Hey bill,
You misunderstand me. you did not offend anyone - I thought it was amusing as hell. I screwed up - it was windy and hard to hear - at first when you said Rad - i thought - well i better tell him when he gets out of the car - then when the name started morphing - i thought - nah - couldn't be him, what are the odds someone knew rads dad. later when i thought about it - and remembered that Rad was from lancaster - i finally put the pieces of the puzzle together, but it was to late.
So now i'm trying to find out if anyone knows who was asking for "Red Derby" because i would really like to introduce him to the one and only Rad Kirby - as well as Rads Dad!
Thanks for the response - i hoping you or someone else will know who the mystery person looking for the legend is.
And thanks for the job you did as announcer - it makes the meet so much more enjoyable being able to keep up with whats going on!
Carl johansson
Carl
i am Bill the announcer and i in no way was trying to hurt ANY-ONES feelings. Shawn came to the back of the announcers stand and asked me to make the announcement that this man was looking for friend of his fathers named Red Kirby, i made that announcement and then they poped in and said he wasn't sure of the mans name and told me to announce his name was somthing like red derby. and that is where i lost it. i now have made an announcement, and the names are changing and i find out that we really do not know who we are looking for it is just a guy looking for someone that knew his dad.
please let this man know that i was NOT making fun of him, and that the humor of the moment tickled me to the point of tears.
also know that i woke up this morning laughing myself to tears again when i told the story to my wife.
i sincerely apologize to the gentleman and i am happy that he found Rad Kirby (a name that i will not soon forget)
Bill