i never mentioned how star-struck prone i am. i've seen some real big stars in my time, but had valid reason to stare at them: ie, audience member of a theatre production or talk show. but just recently i found out that some small time stars (or big time, depending) are within my reach at samford, my school. take for instance, one of my first crushes: met's catcher (a long time ago), gary carter -- his daughter goes to samford and he recently spoke there. then there is randy owen from the country group, alabama -- his son plays baseball for school. so, last week i'm at a game, and down in front of me is randy owen live and in person! i'm not a fan of his band, and i honestly couldn't tell you anything about them... but i could not stop staring at him. i payed more attention to the back of his head than the game.