V.I.P. IN OUR MIDST

So I'm at the bar, toiling away with the day shift and I happen to notice a guy standing in front of the bar. He's wearing a suit and pacing up and down the sidewalk, between here and JACKSON HOLE, the burger joint next door. I don't think anything of it at first until I noticed that he was wearing an earpiece, which usually means that he's some type of security detail.

Moments later, a flurry of activity takes place as about five different vehicles, all with tinted windows pull up in front of the bar. A multitude of security men jump out of the vehicles and take their positions around this SUV and a few minutes later, this older looking bespectacled gentleman rolls out of the SUV, with even more security and an aide in tow.

"Hmmmm...." I thought to myself, "this must be some V.I.P". Problem was that I didn't recognize the face. Now for anyone who knows me, I am usually pretty good when it comes to recognizing faces of people in the news. But this guy had me stumped. So I called upon THE MAYOR OF MURRAY HILL for some assistance. He was on his way to lunch and graciously agreed to swing by and check out the situation.

After some dirt-digging, it turned out that the guy is the "DRUG CZAR" of the United States Government! John P. Walters (read his bio HERE). What's a guy like that doing in a place like Jackson Hole? Then again, by the size of him, he looks like he could put away a few Bronco Burgers....


That goes to show you, on any given day, you can meet just about anyone in Murray Hill....

On another note, I've received more than a few requests to bring back the anonymous feature in the comments section. I'm mulling it over.


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