I was able to meet one of my heroes today. Bill Simmons had a book signing in Boston to promote his new book, The Book of Basketball. I bandied about things to say for days leading up to the meeting and even changed ideas right up until he was in front of me. Perhaps that explains the disjointed nature of our conversation. I only had to wait about half an hour and he actually signed my book by noontime for what was supposedly a 12:30 event.
The whole thing was a little bit of a blur. I was in his face before I knew it and he just started talking about how I was wearing a Celtics shirt and then how all he saw at his New York signing was Yankees and Knicks gear. This isn't really what I wanted to talk about with him. I decided to just tell him how long I had been a fan, hoping I guess that will encourage him to keep writing in the future.
I didn't really care if he wrote his name inside the book. Actually I was hoping much more for a picture of he and I. Alas, I'll have to do with a picture of myself and my book with his name written in it. That's ok, it was still quite a thrill to meet him and I doubt I'll ever forget it. Thanks, Sports Guy.
