Paco Meets a Celeb
You will never guess who walked into Papa Gino's at about 8pm yesterday.
The evening began like this.
A mammoth of a man walks in the door with his much smaller friend and they look at the menu. The large man looks actually happy to be there looking at the menu with a toothy smile, No doubt planning to eat 20lbs of pizza. But something about his appearance was familiar a bit too familiar. I knew this man from somewhere, And that smile it was clear to me i saw him before. Possibly on tv... a Celebrity?
Soon after i thought my imagination had just gotten ahead of me. Then I noticed the high school kids who work at papa gino's with me were pointing in his direction and whispering. I approach them curiously.
High school kid#1 says that the man over there staring our menu down, Was none other than David Ortiz himself. High school kid#2 says it can't be, Which Degenerated into a Back and forth consisting of "you talk to him, No you!". Finally my curiousity got the better of me and i approached him.
I said "Has anyone ever told you that you look an awful lot like David Ortiz?" To which he Replied Smiling "that's because I AM him". This led to a couple people asking for his signature and some people bothered him for a photograph (like me). The photo remains on my cell phone however because i lack the cable to Upload it to my computer.
I would have asked Big Papi for his autograph too only that already having taken a picture with him, it was probably asking a bit much considering he only wanted to come in for a bite to eat with his friend (little papi, Seriously this guy was Half of Ortiz's size easily). Ortiz ordered a Large cheese pizza, Steak and Cheese, 20 oz soda 2 bags of chips (i think he was on a diet.) and his friend ordered..... well i can't remember, but yes they were seperate orders.
Though conveniently enough i had actually already made a Tuna pocket for my break when he came in. And i sat down at the table next to him and casually asked him while he was waiting for his order, what he and his friend was doing way out here. Apparently Ortiz moved his Family to Newton Recently. So i may even be seeing him again. Could this be the begining of a new sitcom? nope.
I asked the manager to comp their meals to which he agreed, and Poor Ortiz was being mauled by the maulrats (see what i did there? :D ) on his way out for more autographs. i think he got to everyone but a few.
And that was my evening at work.
-Bashir
The evening began like this.
A mammoth of a man walks in the door with his much smaller friend and they look at the menu. The large man looks actually happy to be there looking at the menu with a toothy smile, No doubt planning to eat 20lbs of pizza. But something about his appearance was familiar a bit too familiar. I knew this man from somewhere, And that smile it was clear to me i saw him before. Possibly on tv... a Celebrity?
Soon after i thought my imagination had just gotten ahead of me. Then I noticed the high school kids who work at papa gino's with me were pointing in his direction and whispering. I approach them curiously.
High school kid#1 says that the man over there staring our menu down, Was none other than David Ortiz himself. High school kid#2 says it can't be, Which Degenerated into a Back and forth consisting of "you talk to him, No you!". Finally my curiousity got the better of me and i approached him.
I said "Has anyone ever told you that you look an awful lot like David Ortiz?" To which he Replied Smiling "that's because I AM him". This led to a couple people asking for his signature and some people bothered him for a photograph (like me). The photo remains on my cell phone however because i lack the cable to Upload it to my computer.
I would have asked Big Papi for his autograph too only that already having taken a picture with him, it was probably asking a bit much considering he only wanted to come in for a bite to eat with his friend (little papi, Seriously this guy was Half of Ortiz's size easily). Ortiz ordered a Large cheese pizza, Steak and Cheese, 20 oz soda 2 bags of chips (i think he was on a diet.) and his friend ordered..... well i can't remember, but yes they were seperate orders.
Though conveniently enough i had actually already made a Tuna pocket for my break when he came in. And i sat down at the table next to him and casually asked him while he was waiting for his order, what he and his friend was doing way out here. Apparently Ortiz moved his Family to Newton Recently. So i may even be seeing him again. Could this be the begining of a new sitcom? nope.
I asked the manager to comp their meals to which he agreed, and Poor Ortiz was being mauled by the maulrats (see what i did there? :D ) on his way out for more autographs. i think he got to everyone but a few.
And that was my evening at work.
-Bashir