Last Saturday (well acutally 2 Saturdays ago- not sure what that's called?) we had our appearance at Last Licks Huntington with Yankees legendary player and broadcaster Bobby Murcer. Bobby has been successfully battling cancer over the past year. He looks great- even better then about a month ago when he came up to our office. There was a huge line awaiting Bobby's arrival. Little did most of the public know that Murcer showed up quite early and we were knocking out the bulk of the private items in the back of the store. Bobby and I walked out towards the front of the store and were greeted by thunderous applause (I think it was for Bobby, not me) The fans were so excited to see Murcer and , more importantly, to see that he was doing so well. While Murcer was an outstanding player it is his work as a Yankees broadcaster that has really endeared himself to the fans. It is always that way with the great announcers and their audience. They make you feel like they are one of us (Just like Gary, Keith and Ron- yes I said it) What I noticed most about how Bobby was with the fans is that he asked every fan on line what their name was. I thought that was awesome. Also, there was a customer on line that actually brought a letter that Murcer had sent her in the '60s. She, as a big B Murcer fan, sent him a birthday card and, with Bobby being Bobby, he wrote her back thanking her for the thought. Once the public portion was over we quickly completed the private signing. We were able to add Bobby's name to a strong Yankees project that we have been working on as well as re-up on that classic fight versus Boston photo (in both 8x10 and 16x20).
After the signing I headed home to pack for Orlando. I was slated to fly down there on Sunday for a private signing with the iconic former Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz.