My Breakfast with Andy

I'm baaaaccckkk,after six weeks of computer problems. I'm sorry I missed so much fun especially the Winter Olympics columns. I too rememebr the goofy pairing of Timmy McC with Paula Zahn. I also remember Timmy trying to pronounce those Frnech names with his southern accent. How about this for 2010, Lefty Steve Carlton and E.D. Hill.

Anyway back to the subject of this column. Al and Maris won a contest through LA weight loss and invited my Mom and I to join them for breakfast with Andy at the Linc. Since it was a weight loss group, I figured the breakfast would be yogurt and black coffee, but not to worry. They had omlettes made to order and everything else under the sun. After that Andy spent about a half hour with group. A very personable guy, he was nothing like his TV persona. After he gave a talk, he fielded questions from the crowd and signed autographs. I was one of the lucky ones picked to ask a question and I did my best Ray Didinger impression. Andy even signed my copy of Ray's monumental tome on the history of the Eagles. A must read (reid) for anyone who follows the team.

Next we had a tour of the stadium including going out on the field. Everything is state of the art except the team itself. The players'lockers are nice than the closet in my master bedroom.

Then they raffled off some prizes and to my delight AL and I won the two grand prizes.I won a black game jersey autographed by Brian Dawkins and Al won a helmet autographed by Donovan McNabb. All in all it was a big hit, making My Breakfast with Andy a clear winner over My Dinner with Andre in the eyes of the Academy.