I dive into the wayback machine for this episode of Conversations, tapping a long-ago work colleague of my wife, Carol, from her days at the old Gateway Computer stores.
Shamit Desai and Carol both worked at the Gateway store in Roseville, MI, at the turn of the 21st Century and, as life happens, sort of went down separate paths after their time together.
Shamit wound up in Washington, DC, London, Hong Kong, and India (twice!), which is where I caught up with him for this long overdue catch up on his life as a sports fan.
To say Shamit’s fan life is varied would be a tremendous understatement!
We talk about his introduction to American sports in the greater Houston area upon arriving as a youth with his family, his fondness for Hakeem Olajuwon, attending an Oilers’ game in the Astrodome, and then about his eventual move to the Detroit area where, as a parking valet at a downtown hotel, he had opportunities to hob-nob with many sports legends.
He loves all motor sports so there’s plenty of auto – and motorcyle – discussion and, of course, cricket, which he is actively playing as a bowler for a local team. Much like previous guest, Nikhil Kulkarni, Shamit oozes patience in attempting to continue educating me on the rules of the game.