Remember it like it was last month. I was at Atco, NJ for a Mopar show/drag event, and while walking through the parts area I saw a guy just standing with his table and tent. I immediately recognized him from old racing footage from the early '70's. I went up to him and said "Hi Mr. Landy", shook his hand, talked about what it was like for him racing back in those days. Very nice guy. Before leaving I said "I noticed you always have an unlit cigar whether racing or not. What do you do with them when you're done with them?" He said "throw them out". I said "before you leave today could you sign your cigar?" He looked a bit puzzled said a flat out "No". Disappointed, I thanked him for his time and walked away. A few hours later I was looking at parts again and heard "Hey, kid!" coming from across the aisle. I walked over to him and he said "I'll be leaving soon, do you still want the cigar?" I couldn't say yes fast enough. He took it out of his mouth, signed it, and I carefully wrapped it until getting a glass tube for it. This was 1990. Saw him again in '92 for another one. Not sure what the degradation period is for DNA on a cigar, but a good memory nonetheless. I still have a picture somewhere of him signing it.
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