Ponder Surprise and Adrian Peterson Auto Treat
 

Hey there!

I was at FanHQ in Ridgedale Mall here in Minnesota dropping off a helmet to be signed by Kyle Rudolph (he signs Tuesday). I am roaming the store while my gal shops a few stores in the mall.... guess who casually strolls in with his GF and family?.... Christian Ponder! no posse or anything.. Just Mom/Dad GF and I think her mom. They were trying on goofy vikes gear. hehe

My Fiancee Jessie and I got to chit chat with him for about 10 minutes alone while his family shopped for some gear for the game on Sunday vs. Arizona.

I must admit this kid is a class act. Very humble and was pleasant to visit with. He was nice enough to sign this throwback vikes mini helmet for us! WOOT!

I also attached to this thread an art piece that Adrian Peterson signed for us a while back. The painting is called "Roadkill" for obvious reasons. I currently own the original from Robert Blehert [url=http://www.robertblehert.com]Robert Blehert Seattle artist and Impressionist Oil Paintings[/url] as well as the artist proof that Adrian signed.

Enjoy!

very cool! love that AP and the Ponder story is neat

Whoa, cool story! Sounds like a very cool guy!

Where is Rudolph signing at? Cool story, too. Ponder and Rudolph seemed like down to earth dudes when they were handing out preseason tickets at the state fair in September.

[QUOTE=oldgoldy97;1735491]Where is Rudolph signing at? Cool story, too. Ponder and Rudolph seemed like down to earth dudes when they were handing out preseason tickets at the state fair in September.[/QUOTE]

Rudolph is signing here (FANHQ [url=http://fanhqstore.com/]FanHQStore.com[/url]) next Tuesday the 11th.

He was pretty down to earth... granted his MOM and GF were there! Best behavior!

I didn't know that place was there. I see Favre's biggest backer is signing there later. $60 for his sig on a ball wouldn't be all that bad.

[QUOTE=oldgoldy97;1735522]I didn't know that place was there. I see Favre's biggest backer is signing there later. $60 for his sig on a ball wouldn't be all that bad.[/QUOTE]

Yep! I suggest getting on the mailing list. Shaun (owner) works his butt off to keep a steady stream of appearances. Legit operation all around.

Again, beauty of a painting. Glad to see you got it auto'd!

[QUOTE=achilles01987;1735583]Again, beauty of a painting. Glad to see you got it auto'd![/QUOTE]

Thanks dude! I know where you can get a print if you ever want one. :)

This artist recently painted a piece of Bert Blyleven. The Twins gave a poster to everyone at Target Field the day of Blyleven's induction.

ponder is a great guy, not one of those guys with a huge ego...i sat next to him at graduation and talked with him a bit

Great story thanks for sharing! Its nice to hear that there are some good down to earth guys out there.

I should have asked him when Ponder/Rudolph were going to get off their butts and sign my damn Inception dual auto ha!

Very awesome. And sweet looking auto'd items :)

Awesome, that is pretty cool! Fan HQ is a pretty sweet store, I always stop by when I am home.

[QUOTE=MASNAR;1735778]Thanks dude! I know where you can get a print if you ever want one. :)

This artist recently painted a piece of Bert Blyleven. The Twins gave a poster to everyone at Target Field the day of Blyleven's induction.[/QUOTE]

PM me please on where, thanks!

[QUOTE=achilles01987;1738722]PM me please on where, thanks![/QUOTE]

PM SENT! Oh and the size of the original painting as well as this canvas print is 18x24 inches.

Here is an OK photo of the Blyleven original painting. The name of the piece is "The Dutch Master".

awsome ponder!!! GO VIKES!!