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| 11717 | Claims to fame | I got a comic book signed by John Romita Jr when I was a kid once. That was a matter of standing in line for an hour or something and handing over my copy of Man Without Fear #1 for a quick Sharpie scribble. Besides that I've never met anyone famous. I'm friends with quite a few, what would you call them, second-tier musicians? here in Chicago. People who go on national and even international tour, but none of you lot here on RD would likely have heard of any of them. I have no "claim to fame". And while I've fantasized about being famous as I think most people have, when all is said and done, I probably don't want one.<br><br>I did run into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Thirlwell">Jim Thirlwell</a> recently, at a concert in the Garfield Park Conservatory. Venture Bros. fans may know the name...a real musical hero of mine.<br><br>I was on my way to the bar, and there he was, out on the main floor. Involved in conversation with someone who may or may not be famous; I didn't recognize them. <br><br>I felt I had to say something. So I stopped, leaned in slightly, and said "Thank you--for your music." I'm not much of a conversationalist. I'm kind of shy when approaching people I don't know, who have no reason to be interested in me. And I <span style="font-weight: bold;">really</span> don't like to interrupt, even among my close friends. But this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to say something, quietly, to the stranger I probably respect more than any other in the world of art, possibly in the world, period. One of many whose music gives me great joy, catharsis, and wonder, but one of very, very few--scratch that, one utterly unique, in mastery of so many disparate styles of music, from filthy, screeching, bumping no-wave to refined chamber music, to say nothing of production and remixes for people who are actually extremely famous.<br><br>"Thank you--for your music," I said, just wanting to impart appreciation without taking up any of his time. "Eh--yeah--right," he said back to me. And so I went on to the bar, leaving him and the other person to whatever it was they were discussing before I intruded. Maybe I caught him off guard. Maybe he just wanted to brush me off. Maybe he's no big talker either; the one or two interviews I've seen would bear that out. It seemed, anyway, that he didn't know what to say in that moment any more than I did in the one preceding it. And it may well have meant nothing to him. But I can pretend a little spark of connection there.<br><br><br><br> | shakin steak | Sep 24, 2014 |  |
| 11716 | Christmas Nostalgia & More! | And this was a Mercedes. XD <br><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XZ6cUZhphzg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> | Mr Magic | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11715 | Christmas Nostalgia & More! | Right next to the Halloween aisle at a local Dollar tree I see Christmas stuff up........ I was not amused.<br> | ThatDudeintheHoodie | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11713 | Claims to fame | On vacation in LA with my family years back and we stumbled upon the Brother's Grimm premiere in Hollywood. Through a dense crowd I managed a glimpse of Gerrard Butler and another black actor who's name I can't recall.<br> | vkimo | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11712 | Claims to fame | <blockquote rel="massreality"><b>massreality wrote :</b><br><i> I feel like such a loser, other than the NWA Legends wrestling convention back in 2008 I don't think I've met anyone even remotely famous. <div><br></div><div>I must check Walmart and Roberta Flack concerts more often. </div> </i><b>-end quote<br><br></b>Or you could try church. That's where I met Phillip Phillips. And Kirk Cameron came to another local church one time.<b><br></b></blockquote><br><br> | Mr Magic | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11711 | Claims to fame | I'm not trying to brag here, but I actually do have another story that is not quite worthy of a whole article about the time I met Tom Hanks or as I like to say, the time he met ME!<div><br></div><div>For my senior prom my Dad was able to get my friend and our dates into Club 33 for dinner through a friend of his. If you don't know about Club 33, it's this exclusive club located inside the 2nd story of the stores in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. The entrance is right next to the exit for Pirates of The Caribbean, you can't miss the big 33 plaque.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, so we were all decked out in our tuxedos and dresses for the dance and had our fancy pants dinner, but the whole time there was this kid's birthday party going on in the rest of the restaurant. We didn't think much of it, besides we were distracted by a visit from Minnie Mouse who came right to our table.</div><div><br></div><div>Eventually that party cleared out, and as we were waiting for desert, this middle-aged couple came up behind our dates and said, "Hey you guys look great, did somebody get married or are you going to a school dance?" We looked up to see Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson chatting us up. After about a minute they said, 'Well, we just wanted to tell you all you look great, have a fun night!"</div><div><br></div><div>It was pretty crazy, we didn't even have to chase him down (though we almost did for a photo-op, which the waitress strongly suggested we not). Pretty neat story of a super nice Hollywood couple that just wanted to give some teenagers a special memory.</div> | Hoju Koolander | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11710 | Claims to fame | @massreality: My guess is the only famous people you're likely to run into in Wal-Mart these days are the cast of Honey Boo-Boo or possibly Duck Dynasty. <br> | Vaporman87 | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11709 | Claims to fame | I feel like such a loser, other than the NWA Legends wrestling convention back in 2008 I don't think I've met anyone even remotely famous. <div><br></div><div>I must check Walmart and Roberta Flack concerts more often. </div> | massreality | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11708 | Christmas Nostalgia & More! | @massreality: Agreed. I too will watch it. I just wish the specials were a little longer than a half hour. Maybe 45 minutes and then 15 minutes of commercials for the networks. <br> | Vaporman87 | Sep 24, 2014 | |
| 11707 | Christmas Nostalgia & More! | It's nice that they're giving us specials to watch before the next movie hits theaters. Whenever that may be.<br> | Mr Magic | Sep 24, 2014 | |
