AM Hucks: Was That “The Snake” at Grange?

Jake “The Snake” Plummer was one of the visitors to that shabby chic sale last weekend at the Mica Flats Grange. Or at least I think so. For you non-football fans, Boise native Plummer is/was a veteran QB of the National Football League who retired in March rather than accept a trade from the Denver Broncos to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his career, Plummer completed 2,484 of 4,350 passes for a 57.1 percentage and 161 TDs. Plummer told columnist Brian Murphy/Idaho Statesman earlier this month that he plans to buy a place in northern Idaho. Now, onward. I was blogging on a portable laptop Saturday and didn’t see Plummer and a fashionable female companion enter the grange building. But Marty Goold did. Marty is the husband of CdA photographer/ shabby chic vendor Christina Goold. Marty arrived shortly before closing time Saturday to help his wife pack off her wares. That’s when he spotted Plummer or a dead-on lookalike in shorts. Sez Marty to Plummer: “Has anyone ever told you that you look like Jake Plummer?” “Yeah,” responded the browser abruptly, “I get that all the time.” No chitchat for the fan. No offer for an autograph. No sale. Later, Marty poked his head out the door as the couple drove off in a car with Colorado plates. Such are our unexpected brushes with fame.