Special Guests in Glens Falls, NY

As I like to say the life of royalty has its privileges. Here are a few examples of what can happen when you decide to take a road trip.

The King and I decided that the seats we were given weren't to our viewing liking. Regardless we were very grateful to get hooked up. With that being said, we chose to sit on the opposite side of the rink. Little did we know we would attract attention.

A gentleman who was sitting in front of us turned around and said to the King you're "Cougar". That's another nickname for the King. He used to play for a softball by that name. I was referred to as a clean shaven Fuzzy, a guy who is a New York City institution from attending sporting events over the last 50 years or so.

We were both scoring the game so he initially thought we were scouts. In reality, we should be. The King said to him you're "Albany" Phil. Sure enough he was right. We spent the rest of the talking while watching the at hand. The King said and I quote "it really is a small world".

We exchanged contact information since we hadn't seen each other in a very long time. The King had helped him get into the 1986 World Series at Shea Stadium for games 6 & 7. For which Phil is forever grateful.

He first met up with the King and the rest of the bunch we know in the mid 1980's he recalled. Ironicly he had his son, Evan with him who is now 16. When I first knew this guys I was his age. Wow does time fly.

We mentioned that we were in Montreal the night before. Little did we know they were too.

Back in August 2009, the King and I made a trip to Cooperstown to go to the baseball Hall of Fame. In addition, we went to Oneonta to see a minor league game against the Staten Island Yankees that night.

Luckily we did more reasons than one as it turns out. Recently they announced that the team in Oneonta are moving to Norwich, Connecticut. Fortunately royalty seized the opportunity.

In doing so, we met a gentleman named Brian who was a baseball fan who lives about 25 miles from Glens Falls near Vermont but on the NY side. We got talking. He was there that night because he likes the Yankees and he wanted to Staten Island play so he made the drive over.

In our conversation, he mentioned he bought season tickets for him and his wife for the Adirondack Phantoms in section M row 8. I told him we'll try to come up for a game.

Sure enough on Sunday I ran into Brian after the 2nd period. I did look for him before the game but to no avail. We spoke during the intermission. It was great to see him again. Just another example of what can happen when you decide to make a road trip.