Necessary Roughness

From the e-mailbox:

Dan,

Have you met any famous people while traveling?

Answer: Yes, but not many.

	I didn’t recognize Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey at first, but it hit me after I saw the Gunnery Sergeant and the History Channel lapel pins on his world-abused leather jacket. Sgt. Ermey hosts Mail Call on the History Channel. We both flew Continental to Houston.
	I did shake hands with former U.S. Senator (R, OH) John Kasich in the terminal at Columbus. He was headed to D.C. on U.S. Air, and I was on my way to Houston. He would appear on Fox that night, if I recall correctly.
	I flew with Lamar Hunt on the way to Calgary, AB. My first leg on Northwest Airlines traveled from CMH to MSP. He had a white polo shirt with a Chiefs logo.

The coolest travel encounter I’ve had goes to a specialist who pulled Saddam Hussein out of his spider hole. Of course, all these encounters were before I had camera or camera phone.