New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson made a trip to visit the optometry. It was Robby’s first visit to the office which consisted of an eye exam and eyewear.
Robby wasn’t recruited by any top college programs and settled for Temple University. On top of that he was kicked out in 2014 due to bad grades. That same year Robby attended a community college in hopes of getting back into Temple. The plan worked out and he got back into Temple for his final year of college ball, only to go undrafted. The New York Jets took a shot at Robby and signed him as an undrafted free agent. It was one obstacle after another and he has now become a top target for Sam Darnold.
Robby is a prime example of a strong work ethic and perseverance. He is now living out his dream of playing in the NFL.
Former MLB Slugger and author Jose Canseco made a public appearance to sign autographs at the Optometry Practice of Dr. Alex Corbin Liu. The event was a two hour appearance where Jose’s loyal fans came out to meet him. Who wouldn’t want to meet this former slugger with the autograph pricing being so reasonable?
Jose was a well established slugger in his prime. One of his top accomplishments in baseball came in 1988 when Jose hit 42 home runs and knocked in 124 runs. It was enough to be voted the 1988 American League MVP. I’m sure that season Jose was among the league leaders in ass injections and women slept with as well.
After 17 seasons of big league ball, Jose retired and shortly after felt unjustly blackballed from the game. He took his anger out by writing the book Juiced, which ended up on the New York Times bestseller list. It was then followed by the book Vindicated. Some may call Jose a rat or snitch for his tell all books. I see Jose as a whistleblower who had to get the word out on what was going on behind baseballs closed doors. What was going on behind closed doors was steroids and a whole lot of it.
Whether you like or hate Jose, you can’t forget the fact that he hit 462 career MLB home runs and entertained fans for many years. Attendees of this event came out to show their support and from what I saw, all left with a smile. It was a pleasure to have Jose at the office once again.
The book that made history! Autographed and inscribed “Godfather of Steroids.”
Actress, activist, and author Alyssa Milano made an appearance to sign copies of her new children’s book Hope: Project Middle School. The event took place at The Grove’s Barnes & Noble in LA.
The event was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and unlike the last book signing I attended, I arrived very early. When the event started Alyssa discussed her book alongside the illustrator Eric S. Keyes. It was then followed by a Q&A session and book signing.
I’ve always been a big fan of Alyssa’s earlier work such as the movie Commando, where she co-starred alongside Arnold schwarzenegger and the TV sitcom Who’s the Boss? It was a pleasure to finally meet her.
Eric S. Keyes is also a character designer for the TV series The Simpsons. I had him sign the book as well.
The only issue with this event is that the line moved very slow. For whatever reason some people get to the front of the line and have to tell their life story. Overall it was still a good event.
Former major league pitcher Barry Zito came to my neck of the woods to sign copies of his new book titled Curveball. The event took place at the Barnes & Noble store in Redlands which is literally minutes away from my house.
It was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. but due to unfortunate circumstances, I arrived a bit after 3 in the afternoon. Upon arrival I was informed by staff that Barry was done signing for the day. I guess there was a much smaller turnout than anticipated.
Barry did sign a number of books for the store before heading out. A staff member did swap out my copy of the book that I had purchased the day before for a signed version. It has a sticker attached to the front of the book which seems to be their authentication.
1990 Sports Illustrated
