Another Exciting Day
Well, each day just gets more exciting! Today we started off by meeting with Judge Nelson Wolf. He is a very powerful man in San Antonio. He is trying to get 13 more facilities built in San Antonio. He is trying to raise funds by raising taxes on hotels and rental cars. This is actually a very normal thing. Judge Wolf doesn’t see a pro franchise in San Antonio for another 10-20 years.
After this, we went to meet with 4 of the 6 people in charge of the Valero Alamodome. They have a very well run bowl game. They gave us great advice while we met them. They told us that its ok to work lower jobs, because it helps get you in the door and can lead to big opportunities.
A little bit later, Andy Heid, Peter Gladstone, Jesse Kopp, Dr. Barr, and myself went to the NABC Welcome Dinner. We saw Oliver Purnell of Clemson, Lorenzo Romar of the University of Washington, and many others. The rest of the group went to meet with executives with the San Antonio Missions and Texas League.
When we got back from the dinner, I got a phone call from my Aunt Harriet asking if I wanted to go over to her hotel. Her husband is the Travel Coordinator for the University of Memphis. When I got to the hotel, I had to wait in the lobby for a minute. When she came down the escalator, I saw a familiar figure with her. When they got closer I realized that figure was none other than Memphis coach John Calipari. When they got downstairs she introduced us. This alone made this trip memorable. But I also met DaJuan Wagner’s dad Milton, who played at Louisville, the athletic director at Austin Peay, and was just feet away from Joey Dorsey and Antonio Anderson.
I can’t wait to see what else is in store.
Gene
Ash 4/4/08 1:55 pm
Wow! you’re really having an exciting time! This is such a great opportunity. I hope you make some good contacts!