I met him once boarding a plane. We were stuck in line and i was like "ok..say something..fk do it.. do it...do it" in my head..
He turns once glances at me... smiles and nods... like "yeah i know you know who i am.." and i just go quiet...then he glances back and just says "ask away..."
I did the usual "omfg love your work blah blah" and then he asked what I did and then just went into this rathole of how tech and creativity fascinate him and how people do things with computers and then we ended up talking about sheep properties and my life living in the outback... then he splintered off to his seat and mine..
Then we get to our destination, I get off and my wife is waiting for me with the kids and he gets off after me as he was ambushed with people wanting selfies... anyway I tell my wife "guess who's on the plane" and so she now wants to wait around, he then walks past us, nods at me and says "nice meeting you Scott" and continues..
The look my wife gave me at that point in time was like "WTF DID YOU DO.."
Anyway. All i remember was here's one guy who could have just waived me off took the time to chat about nothing and still somehow gave me the "you matter too" vibe.
Legend. Genuinely sad he's passed.
Since this is the last World Cup game in Philly I wanna give a special shoutout to my friend @Jimmyking35 for his amazing coverage of the tournament here and the city in general. Philly is very lucky to have a guy like him covering it
🚨 Jürgen Klopp has launched a scathing attack on the cooling breaks being used during this World Cup. 👊
"Football is being held hostage by executives sitting in air-conditioned offices.
These breaks are being presented as a shield for player welfare, a noble weapon against the heat. In reality, they are nothing more than a golden cage built for sponsors.
When I saw players standing around during cooling breaks while television timeouts dictated the rhythm of the match, I couldn't help but ask myself: who is the World Cup really serving?
The supporters? The players? Or the advertisers?
A World Cup match should flow like a river. Instead, we are building dams in the middle of it so commercials can be shown.
It's dangerous for the spirit of the game. Football used to be the main event, but it now risks becoming background music for an advertising show."
He didn't hold back. 👏👏
Final day in Ireland and we're at the #1 ranked course in the world, Royal County Down. The gorse is in full bloom and the body is beginning to break down. There's nothing like the last day of a golf trip.
It's Vlog #6, lock in! @ireland_links
Philly gets it, and sees the bigger picture of what being a host to the world’s biggest sporting event will bring to the city and state. Visiting fans will spend in bars, hotels, etc. driving incremental tax revenue. They don’t see they need to gouge fans for transportation back-and-forth between the stadium. Well done.
This is a HUGE THANK YOU to the @LFC fans who helped me when I fell dangerously ill outside the Corner Pub before Saturday’s FA Cup QF. I hope they might see this via @TheAnfieldWrap@empireofthekop@thisisanfield Tribalism was set aside as they ensured I didn’t walk alone🩵❤️❤️🩹