Toll lane to close Thursday
January 28, 2015
HEART OVER HYPE
January 29, 2015
WHAT IS A TALENT YOU HAVE THAT FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT: 1 am a pretty good carpenter. If I had more time and practice time I know I would be very good at it.
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL? WHY: Warren Buffett. One of the richest men in the world, a superb businessman and investor, but he is also is a very generous philanthropist.
IF YOU HAD TO SPEND A YEAR ON A DESERTED ISLAND, WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOU TAKE ALONG: My iPad.
FIVE PEOPLE – PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE – YOU’D INVITED TO DINNER: Jesus, Albert Einstein, Muhammad AN, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey.
YOU’RE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LOTTO WINNER. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO: I would still do what I do sports wise, but I would form a movie production company to showcase the great array of talent from this state. And I would build a home with plenty more wall space to hang the art pieces I have and the sports memorabilia I have accumulated.
IF YOU WERE A SUPERHERO, WHO WOULD YOU BE AND WHAT WOULD YOUR SUPER POWER BE: Growing up I was such a fan of Captain America. I think like most people the power to change things that mortals can’t in real life is why we want to be like our superheroes.
SPORTS HERO GROWING UP: Pete Maravich. Greatest shooter of a basketball ever and way ahead of his time as a showman.
BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN PROFESSIONALLY: My old pal Buddy Diliberto would always tell me to “never be afraid to be wrong.” Give a strong opinion, base it on facts and have a strong feel for what you say.
MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR YOUR SPORTS-WISE: Watching from the press box the New Orleans Saints win the NFC Championship game over the Minnesota Vikings.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM JOB: I think I’ve got it now in sports as a broadcaster.
TV GUILTY PLEASURE: Watching “Dancing with the Stars.”
BEST MOVIE YOU’VE EVER SEEN: “The Godfather,” but the best sports movie ever was “Hoosiers.”
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT BOBBY HEBERT VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW: Bobby is a history buff like I am. He reads everything about pirates of another era and how they took over countries and the high seas.
HOW DO YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU: Funny, talkative, but I am a good listener, too, and passionate about what I do.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR GRANDAUGHTER IS THINKING WHEN SHE LOOKS AT YOU: She is laughing and saying, ‘With the group around you, Pops, you are lucky to have lived this long.’
WHAT WAS YOUR BEST GIFT EVER AS A CHILD: My folks got me a pool table for Christmas as an early teen and everyone in the neighborhood played pool at my home. Yes, that was a great gift.
I WISH I WERE BETTER AT: Having more patience. I am impatient at the highest level.
ROCK BAND YOU’D HOP ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW TO SEE: Foo Fighters
Sportswriter and broadcaster Mike Detillier, 54, of Mathews, and his wife of 33 years, Linda, are parents to two girls, Stephanie and Kimberly. The couple has one granddaughter, Norah. Mike enjoys playing golf, basketball and tennis in his spare time, which is limited. Otherwise, you’ll find him cooking over a hot stove.
