Gary freaking B______?!

max2068: Do you know who Gary B______is?
jstein1490: nope
jstein1490: do you?
max2068 Yes, he's the commissioner of the NHL
max2068: So, more or less, the CEO.
max2068: Short, scary looking man, kind of a Napoleon complex,
max2068: Could end my career with a wave of the hand type of thing.
jstein1490: Gotcha
max2068: I was going out to get dome dinner, and didn't notice him waiting for an elevator until it was too late to turn back.
max2068: So the two of us are standing there, awkwardly, waiting for the elevator, and when it finally shows up, there's nobody else inside.
max2068: He has no idea who I am, but I know who he is, and he knows this is the situation. After all, he's the commissioner. All he knows is I'm some dude in a green polo shirt, who may or may not actually work there.
max2068: So he clears his throat, and says, "How're you doing?"
max2068: "Good, thanks. How about you?"
max2068: "Can't complain."
max2068: and then silence, terrible awkward silence,
max2068: for 46 floors
jstein1490: haha, awesome
max2068: Gets better.
max2068: I get down to the lobby, and say good night, after indicating he should leave before me. "Higher on the pay scale," I said. Thank god he chuckled, or I'd have to kill myself then and there. Then I go to wendy's in the basement for a salad, and as I'm waiting in line, someone comes up to me and says, "Excuse me, but you have a sticker on your leg."
max2068: I was wearing new pants
max2068: with the sticker that has the size on it, which was about 10 inc... still on the leg
max2068: that was facing Gary B______
jstein1490: AWESOME
jstein1490: i took this presentation class once that trained people to give a quick 30 second introduction of yourself in case you're stuck in the elevator with an exec
max2068: Yeah, pretty sure I did EVERYTHING wrong. I could have used that class. Though, maybe he looks at me like I'm an ant, not worth his time to stomp upon.
jstein1490: at least you got material for your blog
max2068: True
max2068: That'll give me solace when he finds out who I am and has me fired for an inability to make elevator conversation due to a paralyzing fear of executives.
jstein1490: i wouldn't worry about it too much
max2068: It's interesting because the deputy commissioner walks by my office all the time, and looks like he wants to talk to me, but never does.
max2068: This was most evident, the night I was wearing my 1980 Red Army Olympic hockey jersey, and he stood in front of my door for a full five seconds, trying to figure out if he should say something or not.
jstein1490: In soviet russia, jersey wears you!