I've been asking folks for their best real-life celebrity encounters, and what their impressions were. If you have any to share, add a comment..
by JAKE GOLDMAN:
1. Dennis Haskins (a.k.a. Mr. Belding) - babysat him for a weekend in Syracuse, NY. He ate anything that was put in front of him and talked while he was eating about how inspiring our college comedy group was.
2. Lil Wayne - I shot an interview with him - He was really tiny and did not take off his sunglasses and when I told him I liked an obscure song of his he said "oh word? who dis?" and pointed at me and then he took a picture with me that I have and forever cherish.
3. Hulk Hogan - sat in a sound booth with him while he watched his daughter perform - He called all of us "brother" and told us he auditioned to be the bassist for both Metallica and the Rolling Stones. I do not believe him.
by LAURA McMILLAN:
1. Ted Kennedy - Wesleyan University dorm room - not actually a lion
2. Marcia Ball - my great-uncle's funeral - is a skinny white lady with mom hair
3. Katie Couric - restaurant in Spain - unexciting. Has an annoying daughter (translation: I resented her fluency in Spanish and consequent ability to flirt with the hot waiter).
by AARON REUBEN:
1. I met John McCain - Charleston, SC Barnes and Noble book signing (1999) - He has goddamn enormous hands.
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1. Woody Harrelson - He came to play tennis with his lawyer at the SF country club I used to work at. He asked me if I thought the Pro's got bored of hitting balls all day long. I said, "Probably." He was really stoned.
ReplyDelete2. Anton Newcombe - At the Library Bar. He chased down some punk who stole the bar's tips. He was druunk, hair was greasy, eyes were wild. I left with his ex-girlfriend. Rock.
3. Margaret Cho - She said she liked my name and then told me to listen to Broken Social Scene. I did.
Nice, Dorsey. Also this, from Jessalee via email: James Van Der Beek (Dawson from Dawson's Creek) - I was on a plane with him while Dawson's Creek was still on the air (he flew Southwest, so humble!), and I didn't have any paper with me for him to sign, so I got him to sign a barf bag.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I should state for the record that Marcia Ball is totally badass and incredible. She just also has mom hair.
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