Most of us don't have a lot of encounters with "celebrities" but when we do cross paths with them when tend to hold on to them for some time. Everyone has a handful of stories they throw out when others start talking about the famous person sightings. While definitely not as infamous as O.J. Simpson who I recently flew on a flight with from Miami, Bernie Mac was quite well known.
Back in the summer of 2003 my brother and were in Milwaukee at a Brewers game and afterwards they were filming a scene from Mr. 3000. His role was Stan Ross, a 47 year old washed up vet who returns to try to get 3 hits to reach the 3,000 career hits milestone. To try to get in the movie, we rushed up after the game and got front row seats right next to the Brewers dugout . The directors were filming a scene where Ross charges the mound and the benches clear. We did get some cool close up pics of him but heard from many people that he had been quite a jerk on sets around town.
The critics gave Mr. 3000 terrible reviews at its release and I have actually never checked it out. I think I will finally give it a shot.
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Bernie, you will be missed.
I saw this movie, on more than one occasion during a rainy vacation. It is awful.
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