I met Fritz von Erich when I was a kid (he was always in a local sporting goods store in the town I grew up in). He put me in the Iron Claw and whispered in my ear, "Now act like it hurts". He also told me I sold the move better than half the boys in the back. I had no idea what he meant at the time.
I also got to meet Mark Henry. I used to teach at Silsbee Middle School and he came and saw some of his old teachers and talked to some of the kids. He was a completely nice guy. Huge dude, but absolutely nice.
In the sports world: Derrick Johnson (KC Chiefs), Homer Bailey (Cincinnati Reds), Perrish Cox (San Francisco 49ers), and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.
In other worlds, Charlaine Harris (author of the Sookie Stackhouse books), Brad Meltzer (written several thrillers), and I'm scheduled for a meeting with Greg Gutfeld (Fox News' The Five and Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld and political satirist) next week. Also met Congressmen Ralph Hall (my former Congressman and soon-to-be-my Congressman again from Texas), Ted Poe (Texas), Pete Sessions (Texas), Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas), Bill Flores (my Congressman from Texas), House Speaker John Boehner (from Ohio), Chris Collins (New York), Jeff Fortenberry (Nebraska), Erik Paulsen (Minnesota), Senators John Cornyn (Texas), Olympia Snowe (former Senator from Maine), and John McCain (Arizona, also 2008 Republican Presidential nominee), as well as former Texas Governor and President of the United States George W. Bush and his parents former President George H.W. and Barbara Bush.
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