A major league photo op was missed of two Hall of Famers coming out of the women's restroom at Griffin Galleries.
However, there are spectacular photos of Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew modeling for bronze sculptures that artist Bill Mack is creating for the new Twins ballpark. The photos that will serve as Mack's artistic reference were taken by Justin Barnhurst.
Ah, Mack mused, what if a camera had caught Killebrew and Carew at the Bloomington art gallery run by his wife, Deb Mack? The men's room is used for storage, so Killebrew and Carew had to change into their uniforms in the ladies' room. "I said, 'Deb, you missed a golden opportunity to get two of the best players to ever play the game coming out of the ladies' room,'" Mack told me. "Would have been a great opportunity to get a fun picture for her gallery."
Mack sounded like a kid when he talked about Killebrew. "He's so alive and alert and young and in good shape. It's ridiculous. Just an amazing guy and good sport," Mack said. He was enthralled with Killebrew "showing me the nuances of how to hold the bat, all the unique things he did." That will help Mack capture more details in the piece.
The sculptures are "going to be real special," said Mack, who noted that both Killebrew and Carew are the same size they were when they played ball. Carew has got the body of "a guy in his 20s and what a pleasant man."
Mack was saddened that the late Kirby Puckett was not there to model his batting motion. "Now, he would have been a little too big to model" for a sculpture capturing Puck during his playing days, Mack said. Poor Puck just didn't take care of himself.
No Brett in Bearpath Paul Douglas has "triple-checked" the gossip about Brett Favre shopping for homes in Bearpath Golf and County Club in Eden Prairie.
"There is NO TRUTH to the hot rumor," Douglas told me. "One of the St. Paul Pioneer Press sports reporters mentions this as a 'fact' and that's simply not the case. Laurie and I have been asked by dozens of people if it's true that Favre toured our home, which is on the market. But after speaking with local Realtors and security guards, I can't find any confirmation that Brett ever visited Bearpath, much less checked out our home."
