I was recently told by some cardiology fellows that medical students, residents, and even cardiology fellows do not know who Andreas Gruentzig was. I hoped this was an exaggeration, but I agreed to relate some stories. What do you want to know? “Tell us how he ended up at Emory,” they said. I have written a good bit about Andreas, but in order not to plagiarize myself too much, I will relate my recollection of how it happened without looking at my previous publications [ ]. Any inconsistencies should be ascribed to my imperfect memory and the distance from reservations I formerly had, not the creation of alternative facts.