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My Brush with Greatness
I once rode in an
elevator with Joe Dimaggio.
It was in the late 60s/early 70s in the Union Square garage in San
Francisco.
It was the Xmas season. He was
carrying an armload of wrapped Xmas presents.
There were 3 or 4 other people in the elevator. Joltin' Joe was a
very reserved person
and said nothing to anyone (elevators encourage non-communication
anyway).
But he was the greatest person I ever shared an elevator with.
I also rode on a cable car in S.F. once with Bing Crosby (nobody
recognized him but me);
and sat next to Charles Barkley on a flight from S.F. to Houston (he
slept all the way).
Ah, three brushes with greatness.
Ralph in Vallejo, CA
Ralph, thanks for that.