Legendary meeting

[LeBaron1973]

Never heard of leon redbone, primarily a US artist I suppose.

 

[bluefury361]

If you don't mind me asking, who is your Hero?

One of my hero's, a big influence for me for a long time. That is Leon Redbone, Singer song writer, He passed away about a year ago.

 

[bluefury361]

I never get tired of listening to Leon......

 

[bluefury361]

This was my moment with Don Garlits. Thanks to Jezebelle.

I still have the signed trophy.

 

[Polara_500]

I still have the signed trophy.

But of course you do.

 

[mr. fix it]

View attachment 368424 Had about five minutes of conversation, he was actually interested in my mopars, I felt so lucky. Sportsman event in sonoma 2 years ago
during Nascar
Show us your hero's fcbo

I met Richard Petty back about 1974 as a kid wasting time in a Walmart in Florida. It was quite funny how it all happened.

My older brother saw him & ran over to me to tell me.

I went around to check and thee he was shopping for engine oil in K-Mart of all places.

Both my brother & I swabbled about if it was him or not.
I worked up the courage to ask him and sure enough he was.
I not wanting to be tricked by this guy asked for his Nascar card.
He let out a big laugh & then pulled it out of his wallet to prove he was the king.
I then shook his hand and told him I was pleased to meet my NasCar idol.

My brother on the other hand was gob smacked and stood there like a bone head not saying a word.

that was my brush with fame that day.

 

[69 300 vert]

If you haven't seen this it's worth a few minutes, especially nice is the music @ 6:55

 

[LocuMob]

If you haven't seen this it's worth a few minutes, especially nice is the music @ 6:55

Thanks for making me watch that again, that's some sweet music for sure.

 

[stubs300]

Never heard of leon redbone, primarily a US artist I suppose.

Also known as Champagne Charlie!

 

[odcics2]

July 2nd. 1976 at Petty's birthday party, Quality Inn Reef, on the beach at Daytona.

I'm the goofball on the left!

 

[MarPar]

A meeting with one of my hero's......

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And here I was thinking it was Uncle Leo from Seinfeld...

 

[Newport 66]

And here I was thinking it was Uncle Leo from Seinfeld...

Coulda been Father Guido Sarduccii too

I got to see Leon do a show in about '90, awesome musician! One I'll always remember....
Thanks for sharing this with us!!

 

[bluefury361]

Just one more time Leon...

 

[roadcuda]

Here's my visit with the King, this was at Carlisle in 2012.

 

[MarPar]

Here's my visit with the King, this was at Carlisle in 2012.

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I like yer shirt!! Where did you get it??

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

Seems hard to believe this happened just this past January. Seems like forever ago now. I'm the one on the right in the Moparfest shirt.

 

[MarPar]

I'm the one on the right in the Moparfest shirt.
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And they let you in dressed like that??

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

And they let you in dressed like that??

We fit right in with Jay in his unbuttoned denim shirt and loose-fit jeans. He apparently likes his Mopars too. The Turbine has to be one of his favourite post-war cars, he definitely has a fondness for Chrysler 300s, and has a couple Imperials too.