October 8, 2009

• Street Cred with Ron-Ron (September 26, 2009) 

  It’s Laker time again, what better way to get ready for the season than to check out Ron Artest?  He was doing a signing at the Upper Deck store near my house so I went at the end of it hoping to get a few pictures of him exiting.  We waited around for 30 minutes while the public signing ended and Upper Deck had him sitting inside signing a million things for them.  At $50 a pop for small items and $60 for large items, there was no way that I was going to pay that kind of money for an autograph. 

  Three mall rent-a-cops tried to form a blockade, but that was pretty unsuccessful.  There were about 30 of us waiting outside when he said bye.  He slipped into his SUV, took a couple of pictures with people standing next to his open window, then rolled out. 

  Windows up, just as they were about to jet, either Ron-Ron or his boy saw me holding up his “My World” CD ($5, brand new, shipped on eBay).   They stopped the car and Artest waved me over.  ”Come here man, I gotta sign that for you…”

  

  He was real cool.  His boy was filming the whole day in the backseat.  I asked if I could get a picture he said sure.  Unfortunately, my self-take was rushed, but hey I’m all TLC Left Eye in this motha. 

  

  Game recognized game.  Flying on Planet Musika, DjCaptainzowie’s street cred is at an all time high.   

  ***I’m off to Washington, DC for the weekend, talk to you when I get back!***

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