Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
I freely admit I am fascinated by mascots. If there is a mascot in my vicinity, I am going to try to get a picture and I usually succeed.
My buddy Tony is different though. Or maybe he isn't.
Tony jabs me about my obsession with the furry creatures, yet one of his all-time favorite pictures is one I took of him with Squeeze, mascot of the Chicago Dogs minor league baseball team. That's not an exaggeration. If you ever see him, just ask and he will admit it.
Even recently at a DePaul softball game, he saw DePaul mascot DIBS before I did. Pointing him out, he knew I would get a picture with him and I did. Then, Tony asked for one. Aha! Tony doesn't have a website nor a blog. He isn't using this for content. He just wanted a picture with DIBS. I think he is warming up to the costumed critters.
The other funny part is before we started doing a lot of stuff together, Tony probably wouldn't have asked for a picture. He's not timid, but he wasn't very bold in that respect. Now however, I have witnessed Tony asking for pictures of folks on several occasions before I could ask.
So this has been the evolution of Tony. There's also one more part. In the last year or so, he has dropped more than 80 pounds. Some might say I run him ragged, but I can't take credit for this. He did it by himself.
1 comment:
Great picture Tony!!
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