This past weekend I had gigs on Friday and Saturday night. I’ve gotten used to people approaching me between sets and after the show and asking questions about my beard. "How long did it take to grow that?” "Isn't that hot?" "Is that real?" This one really gets me: “I’ll bet you’ve got no hair under that hat.”
But I was really thrown for a loop by this young guy who came up to me after the show on Saturday night and said everyone was talking about me and saying that I looked just like “Yosef." Not being a follower of collegiate football, I had no idea what he was talking about. But I soon learned that Yosef the Mountaineer is the mascot for the Appalachian State Mountaineers football team. I've gotta admit, I kinda do look like him with my hat, hair, beard, and boots.
It occurred to me that I could really run with this, maybe start a band and call it “Yosef’s Blue Ridge Blues Band,” or something like that. People have spun careers off of much sillier ideas.
So any of you guys ever been told you look like a sports team mascot?
