I met David Hasselhoff once.

My mom took me along to a conference in Frisco, Colorado in '87 or '88. It meant I got to hang out at a hotel while she went to meetings and miss a day of school. Worked for me. When we got to the hotel, we learned they were filming the TV movie "The Lady In the Lake". David Hasselhoff was in the movie, and I was over the moon.

I had been a FAITHFUL watcher of Knight Rider - so my little pre-teen self was giddy at the very thought of seeing him in PERSON. I remember poking around the hotel in hopes of running into him somewhere. I don't know what I thought would happen if I did??

I remember standing in the hallway once as Raymond Burr was escorted through with his entourage. Cool, but not cool enough yet.

I had breakfast by myself one morning and Paul Drake Jr ("The Greatest American Hero", anyone?)was so impressed such a young girl was eating by herself, he made a big deal about it all and bought my breakfast.

Lovely. Still no 'Hoff.

And then ...

I was playing pinball on the last day and he came into the game room. I nearly fainted. He asked if he could play pinball with me, played one game, and left me bunch of quarters to keep playing after he left.

And what do I remember the most?

His nasty ass breath. (could it have been the fish in his mouth? I'm jus' sayin' ...)