Post by Naitch on Oct 5, 2015 13:03:01 GMT -5
A quick intro is needed so you know how this story actually happened. My father runs security for any big named artist or sports event (think UFC and WWE for this specifically) that runs in Bangor, Maine. Since he runs security he interacts with whatever the talent is for that night, normally music acts. Regardless of who the person is my dad will tell them that I am a big fan of them and get some swag and have them call me on his cell phone. I never have advanced notice if my father is calling or if a (famous) stranger is calling me. Which has led to some awkward conversations, notably with Lil Wayne (didn't even know he existed) and Rob Zombie (I didn't know who I was talking with the entire time, but to cover my fathers ass I never actually ask who I am speaking with, and normally these conversations are less than two minutes, so whatever.) Some people are just a quick hi and lets end this shit (James Taylor) and some people are cool as fuck (the singer from Queens of the Stone Age).
Anyways, WWE is in town and there is like five hours until the building lets fans in so my dad asks Bray Wyatt if he will call me, and he does, but I don't answer because I'm at work and no cell phones allowed where I work. So when I am leaving that night I see that I have two missed phone calls and and two messages from my dad's number which is wierd because he never leaves messages. I listen to the first one and it is just "JOHN, WE'RE HERE!" and the second message is Luke Harper simply saying "RUN!" At first I was scared because that fucker dropped my name and I had no context, I must have looked like a lunatic rushing home to make sure everyone was alright. About halfway home I remembered that Bray Wyatt existed and my father was in Maine. I get home, noticed a WWE house show where my dad was and even that Bray Wyatt was busted hard way that night on a wrestling news site. That made me feel better.
Fun side note, my dad initially met Luke Harper a couple years ago, and they are friends. Harper knows my dad by name and everything, and he is the only person my dad will text message. Apparently Mr. Harper is fond of dick and fart jokes so they text jokes to each other. Being the man my dad is, he doesn't have a clue that a man named Jon Huber goes by Luke Harper professionally. Sometimes my dad will repeat jokes Harper told him over text and I have to figure out who he means by Jon.
If anyone is interested I will tell stories of other wrestlers backstage, although I had to piece together who the wrestlers are in my head as my dad doesn't know any names, so the accuracy of me getting the wrestler with the story accurately is probably not 100%.
Anyways, WWE is in town and there is like five hours until the building lets fans in so my dad asks Bray Wyatt if he will call me, and he does, but I don't answer because I'm at work and no cell phones allowed where I work. So when I am leaving that night I see that I have two missed phone calls and and two messages from my dad's number which is wierd because he never leaves messages. I listen to the first one and it is just "JOHN, WE'RE HERE!" and the second message is Luke Harper simply saying "RUN!" At first I was scared because that fucker dropped my name and I had no context, I must have looked like a lunatic rushing home to make sure everyone was alright. About halfway home I remembered that Bray Wyatt existed and my father was in Maine. I get home, noticed a WWE house show where my dad was and even that Bray Wyatt was busted hard way that night on a wrestling news site. That made me feel better.
Fun side note, my dad initially met Luke Harper a couple years ago, and they are friends. Harper knows my dad by name and everything, and he is the only person my dad will text message. Apparently Mr. Harper is fond of dick and fart jokes so they text jokes to each other. Being the man my dad is, he doesn't have a clue that a man named Jon Huber goes by Luke Harper professionally. Sometimes my dad will repeat jokes Harper told him over text and I have to figure out who he means by Jon.
If anyone is interested I will tell stories of other wrestlers backstage, although I had to piece together who the wrestlers are in my head as my dad doesn't know any names, so the accuracy of me getting the wrestler with the story accurately is probably not 100%.
