I do a weekly article about a new person every week and give everyone an insight into their life. I bring you into their life and see things from their side. But I figure, i won’t have any articles done on me anytime soon, so I have decided to put together some interesting facts about me that you may or may not have known. I feel I am a pretty interesting person and I have done a lot of cool things during my life, or had some cool things happen to me.
-First and foremost, I actually don’t walk around witha camera all day and everywhere I go. I actually hated camera’s until the 2nd semester of my freshman year in college.
-I was on a NASCAR pit crew for one day when I was 15, making me the youngest pit crew member in NASCAR that year. [I had to lie about my age, but it was cool]
-I have an estimated 1,000 autographs, no lie. I have over 4 books full of racing autographs, plus more autograph cards not included in the books. I have autographs from such people as Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Danica Patrick and many many other top names.
-I also have 4 or 5 autographs from drivers who have passed away and I treasure those ones the most. They include Paul Dana, Bobby Hamilton Sr., Darrell Russell and Matt Hawkins. I think I got another one or two but I can’t remember their names.
-I have walked around Wrigley Field and got my picture taken withHall of Famer Billy Williams on the on deck circle, I got to shake hands with Dusty Baker when he was the Cubs manager.
-I got an autograph and talked to Joe Girardi for 5 minutes before one of his games. His cousin was my head coach in little league baseball.
-I have run the bases at Comisky and the old Milwaukee Brewers Stadium.
-I have walked on Soldier Field and down the sidelines a little.
-I was interviewed by a newspaper when I was 5 or 6. I guess I should have seen the foreshadowing of that.
-My house I live in was previously owned by Amy Benes, sister of former MLB pitchers Andy and Alan Benes. She got their autographs for me before she moved out of the house with her husband and infant child.
-I have many collections, some of which are die cast race cars, autograph cards (as mentioned before), TV series, baseball cards (used to, but haven’t collected in a while), media guides, mini footballs from colleges and a few other things.
-I am related to Buffalo Bill Cody. He created the Wild, Wild West shows. Cody, Wy. was named after him, as were the Buffalo Bills.
-I wrote my first article for a professional racing website when I was 16 years old.
-I have interviewed over 20 drivers/car owners in my life.
-I have actually walked the Milwaukee Mile race track, technically I wasn’t supposed to but I did.
-Since going to EIU I have made trips to Purdue, Indiana State, U of Illinois, Illinois State, SEMO, UT Martin, Marquette, Tennessee State, Nashville (For the OVC Tournament, 2 times), I snuck into Vanderbilt while in Nashville. I have also been to Western Illinois, Northern Illinois, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Texas-San Antonio, University of Illinois-Chicago and Northwestern before I came to college.
-When I played baseball, I was the only switch hitting batter on my team for a few seasons, I am a natural righty, but I can bat lefty.
-I got to talk to Mr. T on the phone and got his autograph.
-I got a football signed by most of the St. Louis Rams the preseason they won the Superbowl. I also got to run around on the Rams football field.
-I have attended multiple Cubs, White Sox’s, Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, Wolves games in my life. I have been to some Brewers games also. I have seen other teams play, but that was when I was a little kid and I don’t really remember them.
-I have been to over 5 different pro baseball fields
-I have an autograph from Ernie “Mr. Cub” Banks.
-I did a year of firefighting in high school. I am a Firefighter 1 right now, all I have to do is finish stage 2 and 3 and I gotta get my EMT degree and I would be an official firefighter. But I am certified to do a few things.
-I have worked at all of EIU’s big media productions. I spent a year and change at WEIU doing multiple jobs, I have written about 15 articles for the Daily Eastern News and have had my pictures published in EIU’s yearbook, the Warbler. I also did a commericial for the radio.
-I got an autograph from the radio host who is Bob Uecker’s partner in the movie Major League, Monte (Skip Griparis).
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-I have only moved once in my whole life, and for a while I honestly was upset about it. I take a while to adjust to change, not to say I don’t like new things, but I hate losing what I have always had or done.
-I can put both of my feet behind my head, I am double jointed.
-I can touch my arm and wrist with my hand, I guess most people can’t bend their hands that way.
-I have never broke a bone, but I have sprained my ankle before.
-I have had ZERO cavaties in my life!
-I did have 8 teeth pulled out in 1 day.
-I have 2 fake teeth
-My birthday is one of 2 days that rotates as the first day of winter, December 22nd. My brother’s birthday is the first day of summer, June 21st. My birthday is the shortest day of the year and my brothers is the longest day of the year.
-I have at least 8 scars on my body from injuries throughout the years.
-Due to something with my eyes, I can’t see 3-D. [like the movies and haunted houses]
-I was scared of all dogs for a few years after getting bit in the chest by a dog.
-I have made 4 trips to the hospital, but none in at least 10 years.
-I had a pebble stuck in my head for a week and I have the scar to prove it.
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