Bounce Back Book signing.

I headed up to LexTown this morning and went over to the UK Campus Bookstore to check out Coach Cal Doing his Bounce Back Book signing, Now I have already met the man, the myth, the legend several times, but to the mob that was assembled, it was like a rockstar was coming.

There is no doubt in my mind that before Calipari finishes his book tour in the state of KY, he will be a New York Times Bestselling Author, there were folks buying ten copies at a time.

When he arrived he spoke to the throng of fans for about ten minutes about how he came to write Bounce Back, and gave a little preview of the book, one thing he said I found funny and I don’t remember the context, but he said Tubby Smith was one of the finest human beings on the planet, to which some ninety year old man in a wheel chair murmered, “to bad he’s not one of the best coaches on the planet”, which elicited side splitting laughter to everyone within ear shot.

I’ve never really been into the motivational reading thing, but this guy is great for this program, and I hope UK fans support the Coach and buy a book whether you read much or not.

ESPN  INTERVIEW

There were camera crews everywhere, but I just thought it was local or the crew from his web site, But anyway when I got through the line, Martin Newton the UK Director of BBall Operations who I’ve known for a while, yelled at me across the store ” hey there’s Kentuckys version of Howard Stern” to which I replied ” with those pants pulled up to your armpits I thought it was Steve Urkel” you have to know him. Anyway a crew stopped me and asked if I would do a short interview for ESPN U, which I did, it will be on Tues or Wen of next week than play several times over the next few days, after that it will be in the archives on the Internet, I’ll try to get a embed code for this site. I tried to plug Uncensored but that will probably get chopped, but they just asked what the fans think of  Calipari, Duh, and what he will mean to the program, and how the perception has changed so quickly for UK, it was about six questions overall, I think it was like one of those tornado interviews where they find the biggest hillbilly in the trailer park to talk to, and i’m sure my KY accent will draw a few laughs so it’s all good.

Rich Tradition 

I picked up a copy of the Tom Leach and Rich Brooks collaboration today also, and I have already read about half of it , and it is outstanding, if you like UK Football I strongly recommend it.

I admit I was not always a big Brooks fan, but after knowing more about the tough as nails old former boxer, I have changed my opinion.

Daniel Orton

One funny little note , we stopped at Denny’s for lunch and D Orten came walking in and sat with a group of about ten girls, Dudes a playa. About ten minutes later he got up to go to the restroom, and me and my wife exchanged glances, and she said “NO you are not going to try to get his picture in the Dennys bathroom, so I had to restrain myself LOL.