Met Joe Theismann in Ft. Lauderdale airport today

[Paintrain]

So I'm at the Jet Blue gate in Ft. Lauderdale about to fly to DC for an interview and who comes around the corner but Joey T. I sat back for a couple minutes because I was on a conference call and I try to respect athlete's space in public.

Once I got off the phone someone had already started chatting him up so I just introduced myself, shook his hand and told him I was a fan. I had a football magazine in my bag that he signed. I know, cheesy to ask for an autograph but it was spur of the moment and if I didn't have a football magazine I wouldn't have asked.

He said that Dan is gonna be pissed that all of the mags are picking the team 4th but he thinks we're going to be right there with Philly and NYG, our defense will be top 3, our secondary will have a great year and JC is going to have a Pro Bowl season. I told him it was nice to meet him and his lady friend. I ended up sitting right across from him on the flight but I left him alone for the duration.

Pretty cool way to spice up an otherwise regular day.

[Zerohero]

That is pretty cool, i briefly ran into Cooley as he left the stadium the last Eagles game. He went past me so fast almost didnt recognize him. It's funny how some people we are little awestruck. While some will badger the celebrity others will try to keep their distance. I always liked listening to Theismann on TV.

Me and my bro used to run into the occasional Diamondback or Coyote player while doing jobs in Scottsdale, and it would crack me up because my brother would sit there and try to think of something to say them without looking like a pestering fan. Standing there for couple minutes then saying "So ummm you like coffee?" can make you look stupid haha.

[SmootSmack]

That's pretty sweet...what's up with the interview you've got?

[Redskin Jim]

VERY cool! JT was my first favorite QB. The first live football game I watched was in 83 with JT, hogs and co. I remember watching LT fold Joe's knee back on tv live and I started crying, (I was 8).
I can still remember asking my Dad at the time it happened, "Dad, Joes' going to be alright, right?"
"No son, he will never play again", he told me....
Ahh memories. Anyway, I still love JT, and have a framed autographed jersey of his hanging on my wall. My favorite thing about preseason is JT covering Skins games. Very cool Paintrain, Hail!

[53Fan]

That's pretty cool Paintrain! I agree with everything he said by the way.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Zerohero

That is pretty cool, i briefly ran into Cooley as he left the stadium the last Eagles game. He went past me so fast almost didnt recognize him. It's funny how some people we are little awestruck. While some will badger the celebrity others will try to keep their distance. I always liked listening to Theismann on TV.

Me and my bro used to run into the occasional Diamondback or Coyote player while doing jobs in Scottsdale, and it would crack me up because my brother would sit there and try to think of something to say them without looking like a pestering fan. Standing there for couple minutes then saying "So ummm you like coffee?" can make you look stupid haha.

That sounds like something my cousin would say. That's funny.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

So I'm at the Jet Blue gate in Ft. Lauderdale about to fly to DC for an interview and who comes around the corner but Joey T. I sat back for a couple minutes because I was on a conference call and I try to respect athlete's space in public.

Once I got off the phone someone had already started chatting him up so I just introduced myself, shook his hand and told him I was a fan. I had a football magazine in my bag that he signed. I know, cheesy to ask for an autograph but it was spur of the moment and if I didn't have a football magazine I wouldn't have asked.

He said that Dan is gonna be pissed that all of the mags are picking the team 4th but he thinks we're going to be right there with Philly and NYG, our defense will be top 3, our secondary will have a great year and JC is going to have a Pro Bowl season. I told him it was nice to meet him and his lady friend. I ended up sitting right across from him on the flight but I left him alone for the duration.

Pretty cool way to spice up an otherwise regular day.

Awesome story! Oh and if this was a job interview (what you were coming to DC for) I hope it all went well.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

That's pretty sweet...what's up with the interview you've got?

Job interview with B of A.. It's gonna take a hell of an offer to get me out of S. Florida though, lol.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Job interview with B of A.. It's gonna take a hell of an offer to get me out of S. Florida though, lol.

LOL...........you'll like it up here ,the weather is ....,is a....,a........aw hell stay were you are!

[htownskinfan]

what did Joe's lady friend look like? was it Kathy Lee Crosby? lol

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Job interview with B of A.. It's gonna take a hell of an offer to get me out of S. Florida though, lol.

Good luck with that!

I've only met Joey T once. I was like 5 or 6 years old and I got his (and Mark Moseley's) autograph at some signing at Woodie's in Langley Park (I think that's where it was). This was even before the first Gibbs era.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

what did Joe's lady friend look like? was it Kathy Lee Crosby? lol

lol, no but she was very pretty and surprisingly age appropriate!

[BringBackJoeT]

Well, as you can probably guess, I am very jealous. Glad you got to meet him.

While JoeT would be the ex-Skin I'd most like to have such a chance meeting with, I'm satisfied with my "runner-up"--Riggo. Last July, he walked into the Vino Volo bar in the Baltimore airport while my wife and I were having a drink while waiting for our flight. At the time, the airport was pretty empty, and, along with my wife and I, there were only two other people in the bar. So, I used the relative emptiness to justify going right up to him and introducing myself. He was very cool about it. I then went back to my table, realized that we had our camera with us, and went right back up to him and asked him whether he'd mind if my wife took a picture of me with him. While he was cool when I went up to him myself when he first walked in, he became even more animated when my wife got involved in the scene. He introduced himself to my wife, and then, after she took the picture, asked her whether it was a good shot and joked with her for a bit. Afterwards, my wife joked that I was lucky to have her with me at the time. No doubt, it was true. Regardless, I needed about an hour to calm down from the experience. Funny how the sports stars you root for as a kid will do that to you.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Job interview with B of A.. It's gonna take a hell of an offer to get me out of S. Florida though, lol.

All kidding aside, you may have a problem with the number of cloudy and rainy day stretches they get in DC. You are no doubt acclimated to.....sunshine

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by Hog1

All kidding aside, you may have a problem with the number of cloudy and rainy day stretches they get in DC. You are no doubt acclimated to.....sunshine

No hurricanes is nice though.