Casual encounters of the famous kind...

POSTED BY: Briglad
UPDATED: Monday, March 30, 2009 01:27
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SAVEWASH

Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:59 PM

They filmed "Terms of Endearment" in my hometown so a couple of friends and I went to the set to see who we could see.

First we saw Debra Winger, who was dating the governor at that time. She was very gracious and didn't mind having people take photos of her or her trailer, which was filled with balloons because it was apparently her birthday.

We also saw Jeff Daniels, who sat on the curb to sign autographs for us. (I got a photo of that.)

Then, to my amazement, Shirley MacLaine walked right by us! She was with a rather large police officer so we were a little intimidated, but I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so I walked after them and asked if I could please have her autograph. She was also gracious and signed, although she didn't stick around to chat. I was so thrilled that I didn't care.

My other celebrity encounter was when I got to speak to Ray Bradbury after he gave a talk in Boulder, Colorado, a few years ago. Since he's my favorite author ever, I was almost speechless but he was very kind and actually thanked me when I told him I thought he was the greatest.

I think that's about it for me. (Oh, I shook Bill Clinton's hand when he was campaigning for president in NH, and I thought I was going to get shot by Secret Service agents when I set off a metal detector. It turned out I was standing on a metal manhole! Once I moved, I was cleared.)

"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads."

CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 29, 2009 5:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
- 'The Marina' incident!!! I mean really! At your age!!!

Hey- that was back in the day! I was, like, 30 or something.
These days I could intentionally get the same shot covertly.

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 29, 2009 5:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by WASHnwear:
Somehow the thought of Morena having a "staff" she can deploy in these PR emergencies just makes her that much more...nifty.

You're confusing a Betazoid with a Companion.

The laughing Chrisisall

WASHNWEAR

Monday, March 30, 2009 1:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by WASHnwear:
Somehow the thought of Morena having a "staff" she can deploy in these PR emergencies just makes her that much more...nifty.

You're confusing a Betazoid with a Companion.

Again.

W W R D ?
What would Rorschach do?

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