Brush With Greatness....

Hello and welcome to a little love on a friday. This week I will be discussing one of my favorite sections from the old Dave show back on NBC. He had a segment called 'Brush with greatness' where Dave went into the crowd and had people tell stories about meeting clebrities. Usually the stories were pretty tame, BUT then Daves writers would add a 'writers embellishment' and make the story really crazy.

But before I get on to that, I will take care of the mail. First up, Daryl Marquardt, who now works in the Mad City. Madison Wisconsin. He was not impressed with the memories that last week brought back....


Chief of WGBA 26. The finest total group of shooters I have worked with.

"Thanks for the link to your blog. I was feeling lost over the last year without my love on Fridays. My life is now complete and happy. Thank you for pulling me out of the doldrums that is life in the big city of Madison.

I was there the night of the "Dee Snyder" proclamation. It was late; many Lienies were now lying empty on the floor. And I never walked in front of Marty again. (always beside or behind) The poker was just a diversion. A reason to get together, face to face, and say what came into our heads. As the nights grew later the tales grew longer and wilder. All was forgotten in the morning. At least they were supposed to be forgotten until some Canadian ex-patriot brings up Dee Snyder and it all comes rushing back. Thanks Chris, I could have done without that image in my already failing memory.

Unfortunately, my poker life is a thing of the past. It is something I am trying to revive as we just bought a house that has a full bar that would make Marty jealous. Brass foot rail and all. I am enclosing a pic of what the current owners have done with the space. I have some great plans for it though that you will have to see the next time you are in Madison. (the house is in the Town of Bristol just North of Sun Prairie which is just North of Madison)

Anyway, good to hear from the friends to the North!

Daryl"

Daryl's photo gallery



Here is his bar. NICE. Just when I thought I had a nice bar....New idea. Send me pics of your bar/entertainment room.

Next up Mark Boden. He took offence to the sucked ass comment. Really? Why?


Me and Mark Boden at Summerfest

"Chris,

I am honored to be a part of hte weekly blog. Sucked ass? You must still be bitter of all the big pots I took in our penny ante games. Between the sheets is still the greatest. Nothing like Ace, ace, ace. See ya.

Boden"

No Mark, Between the Sheets game always gave me a chance to hit the can, or go and get more beer. That game sucked ass.

Next, a guy I have never played poker with, I think. James Grandy. I don't have a pic of his ugly ass...

"I "pity da fool" (that was mr T,right) that dont like poker...you nailed it pete. After a few days in vegas last week and witnessing a guy at my blackjack table drop 5g's in a mater of 2 minutes..ya realize poker for dimes and quarters is as good as it gets....we can act like rude "big players" and still have enough cash for a slurpee on the way home....(if the
cab driver will stop)

and if it makes ya feel better...its snowing here right now (not much) hope you got your cds alright and i cant wait until football season and you have to report on your packers weekly in the blog. (they are really gonna blow this year...thanks for the UofW DE)

Grandy"


Dude, don't get me started on the Pack, yet. I have a lot to say, and that DE was supposed to go Green and Gold, not braids and purple. He'll never get a ring.

So let's get started. I am posting some pics for you. Me with people who are "famous". I will give you the real story, and what I want you to do is be Dave's writers and embellish stories for me and I will put it up next week. I will give you an example from a pic I sent Marty last week and he took the time to embellish a funny story.



Here is a pic from WGBA of Me Joel Witte and Andy Konkle. We OBVIOUSLY are discussing the finer points of getting the shot and how to do our job better. Right? Not according to Marty.....

Chris: "Hey I just got 3 pasties from that store on the corner next to
Bernies Liquor"

Andy K: "Wow - that beats the hell out of the Wendy's double double that I
just scored" "Let's eat in Joel's car, he's got better seating for big ass
guys like us than those damn Ford Escorts"...

See how it works? Okay let's get at it....


First up here I am with The Rock. He obviously really is excited to be standing next to me. I did a story on him about 3 months before he became the champ.


If you look close you can see me behind Gizmo Williams here on the cover of the Edmonton Sun. This was Gizmo's last game at Commonfilth Stadium as an Eskimo. The people of Edmonton Love this guy.


Me and Dweezil Zappa. Yes Dweezil. He was in town for a concert. I have a guitar signed by him.


Me and the San Diego Chicken. This was taken at Keith Murphy's Stag. I obviously have had a few tasty beverages.


I had the opportunity to be in the prescence of the World Heavyweight Championship Belt. Oh the guy who currently held in the back was Chris Benoit. He was at City Hall for "Chris Benoit Day" in Edmonton. The Mayor is an idiot.


Okay, you may not recognize this guy. That was me in the forest service trying to act tough. Someday that guy in the picture will be about 260 and in Canada.


Me and my favorite pastime. Brats and the Pack. Mmmmmm Brats.


This is Me at Murphy's show getting my head shaved after a bet that the Pack would go undefeated. I lost the bet, thus I lost my hair.


Okay another one from the paper. That is the flying Elvi in the front, and yes in the back that is me, well, leaning on my camera. Okay let me have it.


Me and the Foo Fighters. Okay, I am now just showing off.


That is me in the monkey face on the set of the Don Beebe show. The guy on the right is some makeup guy who worked on some of the Freddie movies. Don (left) did not want to do the make up thing because he did not want to take crap in the Packer locker room so the put the monkey face on, well, the monkey. That was a pain to take off.


Okay, last but not least. Me with uh, er, well, yeah, Debbie Gibson. That's right Debbie gibson. She also signed a well, uh, video that I, well, uh er, own. Okay I am a loser, and she basically said that to me. I hate her.

Okay, get to it. I know you have some funny things to say. I am going to write some myself. Send them to me and I will post them over the next few weeks. Have a good day.

AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!!!