Thank you very much, I appreciate the info.
Really? My little girl is obsessed with gymnastics and these gymnasts are her idols. She works as hard as any football player. I asked for information from posters who would be kind enough to share. I fail to see how your input was helpful in any way. So next time you should consider keeping it to yourself.
That is awesome. It takes so much hard work to get to that level. Would you care to share his last name so that we can cheer for him?
Good thing you didn't post about how much you liked HCDM.
I bet he felt like a rock star. That is awesome. My daughter would love to meet some of these gymnasts. My understanding is some of them come up into the stands. I just want to see my daughter's smile all night. Thanks for the story, and we will be cheering for Paul.Sure. The more fans of his the better
His name is Paul Ruggeri III ... there's a ton of youtube videos of him. Should have been on the Olympic team ... but I won't get into that.
Just got back from seeing him at DC. He got us backstage passes and met some of the other gymnasts.
Orangefog, you will like this story I suspect. We were walking through the Verizon Center and a group of 9-11 year old girls recoginized Paul. They started to scream his name and say hello, so we stopped so he could say hello back, slap a few high 5's etc... but 1 little girl was priceless. She just stood there mouth wide open, eyes as big as saucers and just stared at him in complete disbelief. Couldn't talk or move.
Ok, I will try to get down there with her. If I see Paul, I will tell him that his uncle said hi. Of course he will look at me bewildered.
I am sure they would all love to stay and sign autographs for everyone, but I understand they had a show the next day at the Barclays Center. They were breaking down the equipment as they were announcing all of the gymnasts on the floor. My daughter is 8, she didn't quite understand. I simply explained that she will meet them someday when she is out there with them.Glad you enjoyed the show.
They don't have long. He told me that they tell them to sign for about 5 mins immediately after the show, then to get off the floor and get ready to leave for the next city. He told me in DC he wished they had more time to sign autographs but the tour was adamant that they get off the floor after just a few minutes. In DC, people rushed to the rails and then they were gone after being able to only sign a few. I know he would feel bad about your daughter's disappointment.
