My dad the star! He was in the Sunday News Paper :)

I was duped ... in a fun way.
And I wasn't the only one.
Turns out that wasn't Sammy Hagar drinking beer and posing for photos with fans just before his hard-rocking Chickenfoot concert at Fifth Third Ballpark earlier this month.
It was a lookalike: Randy Wood of Cedar Springs, who considers himself one of Hagar's biggest fans. He also just happens to resemble the rock singer, especially since getting a perm for his blond hair a few years ago.
Wearing shirts emblazoned with the "Cabo Wabo" tequila brand that Hagar launched in 1996 from his Mexican cantina, Wood's appearances at concerts and NASCAR races frequently draw double-takes, enthusiastic greetings from Hagar fans and dozens of obligatory snapshots with the faux Hagar.
"It's kind of fun," said Wood, 49, a truck driver by trade who's 12 years younger and a bit heavier than the gregarious singer known as "The Red Rocker." "It's just hilarious with people just coming out from everywhere."
From my lofty vantage point in the ballpark press box, I first spotted Wood off in the distance, with his Hagar-like haircut and yellow Cabo Wabo T-shirt. He was strolling the stands during opener Davy Knowles' set prior to the headlining show by Chickenfoot, which features Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith and bassist Michael Anthony.
Soon, the pretend Hagar was surrounded by fans who shook his hand and had their photo taken with the "rock star." Press freelance photographer Adam Bird and I even chatted about how folks were eagerly lining up to see their hero without any security guards around him. Before I had a chance to stroll downstairs and introduce myself to "Sammy," I had lost him in the crowd.
"I was totally overwhelmed at the ballpark," Wood conceded. "I even fooled one of my old (high school) classmates. He walked up and got his picture taken with me. When Sammy came out on stage ... and he saw I was still sitting there, he didn't know what to think.
"I even had people coming out after the concert. They thought I was Sammy ... mingling with the VIP people. It was kind of hilarious."
To add to the illusion, Wood's demeanor fits that of Hagar, who may be one of rock's most accessible and sociable stars, frequently signing autographs and shaking hands with fans at shows.
"I'm not trying to imitate him. I'm just my own person," said Wood, whose daughter alerted me to the entertaining ruse the day after the concert. "I collect a lot of Cabo Wabo stuff and I just love the guy. He's a wonderful person. ... He's like my total hero. ... I've listened to him all my life."
While he enjoys the attention, Wood doesn't "want anything bad about (Hagar) ever said" as a result of his somewhat accidental lookalike shtick. If people ask, Wood said he'll admit he's not really Hagar.
Despite sharing the same curly locks and attending a half-dozen of his concerts over the years, Wood has never met Hagar. But the singer certainly has acknowledged Wood, doing a double-take himself when he saw the Rockford man in the VIP section at Hagar's 2007 concert at DeVos Performance Hall.
"He walked into where we were at," Wood said proudly, "and he stopped and looked at me."
So, just for the fun of it, I asked Wood to croon a few bars from Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55" while posing for a photo shoot with a Press photographer last week.
Yikes. Sorry to say, Randy, but that's where the similarities end.
"That's why," Woods quipped, "I still have a day job."