Okay another story. Not so much about BB but there are some athletes. I hope you guys aren't bored with these stories. To tell you the truth I get my mind joggled and I remember them. I know they are about me mostly but I don't know that much about anyone else. Plus it is therapeutic to me to remember my past since my present is so shitty. So, if they bother you just tell me and I will quit.
Okay, I slightly talked about this on another thread. Back in 1988 or so I was in Miami doing an appearance. These people came up to me while I was doing something for MDA at some hotel. My manager was with me and started talking to them. He came back and asked me if I wanted to participate in a Celebrity Golf & Tennis event in Boca Raton. I said yes. One of the girls asked me what do i want to do. I said what. she said you can either play in the Golf tournament or the tennis tournament. I said I want to do both. She said you play tennis. i said I actually was an assistant tennis instructor for two summers with Wayne Bryan (who now owns the Pacific Palisades Tennis Club in LA). She said okay you can do both.
So I reported to the Vitas Gerulitis International Tennis Center in Boca. I show up and they assign me a personal assistant that will handle all my appearances and anything else concerning the event. Her name was Cindy Coker from Mankato, MN. She was absolutely beautiful (and married, but will talk about that later).
She checks me in and gives me my intinerary. Also, Kappa was a major sponsor and gave us free tennis shoes (along with a coupon for free tennis shoes for a year, limited to 6 pair of course).
Anyway, we did a “meet and greet” dinner with the corporate sponsors and other people involved with the event. I was by far the biggest (size wise) person there. I looked very daper in my Polo shorts and XXXL fusia colored Polo shirt. Imagine allot of talking and bullshit stuff happening and pictures.
Next day, I play tennis. They assign me Nels Van Patton (as in Van Patton of Hollywood) as my pro. Each celeb and corp. sponsor was assigned a pro as a partner. We played Lyle Waggoner and Stephen Edberg in the first match which we lost. I was doing good except dropped every volley. Then it was lunch. Cindy comes and gets me to take me downstairs where they had a spread of food made for a king. She asked me if I needed anything I said no but can’t you stay for lunch. She said no I can’t eat here we have to eat upstairs. I said bullshit you can eat here with me. What are they going to do to you. I say it’s okay. So she did. Well we talked and talked and we got along VERY good. I mean VERY GOOD.
When we were finished we were leaving the room and I knew she liked me. There was a door going down the hall that I just decided to open and see what was inside. It was empty. I said what is this she said didn’t know. I said come here she said what I grabbed her hand and took her inside the room and closed the door. I just grabbed her and started kissing her. About 10 seconds later she backs away and whispers “I’m married”. I whispered back “I’m not”. She smiled and said something like I can get in trouble. I said “I swear I won’t tell if you don’t”. She starts to laugh and we kissed a little more then left. Now each time we look at each other we smile.
So then she tells me about the party that night at some club. I said okay are you going and she said yes she has to be there. So I kissed her and said see you tonight. I went and played another match. Later the limo comes picks me up that night to take me to the party. I get there and all the camera people and others looking at me like who are you. I go in.
Well I notice everyone is in a tux. I am wearing a pair of black Cavarichi’s and a white Polo shirt and boots. I am standing there looking like an idiot. Cindy see me and asks where my tux is I said no one told me to wear a tux and where in the hell can I get a size 62 tux in one day. I said get me out of here. She grabs my hand and we head to the back of the room behind the bar.
I am so embarrassed. Everyone looked so fancy. Then I look up and at the door is Woody Harrelson. When I see him I said to Cindy “look even Woody has a tux on”. Well he see me and waves and literally starts to run-walk over to me. As he got closer I notice he has one of those t-shirts that look like a tuxedo. It looked so perfect from far away. I say to him man thank you for not wearing a tux. He said he didn’t read the invitation that he loved that shirt. Then he said at least I don’t look as bad as you.
So then people are dancing and me and Cindy start to dance then before the first song is over Woody taps me to cut in. We were next to Lyle Waggoner and Linda Evans dancing together. They could hear me telling Woody I don’t want to leave her cause I don’t’ want people to see me. He starts to laugh. So did Linda and Lyle. Well just then Kristina Wayborn (James Bond girl from Octopussy) passes by and hears this. So she grabs me and woody grabs Cindy and we dance around. That was the night. A little kissing with Cindy but not much cause she didn’t want the other people working with the event to see her cause it didn’t look good I guess help going out with the whoever. Oh yea, Stephen Edberg grabbed Cindy and she told me. I went over to him and asked him what he was doing. He said he didn’t mean anything it was an accident. I said to him fine don’t have another accident or I will have one on you. He said something then left. He thought he was bad.
