Cool story! Guess there was reason why you got bad directions, huh?
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| Author: | Los9090 [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
I was at the YMCA State swim meet this past weekend at UB and who do I pass in the hallway at the Holiday Inn in Amherst off of 290? Non other than LaLaLaLaLaLaFontaine... Pretty much it was great timing...I got bad directions to a hotel to visit some of my swimmers in the Resident Marriott in Cheektowaga on Friday. I was sick so I didn't have the energy to comprehend they were wrong and it was out of the way. Pretty much, I was taken in a circle around Buffalo and of course went the wrong way on Walden Ave. About 10:00 I leave the Marriot and get back in ten minutes. So here I am...PISSED OFF about the bad directions because I need to sleep for the next 2 FULL days of swimming and b/c I felt like shit. I lost about an hour's worth of sleep...So I get into the hotel and in the hallway I make eye contact with this guy in a cap and see a "Companions In Courage" patch on his fleece. After about 5-10 seconds I stop and was like "HOLY SHIT!" So I ask this guy, "Hey are you Pat LaFontaine?" He replies very friendly-like "yes"... so I told him I was a big fan and went over to shake his hand. We bullshitted for a couple minutes about the hockey tourny, the swim meet, and his foundation. I didn't want to creep him out since it was late so I just told him "it was an honor to meet you". Ha, I was so appalled I was in this guy's presence I was gitty like a schoolboy. What a classy dude. It made my weekend...as did of course the 75% best times my swimmers picked up too. BTW, fuck the UB pool architect for those shitty blocks! |
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| Author: | Squanto [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
Los9090 wrote: What a classy dude. It made my weekend...as did of course the 75% best times my swimmers picked up too. BTW, fuck the UB pool architect for those shitty blocks! That's awesome that you met him. I did once as well, was a wonderful person. BTW, totally agree with you about UB's blocks. I swam in high school (many years ago now :p ) and they sucked back then too. Terrible. |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
Haha that's a cool story. Thanks for sharing. |
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| Author: | Rutledge222 [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
Sounds like a chill dude. Id love to meet him. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
i love when you meet a famous athlete and they treat you like an equal and not below you. shaquille oneal is very very accommodating as well. thats awesome, and he always seemed like a good guy. |
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| Author: | fly as hale [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Meeting Pat LaFontaine |
Cool story! Guess there was reason why you got bad directions, huh?
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