Very few people in this world don't like Paul Molitor. Why? Because he's a Hall of Fame charmer, and there is no rational reason to hate the guy. Take me for example, I love him. But I have a story about a man whose day was once ruined by Molly.My buddy, who is an avid Cubs fan -- we'll call him John, since that's his name -- was at a Tom Petty concert recently, and he had a backstage pass. Naturally, he was pumped out of his mind. After waiting in line for hours for the opportunity to meet the rock and roll legend, he began to grow impatient.
He asked a security guard what was taking so long, since the show was scheduled to start just minutes from then and the Heartbreakers were already warming up.
John: "Dude, what's taking so long?"
Security Man: "Mr. Petty is visiting with Mr. Molitor right now."
John: "PAUL Molitor?!"
Security Man: "Yes."
John: "What the hell. Can't Paul [effing] Molitor hang out with Tom Petty on his own [eefing] time? [Eff!]
Security Man: "Settle down, butthole."
He actually called him a 'butthole'. One point awarded to Security Man for using a word that almost died with Beavis and Butthead. Almost.
Eventually, Tom Petty came out on stage and my buddy went without meeting one of his favorite musical artists because Paul Molitor totally cock-blocked him.
John: "This is total bullshit. You know what, [eff] Paul Molitor. That asshole is dead to me."
The end.
8 comments:
Molitor thought he was just talking to Robin Yount.
Have YOU ever seen Yount in Petty in the same place at the same time?
That's a disgusting typo I just made. It should be Yount AND Petty.
Ambiguously gay typos!
That was a great story. And it's about John Newcastle isn't it.
Paul Molitor circa whenever that photo was taken?
Yes.
I always get Yount and Pettys stuck in my teeth.
I love Paul Molitor, even though I have never seen him play. It's due to two disturbing childhood hobbies: baseball cards, where I realized that this guy I had never heard of put up great numbers, and war history, where I realized that Paul Molitor had the exact same name as the Civil War ironclad (just Molitor, not Paul, ha). Yeah, I was a childhood nerd, ha.
Megs - yes!
McB - weren't we all?
Back when The Brewers were in the American League, I caught Molitor at Fenway a few times.
I never had an experience like that, although on one trip to Florida, Al Gore messed with my travel plans not once but twice - he landed the same time I did, and he was departing the same time I was...apparently the Vice President has a little more cache than, say, you know, me....never voted for him again....
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