John McCain came to give a talk at the place I worked in '07. I got to shake his hand and say a couple of words to him. I remember exactly two things:

- His hand was very soft. Notably so.

- His face, his skin, looked translucent. Scot-Irish background indeed.

So, not much of a story to tell, but if you want to know what it was like to see him up close... ^^^