Hung out with an NFL pro last night

[sb69coupe]

So I'm in San Jose CA on my monthly business trip. Last night I went out to a local blues club to play at their open blues jam. I've gotten to know some of the guys there since I drop in whenever I'm in town. When I arrived I saw a guitarist that I know, and he motioned me over to sit with him and a couple that were seated with him. He introduced me to the guy, and we were chatting about playing bass. He was saying that he's only been playing for a year and gets nervous when he goes up on stage. He gets called up and does a really great job on about 3 tunes. When he comes back to the table he's a little bummed, saying that he didn't play well, etc. I was telling him that with only one year experience he did wonderfully, he was walking over standard I-IV-V changes and playing some nice grooves.

I get my turn to play, and during my set the guy and his wife leave. At the end of the evening my buddy tells me that the dude I met is a starting defensive lineman for the SF 49'ers. Turns out that I was talking to all-pro Bryant Young, and didn't even know who he was. He was 100% down to earth, not wearing fancy clothes or putting on any kind of celeb attitude. He was a nice, genuine, humble and very engaging guy.

It was a really cool experience because we were relating to each other about bass and music. I'm sure he prefers that, rather than having some rabid football fan fawning all over him.

[bassmonkeee]

That's pretty cool.

[whitedk57]

How dare you post that!!! Why would you post something that would cause me to feel anything different than hatred for the Whiners (aka 49ers).

I will now have to make an exception for Bryant. I will have to root for him doing good - but not the rest of the team.

What a quandry! Please stay away from anymore 9er players as I don't want to have to like them.

[guy n. cognito]

Nowadays, I'm shocked when I find out that there are still professional athletes that behave like civilized, normal people. That's sad........

It's cool to meet famous people that way. I once spent 20 minutes talking to Jimmy Buffet in a private plane airport before someone told me who he was.

[Manticore Guy]

My dad spent 45 minutes talking to John Paul Jones at a bluegrass festival and didn't know who he was until afterwards. Kinda cool.