Someone who looks a lot like Erin Andrews apparently had little reason to smile for the camera at Saturday's Wild game.
Andrews is a Fox Sports correspondent, a "Dancing with the Stars" co-host and girlfriend of Wild center Jarret Stoll. She's a regular at games, work schedule permitting.
According to reader Christine F., Andrews "looked unpleased with their performance by having her head in her hands. She was not too friendly ... short and snappy with the fans … A fan tried to fist pump [I think Christine meant bump] her and she looked appalled. Otherwise, she sat with her face glued to her phone and a snarl on it."
At first I assumed another case of mistaken identity. Three hours later, Christine sent another e-mail: "I forgot to enclose the photo I took while trying to be discreet at the Wild game. Little blurry, sorry."
This sure looks like Andrews. So I tweeted her the photo asking if the fans were bugging her or was she having a bad night? Andrews has not responded, so I am left to speculate and educate. No. 1: Fans need to read the tea leaves when they see a celebrity. Sometimes they don't want to be bothered.
Perhaps that displeased look reflected how the Wild were playing, as that was the sorry game that got coach Mike Yeo fired. As for Andrews being short and snappy, for all we know she could be dealing with one of those things in life that makes you not seem like the most pleasant person. When I don't feel like being bothered with people, I try to stay home. If I must go out, then I might seem grouchy. But I can turn delightful with people who provide me tidbits accompanied with photos, even blurry ones.
Famous Dave's in Abu Dhabi
"Today the Arab words for bar-b-que are Famous Dave's," said the founder of the Minnetonka-based restaurant chain. Dave Anderson recently returned from opening his first of four franchises in the United Arab Emirates.
Dave told me Monday that a lot of Abu Dhabi residents already knew about his chain, which tweaked the product for the Arab palate — no pork ribs, only lamb and beef.