I let you know all kinds of stuff about me here on my blog. You know that I redid my whole house a few years ago, you know I have chickens, you even know when I have a yeast or bladder infection and what I do about it.
You know I've made my living as a television host and writer. I've let you know all this.
I'm a sharer. That's what I am. Except food. I *hate* to share my food. Do NOT take a fry from my plate or I'll pluck your eyeball out and shove it up your nostril.
However, no matter how much I share, there will always be things you don't know about me.
Take a listen to this little diddy by The Four Horsemen from the early 90's. If you listen veryyyyy closely at the veryyyyy end of the track ... there I be. Clapping and (in an effort to distinguish myself from the other clappers) whistling. Yup. I'm a whistling fool. Go ahead ... give it a listen.
Now, I realize that it's very difficult to prove that the clapping and whistling is me, so you'll just have to believe me. For one thing if I was going to make something like this up, I'd probably pick a more popular song to attach myself to. Like "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road". Although, looking back on it, this was the most popular song The Four Horsemen probably ever recorded. The song was recorded in a studio in Hollywood and I happened to be there at the time. The producer needed a bunch of people clapping at the end of the song, so we all stood around and clapped. (with me improvising a little with my whistle)
At one point, many, many years ago when I used to be ... well ... fun, I spent a bit of time in Hollywood with my friend and her fiancé. He was the lead singer in a band that was popular at the time. The band was called The Cult and the singer was Ian Astbury. You may have heard of them. Or not.
I haven't seen or spoken with Ian in years, but I'm still friends with his fiancé. She's the one who does my hair actually! She did his too back in the day. That's why Ian Astbury always had beautiful, flowing, shiny black hair. Because of Renee.
During that trip to Los Angeles I can't even begin to tell you the amount of people I met and went to dinner with and saw in concert. Lemme tell ya, you see a whole different Hollywood when you're there with a rock star. I have it all written down somewhere because I knew I'd probably forget half of who I saw/met later. And I have. Elton John is one I remember. He was sitting on a bench in gymnasium type seating at a party for a band I can't remember. He looked sad.
It was an experience I'm kind of shocked my mother let me take. I was youngish at the time and I'd really just met Ian and Renee. Mind you, this is the same mother who shoved me off to New York City when I was 16 with a friend. I didn't want to go ... she pushed me. So the two of us, 16 years old and stupid, boarded a plane and headed to the Big Apple. It was THERE that I saw a true icon.
I've met countless celebrities through my job. I was an entertainment reporter for 3 years and interviewed a plethora of bands and actors. None of them thrilled me like this random encounter.
My friend and I were in the store Fiorucci with her cousin, an artist ... and there standing over to the right of the store was Andy Warhol. The cousin screamed, I swore because I wasn't wearing my glasses and couldn't see him well and my friend ... she asked who Andy Warhol was. A year later Andy Warhol was dead.
So as we head into this weekend I thought I'd ask "Have you had a brush with celebrity?" And did they give you a yeast infection?
Have a good weekend everyone! Menu posted tomorrow, see you on Monday.
Lois
I ran into Yoko Ono - literally. In the l989 I was a grad student in NYU's history of art department which is housed in the Upper Eastside in the old Doris Duke house. I was late getting to classes and was rushing, head down against the cold, and I bumped into Yoko Ono who was waiting for the light to change somewhere in Lexington Ave. She was with some huge intimidating guy and they both scowled at me.
Gettinby
I had drinks with an old guy in Carmel, and he may have been famous. He was a complete gentleman, and said he was a dancer, like ballroom dancing, ect, from the good ole days of cinema. Now he judges. He looked familiar, but I have no idea who he was. All the townspeople did, though. Yeah, he was probably famous.
Diana
I was at a restaurant for a friend's birthday dinner and John Malkovich was seated at the table next to me. His group was all speaking French - the restaurant is in English-speaking Cambridge, MA. He had a bit of a utensil mishap, and his fork fell under my table and landed next to my foot. As he collected his fork, his hand grazed my ankle and he apologized for attacking me with flatware.
Laura Bee
I met the Littlest Hobo when I was a kid! They were filming right by my grandparents place.
When I was a waitress, I served Joe Flaherty, Brett Lindros, and a few others. I always let them enjoy their meals. Any time I meet a famous person, I get shy & after, I think of all the things I could have said.
Laura Bee
And for the "someone who knows someone" part of the story ~ my aunt's mom used to babysit Gordon Lightfoot.
Laura Bee
So funny how I keep remembering people I have met. I was the omelette girl at a place that did Sunday brunch & one of my regulars was Ronnie King from the Stampeders. He'd come in with his wife & baby. Great guy, very nice. Joe Rich from Cityline came in for dinner a few times.
I served a few experts from that show over the years. I was in Hollywood in '87 & saw Loretta Swit drive by in a red convertible :) Fun memories & great stories, thanks!
AmieM
When I was 16, I met Adam Gregory, got my picture taken with him, and he grabbed my butt.
Doc Walker is from my home province, and I've been on the plane to Winnipeg a few times with their frontman Chris Thornsteinson.
I saw Mila Kunis when I was in LA.
And that's about it.
Diana
I`m working in a furniture store. One day the german actor Ralph Bauer came in and wanted to buy a table. He did and while he did, my mate said:" ... he (sorry for the following words!) shits out of his ass like everyone else...!" I turned around and there he was- standing right behind me!!! It was sooo awkward;o(
I hope he never had the idea, that it was me, who was talking so bad. I think, he`s going to buy his new couch anywhere else...
Thera
I have had a couple of encounters. When I was very young our minister was dating Liona Boyd and my mother had them over for dinner. My mother also knew Anne Murray and there is a family rumor (never confirmed) about my middle name and Mrs. Murray loving it so much, it's what she named her daughter. I went to the same school as, and dated a guy who was friends with some guys, now known as Blue Rodeo. Oh and when I was working as a receptionist at a firm, Jon Bon Jovi came in while on tour to deal with some business, but as it was a professional setting, I just sat behind my desk and kept peeking at him as he sat waiting to be seen.
Does being the long long long long lost 32nd cousin of Lord Baden-Powell count for anything? lmao
Sherri
Henry Kissinger and I had a moment to remember, but not the kind of moment that would give me a yeast infection. While attending a conference at a big Washington, D.C. Omni Hotel, he was on the down escalator; I was on the up escalator. I glanced up and saw Kissinger and two body guards riding down toward me. I blurted (pretty loudly), "You're Henry Kissinger!", to which he replied (without missing a beat), "Yes, I am." A colleague/friend who was standing just behind me on the escalator leaned in and whispered, "Cool, Sherri...very cool. He'll remember that conversation forever." Btw, he really was a very short man.
Jules
I was standing next to STeven Tyler around 3am in an airport in a bookstore- bunch of people just half asleep trying to kill time..I realized he had 2 HUGE bodyguards ..one on the left of him and one on the right of me, I was directly in bw one of them and Steven.I looked at him and he happened to look down at me at the same time, I said "hi there", he said "hi" back..and it was over..then my husband asked me when we got home, why I didn't ask him to sign my boob....
Wendy @HerBallistic Garden
Oh so lucky! I've loved him since I was 13yrs old! Don't think I had boobs then! Hahaha!
Michelle
My husband and I met in high school, and on our first date (our freshman year), we walked a half mile down the street to the movie theatres. We saw the Charles Bronson movie, Breakout. I'm sure I covered my eyes through half of it! Fast forward to our 10th anniversary dinner, where we dined in a nice restaurant in South Lake Tahoe. Who was at the next table over? Charles Bronson! I'm sure we looked like two goof balls the entire rest of the meal.
Susan
My daughter worked in Hollywood for 4 years and she took me to the set of CSI NY where I met Emilio Estevez and Gary Sinese. We talked for a while and than Gary put on his cool CSI sunglasses and left. My overall impression was.....man he's really really short.
Danielle M.
I don't know that this will count, but it is as close as I can get. I was in Israel during my college days and Paul Wiley was the male figure skater of the hour. One morning while we were at the hotel restaurant for the breakfast buffet, we noticed a short man who looked quite familiar getting food. One of my friends was bold enough to ask him if he was who we thought he was. Indeed. She walked away with a picture taken with him for her efforts.
Barb
I was teaching a classroom of eighth graders when I walked to the window and noticed two men walking down the street. One looked a lot like Paul McCartney who I knew was in St.Louis with his wife Linda who was promoting her organic frozen food line. Suddenly I yelled out his name and the kids came running to the window. I momentarily forgot I was the adult in the space and had time traveled to a hormonal fourteen year old. He turned around and waved and we went wild. I could later verify it was he because a mother of one of my students was out trying to catch her runaway dog and told me that Paul helped her to round him up. What a lovely bloke!
Design Love
Do you remember the band, "I Mother Earth" from the 90's early 2000's.....they are actually back writing and have 2 shows coming up again in Toronto in May. Anyways...Our children are in the same class and we have become great friends. Jag Tanna is the guitarist he is incredibly humble and very talented. Also, one of the fella's from Kids In the Hall at the Prince concert! LOL
Cindy
Brian
I saw a star in the making over 20 years ago :) Also met Michael Jackson in Vegas. Now let me tell you that was different! I could really not tell if a star walked right passed me..Unless it was you Karen!..Well maybe still not..LOL
Have a great family day weekend!
Karen
Hah! You too Brian! By the way, Michael Jackson was the one celebrity I, for some reason, *always* thought I'd meet. Never did. I'd trade all my celebrity interviews and encounters to have met him! ~ karen
Jaime
One time Fred Penner came in to the HMV store I worked at. He bought an Albeniz CD and some other stuff. I remember being impressed with his taste in music, but I was always more of a Mr. Dressup kind of girl.
Alisha
This made me LOL - One of my highschool teachers always told us that Fred Penner was his brother. Didn't believe a word he said after that.
Michelle Wilson
I used to be "fun" too. I had the greatest job in Los Angeles and lived by the beach in Santa Monica. Lots of celebs hung out there... and you had to pretend they were just a part of the scene there. It was odd if you ever heard someone scream or run for autographs when someone 'famous' was in the room. I sat next to Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks at breakfast one morning. I was in a spinning class with Helen Hunt. Remember 'Natalie' from Facts of Life? She used to go to the same coffee shop as me. Oh and I pet Calista Flockharts dog before I realized I was petting Calista Flockharts DOG?!
Anyway- I used to be fun AND cool. Now I have 3 kids and live in Burlington Ontario. How'd that happen???
Joanne
We were lucky enough to be in a very small comedy club one night in NYC when the special guest of the night was Jerry Seinfeld, without advertisement. He just got finished with Seinfeld. It was our last night in NYC as we were moving, and I will never forget it.
Joanne
By the way, I want to be your like your mom and shove my girls off to NYC although maybe I will wait until they are 18. That takes guts man!
Stacy
I'm originally from Nashville, TN so I've managed to meet a lot of country music people over the years. In high school I was friends with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's nephew. I've also met Wynonna Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus,and George Jones. All nice people. Back in the mid 90's I got to go backstage with The Cottonmouth Kings and on the tour bus for 2 Skinny J's. Anyone heard of them? THAT was an experience...
Gloria Westerman
The only celebrity I know of is Elvis Presley....my Uncle work for him on his ranch in Mississippi....and I also worked at the clothing store he love to shop at...he would come in late at night with all the people he wanted to buy for...including himself....and just shop....
Karen
Elivs? You met Elvis? Your uncle worked for Elvis?! ~ karen
linda
Oh my. That tops it for me.