What I am about to say to you I want to upfront make sure that I am not misunderstood. I am not a name dropper and I don’t like name droppers. During the course of my life I’ve gotten to meet many people, some of whom I consider famous, from the standpoint that they are well-known.

But like most of you, I have a few people that I have always wanted to meet, or hope to one day meet. Not because I am star-struck or want to take a selfie with a celebrity to post on the Internet. No, I want to meet certain people just to see what they are like, away from the media and cameras. I want to meet them because I have a genuine interest in people. And to some degree, I want to see if their reputation holds up in person.

Now of all the people I want to meet, the person I am about to name has one of …