Ok, so he really didn't stop by to see me last night -- he was kind of seeing the whole city. Picky, picky.
Anyway, here's a roundup of how some of the local press covered him:
I wanted to go since I've never seen him live. I was even going to buy one of the backstage passes, take pictures, and do a "behind the scenes" write-up for the blog. It would have been cool. But my son had his last basketball game of the year, so I needed to be there for him. Oh yeah, and I'm the coach so it was important for me to be there for the other kids too. (Good news: we won, finished the year 10-4 and have our tournament coming up in two weeks!)
Best of luck in the tournament!
Posted by: james | February 20, 2009 at 01:32 PM
About 4 or 5 years ago my wife and I went to see Dave when he was in Birmingham, Alabama. We were doing his "Baby Steps" (and still are) and decided that if we were going to see him we'd splurge for the big tickets. We could not have been more pleased. Before the seminar, there was a nice dinner served and everyone had a big bag in their seat. It was full, and I mean full, of items. Pens, badge lanyards, a CD, 4 or 5 books of his and other small items I can't even remember. The extra books allowed us to give them away to family members. Some we had never read and we were able to do so and then give those away. Dave personally said hello to each person there. Asked where we were from, etc. He seemed genuine, too. While we ate, he did a 20-30 minute Q&A. Anything you wanted to ask. When "show time" came, we were ushered down front. At the intermission, we were taken back to the same room and given light snacks and drinks. Then, we were ushered back for the second half. Sure, what he said in the seminar was in his books. But to see him live and get that extra boost to continue was worth every penny.
Posted by: Gene | February 20, 2009 at 05:05 PM
As a Certified Dave Ramsey counselor I had an opportunity to meet him a little while back. He spoke to the entire group a couple of times and took time to speak to anyone and everyone that spoke to him. Very genuine and the people who work for him love what they are doing.
Posted by: headknocker | February 21, 2009 at 10:46 AM
As a father, I am proud that you did the right thing. I am sure that before the year is over DR will come and see you. And you heard it here first!
Best regards
Posted by: fathersez | February 27, 2009 at 06:42 AM