11. Bathroom Flutist
I worked as a washroom attendant at an extremely upscale lounge in downtown Vancouver. I’ve met most of the cast of Stargate Universe, almost every Canuck, Seth Green, Adam Carolla and a whole bunch more.
My personal favorite would have to be Colin Cunningham. The washroom is downstairs so the music is barely heard. I had just finished tidying up during an empty lull and I hear what sounds like someone playing a recorder while getting closer to the washroom. I had a puzzled look on my face when he walked, went to the urinal and put a piece of wood down his pants, not his pocket. He finishes pissing, washes his hands and I say, “Hey, you’re Colin Cunningham.”
He says, “Yep. That’s me. Major Davis, SG1. That’s probably where you know me from. Major Davis, SG1.”
Then he pulls out the wood and tells me how he bought some thick diameter dowel from Home Depot and made himself a pan flute earlier that day for fun, tells me about his new show Falling Skies that I would like and starts playing his flute again as he walks out.
By far the weirdest encounter I’ve ever had.
10. *Imagine There’s No Rollerblades…*
So I’m from San Francisco and went to NYC for the first time back in 1998.
I was wandering around Greenwich and stopped into a skate store. About 5 minutes of browsing the store, I was tapped on the shoulder and asked “Excuse me do you work here?” As I turned I said “No but I can give you some advice.”
It was Sean Lennon.
Flabbergasted, I asked for a pic and then recommended some rollerblades to him.
Fast forward to 2 hours later: I am having coffee at Cafe Borgia on MacDougal and Bowery when guess who eats pavement on his new rollerblades across the street.
Sean Lennon.
9. Well, That Was Awkward
Not me, but my friend was in New Orleans, and this guy was trying to go down a one-way street the wrong way, so she and her friends kept yelling, screaming and cursing at him.
He rolls down his window, and it’s Jesse Eisenberg, and he quietly says, “I just need to get into that parking lot right there, can you please let me in?”
They were mortified and silent as they let him through.
8. It Was A Good Day
While waiting for our flight at LAX, my brother dropped his ticket somewhere.
We doubled back to the gift shop we were wasting time at, and none other than NWAs own Ice Cube handed my brother his boarding pass back saying only “you dropped this.”
Me, trying to be funny, asked, “Hey, weren’t you in that movie Ghost of Mars?”
He was amused.
7. Darkly Dreaming Dexter
This story still makes me cringe/get embarrassed.
December 23rd at my favorite local bar, and I end up staying so late that the bartender closes up and only lets regulars stay. There’s like 10 of us. At this point it’s about 4 am, so it’s really December 24th. I am drunk, and say to the bartender “That guy looks like Dexter!” I didn’t have enough volume control so everyone hears, and sort of chuckles. I realize–why would Michael C. Hall be in a bar in NYC on Christmas Eve? So I get embarrassed that I thought that, and drop it.
Later, when this guy leaves, he passes again and I go “Jeez, I swear he’s a dead ringer for Michael C. Hall.” He stops, looks at me, and goes “It’s me.” and walks out. Everyone laughs AGAIN so I have officially convinced myself that I’m the dumb drunk girl that really thinks this regular is a celebrity, and if I act excited it’ll be worse.
So I keep seeing him, maybe four times or so since that night, and I think of him as “that regular that looks like Dexter.” Then about a month ago I’m staring at him and we make eye contact. We hold it for a while, and I’m thinking to myself…oh, shit. It is him. I’m furrowing my brow and he starts to glare like “are you fucking kidding me with this over-the-top staring.” I cocked my head to one side, and he does it to sort of sarcastically mimic me, and I quickly look away. He walks over to stand next to me, says to the bartender “can I close my tab? Michael Hall.” And leaves.
I still feel bad that I basically made him feel awkward at his regular bar, while everyone else can hold it together and not stare or make him feel weird.
I know if I had the chance to tell him that I really thought he was just a guy that looked like Michael C. Hall and not really him, he would never believe me. Also, half the time I was staring at him, I just thought he was hot. I kind of wanted to hook up with the Dexter Doppleganger.
6. Awkward Hugs Are The Best Hugs
In ninth grade, my technology class went to Ford Field for a science fair, where Bill Nye was the guest speaker.
After he spoke, he walked along a partition shaking hands. I stuck my right hand through the crowd and he grabbed it, and then I stuck my left hand around a girl in front of me and he also grabbed it. I was part of an awkward threesome hand-holding hug with Bill Nye the Science Guy.
He gave me a signed picture after!