What is your most mundane celebrity encounter?
JoshuaHeter
Omaha, NE
in General
Borrowed and/or stolen from Twitter... what is your most mundane celebrity encounter?
I once saw Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, and Dicky Barrett outside of Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles.
I once saw Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, and Dicky Barrett outside of Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles.
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It wasn’t until the ride back to San Diego that it dawned on me that the guy was Ryan Martinie, one of my fucking music idols. The reason I didn’t recognize him is because back then his band (Mudvayne) performed in costume / face paint, so I only had a very vague idea of what he actually looked like.
More mundane because of who the “celebrity” was than the actual encounter itself, I suppose. Verne Troyer was there that night too.
Also, Boris Becker in a Nando's in Oxford.
I live near Cincinnati and Jerry has strong ties here (former mayor of the city until he wrote a check to a sex worker) and he does his podcast at a local venue. We were on the show twice and he was so gracious. He acts like the Jerry Springer Show embarrasses him so much yet he has done it for so long. I wonder if he is just doing it for the paycheck or it's an act and he secretly loves it.
She was quiet, kind, and friendly. I had no interaction with her apart from saying "Thank you for coming" on her way out, which was our standard exit greeting as people exited the auditorium.
I guess my two best answers for me are when both Sam Elliot and I were waiting for a plane to come in at the Burbank Airport. He was on the other side of the baggage claim (which is where you wait for arriving passengers there). Didn't interact with him at all, but I've always thought even higher of him for it. There is something so kindly humanizing about waiting for an extended stretch at an airport, especially one that is lacking in comforts.
I exchanged "bro nods" with Jason Mantzoukas waiting for the same flight out of Boston. I liked that he was wearing a The Good Place hat.
My favorite missed opportunity was when the owner of a tuxedo shop below our office was moving out (he had just sold his business) and apparently Jeff Bridges and Jonathan Banks were helping him move. Unfortunately I didn't find out until afterwards so I've never been able to know what exactly that added up to. I've replaced it in my mind with The Dude and Mike Ehrmantrout arguing over the best way to move a heavy cabinet, carrying it at either end. Right below my fucking feet. I can't believe I didn't happen down to get the mail during that window of time.
Fucking TUCKER CARLSON at hotel check-in at The Mirage in Las Vegas like maybe 8 years ago. Fucking hate that guy. Even back then.
edit: another one. On a bike ride on the White Oak Bayou trail in Houston. Lo and behold in a parking lot 9 o'clock to me, Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife with their shooting crew.
Anyway, after a full day at Disneyland, and driving back in massive LA traffic, we got back to the hotel and even though we were dead tired, we decided what the heck, might as well use those free drink tickets before bed. So we're sitting there waiting...semi falling asleep and out of the corner of my eye, I see who I think is Snoop Dogg walk in the lobby and sit down in the chair across from us. I get my husbands attention to confirm, which he does, and we are just immediately so embarrassed and uncomfortable because we were not in the best shape after walking around Disney all day (sweaty and rumpled). So we hightailed it back to our room as soon as our drinks arrived, trying to avoid any contact whatsoever.
Not the best impression probably, haha