Comments on: Hey Kurt, Sign My Shirt http://michaelsgray.com/hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yergy http://michaelsgray.com/hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Yergy Sat, 01 May 2010 22:08:19 +0000 http://michaelsgray.com/?p=443#comment-1167 Great post Michael. My younger brother graduated from Notre Dame last year and as I was waiting in line to get in to the Arena, I passed Joe Montana. At first I walked past, but then went back to get a picture with him. He turned me down because he said he was there with his daughter. At first I felt rejected and kindof upset that one of the few people in the world that I would have even cared about taking a picture with just turned me down, but then I had a new found respect. It takes a lot to kindly turn someone down so that your family may enjoy you at such an occasion. Funny enough, we ended up in a line right in front of them and had to wait for about an hour to get in. Suffice it to say that I felt very awkward standing an arms length from a guy that had just turned down my request. At one point, my brother-in-law that was with me was standing in a perfect position to take a picture with Joe right over his shoulder, so I pretended to be taking a picture of him. Joe saw what I was doing and turned around. I've got a great picture of the back of his head if anyone cares to see it. That really didn't help the awkwardness and I felt like a total jerk for trying to take advantage. While we were waiting probably five others approached him and made the same request and he respectfully gave the same answer. I still wish I had that picture. Great post Michael. My younger brother graduated from Notre Dame last year and as I was waiting in line to get in to the Arena, I passed Joe Montana. At first I walked past, but then went back to get a picture with him. He turned me down because he said he was there with his daughter. At first I felt rejected and kindof upset that one of the few people in the world that I would have even cared about taking a picture with just turned me down, but then I had a new found respect. It takes a lot to kindly turn someone down so that your family may enjoy you at such an occasion. Funny enough, we ended up in a line right in front of them and had to wait for about an hour to get in. Suffice it to say that I felt very awkward standing an arms length from a guy that had just turned down my request. At one point, my brother-in-law that was with me was standing in a perfect position to take a picture with Joe right over his shoulder, so I pretended to be taking a picture of him. Joe saw what I was doing and turned around. I've got a great picture of the back of his head if anyone cares to see it. That really didn't help the awkwardness and I felt like a total jerk for trying to take advantage. While we were waiting probably five others approached him and made the same request and he respectfully gave the same answer. I still wish I had that picture.

]]> By: Michael Gray http://michaelsgray.com/hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Michael Gray Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:45:43 +0000 http://michaelsgray.com/?p=443#comment-986 I totally agree with you. I know that he sees himself as being a witness for Christ on the field and off, and I'm certain his kids understand his desire to influence others. Still, I imagine it would be terribly difficult for him to allow a fan interrupt one-on-one time with one of his kids just to get an autograph. There has to be a line somewhere. Maybe the responsibility for drawing that line rests with the fan just as much as with the celebrity. For my own part, I know that reading the Warners' perspective on this will cause me to think twice before interrupting a celebrity who is with family. Thanks Patricia! I totally agree with you. I know that he sees himself as being a witness for Christ on the field and off, and I'm certain his kids understand his desire to influence others. Still, I imagine it would be terribly difficult for him to allow a fan interrupt one-on-one time with one of his kids just to get an autograph. There has to be a line somewhere. Maybe the responsibility for drawing that line rests with the fan just as much as with the celebrity.

For my own part, I know that reading the Warners' perspective on this will cause me to think twice before interrupting a celebrity who is with family. Thanks Patricia!

]]> By: Michael Gray http://michaelsgray.com/hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Michael Gray Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:45:43 +0000 http://michaelsgray.com/?p=443#comment-987 I totally agree with you. I know that he sees himself as being a witness for Christ on the field and off, and I'm certain his kids understand his desire to influence others. Still, I imagine it would be terribly difficult for him to allow a fan interrupt one-on-one time with one of his kids just to get an autograph. There has to be a line somewhere. Maybe the responsibility for drawing that line rests with the fan just as much as with the celebrity. For my own part, I know that reading the Warners' perspective on this will cause me to think twice before interrupting a celebrity who is with family. Thanks Patricia! I totally agree with you. I know that he sees himself as being a witness for Christ on the field and off, and I'm certain his kids understand his desire to influence others. Still, I imagine it would be terribly difficult for him to allow a fan interrupt one-on-one time with one of his kids just to get an autograph. There has to be a line somewhere. Maybe the responsibility for drawing that line rests with the fan just as much as with the celebrity.

For my own part, I know that reading the Warners' perspective on this will cause me to think twice before interrupting a celebrity who is with family. Thanks Patricia!

]]> By: patriciazell http://michaelsgray.com/hey-kurt-sign-my-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-985 patriciazell Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:39:12 +0000 http://michaelsgray.com/?p=443#comment-985 I guess you could look at Kurt's willingness to sign autographs as setting a good example for his children. He is definitely not putting his own interests first and is being unselfish. People who choose to be in the limelight should definitely expect to be noticed. That's the way life is--Kurt's kids probably understand that they have what they have because he is who he is. I guess you could look at Kurt's willingness to sign autographs as setting a good example for his children. He is definitely not putting his own interests first and is being unselfish. People who choose to be in the limelight should definitely expect to be noticed. That's the way life is–Kurt's kids probably understand that they have what they have because he is who he is.

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