Ran Into Jesse James !

John Wayne? How cool is that! My only claim to coming close to fame was when I was working in Aspen Colorado. I went to a bar close to the hotel and sat down at a table. I asked for a menu, and the waitress looked me up and down and whispered "It's way cheaper to sit at the bar and order". I gave her a blank look and she handed me the menu. 20 bucks for a burger. Yikes!

So, to make a short story long, I ambled up to the bar and planted my cheap poor ***. Now keep in mind, in Aspen, If you make 100 grand a year, your a broke ***, lol! Not that I was making that kind of money then but I thought I was doing quite well really. Anyway, I'm kicking back, checking out the bar menu and finding out that a New York strip is 12.95! Yee Haaa, now were talking.

So, I'm suckin' down my favorite cocktail when a bunch of guys walk in the period of say, 30 minutes. Well, they were all wearing the best of the best. i'm talking $500 shades and $1000 dollar dusters. Well, they all start talking about how people won't leave them alone and about the crazy women in town. I figured I'd ask them how and where the best fishing was and we all started talking about trout and best places and times to fish the Frying Pan river. In the midst of this conversation, one of the gentleman noticed me staring at his Super Bowl ring. He said "If you don't ask about this ring, I'll buy all your drinks." I said "Right on! Don't mind me, I'm just down valley trash."

They all started cracking up and said "It's nice to talk to a regular guy, no worries". To this day I have no idea who I was talking fishing with. :)