One of my earliest writing gigs was for Casper, a short-lived little magazine founded in May 1998 by artists Luis Felipe Ortega, Daniel Guzmán, Gabriel Kuri, and Damián Ortega.

But he didn't waver. He was backstage with former Packers stars Mason Crosby, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Ahman Green and James Jones, who were joining him on stage, plus rapper and Packers ...