Apr 17 2010
BJ Penn Book Signing
BJ Penn Book Signing from Mike C on Vimeo.
The main sport I follow these days is MMA and BJ Penn is my favorite fighter, so I thought I’d go down to a book signing he was doing in San Jose Friday night.
I thought there’d be a couple of hundred people there and that I’d be in and out in an hour or so. Boy, was I wrong! The book store was packed. I asked an employee how many people had shown up and he estimated somewhere between 800 – 1000 people. Crazy.
I ended up sticking it out, got an autograph and a handshake. Luckily, everyone in line was friendly, so the few hours we spent together in line weren’t too bad. Penn looked pretty tired and had sunglasses due to a tough loss the previous week in Abu Dhabi.
Music used:
- “Hawaii ’78″ from Facing Future by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole
Here are a couple of quick YouTube videos showing off some of his crazy flexibilty and athleticism:
Apr 17, 2010 @ 20:25:36
BJ must be tired…i was tired just watching you wait!
Apr 18, 2010 @ 00:51:00
Yeah, the wait was so long my knees started stiffening up!
Apr 25, 2010 @ 08:23:52
Felt like I was there, loved the music.
Apr 25, 2010 @ 09:06:56
Cool! Yeah, that music gives me goosebumps, especially during a walkout.
Apr 26, 2010 @ 01:07:04
ohhhh….man…I’m kicking myself……..BJ Penn in San Jose at Eastridge!…Barney loved BJ and Israel….Hawaiian connection……
Israel died of a massive heart attack…what a loss….who would have thought we would love a old Judy Garland song…sung by a fat Hawaiian.
Anderson Silva is the best lb. for lb. fighter but BJ is my favorite as well. Pray for Frankie Edgar …..BJ is going to destroy him…..
Apr 26, 2010 @ 08:15:12
Yeah, I think BJ will come back and beat Edgar also. The most awesome (and scary) fight I can think of for BJ at 155 is when Jose Aldo moves up.
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