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10-18-2012, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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I met the King
I got to live out a childhood dream today. I attended a volunteer event at a local foodbank today and Richard Petty was there. I'm not much of a NASCAR fan anymore, but when I was a kid I thought Richard Petty walked on water!
What a great guy! He was there a couple hours, posing for pix, signing autograph and talking to whoever wanted to talk and for as long they wanted to talk. But what was really cool was the way he pitched in and helped repack food boxes. Most of the other dignitaries worked the line for a few minutes then moved on. He left for a few minutes to do an interview, but came back to the line and stayed until we were done. (Pay no attention to the fat guy with the dumb look on his face).
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10-18-2012, 08:56 PM | #2 |
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Cool.
I meet him years ago in Charlotte very nice person.
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10-18-2012, 08:58 PM | #3 |
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now that's KOOOL
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That is way cool. My grandfather was friends with his father. I was told we would go over to his house for dinner, but I was only 3 yrs old. I would love to meet him now.
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that is very cool!!
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That's exactly why he was so very popular as a driver (never mind all the wins & championships). He always put the fans first, and never forgot who really paid the bills. I don't get all gaga over celebrities, but King Richard is one of a handful that I respect and would appreciate meeting.
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I'm like you - I probably make a point not to get all gaga over famous people -but I just happened to bump into him and about the same time I recognized him (pretty much instantly), he was talking to me and asking me questions. He was so down to earth that I kinda lost the fact that I was talking to a true legend of motorsports. Very cool guy.
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10-18-2012, 09:54 PM | #9 |
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Thats cool. Sounds like a real stand up guy. Hard to find these days.
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My wife used to book a lot of events for his Driving Experience when she lived in Vegas. I have a pic of her alongside him (just like yours, lol) somewhere...He is a very nice man and anyone would enjoy meeting him.
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I met him when I was a kid in '83 at Atlanta, and he very nice to my brother and I. We got to meet him in the pits on qualifying, and he was actually talking to one of his crew members. We were behind the fence yelling his name, pretty much interrupting his conversation, and he walked over to us smiling and signed autographs fotr us. We were boldly yelling his name with his head turned, but neither could hardly get a word out when he was face to face with us -lol I remember jumping up and down and screaming until I was hoarse when he won #200 the next year at Daytona. I used to love NASCAR, but I don't even follow it anymore. They have totally ruined the sport, IMO.
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Too cool man. Like you I'm not much of a NASCAR fan anymore, but I liked it back when they were real cars and I was a huge fan of the King.
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Thats great Willie, I've always heard he was a good person to talk too
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Dang. Thats cool.
I still have a Richard Petty slot car with my TYCO track. Nascar will never again be like it was back then.
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Hey Bill, Don't put yourself down I think you look pretty bright. That's cool, nice of you to volunteer.
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