Jackie Joyner-Kersee & O.J. Simpson - Together at LAST!

Today I was fortunate enough to meet Olympic hero and all around nice gal, Jackie Joyner Kersee. She was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the DuPage Convention & Tourism Bureau, of which I am a proud member.

Jackie was there because DuPage County, where I live, is the proud host of the 2005 Prairie State Games. We're all quite proud of this great athletic competition making the necessary step to bring the competitions to a larger audience, enhance the spirit of athleticism throughout our state and bring some much needed tourism dollars to our little chunk of the world. Please click on the link to the games or the DuPage link above to find out more about this great event. This is the first time the games have ventured out of Mrs. Joyner-Kersee's hometown area of Southern Illinois (originally from East St. Louis, IL) and we hope we can provide a fine home for the games.

Jackie was a very nice lady and not at all full of herself as so many famous athletes are these days. She's also very tall and quite striking in person. Overall, she's a helluva lady! It is for those reasons I felt it necessary to mention here here. You should also check out the link to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Boys & Girls Club of East St. Louis while you're at it.

In other news, My good friend at e-pauly.com has reprinted my O.J. Simpson article at his site. I was very proud of this piece which is probably why I reprinted it here and I am even happier to see it take on a whole new life in front of Paul's large audience. Thanks again, Paul!