It’s been a few weeks since my Cleveland trip, but I thought I should share the best moment of my vacation. It was 80s night at Jacob’s Field and I was sporting my, now famous, moustache.
The Jumbotron was showing pop culture items from various 80s staples. All of a sudden I realized that we were on the Jumbotron. The camera zoomed in on Rob & I and we both went nuts. He held up his Ghostbusters t-shirt and I kept stroking my moustache.
Now, I admit, I thought I was the main focus since they had showed Magnum PI on the Jumbotron. It wasn’t until 10 or 15 seconds into our Jumbotron fame that I realized the theme song for Ghostbusters was playing and Rob and his Ghostbusters t-shirt was the main focus. So, now looking back at these photos, I just look like a creepy French spy.
We were on screen for a long time, I would guess around 30 seconds. Jim even had time to take out his camera and snap a few pictures. After the game, I went back and shaved my moustache thinking that it had reached it’s pinnacle moment. That night at the bars, a few dozen people recognized Rob and his Ghostbusters t-shirt. “Hey, you’re the Jumbotron guy.” I guess that’s the price of fame, and the importance of a disguise.
*Hat tip to Dan Conderman for the cropped photo.
Did you steal Keith Hernandez’s stache?
( http://www.thesportshernia.com/exclusives/images/hernandez.jpg )
Could you be long lost mustache twins? IDK, maybe…
NEWMAN: June 14, 1987…. Mets Phillies. We’re enjoying a beautiful afternoon
in the right field stands when a crucial Hernandez error to a five run Phillies
ninth. Cost the Mets the game.
KRAMER: Our day was ruined. There was a lot of people, you know, they were
waiting by the player’s parking lot. Now we’re coming down the ramp … [cut
to film of the day - like the Zabruter film - with the Umbrella man and
everything - Oh so brilliant parody!!!] … Newman was in front of me. Keith
was coming toward us, as he passes Newman turns and says, ” Nice game pretty
boy.”. Keith continued past us up the ramp.
NEWMAN: A second later, something happened that changed us in a deep and
profound way front that day forward.
ELAINE: What was it?
KRAMER: He spit on us…. and I screamed out, “I’m hit!”
NEWMAN: Then I turned and the spit ricochet of him and it hit me.
ELAINE: Wow! What a story.