HEY ALL!!  I was reflecting today about my "encounters, or run ins" with well known people. My first experience came while I was in Evansville, Indiana on a week long training trip for a Consumer Finance company. They always put us up at the Excutive Inn. After a night of dinner and drinks I came back to the Inn through a side entrance. I could hear a familiar voice and a bunch of laughter coming out of the Main Ballroom, which was just off the Main Lobby. Well I came around the corner and the two big doors to the Ballroom were open. So I stepped in and there on stage was Phyllis Diller. Now I recognized her from TV shows. So I stepped in and started to watch the show. Well as I said " I had PLENTY to drink that night" and then I notice that Phyllis is walking towards me and making jokes, I think about how her Husband " Igor?" looked when he came home from a night out. Well the crowd was rolling and me too, she turned to go back to the stage and I left. The next morning I was not REALLY sure I had done what I though until two buddies told me they saw me standing there and Phyllis ripping on me. GOOD TIMES! The 2nd time was again the same employer, this time on a week conference at Kentucky Lake Dam. We got there, ran to the store and got a weeks worth of "goodies, beer etc." Well I was taking all the stuff back to the room I ran into Pat Williams, he was GM or President of an NBA team, and there to talk to us. Well that night at dinner Pat gave his speech. He told everyone that he had "ran into" the groups party planner. How else could you explain all the "goodies" I was carrying. Then went on to tell everyone to get to the dinner line before me, and hoped I had a great time, oh by the way there are meetings I had to attend. SWEET!! The 3rd run in was just that a run in. I was at the Tacoma Dome during a LARGE baseball card convention. And I am going across this large room I run right over this dude. Well I catch him before he hits the ground, and it's Pete Rose, he had just finished his signing session. WOW HI Pete, " HI" back" and off he went. COOL!! CHOW MOI