Little Richard, A Chance Meeting Fondly Remembered
Credit: Shutterstock (22290003) Little Richard in Concert Viva Los Vegas Rockabilly The news of Little Richard passing caused me to immediately recall my one time chance meeting with him. Everyone knows of his music and flamboyant lifestyle, but what I witnessed and recall so fondly is another story altogether. I was having lunch in Morrison's Cafeteria in Columbia Mall, Columbia, South Carolina one fine day in the late 1990's, and had just settled into the chair and sat my tray on the table when a loud murmur filled the spacious dining room. I looked up from my plate of smothered chicken and yellow rice to find the cause for the unusual interruption to my noon meal. At this point in my career, I was the Store General Manager of the Sears store at the opposite end of the mall, and my lunch at Morrison's was generally quite uneventful. Making his way through the line accompanied by several body guards was none other than Little Richard himself. This was confirmed through...