Petey has the uncanny ability to attract a friendly greeting from several of LA’s second-tier famous.Like Ralph Steadman, a character actor who may be closer to C-list. Ralph once appeared on an episode of Happy Days as a Green Bay Packer who beats up Potsie (which on second thought, in my book, renders him A-list.)
From time to time, I’ll recant some of the more notable run-ins.
Today’s public displayer of affection: former Laker almost-great Kurt Rambis.
On a nice spring evening, I took Petey for a walk in a nearby park. Kurt was out for jog, and stopped in his tracks to give Pete a big hello. The funny glasses had given way to tasteful wire rims, and the mustache to a smart goatee– both more befitting of his new role as Lakers assistant general manager. Though it was odd that a front-office guy was out for a run during a home game.
Either way, it was a heck of a mid-level thrill.
