Sunday, March 03, 2013

Pope

I have never met a Pope or seen one live. However, when he went to Phoenix years ago, there was a big effort to make his visit spectacular. One of my friends at the time was a musician with a group that was playing at a reception for the Pope. During a break, he went into a bathroom off the kitchen of the resort where he was playing. The Pope's security started grilling him when he emerged from the bathroom. I guess it was some sort of emergency exit way for the Pope if something would happen at the dinner. He tried explaining that he just had to pee....they were not impressed. My friend was dressed in formal wear, so he could not have looked all out of place in the area. This was in the late 80's I believe, so security was not at the level it is now. Now, he probably would have been tased....my friend, not the Pope... First, the Holy Family gets recycled, and now the Pope. What is the world coming too?