I got to expierence two amazing things on friday night @ work. Two legends, in one night! Incredible and unable to put into words the true honor it was. I meet Ken Norton, he was great, we walked along the isle listening to Amazing Grace and he had joy. Kenneth H. Norton "THE CHAMP" In 1973, the 6' 2 ¾", 220 pound Ken Norton made boxing history when he met Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title, and won, breaking Ali's jaw in the process. In 1986, Norton was in a car crash that left him with a fractured skull, jaw, and broken leg and no recollection of what had happened. Through it all, he remained a positive thinker and would not accept any prognosis but his own. His doctor told him that he would not walk or talk again after the accident, but Norton refused to accept any prediction that did not include what he visualized. Norton said "At first they thought I might die, and if I didn't die, I wouldn't be coherent. Now I'm talkin' and walkin' and I can even chew gum at the same time."
Then i meet, The KING of Blues, one of the most talented artists of America: BB King. What an honor it was to meet him, shake his hand and help escort him to the security elevator. Although it did break my heart to see him in a wheelchair because all i have known of him in 22 years has been his talent and spectrum of jamming on his guitar.This last May, Blues legend B.B. King received an honorary doctor of music degree at Brown University’s and then took the microphone to serenade the graduates. This blue-jazziness of a man may be 76 years old but he plays harder and stronger cords of blues i have ever heard. It could not have been any better than to hear him LIVE, especially when most people had no clue who he was. [i took this pix off of the tour bus] For others he could have been the feeling if they saw the Beatles perform--but that wont be happening any time soon.
If i can make any women in the world my grandmother; Kathy would be her. Profile Highlight: Kathy McRice dob: aug. 23, 1923 most important thing: "love and family to me are so very very important" Other amazingness: when she doesn't feel good, she pushes herself anyway Fav. quote: "thank you God, i may not walk straight, but i'm still walking."
Although it did break my heart to see him in a wheelchair because all i have known of him in 22 years has been his talent and spectrum of jamming on his guitar