[Darrell]

Today is a rainy day in NC so I thought I would start a thread on funny or embarrassing stories. I have many but I will share one of my most embarrassing:

It was about 20 years ago in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum. I went with a couple of friends to the wrestling ("razzlin") matches and had seats near ringside. We were able to high-five some of our favorites such as Sting, Lex Luger, or the Road Warriors. I would guess there were about 5000 fans there. When one of the "bad guy" tag teams was walking past us after a match I tried to lean over a rail and say something like "you stink" or something like that. Also, I was standing in a chair to be able to lean farther over the rail (bad idea). As the "bad guys" walked by, my chair collapsed and so did I. It made a loud "bang" sound and the wrestlers ducked as though someone was attacking them. The police ran over and the place got very quiet and everyone was looking at me.

Somehow I managed to prevent my Pepsi from spilling. I showed the police my drink and explained that I fell out of my chair; they found it kinda funny. My friends laughed at me during the rest of the matches and on the way home. I explained to them that it wasn't necessary to tell anyone back home what happened, that it should be a moment us guys should remember and no one else. They said no problem. Liars! They told everyone!

We went to the wrestling matches to be entertained, but I guess I ended up being the entertainer!

Darrell