I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Tarpon Woods Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Dave signed an 8x10 photo.
I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Tarpon Woods Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Dave signed an 8x10 photo.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Vero Beach Dodgers came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Ironically, I got his brother, Ramon's autograph in the same exact spot at the stadium during spring training earlier that year.
Jesus signed a 1993 Classic Best Gold card #133.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=martin006jes
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Vero Beach Dodgers came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Ryan signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #218.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=luzins001rya
I remember him taking his time signing my card, as if he was carefully drawing a picture. To this day I am still mesmerized by his signature, mainly because I can't figure out what language it's written in.
Willis signed a 1992 Upper Deck Minor League card #102.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Gus signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #94, which incorrectly spells his last name.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Aaron signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #291.
I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1994, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.
LaTroy signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #95.
I met him at an ECW show at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 27, 2000. Between matches I had gone to the concession stand and Mikey just happened to be in line in front of me.
Mikey signed a page out of the February 2000 issue of WOW magazine.
I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1994, when the Fort Myers Miracle came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.
There was a stipulation before acquiring his signature. I had to get him a soda from the concession stand. I agreed and he handed me some money.
Rich signed a 1991 Classic Best card #200.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=tuniso001ric
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Rich signed a 1974 Topps card #417.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Aldo signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #272.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pecori001ald
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Mike signed a 1993 Fleer Excel card #98.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
T.J. signed a 1993 Fleer Excel card #102.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Brian signed a 1993 Classic Best card #129.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=carpen002bri
I met him at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida.
John signed the back of the September 1992 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly.
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, while he was on a rehab assignment.
Wes signed a 1993 Upper Deck card #267.
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994.
Ron signed a 1992 Fleer Pro Cards card #2064.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=olliso001ron
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Brian signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #274.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rupp--001bri
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Sean signed a 1993 Classic Best card #244.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Kirk signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #262.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Jose signed a 1991 Classic Best card #208.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=velez-001jos
On June 6, 2013, The Kings of the Mic Tour (LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, and De La Soul) performed at The Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The weather was absolutely horrible on this day with heavy rain and strong winds. That didn't stop me from arriving at the theater at 11am that morning (completely soaked), hoping I'd get the chance to meet the artists as they showed up for sound checks.
At around 12:30, shortly after the weather had cleared up, I saw Ice Cube's tour bus park in front of the Hilton Hotel across the street from the theater. I walked over there hoping to see if he was on there. The driver came off first and I asked him if Cube was on board, he just smiled and said, "naw." I didn't really believe him, so I hung around in that general area just in case. About 15 minutes later Cube emerged from the bus and headed toward the hotel. I caught up with him and asked him to sign my CD. He was really cool. I even got to tell him how much I enjoyed his appearances on my favorite radio show, The Ron & Fez Show, which he immediately recognized and said he enjoyed doing.
Unfortunately, my picture opportunity with Cube didn't turn out so well. The guy he asked to take our pic really couldn't figure out how to use my phone. It took multiple times. At one point Cube grabbed my phone and showed him how to do it. This picture is the result. I'm not complaining, this was one of my all-time favorite celebrity meetings, so the "bad" picture just adds another memory to this memorable day.
Ice Cube signed the front cover of the Kill at Will CD.
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Basil signed a 1994 Upper Deck Minor League card #244.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=shabaz001bas
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the St. Petersburg Cardinals came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Mike signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #263.
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994.
Dominic signed a 1993 Fleer Pro Cards card #2678.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=desant001dom
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994.
Wayne signed a 1993 Classic Four Sport Draft Picks card #264.
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994.
Alan signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #244.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=burke-001ala
I met him at a Minor League game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Tampa Yankees came to play the Clearwater Phillies.
Kraig signed a 1994 Fleer Excel card #104.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hawkin002lar
I met him at a free autograph signing at Sports Unlimited in Largo, Florida.
Doc signed an 8x10 photo.
I met him at a Minor League Clearwater Phillies game at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994.
Luis signed a 1992 Fleer Pro Cards card #2061.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brito-001lui