Lee (Old Mule) looked like the love child of Kenny Rogers and Santa Clause. We met at PC/Salem games several times. He once met me and my daughter in the parking lot in Salem before they played my Cougars with a big jar of homemade corn chowder. It impressed me, so I asked him to send me the recipe. He did, writing it sarcastically (....saute the onions in the bacon grease. For Pulaski County fans, that means fry.) I adjusted his wonderful recipe, adding chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, more bacon, more onions, more diced potatoes, and more seasoning. Sometimes we even grilled the shrimp in Old Bay then put them in the chowder. When I gave the recipe to my kids, I mentioned how to NOT make it like anyone from Salem.
Mike (Old Hippie) Hamlin was also a Salem fan that used to post a lot. Met him at a game here and we hit it off because we both rode motorcycles. He had a beautiful Big Dawg Mastiff. He worked for the railroad and occasionally passed through Dublin and Pulaski, and told me when he did he always spit....lol. I ended up doing the wedding pictures for his daughter, who at the time was the varsity cheer coach for Salem. I got my revenge by putting Cougar bumper stickers on several locations at the reception. He loved it. Mike passed away several years ago. We rode a couple of pretty nice miles together on the bikes.
Both, like me, were fiercely loyal to their team and their community. I guess that's why we got along when we ran into each other.
By the way, Wiki the guy you met from Pulaski County was my brother, Tombstone. I was on the field and he was up top with the video stuff, so I never got to meet you. He's doing well and stays busy. He filmed the games for the team through last season, but I think he's done now.
Met some good folks on here, even if they were cheering for the wrong teams.
