Thursday, November 30, 2006
A quick New York story
I went to the NASCAR/NMPA Myers Brothers Awards luncheon today at Cipriani's, a restaurtant in a wonderful old building on 42nd Street just across the street from Grand Central Terminal.
Before today, I would have written Grand Central Station. That's what I always thought it was called. When my friends and I used to run in and out of the house when we were kids, my mom would say, "Hey, this is NOT Grand Central Station." Well, come to find out it's Grand Central Terminal. Says so right there, carved into the building and everything.
Anyway, I was seated at the same table as Jeff Burton and he told us this story.
On Wednesday, he had occasion to be in Saks Fifth Avenue. I think he said his wife, Kim, was shopping but it was a big table and I can't be sure that's right. Anyway, he said he remembered he needed a couple of pair of black socks.
"So I take these two pair of socks over the register and the guy goes, 'That'll be $246.'" Burton looked around to see who the clerk was talking to. There was nobody else there.
"I said, 'There has to be some mistake,'" Burton said.
No mistake, the clerk said. The socks were 100 percent cashmere. They were $120 per pair -- $60 a sock.
"I said, 'Well let me ask you, where are the plain old cotton socks?'" Burton said.
http://turn-lane.blogspot.com/
You mean I don't get that one, too?
Johnson drew a few chuckles when, after picking up several awards, he remained on the stage during the presentation of the Chex Most Popular Driver Award.
It wasn't until a female awards presenter gently led Johnson away that he realized this was one award he didn't win in 2006.
That honor went to Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the fourth consecutive year.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=Aq2Hkwy492wNsC5.3TYqubrov7YF?slug=mx-nascarfromthemarbles113006&prov=yhoo&type=lgns