CSC True "Hollywood" Story: My Mom and Dad Met Joe Horn!!!

My state farm agent, here in Raleigh, N.C., is John Hill. He was Archie’s center, and is in the Saints Hall of Fame, so that’s pretty cool. He has some great stories from his days as a Saint. It makes paying my premium a little more fun. By the way, that’s him in the picture.

for anyone out of the area I found a web link for those who might want to order Bayou 87. The site is pretty cool with lots of pictures and info.

http://www.joehornbbq.com/#!

“Oh, hi Bub!

Bub? Ha!

‘Hey Joe! Is that the same phone from the Giants game?’

BaZINGa!

“Sure…as long as you don’t make us look like goofballs or anything.”

Oops!

Good job, Hans. And good job, Hans’ Mom and Dad.

I spent several days practicing how I was gonna act around him and try my best to not act like a little girl. Well it didn’t work….I was nervous as hell and you can definitely tell in the pictures of me and him….and yes, I refuse to post them, lol.

I kept thinking some crazy stuff will go down and I will get blamed if something happens to him. Then the images of the Cubs fan who caught the foul ball flashed into my mind and I started having anxiety about being the most hated saints fan in the world, lol.

Everything went fine other than crowd control was beyond inadequate. He stayed until everyone had their book signed even though it initially wasn’t scheduled to be that way. He is a really down to earth guy.

It was at the movie theater in Metarie. He was with his wife/gf? Not really sure. Couldn’t have been a nicer guy. He asked me what I did and we talked about rims and the best type to put on his truck. He even made the wife/gf wait while we were talking. He was just too cool. A great guy. I bought a Horn jersey that same weekend.

Interestingly enough, my friend saw Roman Harper and possibly Sedrick Ellis eating at a new restaurant called Root in the Warehouse District. Said they were throwing back the sake, getting a little loud and wild.

Nice to have a connection with Saints players, no matter how tenuous. I actually am Drew Brees, by the way, but only on weekends.

Went to the Rams game in St, Louis back in ‘09. That was our first (and to this point, only) away game. Our hotel was right across from the Arch, so on the Saturday afternoon, we decided we’d take a walk over there. We were decked out in our Saints gear and while walking, a black SUV with tinted windows pulls up and rolls down the back window. Some old guy in the back looks at us at yells “Go Saints!!!” I turn (thinking its just some fellow Saints fan) and yell back “Who Dat!!” to none other than TOM FREAKIN BENSON!!!!! That was a GREAT weekend although the game was a bit too close for comfort.

Jumpy Geathers liveed down the street from my dad for years. I delivered pizza to Wayne Martin’s house a couple of times. I also gave Craig Heyward a ride across the parking lot of a strip mall, after a rather lengthy conversation inside a record store. Spoke briefly with Eric Martin at Piccadilly Cafeteria once. Wilmont Perry at a block party. I’ve met numerous players after practices over the years.

So, I make my own parking space

LMAO!

He and Ken Stabler were on a USO tour and signing autographs. Kilmer only had pictures of him in a Redskin uniform so I passed.

BTW, Stabler’s Super Bowl ring was about the size of a small travel trailer.

Your parents still live in LA?
This is cool wherever the IGA is located. Actually the IGA, in Van Buren,AR, is the only place I can find File’ for my Gumbo. Guess I’ll have to see if they Have Joe’s Sauce.

oh, and cool story

in the 70’s I met Archie a couple times, he was a spokesperson for the Old “Royal Oldsmobile” dealership at Vets/Severn, and my Dad was good friends with its Owner,and Archie again a few times during the Mora years when he did the Mon. Nite radio show with J.Henderson at the Fairgrounds. Also the 70’s- Howard Stevens, Charlie Durkee, Elois Grooms, Steve Stonebreaker at some autograph signings at Ground Pati Fat City. During the Mora era my b/f dated the S/C coach’s daughter so we met several players/coaches wives in the suites @ the Dome. And rollling around town (my college yrs) we’d see a few players @ Bart’s on the Lakefront after games on Sun. nite, Toi Cook got around a lot, DB’s Benny Thompson, Brett Maxie. Bumped into Sam Mills at a FC club, had a full length black leather coat like “Shaft style” (won’t mention the name) and Morten Anderson was a regular at the F&M Patio Bar on Tchoupitoulas. It’s late memory faaaaaading……….

I just wished him good luck in the game that was the next day. He was with his family and his wife looked unamused that he was getting recognized while she was chasing after kids. If Mothers wasn’t so slow he might have snuck into the back room without getting any attention.

When I was a fourteen, a friend and I painted the railings on the balcony of Tom Fears house in Metaire. For the younger members benefit, Tom Fears was the first Head Coach of the Saints. As I recall, he paid us both $50 for two days work.

A good example of how much water has gone under the bridge, Fears’ house was certainly “nice” but it was a far cry from what you would expect an NFL coach to live in by today’s standards. And, he didn’t make so much money that he wouldn’t risk having a couple of neighborhood kids do a small paint job in order to save a few bucks.