TRAVIS HANEY DOES NOT EQUAL TRAVIS HENRY
Posted 05:39 p.m., December 26, 2008
TAMPA -- Watched Elf last week. It's quickly becoming my nouveau holiday fav. For me, it works in tandem with Christmas Vacation. (Although there's no better character in any movie series, for my money, than Cousin Eddie.)
Anyway, so, recall the scene in which Will Farrell comes into his dad's office to find a, um, little person pitching a children's book? He wholeheartedly believes the midget is an elf and calls him one.
The midget eventually gets angry and says, "Feeling strong? Call me elf one more time."
Enter me.
"Feeling strong? Call me Travis Henry one more time."
Look this happens pretty frequently, but, for some reason, it's been worse this week.
The former USC athlete that hosts my Bible study (love him and his family, ps). North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams. The Outback Bowl PR director, as he checked me in today.
Those are from this week.
So, LOTS of people have been calling me Travis Henry -- ironic, perhaps, because we were at Tennessee at the same time. And I just wanted to point out the distinctions between us. (There are many.)
Henry, I believe, is in jail. I am not.
Henry, I believe, was charged federally for trafficking drugs. I've never had anything more than speeding ticket.
Henry, I think I heard, has seven or eight kids in seven or eight different states. I barely even know women in seven or eight states.
So, to be clear, Travis Haney does not equal Travis Henry.
Hopefully he'll vanish from people's subconsciouses. I hope one day someone accidentally calls him Travis Haney. Not for my ego purposes. But maybe that would be flattering for him, to be mistaken for me. Ha.
OK, carry on. Just had to get that off my chest.
Beautiful day here in Tampa. Temps in low 80s. Tons of sun. Practice begins in the AM.
See ya down here.
-- Th
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