15 Seconds of Fame, by Jeffrey Veen

15 Seconds of Fame

My inbox is full of friends asking if that was me yesterday. Indeed, I was interviewed on both KTVU-2 and KGO-7 at the T-Mobile International bike race in San Francisco yesterday. And what a race it was. Eki, Vino, Gartzelli, Simone, and -- of course -- Armstrong, climbing hills two blocks from my house. I'm working on getting some video online, but for now, check out this image I snapped with my phone. Are there other sports where you can be this close to your heros?

This entry was written by Jeffrey Veen and posted 15 September 2003 at 10:25 AM. It was filed under Cycling. | View blog reactions

Comments

1. On 15 September 2003 at 4:29 PM Egor Kloos wrote:

I'm a fan of boxing and martial arts. Even if I could that close I don't think I'd want to. ;)

Maybe I could use the timer on my camera and then throw it at them, that might work. But then I'd end being even closer to them than that would be healthy for me.

2. On 15 September 2003 at 8:44 PM Mike wrote:

I was about 4 feet away from Tiger Woods this summer at the Western Open in Central Illinois.

It was an absolutely incredible experience, I can't explain it!

3. On 17 September 2003 at 5:17 PM Bryan wrote:

I was standing next to him as he was *so close* to the athletes. The fact that he still has that damn camera phone is a miracle.

Also - Celine Dion is quite the camera-slut that Veen is.

4. On 19 September 2003 at 11:14 AM mikey wrote:

hey...where's my pic you took in the bar?!

;^)

5. On 19 September 2003 at 3:43 PM jeff wrote:

http://pictures.sprintpcs.com:80/i/1335365637_468_1.jpg;jsessionid=aaa_wt7mvj9OXN?machineid=pcs002&ext=.jpg&border=2,255,255,255,1,0,0,0,0&outquality=56

6. On 20 September 2003 at 9:57 PM Alex wrote:

Even better yet, bike races are free to attend. No laying out wads of cash for the family to attend (insert your favorite arena sport here).

7. On 21 September 2003 at 5:49 AM Erik J. Barzeski wrote:

Hockey. You can get to within about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

8. On 23 September 2003 at 11:20 PM Walter Piovesan wrote:

the t-mobile in front of yr house! that must of been a nifty sight. can't wait to see your other oictures. Any other big europeans there? indrain/ merkx? hamilton? .... pix please.