baseball practice. classic. oh and seeing travis and qyntel together at lloyd center

by hotcheeselou on Oct 15, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions

Almost all of my Blazers sightings were at Lloyd Center

Rider, Kelvin Cato and Rasheed. Cato and Rasheed went to the little e-game store on the bottom floor. Rider just rushed past with that “don’t talk to me” look on his face. Later, Rasheed went into the movie theater.

Years ago I saw Kenny Carr running downtown – it just looked like he was getting a workout in. – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Oct 16, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions

i saw nicolas batum at forever 21/apple in pioneer place the past saturday!

made my entire trip back home!!! lol

by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 17, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions

my stepdad had a conversation with damon stoudamire a couple days after he first got traded

he didnt even know who he was until he saw him on tv and told me that he “talked to that guy at gi joes today.”

also me and my buddy mat met ernie kent and his wife at the movie theater across the street from valley river center in eugene (is it even there anymore?) we were in high school and were overly excited. he told us to “calm down fellas” those were some good times

Rip City. can't be stopped. 09.

by BlazinTrails on Oct 21, 2009 12:20 AM PDT reply actions