You're right, Cory, it is hard to believe anyone could be so rude. I've run into a very few sports stars, and fortunately, all were very nice, and actually engaged in conversations.
My most memorable was Maurice "Rocket" Richard, hockey star for the Montreal Canadiens in the 40's and 50's. He became a cultural icon to French Canadians, and has attained near-mythic status. I bumped into him in an airport about 20 years ago - he actually sat down next to me (I was there first). I was almost afraid to say anything to him, because he had a reputation for being a hot-head, at least as a player. Turned out he was very nice, and we talked for about 15 minutes until they called for his plane. He stood up, held out his hand to shake mine, told me it was nice talking to me, and left. On the other hand, I didn't have a camera. Not to make excuses for M. Andretti, who I don't like either on or off the track, but maybe when you have cameras pushed in your face all day, you don't have much patience for such things. OTOH, "no thanks, I don't want my picture taken right now" was all that was required, wasn't it? You're right, Mike, he is a prick. regards, frank CBWaters wrote: > WOW. > That's some story. Hard to believe someone could be SO rude. > I gota tell ya though, I like the heart-warming stories of people, Pentax, > and papa a lot better. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
