[over the mountain]

I met Patrick Ewing in the potomac village when i was in highschool, saw him returning a movie he rented. said something to him dont really remember, he was nice enough.

met hakeem olajuwon (sp) also in the village in HS. i was using the pay phone right near a door., a real short african guy opened it took a couple steps in then was followed by the tallest dude i have ever seen. he had to duck way down to get through the door. the short guy asked where he could buy some beer and i told him right next door.

at the gas station in the village about 10 years ago i was getting gas, noticed this guy had these nice socks on with the NBA logo (i could only see his legs), looked over and saw it was george mureuson (sp). he was driving an older small suv.

im pretty sure i saw chris samuels a few days after he was drafted. in the giant in the village late night (ner dan snyders house), this huge guy was walking around with some very nicely dressed ladies.

saw shawn merriman in the SD airport around thanksgiving time (flying to DC). they werent letting him on b/c he didnt have a ticket. he had this 40 year old lady who was def an escort type walking with him and some buddies. eventually another jet blue employee came over and told the guy who wouldnt let him on who he was. saw merriman sitting i think in a middle seat.

boarded a plane from SD to DC with a stop in AZ. walked through first class and saw bobby mitchell. during the flight i asked an attendant if she could get his autograph for me, i had to take several mins to explain who he was and what he looked like. needless to say the packed plane of people around me were listening intenly. a few mins later she comes back and says that he wasnt bobby mitchell but dennis green. i literally sunk into my chair in embarrassment.

meet every caps player from the mid 80s to mid 90s. meet moses malone and alot of bullets players back in the day aswell.

pretty sure i meet mike tyson a few times, cant really remember where or when though. def remember meeting 2 of his super expensive mercedes though.

meet payne stewart at the kemper open years ago when i was 12 or so. i was inside a private area of the club house (we were members at avenel) in an empty hallway that leads to the locker room. i was getting players to sign a program and they were al nice. then walks in payne stewart with his old school golf leggings and stuff. i asked him ncely by name to sign the program. he took the program and pen while never stopping or looking down at me, signed the program as he contined walking away from me then dropped it on the floor. i imagine he probably had a bad round but hes never been known as a fan friendly guy either.

pretty sure i already told these stories . . . i know i had a few more chance encounters with other athletes . .

went to school with dhani jones from 5th grade to HS graduation. we used to hang out as kids playing basketball and tennis. he gave me my first porno debbie does dallas. found a picture of me, him and a few others from a bar mitzvah we were both wearing bow ties, he had a big eraser style hairdo. dhani was a standup guy, very high morals and character. on half days in HS we would be playing pick up ball, drinking and smoking and we would be running up and down this very steep hill behind cabin john middle school for hours. when he would get to the bottom id say "dhani you want to hit this?", hed smile continue up that hill, hed come back down id say "dhani you look thirsty take a swig of this 40" . .