C.J.: Research, copper tones went into ESPNer Josina Anderson's look

ESPN's Josina Anderson arrived last week at Lights Camera Action Salon & Spa with the rambunctiousness of someone in desperate need of a hair stylist.

"She was banging like the police," said Minneapolis salon owner Rachel Black-Johnson. "I opened the door like, 'What?' She was like, I need your help. Look at my hair. And I'm like, 'OK, well. We're closed.' And she said, I can tell you're in there doing hair. I know you're doing a color process."

Was Black-Johnson, in fact, doing somebody's hair color?

"Yeah," she told me, returning to what she told Anderson: "OK, well, I can, like, flat-iron your hair or something.'"

Using a dramatic, breathy tone of voice to mimic Anderson, Black-Johnson said the ESPNer said, NO! I need a color. The salon owner said she told the sports reporter, "Girl, [we're not doing that] today. Then she went, Well, I'm just going to be honest with you. I'm from ESPN. My name is such-and-such-such and I'm going on TV at 8 a.m. in the morning; I'm reporting on the Adrian Peterson story. So I was like, 'Awww. Come on in,' " laughed Black-Johnson. "We ended up having a blast. She was calling the governor, calling the Vikings, calling everybody trying to get a statement, while I'm doing her hair. We ate us a little at Moose & Sadie's, around the corner. Had us a good time and then the big limo came and picked her up."

Black-Johnson took photos of Anderson and her limo and her hair.

Anderson left with copper highlights, which attracted the attention of two members of the media at last Wednesday's Vikings news conference mea culpa, who did not recognize the Emmy winner because of the hair color.

Three matters regarding my startribune.com/video of Anderson: 1) Black-Johnson was not expecting me when I turned up at her salon, with my camera, to confirm this tip, so her hair is not the way she likes it to be seen. 2) Listen to the music the Vikings are exercising to here. It's not my kind of music, but I recognize that it was hip (and even included some naughty words — which you will not hear on my video). I am shocked that Coach Mike Zimmer is down with such beats, but I guess when you work with young people you have to tolerate their music. 3) It's a fashion show. Could be an entry reel for "Best Dressed Female Sports Reporter" somewhere. I did a column item last week about Anderson's footwear, and the next day, when I was again at Winter Park, two other members of the media who had not read that column item approached me to talk about Josina Anderson's shoes!

Former Viking @ESPNRobert Smith had some choice words on Twitter about Adrian Peterson's complicated lifestyle, which involves six children, according to info his mom gave the Houston Chronicle.

"Anyone know if the [B]ible says anything about having kids with multiple women out of wedlock? #NFL," wrote Smith, apparently also taking a jab at the frequency with which Peterson has been quoting scripture.

Then Smith softened it up by tweeting: "I don't believe Adrian is a bad person — we all can have thinking distorted by our upbringing. I hope he and his family find help and healing."

We all do. And I hope Peterson, who may have forgotten his own strength, returns to the Vikings once his legal matters are resolved.