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Originally Posted by Wild GM
I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife a few times - and he was one of those rare people that exceeds your expectations when you get to meet them.
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I was an 18-year-old waiter at the Glencoe Club and Whalen was at one of my tables for a luncheon banquet. When I put the prime rib in front of him, he exclaimed in that broadcasting voice "I can't eat this! It's far too rare. Look at this!"
A woman at the table chided him. "C'mon Ed. It's fine. Prime rib is supposed to be pink."
"Well yours isn't too bad," says Whalen. "But mine is far too rare. I can't eat this."
I was pretty stressed and annoyed. People sometimes asked for prime rib to be sent back, but Whalen was being a drama queen.
"Does that look okay to you?" I asked the woman. She said yes.
So I switched their plates and walked away. Everyone at the table - except Whalen - had a good laugh.
I liked Nomi Whalen, though. She officiated our wedding, and she's the only person I've ever seen put my mother-in-law in her place. For that, she earned my eternal admiration and gratitude.