Back in the days when I attended Merritt College in Oakland,CA I was the computer and audio visual guy there.

It was a beautiful new campus up in the Oakland hills and I ran both departments as a student, on the side.

We installed a brand new IBM System 3 Model 10 computer that controlled the entire school system, and I ran the place. That's where I learned the skills that launched more then a decade of consulting projects across the Bay Area.

I was also responsible for making audio recordings of famous people that came our way. I recorded Muhammad Ali as he made his speech about one of his few losses.

I grabbed his massive forearm as he left the stage, and had him sign the tape for the school. I met and spoke with the Man!