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I just met and talked to Morten Andersen last night at his book release event.
It was a hilarious funny and interesting show where he spend a lot of time talking about his career in the NFL. Before the show he signed his new book and the ticket price for the whole event went to his “kick for kids program” which has benefited Children’s hospitals in Denmark, Atlanta and New Orleans. We had front line tickets which was very nice and got to ask him a few questions during the Q/A part of the show.
He signed for almost 2 hours and he signed books and everything else people put in front of him. I was wearing my #9 Jersey and when he signed my book (and added a personal dedication) he said “#9 – Great QB” and of cause I could only agree. While we waited for the show to start, an elderly lady came over to where I was standing and complemented me with my Saints jersey and told me how much she liked NO. She then continued to talk about Morten and things he had told her about his time with the Saints and the Falcons. She had not introduced herself but it soon became apparent that she was actually Mortens mother and a very nice lady indeed. She stayed and talked with us for more than 15 minutes.
I did learn a few things about Morten and the Saints I didn’t know.
• 2 years ago Morten A received a personal letter from Tom Benson offering him a one day contract and a possibility to retire as a Saint. He also offered Morten that when the time came, the Saints organization would help promote him for the HOF.
• He had been doing a commercial for the New Orleans Ballet wearing tights and how his team mates never let him forget that one.
• That he recorded a single with the then Saints punter Brian Hansen with the song “take it to the top”. He told that 10.000 copies were made, but only a few sold. He also told that he saw one on ebay last year for 99 cents.
• Morten also told that he had been back to New Orleans several times after Katrina before the fateful Monday night return of the Saints game. He felt sick when he had seen what had happened to what he still considered his city. He also told that in 2007 he had helped a troupe of New Orleans girl scouts who had written to him for economic help to attend a meet. Afterwards they had written him a very nice letter thanking him a lot and ending the letter by saying that they hoped “the Saints would kick his ***** in the next game”
His final word were that he hoped to play next year, even if only for one game but he the only places he would ever want to play again would be either Atlanta or New Orleans and one day he would love to retire a Saint. ( he said that to a room full of a lot of Falcons fan with yours truly being the only one showing the black and gold colours)
It was a hilarious funny and interesting show where he spend a lot of time talking about his career in the NFL. Before the show he signed his new book and the ticket price for the whole event went to his “kick for kids program” which has benefited Children’s hospitals in Denmark, Atlanta and New Orleans. We had front line tickets which was very nice and got to ask him a few questions during the Q/A part of the show.
He signed for almost 2 hours and he signed books and everything else people put in front of him. I was wearing my #9 Jersey and when he signed my book (and added a personal dedication) he said “#9 – Great QB” and of cause I could only agree. While we waited for the show to start, an elderly lady came over to where I was standing and complemented me with my Saints jersey and told me how much she liked NO. She then continued to talk about Morten and things he had told her about his time with the Saints and the Falcons. She had not introduced herself but it soon became apparent that she was actually Mortens mother and a very nice lady indeed. She stayed and talked with us for more than 15 minutes.
I did learn a few things about Morten and the Saints I didn’t know.
• 2 years ago Morten A received a personal letter from Tom Benson offering him a one day contract and a possibility to retire as a Saint. He also offered Morten that when the time came, the Saints organization would help promote him for the HOF.
• He had been doing a commercial for the New Orleans Ballet wearing tights and how his team mates never let him forget that one.
• That he recorded a single with the then Saints punter Brian Hansen with the song “take it to the top”. He told that 10.000 copies were made, but only a few sold. He also told that he saw one on ebay last year for 99 cents.
• Morten also told that he had been back to New Orleans several times after Katrina before the fateful Monday night return of the Saints game. He felt sick when he had seen what had happened to what he still considered his city. He also told that in 2007 he had helped a troupe of New Orleans girl scouts who had written to him for economic help to attend a meet. Afterwards they had written him a very nice letter thanking him a lot and ending the letter by saying that they hoped “the Saints would kick his ***** in the next game”
His final word were that he hoped to play next year, even if only for one game but he the only places he would ever want to play again would be either Atlanta or New Orleans and one day he would love to retire a Saint. ( he said that to a room full of a lot of Falcons fan with yours truly being the only one showing the black and gold colours)