Updated: 07/02/2026
A few pictures and stories from chance meetings, airport sightings, and one more planned football encounter. The pictures are good, but the stories are the part worth saving.
Pete took the original picture. Brett later signed the photo, "To Pete, Nice Picture." Bus Cook, Favre's longtime agent, was there too.
I was not looking for celebrities. While standing (looking away) from Shaq on the Atlanta airport train, Shaq found me. He started joking around, including the bicep squeeze / play-choke moment. The train moved while the picture was being taken, so the photo missed the exact moment and came out blurry. Somehow that makes it better.
This was a very quick airport picture. The funny part is that the photo looks relaxed, but I wasn't feeling well and did not want to stay long. It was still worth stopping for.
No picture with me for this one, which is part of the story. Basil and I ended up having lunch close enough to talk with Fat Joe and his buddy at the Chicago airport. I had no idea who he was while we were eating and talking. I figured it out later.