Close encounters of the B.B. King kind.
Jiva Nath: The year was 1977 and i was distributing books in O'Hare airport. One day while between concourses I noticed B.B. King walking towards me with a few other companions . There was nobody else around but us and I was determined to get him to stop and take a book. I approached him acting like I didn’t recognize him as a celebrity. His group paused and gave me a chance to approach him. I told him I had the Bhagavad Gita , a book renowned for its inspirational teachings. The book was used by many famous musicians to get lyrics for songs. People like George Harrison, John Lennon, B.B, King and Bob Dylan. I was looking at all the guys faces as they impatiently were giving me the time of day. B.B. King was just getting ready to say something to me about my statement to him, when I gave him a wry smile. He smirked and said" Oh this guy is good. Give him some money" One guy ripped out his wallet and gave me a $20. We all shook hands, he took his book and we all went on our merry way.
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