Post by MSBNYY on May 22, 2010 9:09:51 GMT -5
Normally, I would put this in the useless facts thread, but since it involves Tom and the public, and it's pretty funny, I'll share in its own thread.
I would think it's pretty safe to say that in his heyday, Tom was one of the more high profile guys in the bleachers. While he wasn't a celebrity, and may not have had the status of a Freddie (though that's debateable), due to his constant presence at games, and of course, the Tom drum, he definitely was the type of guy that people knew of, even if they didn't know him.
So this post isn't about most of the people that we know, who got to know Tom, and people who Tom helped bring into the bleacher population.
This is about those people on the fringe that knew OF Tom, but never really KNEW him.
So last night, after my "softball game," I was talking to someone about the bleachers and she made the following comment.
"So I heard that guy Tom died awhile back. That was pretty sad."
Just to clarify, I asked if she meant SHERIFF Tom.
"Yeah, you know, TomTomTom."
She told me that she was told this by someone who used to sit in the bleachers a lot when he was a teenager but was one of those guys that never rose up to the status of a regular.
So yes, there are people out there that think Tom has gone to that great bleacher entrance in the sky. I did correct her and let her know that Tom is alive and raising a family, and still comes back on occasion.
I would think it's pretty safe to say that in his heyday, Tom was one of the more high profile guys in the bleachers. While he wasn't a celebrity, and may not have had the status of a Freddie (though that's debateable), due to his constant presence at games, and of course, the Tom drum, he definitely was the type of guy that people knew of, even if they didn't know him.
So this post isn't about most of the people that we know, who got to know Tom, and people who Tom helped bring into the bleacher population.
This is about those people on the fringe that knew OF Tom, but never really KNEW him.
So last night, after my "softball game," I was talking to someone about the bleachers and she made the following comment.
"So I heard that guy Tom died awhile back. That was pretty sad."
Just to clarify, I asked if she meant SHERIFF Tom.
"Yeah, you know, TomTomTom."
She told me that she was told this by someone who used to sit in the bleachers a lot when he was a teenager but was one of those guys that never rose up to the status of a regular.
So yes, there are people out there that think Tom has gone to that great bleacher entrance in the sky. I did correct her and let her know that Tom is alive and raising a family, and still comes back on occasion.
