Well I was just a young kid at the time (10-12 years old; so roughly ‘99-‘01) at Toys R Us (The one over by Washington Square) with my mom the day after Christmas to buy a video game with my Christmas money. It was in the video game section where I saw him, but we didn’t say anything. Then a kid (probably 10 years old) came up to him and asked for his autograph to which Sheed responded “Go away kid, can’t you see I’m busy!?” After Sheed left the kids parent came up to them and the kid started crying.
Boy, talk about the squeaky wheel getting the grease. I would never have used such a lame-ass thread title. It is completely beyond me how people can get excised about threads.
It's interesting how interactions even small ones can form our opinions and lasting impression of other people isn't it? Even in this thread we have the oh Sheed did something great and so I like him, and the Sheed was a jerk and so I'll remember like a jerk. It's a sobering reminder to myself to always do my best to make my interactions with other people leave an impression with them that is positive.
Some people hate Sheed. Brandon Roy did a lot more damage to the franchise than Sheed, but people Love him, so whatever.