Standing Next to Greatness and Not Knowing It | Engel Angle

The classic film "Rocky" turns 50 here in 2026, and Mac has an anecdote about meeting a figure from the famous movie that is consistent with some of his other chance meetings with some famous people that he had no clue who they were until later.

00:00:00 - New Year’s Resolutions (Lower the Bar, Please)
00:01:39 - Rocky Turns 50 and Why That Matters
00:02:50 - The Free Concert I Absolutely Should Have Gone To
00:04:28 - Realizing You Missed Pearl Jam…Too Late
00:06:14 - First Press Box, Big Game, Bigger Miss
00:07:50 - Casual Small Talk With a Coaching Legend
00:09:03 - Playing Pickup Basketball at Allen Field House
00:10:52 - Finding Out You Just Guarded a Hall of Famer
00:12:13 - My Batting Average With Famous People Is Terrible
00:13:04 - Lunch in LA With a Guy From Rocky
00:15:31 - Trashing a Movie That Became a Classic
00:17:28 - How Rocky Almost Lost Its Voice
00:19:40 - When the Story Is Better Than the Assignment
00:21:22 - Do Your Homework and Don’t Blow the Moment

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