[Demko]

So, I've been an independent contractor on the side, picking up computer jobs through a company called 'Geeks In Route' on the weekends, making $30/hr to help people fix their computers.

What the hell does this have to do with sports, you might ask? Well... I got the work order for today's client to visit a REALLY nice multi-million dollar condo down on Clearwater Beach here in Florida, and I took a look at the name of the guy I'd be doing work for:

Bernie Williams

Yes, the retired Yankee moved down to Florida in the past few weeks from NY, and bought a condo down here. His daughter was having some issues with her iTunes not being compatible with Vista, and he wanted me to setup a wireless network in the house. I fixed the iTunes issue, but there was no wireless router in the house to connect to, and none of the 'freenets' in the area were unencrypted, so I told Mr. Williams to pick up a router this week, and request me to come back next weekend to get the network setup.

So I get to go back and hang out with Bernie Williams again next week. *AND* I get paid to do it... how badass is that?

[The Jewish Cunthead]

That's awesome MD - are you and Bernie gonna play guitar together?

[Demko]

Heh, while I was working, I heard him watching the BoSox game and tooling around on the guitar in the other room.

[Tommy]

BERNIE DOUCHEBAG!

[Demko]

LOL, I'll be sure to call him that when I go back next weekend.

[Road Warrior Shark]

Fabulous. Reminds me of my encounter with a baseball great.

Handing bowling shoes to Nolan Ryan

[salmonjunkie]

Reminds me of the time I sold a Playstation to Tony Gwynn. And when I sold Baskin Robbins ice cream to Quinn Early, who was a regular at the store.

[creepy]

Jul 27, 2008 5:05:19 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

Reminds me of the time......I sold Baskin Robbins ice cream to Quinn Early, who was a regular at the store.

That reminds me of the time I worked at Baskins Robbins and sold to Tony Casillas.

[Pun]

When I was Manager of a GameStop in Charlotte, I sold a Playstation to Ric Flair.


Oh, and speaking of meeting people....my friend manages a Salsarita's restaurant in Raleigh. On Friday afternoon, some of the TNA guys must have been doing some charity work for the Jimmy V Golf Tournament, because Christian, Tomko, Robert Roode, and Eric Young came into his place for lunch.

[chretienbabacool]

Yeah well, I once had sex with Liv Tyler.

[Deadly]

I bagged groceries for Barry Sanders.

And Pun, you worked at Gamestop, eh? I worked at an E.B. Games in Berkeley for almost two years. I love video games, but man was that a horrible gig.

[Spirit of 76]

Jul 28, 2008 9:03:02 GMT -5 chretienbabacool said:

Yeah well, I once had sex with Liv Tyler.

This reply is useless without pictures ;D

[Pun]

Jul 28, 2008 10:18:41 GMT -5 Deadly said:

And Pun, you worked at Gamestop, eh? I worked at an E.B. Games in Berkeley for almost two years. I love video games, but man was that a horrible gig.

Worked there or managed? Being the Store Manager is infinitely worse.

[Deadly]

Jul 28, 2008 10:43:13 GMT -5 Pun said:

Jul 28, 2008 10:18:41 GMT -5 Deadly said:

And Pun, you worked at Gamestop, eh? I worked at an E.B. Games in Berkeley for almost two years. I love video games, but man was that a horrible gig.

Worked there or managed? Being the Store Manager is infinitely worse.

Eh, I mostly just worked there, but I had a small stint of running it.

[Eric O'Mac]

Pun, TNA had a house show in Fayeteville that night. But if they were doing charity stuff for Jimmy V, that's awesome.

[salmonjunkie]

Jul 28, 2008 9:03:02 GMT -5 chretienbabacool said:

Yeah well, I once had sex with Liv Tyler.

Just because you neamed your blow-up doll "Liv Tyler" doesn't mean she's actually Liv Tyler.

[Andy]

So I picked up a weekend gig as a gigolo a couple years back and I showed up to this lady's house and you'll never believe who it was. Marge Schott! Sure I wasn't the rock-hard chiseled young man she'd requested, but she was pleased that I was, quote, "not a hook-nosed jew or a big-lipped spook." Good tipper.