Bomani Jones
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, right. Well, then I can't say it because there's different rules.
Oh, right. Well, then I can't say it because there's different rules.
Michael Jordan, yes, would be up until maybe five or six years ago, my number one hall pass.
Michael Jordan, yes, would be up until maybe five or six years ago, my number one hall pass.
Well, he got kind of old.
Well, he got kind of old.
I was fairly drunk at Michael Jordan's son's high school graduation party that Drake and Lil Wayne performed at. And I may or may not have given him my card and said, just in case you ever need anything.
I was fairly drunk at Michael Jordan's son's high school graduation party that Drake and Lil Wayne performed at. And I may or may not have given him my card and said, just in case you ever need anything.
It was one of my old cards from when I lived in L.A., so one side was my acting headshot. No, this is... The other side was my phone number.
It was one of my old cards from when I lived in L.A., so one side was my acting headshot. No, this is... The other side was my phone number.
woman that I worked with had been on several vacations with Juanita and the kids, almost as a sort of chaperone of sorts. And so she knew that I was a big fan and invited me to the party. And I had just met Michael two months earlier at a Super Bowl party. And I acted a little strange so that when he saw me again two months later at his kid's graduation party, he was like, what are you doing here?
woman that I worked with had been on several vacations with Juanita and the kids, almost as a sort of chaperone of sorts. And so she knew that I was a big fan and invited me to the party. And I had just met Michael two months earlier at a Super Bowl party. And I acted a little strange so that when he saw me again two months later at his kid's graduation party, he was like, what are you doing here?
Oh, no. You made an impression.
Oh, no. You made an impression.
Yes.
Yes.
Probably a vodka Sprite.
Probably a vodka Sprite.
He was in a VIP area of a party that I was covering the red carpet for. I discovered him before the party truly began when he was alone and no one knew he was there. And he was near the corner where the red rope separated the VIP. And so I asked if he might take a photo with me and the security guard kept saying no. And I kept upping the ante as to why he should take a photo with me.
He was in a VIP area of a party that I was covering the red carpet for. I discovered him before the party truly began when he was alone and no one knew he was there. And he was near the corner where the red rope separated the VIP. And so I asked if he might take a photo with me and the security guard kept saying no. And I kept upping the ante as to why he should take a photo with me.