06-05-2014, 09:24 AM
I met Herb Caen once, sort of. I was walking out of the 1990 Big Game with my friends and found myself next to a big fancy car that had clearly been parked in the super-VIP area, but consequently was having trouble getting out from its place because of the crowd walking past. The window was open and I looked in the back seat to see Herb Caen. I leaned in through the window and said - very insincerely, actually - "Sorry about the way the game ended for you guys, Herb." Seeing my red sweater, he knew I didn't mean a word of it, smiled and said, "It's okay - it was a great game." I don't think he meant it any more than I did, but he was very nice about it.
