You know it!!
Since ya did ask...it was around '95 that he toured to push LaMotta's Tomato Sauce. He was at a food store (well that was dumb...like it would be a hardware store----but anyhooo) in Chagrin Falls...a snooty town.
I get there and he's on a chair at the end of an aisle with his son. NOBODY is with him. Al these people are more interested in wines and organic fruits.
I didn't come for an autograph or anything ...just to meet him. So I walk over and brilliantly say............................................Hi.
ror!!...they were really nice. I never got into anything about the movie or boxing...just said it's very nice to meet you. There was a lady sitting by him with a table and boxes of this stuff. If you bought one...he signed it! So.I get carried away easily, I bought like 7. My Mother,Father,sisters, and some others.
On my Moms he puts...To the Boss!
Really!
So he and his son start talking and the lady take sadvantage and whispers....do you know these are ( and they were small jars..not big at all) $3.75 each?
I said
WHAT!!????
ROR!!...NO MORE SAUCEY!!
I got to talking with his son because Jake was slow and getting over a cold or sOmething---he mentioned he got irritated easily although he was very nice to me. His son was great...talked about this and that......then he asked if I had a camera. I said ...no. He MADE me go up front where the throw aways were...he said you buy one and I'll take your photo with my Dad.
I hate that.....but went ...and came back to thank them just saying I couldn't find the cameras.
He TAKES me up front...physically takes me to show me where they are.
So I get one and stand behind Jake and his son snaps the photo. We start talking again and I notice a guy walks over to Jake....really overbearing type.....Hey Jake!! How ya doin'!!...Great to meet ya!!..Hey---what about DeNiro in that movie??..Hey....................ror!...about that time he calls his son over( I'm seeing all this) and I could hear him say...something like---get ridda this guy.
It was really funny.
They were both nice guys.
I hate to say this,but one year later his son was killed in an airplane crash. I can't tell you how nice his son was.
Hope you liked the story.
Last edited by Mortimer : 04-15-2008 at 03:24 PM.
|