. . .eaten bouillabaisse on the Marseilles waterfront.
. . .eaten cheese fondue on the deck of a Swiss restaurant while staring at Mt. Eiger.
. . .had tea and biscuits on the African veldt.
. . .had a drinking contest with Japanese businessmen in a Japanese bar (we won).
. . .stood on both Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kilimanjaro (but not on top).
. . .driven the Alcan Highway three times.
. . .seen Russia from Alaska.
Okay, I lied about the last one.
I love that show!
We used to do this all the time when I had my Bears season ticket in the 80-90s. The trick is you have to exude unflinching confidence that you truly belong there and you just walk in. If you look around to see if you are safe, it’s too late; they’d pick you out in an instant and throw you out.
We used to get to know players of different teams by first name bases because we got away doing this so many times. A few times we nearly got killed by opposing players by us being absolute idiots and calling them some beyond description horrible things… ah, how young and stupid we were… but some awesome fun memories. :rolleyes:
I saw the Northern Lights…which is not all that amazing unless you consider that I lived in southern Indiana at the time.
And I knitted a glove with 6 fingers. It wasn’t shocking at all until I tried it on. 
Have personally driven every mile of the following US interstate highways: I-4, I-8, I-10, I-20, I-30, I-40, I-70, I-77, and I-85
Spent the evening at a bar in Pinehurst, NC with Gary “US” Bonds and talked him into dancing with a co-worker
Performed in vocal group before audience approaching 10,000 people
Have personally met every men’s basketball coach at The University of North Carolina since 1965, two of them Hall of Famers. Coach Dean Smith was my favorite, when I met him as we used adjecent urinals in the arena named for him during a game a few years after his retirement. Coach Roy Williams spent the most time, but mostly talked to my wife.
Got a speeding ticket on the Autobahn
With a friend, drove from LA to Statesville, NC in 38 hours
Met conductor Leonard Bernstein
Evaded highway patrol during chase while driving a 1975 AMC Pacer. Stupid? Definitely, but my 18 year old ass actually learned to slow down after that experience
Survived the explosive failure of two engines on a commercial Boeing 727 in a heavy snowstorm. Pilot safely landed damaged plane at DCA with emergency vehicles on full alert
Danced with Conan O’Brien during the pre-taping audience warm up before filming of a show circa 1993
Drove every mile of the Blue Ridge Parkway/Skyline Drive in each direction
Once helped the girlfriend of Prince’s guitarist, Mike, get past a difficult security guard at a concert in NC. Was rewarded with Mike’s mobile number in case I “ever need anything.” Never used it, but still have it in my contact list as “Prince’s Guitarist”
Have convinced multiple people that my dad is Andy Griffith (striking resemblance)
Was given high jumping advice by Olympian Dwight Stone. It didn’t help.
Have eaten the Crab Bisque from the guy who inspired the Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld
Had a tornado traverse our front yard while in the house (30k damage, we were lucky)
Once solved a Rubiks Cube in 47 seconds
That should have been “The Matterhorn”.
I forgot one: played putt-putt golf with former astronaut Fred Haise. He was wearing a t-shirt that said, “Yes, I am a rocket scientist.”
Check.
Same here, with my daughter when she was two. Mommy stayed below.
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I held my mother’s hand as she died. That was a life-changing experience.
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I recited my favorite poem as my infant son died in my arms. Your life is never the same.
Along with a friend, got stopped by the police outside a bank for a similar reason. I had an illegal switchblade souvenir from Mexico in my backpack, which they fortunately didn’t search.
Daily.
For me,
Got interrogated by the Japanese police
Paid off a woman who claimed I assaulted her because my Japanese attorney said that it would be cheaper than fighting the charges
Was a VIP guest of Visa, a sponsor of the Nagano Olympics
Met Juan Antonio Samaranch
Watched a handful of new world records set in women’s speed skates
Ate fugu with a Japanese tv personality and a former member of their Olympic volleyball team
Sued an American manufacturer for breach of contract and had a former president of the ABA as the lead counsel
Commissioned a custom mic from Nuemann for NHK
Met Steve Wonder at the Lexicon booth in a proaudio show
Ate fried locust
Met a billionaire
Have my Chinese corrected by a toddler