skns4life Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Maybe it doesnt deserve its own thread, but its awesome to me whenever I run into players! I took my mom to see Marley and Me last night at the Reston Town Center theater. I'm waiting in line and then I recognize HB standing right in front of me... I could barely notice it was him and I had to think about it for a couple minutes because he does NOT look athletic, much less an NFL player! Only reason I recognized him was his face... I told my mom "mom, this guy plays for the skins! mom this guy plays for the skins" (in spanish)... my mom didnt believe me because she said he's too small. Anyway, he went inside and then I paid for my ticket. We go upstairs to watch our movie and we went to buy some popcorn and there he was with his date again, standing in front of me. This time I said, "excuse me Mr. Blades?" to which he said "hey man" and I responded, "nice to meet you, I'm a big fan... good luck Sunday vs. the 49ers" and he just smiled and said "thank you".... anyway, thats the story. p.s. He watched the same movie as me and the girl he was with paid for both the movie and the snacks! :applause: hahahahaha... p.s.s. oh! and he was wearing shorts! It must have been 40somethin degrees last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Nice story, and nice to see the subtle approach to not interrupt his private time. HTTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cool story. One thing though, you don't have to call him "Mr. Blades", he's only two years older than you. ols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana_4_prez Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 One thing though, you don't have to call him "Mr. Blades", he's only two years older than you. ols He can call him whatever he wants. cool story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cool story, nice to give him his space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat87 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 i had a similar encounter with fred davis at ruths chris in arlington im not big shot... it was my 5 year anniversary dating my girlfriend, and he was there at the bar... big guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 yeah the little boy inside me wanted to ask for his autograph, ask for a picture, etc... but I could see he was trying to get his mack on (his girl was pretty hot... taller than him too.) so I didnt want to ruin it for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 How was his gf looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 useless without pics of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 How was his gf looking? She was a white brunette, about 5'11-6'0'' ft with heels on. Looong legs! "very niiice" ~Borat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I met Keenan McCardell on my flight from Houston to BWI last Saturday. Caught me off guard because he was flying in Southwest Airlines' cattle-car seating. My buddy sat next to him for 3 hours on the flight and didn't know who he was. I talked to him for a few seconds as we were going to baggage claim. I guess he was flying in to do the Comcast shows for last Sunday's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotfire Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I bet it scored him some points to be recognized while on a date. "Oh yeah, that happens all the time, baby. I hope it doesn't make you uncomfortable, but I'm kind of a big deal." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST is my boy Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 H.B Blades is one of about 5 redskins I probley WOULD NOT know who he was in public.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouvan59 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cool story.One thing though, you don't have to call him "Mr. Blades", he's only two years older than you. ols Disagree. I thought he handled the exchange perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 H.B Blades is one of about 5 redskins I probley WOULD NOT know who he was in public.. lol... My mom asked me "how can you even tell what they look like with those helmets they wear?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Yeah, unless they are one of the better known players, it would have went right by me. Anyone know what H.B. stands for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkFan8 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I bet it scored him some points to be recognized while on a date. "Oh yeah, that happens all the time, baby. I hope it doesn't make you uncomfortable, but I'm kind of a big deal."Hahah, I thought the same thing.Cool story :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Yeah, unless they are one of the better known players, it would have went right by me. Anyone know what H.B. stands for?Horatio Benedict.Horatio Blades sounds pretty intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 p.s. He watched the same movie as me and the girl he was with paid for both the movie and the snacks! :applause: hahahahaha... That's the most impressive stat of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I was at Tysons Corner and saw Charles Mann on Christmas Eve but I didn't say anything to him cause first of all I was at work and second he was shopping for presents. At the same time ARE and Andre Carter were eating downstairs at a little cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Disagree. I thought he handled the exchange perfectly. Oh, I'm not saying he did anything wrong at all. Just kind of intrigued me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbreed Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Yeah had a simliar encounter back on the 5th at the wiz lakers game.. Met Jason Taylor Carlos Rogers, Marcus washington, Fred Smoot, Horton, portis and a few others. really wanted to get pics and autographs but just went up and shook hands with washington ,taylor and LOS and told them good luck in Baltimore. pretty cool though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 It's common respect for someone you don't know in the familiar sense. Nothing wrong with saying sir or Mr. Age doesn't have to dictate that. Cool story though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioskinsfan Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Great story. I think you handled it great, nice Borat line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 H.B Blades is one of about 5 redskins I probley WOULD NOT know who he was in public.. Yeah I think I'd recognize Benny Blades before I would H.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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