OT: I sat next to Lloyd Carr in church
When I lived in Ann Arbor he attended the same church I did. Only ever saw him in the off-season, and then he and the lovely Mrs. Carr would come in after everyone was seated, sit in the back and leave as soon as possible.
I used to sit the back pews, and once, just as I hoped, Lloyd actually sat next to me. I can authoritatively report that he 1) he signed the registry L. Carr, 2) he does not sing loudly and 3) he put an envelope in the collection plate.
That is all.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:02 PM ^
Did you two hold hands and pray together?
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:25 PM ^
You know what happens in a church? People pray. Together. It's kinda the whole purpose.
Some congregations hold hands while praying. Most others, including most UCC churches do not. So what makes that worthy of your mocking?
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:10 PM ^
I saw him at World Market once. He was buying a greeting card.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:14 PM ^
Dude, was this a senior moment?
"When I lived in Ann Arbor".......
Were you reminiscing about days of yore and decided to share one of your dementia thoughts?
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 PM ^
Dude, if 2007 can be considered "days of yore," and born in the 1970s can be considered "senior," then yes to both.
So, dude, if you don't like OT posts, why do you bother commenting?
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:41 PM ^
You sir have not been paying attention. I have several OT posts to my "credit".
BTW, I should have had a big (HUMOR) after my reply. Thought it was obvious that I was being humorous.
I'm still wondering, though -- what exactly prompted the post?
Was it a message from god? (Humor)
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 PM ^
Sorry. Bad day-
The original post was going to ask commenters where they've seen Lloyd around AA.
So, where you seen him?
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 PM ^
I did too once on Christmas Eve. Not sure what bowl we were at but he was there and bolted early. Don't blame him.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 PM ^
with a football coach in a non-football setting.
About 1994, I used a pay phone in the United Terminal at O'Hare next to Tom Osborne, who was saying he was looking forward to the upcoming in-home visit; Tom seemed like a folksy guy.
I once took a leak next to Jimmy Johnson (or a guy who looked exactly like him) in the Las Vegas airport; Jimmy did not wash his hands afterward ( I did ).
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 PM ^
I used the pisser right next to Lil' John at LAX recently.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 PM ^
did he live up to his name?
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:13 PM ^
YAAAYYYYUUHHHHHH!!!!
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 PM ^
I sat next to DMX at the Phoenix Airport bar...which is odd considering he should be in jail.
Anyways, was Tebow giving the Sermon the day you sat next to Lloyd?
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 PM ^
No, moron. Tebow is who they prayed to.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:37 PM ^
You might enjoy this link:
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Scottstradamus/2009/01/15/WWTD_Wha…
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:52 PM ^
What church denomination (if I may be so bold)?
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 PM ^
My guess is Presbyterian Church (USA)
Lloyd strikes me as a PCUSA guy.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 PM ^
Close. Congregational.
Remember the weird ESPN fluff piece where a retired M professor of music tried to teach Nick Lachey to sing The Victors? That was the church's director of music, Dr. Willis Patterson. I only mention it because it makes me giggle to think of Lloyd arranging the lesson.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 PM ^
Oh, Willis... He used to be the director of the Men's Glee club, and was crazy good - they won a couple VERY prestigious international competitions while he was there.
I sang in church choir with him a couple years ago though, and now that guy is just crazy... not good anymore. I about choked when I saw that of all people HE was the one brought in to teach the Victors.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 PM ^
I have no musical ability so I can't judge his skills, but the fact that Dr. Willis all but told Nick Lachey that he was a no-talent hack was comedy gold
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 AM ^
Praise the Lloyd!
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 PM ^
It is always an interesting question what to do when you are an anonymous white male crossing the path of a famous or infamous public individual. Life has brought me past Roy Tarpley, Mark Fidrich (interview at the height of his fame), Glen Rice (guarding him in pickup ball at the CCRB years ago), Magic Johnson, Dick Vitale (in a bar in Champaign), and Bill Walton (at O'Hare). Generally, I have always assumed you want to give someone space, greet them respectfully, if at all, and not ask for an autograph. On this last, I guess I'd make an exception if my seven year old boy was with me. I remember a roommate who actually crashed a party at Bo's house while a HS student. Apparently, Bo took it well. The kids crashing the party were clueless, and not in awe of Bo's fame. What strikes me is that people are just people, and want to be treated as a normal person. I think Carr was even more this way than many famous folks.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 PM ^
Peace be with you
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM ^
I was in the same library as Charlie Weis onece i didn't get to see him but my mom but didn't regognize him until she saw him on T.V. during this year's Michigan game he was using the phone there for some reason. By the way yes it was in Notre Dame and i tried to take a piss on every piece of property i saw and before you hassle me though i was only there because my dad is a huge ND fan
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:32 PM ^
You and your piece of #$&*%#* family!
Kidding.
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:38 PM ^
Oh its ok i remind them everyday how much better it is to be a wolverine fan although the 3-9 kind of ruined it for me for atleast this year but theres always Charlie Weis fat jokes to get by.