March of '00 we were sitting along the parade route in front of Hall of Presidents and my aunt says, "hey, that looks like that guy from Seinfeld!" I looked up, waited for him to come back into view (he was significantly shorter than the CM with him and his family, LOL) and realized it was Jason Alexander.
While on the College Program a few years ago, I met a lot of people that I didn't know who they were while working Super Soap Weekend. I was apparently in a prime position where a lot of stars were coming and going and a couple women were camped out to try and attack as they'd pass by. One of them would fill me in on who they were, but I still had no clue. The only one I knew was Susan Lucci (cuz just about everyone knows her, LOL) She actually walked completely out of her way to come over to the cart I was working at to say hello. Very sweet.
Then I spent about 10 minutes teasing this guy that had come over wanted to buy a pair of Pooh ears (the Santa hat ones) but was very embarrassed about it, so of course I had to give him a rough time.
him: It's not for me I swear. . .
me: *giving him that judging look* uhhhh huh, do you know how many times I hear that a day?
him: *getting more embarrassed* No no! Really! I swear! It isn't for me!!
me: Let me guess, it's for a kid back home?
him: Actually yes!! *pause* I swear!
Then we both started laughing. He stuck around for about 10 minutes chatting with me until the woman I was covering for came back from her break and I had to go. It wasn't til I got home that night and my friend had come back with her pictures from the one hour photo at Walgreens and I flipped through, "hey! That's the guy I was telling you guys about!" She pulled the picture out of my hand, "YOU MET LUCKY!?!?!" which sparked my roommates and friends insisting I retell the story, LOL!!
Ran into Justin Timberlake - and this was at the height of the boyband craze. A bunch of friends and I all had the same day off so we were out that day goofing around and one friend said, "hey isn't that. . . ?" and I looked over, " yeah it is. . ." and then we took off running in the opposite direction (the guys we were with had taken off and we needed to catch up to them) I still laugh at what he must of thought seeing a group of girls run away knowing that we knew who he was. A family friends' daughter freaked out when I told her, asking why I didn't get her an autograph - I told her NOT getting the autograph was a better story.
Right before the end of my program I met Steven Tyler - and strangely I had been complaining earlier that day that I had been there that long and didn't meet anyone cool yet (I either didn't know or didn't care about the people I had met, LOL) He came into the store right before closing, it was completely dead. I was in back counting drawers and one of the guys working came back, "speaking of. . . Steven Tyler's right outside the door." (we had been talking about RNR not long before this) I laughed thinking it was a guy with big hair or something, LOL. He says, "no seriously - he's right outside. . ." So I put the drawer down, make him stand guard over the office and walk out. I don't see anybody. So I turn back around and he's peeking his head out of the door urging me to keep looking, "orange shoes." So I wander around a display and see very small orange shoes underneath on the other side, confused I look back once again and he gives me that "keep moving" head nod. I walk around just enough to peek around the display and see him, take one step back, look back at the door and mouth, "oh my god it's Steven Tyler!" and he mouths back with that look of frustration, "I TOLD YOU!" and shuts the door. I wander around the store trying to figure out a way to say something, and yet not bother. So I'm standing there and people walk by exiting the ride so I'm saying goodnight to them and to have a nice evening, then go to take a step around the display where he is and he's right there - we almost ran into each other, LOL! So I startled a bit, said hello and he looked at me with a huge grin and said "Heyyyy!" (can you imagine the voice? There was no mistaking who that Hey came from, LOL) He walked behind me and I looked up and one of the guys at the counter had a deer in the headlight look on his face (I'm sure my expression matched - that wide-eyed look of shock) As soon as Steven left the store a minute later the guy yelled, "OH MY GOD STEVEN TYLER JUST SPOKE TO YOU!" I was cracking up.
Oh and I need to add my name to the list of people that have seen that Man Kind guy. Strangely it was by Pooh as well. We were coming out of the store when my cousin's husband grabs me, not really forming complete sentences. When he finally told me who he saw, I didn't know who he was talking about. So he asked my aunt. She didn't know. Asked his wife, she didn't know. Back to me, I still don't know. LOL! He had seen him get backdoored to Pooh, so I told him that he had to exit right through the store like everyone else and if he wanted to wait around, it would only take a few minutes. I'm not suggesting everyone hound celebs, but a lot of times if you just give a polite smile to someone letting them know you recognize them - they'll take the initiative and come say hello or something. It's someone's vacation, I don't want to recommend harrassing them - but I know that there are some people who genuinely don't seem to mind and love getting to meet their fans. Well he was apparently one of those, because my cousin's husband just gave him a little smile and a slight nod and he came and said hello and chatted for a minute then took a pic with my cousin's husband and their son - all three of them flexing one arm.
What a sweet dream! I think he looked kind of strange in that Edward Sissorhand movie though - not his best work. He was intriquing in Secret Window. Foxy!
