Years back, while in High School, me and my family took a trip out to Las Vegas. This was my first trip out to sin city. I found out quickly there wasn't much to do when your under 21. We stayed at Circus Circus, which was pretty fun. I spent most of my time riding the rides. Me and my cousins decided to walk the entire strip(we had no clue how long the strip is). By the time we got to the end we wanted my Dad to pick us up lol. During the mini-vacation we took a stroll through the shops at Caesar's Palace. While walking a sports memorbillia store caught my eye. I noticed a sign that said Pete Rose was going to make an appearance. I had to meet him. Charlie Hustle, the all time Hit King and the most controversial athlete ever. The prices at Field of Dreams were pretty reasonable. Everything in Vegas is expensive, so $60 bucks for a signed baseball was worth it. Pete Rose was another class act and an autograph pro. He new all the tricks to make the signature look perfect. I got to sit next to him and chat for awhile. I told him I'm from Bellflower and he sang the Cal Worthington theme song(car delearship on Bellflower Blvd). This was the highlight of the trip. This ball would later become victim to a spill of red juice(ruined the ball). So the next time I was in vegas I made a pit stop at Field of Dreams to get another ball signed. Ironically months later Rose made an appearance at Living Spaces in La Mirada. It was a free signing, so I made the trip to get a bat signed. All three times Pete Rose was great. I hop he gets into the HOF soon.
