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Gopher's Blog
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Tuesday, what a day
There I was, your friendly neighboorhood Gopher, at Stillwater Cove, munching a hot dog (low-carb for the gopher) when I hear this big roar of laughter coming from the 17th tee at Pebble .... so I tunnelled on over there to see George Lopez and Sam Jackson yuking it up on their practice round.
There was George, posing for a photo with the North Monterey County High golf team (a fine looking crew). Unfortunately, the camera's battery was running low and it didn't look like they would be able to snap the shot. But Lopez came up with the solution, "Just turn it off and back on again." Yes, it worked! Then he turned to Sam Jackson, winked and said, "It's an old Chicano trick." George, save your best stuff for Wednesday, when you take on Ray Romano and the Clown Prince of Darkness, Bill Murray in the Comedy Cagematch that is the Celebrity Challenge. Speaking of Murray, I spied him at Pebble as well. He was hiking up one of those molehills when a woman asked for his autograph, "while I'm walking up a hill? You want to get somebody hurt!" he exclaimed. He sighed heavily when he reached the tee box, "that's more like it, got my equiliberium back, blood pressure back to normal, yes." Alert Mr. Lopez and Romano, that is a weakness, hit him with that zinger while he's walking up the hill, when he's vulnerable. (P.S. the new catch phrase for Murray when he drives it straight and true, "GOLF SHOT!" Buy Billy a cup of coffee and I'm sure he'll tell you the long, complicated story). The pairings came out on Tuesday. Boy, you can really tell who's on the A-list for celebrities around here. Murray, Costner, and even Kenny G are lined up for the parade that is the third round at Pebble Beach on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chris O'donnell and Huey Lewis are dispatched to Spyglass on Saturday, along with Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith. Glen Cambell, who used to play the A-circuit, along with William Devane and Lynn Swann are in the peace and quiet of Poppy Hills on Saturday. Of course, you'll find The Gopher at Pebble on Saturday. He always plays the big room in prime time. (p.s. my next column will appear in Thursday's Herald, and boy, is it a doozer). posted by Herald Gopher at 1:32 AM  
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