March 2009
3 posts
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turned tables
Friend: Just met Kevin Kline who asked me if I wanted to be in his movie.
Me: You said yes right???!!!!
Friend: If by yes you mean turning bright red, mumbling, "I don't think so" and running up the stairs?
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contagion
A short guest post from a friend I’ve passed the “spotting” bug to.
“yesterday afternoon [friend] and I were leisurely strolling and shopping, when all of sudden keifer sutherland comes walking down the street in the opposite direction (looking incredibly smug I might say.. I don’t watch 24, but I feel like that constant expression of smugness would bug the hell out...
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always alert
A few weeks back I was walking with friends. I was listening to them, but alert as always. Walking towards me was a man who looked vaguely familiar. It’s easy to think at first, “How do I know you? Work? School? A friend of a friend?” It’s easy to forget that you might not know the person at all, but are simply recognizing them. Once he was closer I knew, for certain, that...
February 2009
3 posts
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two (not) of a kind
I’ve posted about my experience seeing Josh Charles and Ethan Hawke at a cupcake bakery. Seeing them together was exciting in and of itself, but afterwards, putting together the connection they share made me even happier. You see, they were once co-stars, in the amazing film The Dead Poet’s Society. Seeing both of them was kind of like playing Six Degrees of Separation. In real life....
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follow the pros
Spotting celebs is mostly about being lucky. You look up at the right time and they’re there. But sometimes there are signs that even the most oblivious, hopeful spotter can be on the look out for. The biggest sign is lots of people with cameras. Yes, the paps.
I was walking to meet up with friends for lunch when I saw a bunch of guys with cameras (still and video) running down a particular...
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two noses are better than one
I’m pretty much a professional celebrity spotter, but even I can miss a good one once in a while. That’s why it’s always smart to travel with someone who also keeps their wits about them.
This weekend, my companion and I were walking to a gallery. We crossed at a crosswalk and passed a cute family. As we hit the corner, my companion said under his breath, “That was Brian...
January 2009
6 posts
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breakin' the rules
My rule is to not bother the famous people I smell. But I didn’t always have that rule. It came out of my first bad experience. I’m going to name names, since it’s still so memorable and changed the way I approach someone I recognize. I was at a Weezer concert in high school and the hottest new MTV VJ, Gideon Yago, was drawing a crowd near the merch stands. I thought he was super...
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quickie
Yesterday. Lunch time. Tom Wolfe on the corner, chatting with two older gentleman. Dressed in a purple-blue top hat with matching cape.
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double vision
Seeing a famous person once is lucky. So what does it mean to see the same person twice? I don’t know, but if it meant I had hit a jackpot, I’d be a pretty rich woman.
Here are my double-dippers:
Rufus Wainwright, the singer-songwriter-babe, must live in the neighborhood where I work. I’ve spotted his adorable self within the same two blocks, a year or so apart.
Parker...
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home field advantage
I just got back from a trip to their turf: Los Angeles, California.
My first trip there was a few years back and my sightings were paltry. A pop star’s ex-boyfriend. A guy from MadTV. Some dude who was on Sex and the City once. One of the Scotts from Felicity. Oh, and Suge Knight, who was my hands-down favorite.
Because of this, my expectations for this trip were low. LA was relatively...
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eau de home alone
Yesterday I was in SoHo. I walked out of a building, took a few steps, and my nose immediately picked up a scent. Macauley Culkin. Very recognizable, still blonde, pale, and small. Strange to see someone I fondly remember eating giant pancakes with John Candy smoking a cigarette on the street.
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they can't hide from me
You probably walk right by them. Why wouldn’t you? They look like normal people most of the time. (They’re just like us, right?) But I see them. I actually do more than that. The air changes. Something is set off inside me. I know when to look. I smell famous people. I smell so many of them, in fact, that I figured it was about time to start keeping track. I won’t be posting...