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Originally Posted by marcop
I visited NYC about 10-12 years ago, and one of the first things I do is head to SoHo to see a David LaChappelle photography show. As I'm going into the gallery, someone is starting to walk out, and he pauses and holds the door open for me... as I walk by him I think, "Hey, that's Bono" and just keep walking. Then I hear some guy yell, "Oh my god, that's Bono!" and the girl with him gave a little scream and they ran out the door after Bono. I expected more mature behavior in an art gallery in SoHo.
When I worked at Universal Studios in the early 90's, my office was under the commissary so I would often see celebrities there. One day, my ex-wife came to meet me for lunch and she stood in line behind Angela Lansbury who was then in Murder, She Wrote... my ex- was a huge fan of the show, and was somewhat star-struck.
I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger just last Sunday cycling down the main street a block from my house... he came within a few feet of me, so I said "Ahhnold" and he replied "Hey". He often cycles the area in the morning for exercise and the fucker once nearly ran me down running a red light when I was crossing.
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I used to write for a music magazine in the early 90's so I've interviewed and met a lot of famous musicians. Normally I don't get star struck, but I had an art gallery experience that your story reminds me of only I had what I call a South Park moment (if you watch South Park and have seen the episode where the giant robot Barbara Streisand attacks the town it will make more sense).
Every year Seattle has a big music and art festival called Bumbershoot. This particular year REM was headlining the big closing concert. I had never seen them and I am a huge fan so I went up for the weekend. On Saturday (the day before their show) I went to a museum to check out a Picasso exhibit they have there. I'm in a room looking at some paintings and in walks Michael Stipe and some other guy. We glance at each other and I can tell that he realizes I recognize him. I don't want to bother him here in the gallery so I just keep to myself. As I leave the room I stop in the doorway and say, "Michael, just want to say I can't wait to see you guys tomorrow night and New Adventures in Hi Fi is one of the greatest albums of all time!" Then I ducked out of the room and left.