Marshwinds Member Tells Brush with Fame Story in Toastmaster Magazine

Scoring Points with a Sports Celebrity

Lisa Jenks, of the Marsh Winds Toastmasters club in Minnetonka, Minnesota, was surprised while working in a local lumber yard as a cashier. She says, “Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins baseball team came through my line. It was early in his career, but he was already a very popular player. He wrote a check, and I began to say ‘Can I see your driver's license?’ Embarrassed, I caught myself part way through the sentence – ‘Never mind, I know who you are!’" But as she regained her composure, Lisa figured out exactly what to do. She notes, “Being a huge baseball fan, I could not believe I almost asked Kirby Puckett for identification! I grabbed a scrap of paper and asked for an autograph, which he cheerfully signed.”

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