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strangeanimal... yoinked from numerous and sundry...
1. Been the only non-Jew on an otherwise all-Jewish softball team - sponsored by Hillel.
2. Won an Eric Cartman sound-alike contest.
3. Been present at a quadruple murder.
4. Been glared at very angrily by former New York Mets infielder Howard Johnson.
5. Interviewed Lawrence Gowan.
6. Been in an interview "scrum" around former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau.
7. Been in a press gallery mere feet away from Peter Jennings.
8. Saw "The Shawshank Redemption" at a press screening wayyyyy before it was released in theaters.
9. Bartended a party, attended by actual adults, before I was old enough to drink legally.
10. Died twice in the same stage play.
and just in case, 11. Met Pierre Trudeau and told him he was by far the coolest Prime Minister ever.
1. Been the only non-Jew on an otherwise all-Jewish softball team - sponsored by Hillel.
2. Won an Eric Cartman sound-alike contest.
3. Been present at a quadruple murder.
4. Been glared at very angrily by former New York Mets infielder Howard Johnson.
5. Interviewed Lawrence Gowan.
6. Been in an interview "scrum" around former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau.
7. Been in a press gallery mere feet away from Peter Jennings.
8. Saw "The Shawshank Redemption" at a press screening wayyyyy before it was released in theaters.
9. Bartended a party, attended by actual adults, before I was old enough to drink legally.
10. Died twice in the same stage play.
and just in case, 11. Met Pierre Trudeau and told him he was by far the coolest Prime Minister ever.
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Date: 2005-02-24 03:31 am (UTC)Quadruple homicide, eh? Care to share that tale?
And Trudeau > all other Prime Ministers.
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Date: 2005-02-24 11:37 pm (UTC)Fabrikant?
Date: 2005-02-25 03:35 am (UTC)Re: Fabrikant?
Date: 2005-02-25 12:18 pm (UTC)murder you say?
Date: 2005-02-24 03:40 am (UTC)I've spoke to, shook hands with Trudeau, (actually, shared a "funny" cigarette with him...but that's another story) John Turner, and once got within spitting distance of Mulroney.
Never been glared at by a ball player, but Frank Sinatra once told me to f-off.
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Date: 2005-02-24 03:52 am (UTC)Re: murder you say?
Date: 2005-02-24 04:04 am (UTC)That is seriously AWESOME. :-D
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Date: 2005-02-24 04:58 am (UTC)When I was in high school, one of the traditional easter break activities was that the grade 9-10 class would organize and fund a trip to NYC.
So there I was after a vigorous afternoon of playing taxi-tag (With a friend, pick an address some distance from where you are and then hop in a cab. The second person hails another cab with intructions to "follow that cab". It helps if you give the driver money up front. If the follow car loses sight of the lead, they then give instructions to the predetermined address. Who ever gets there last buys lunch/beers, etc.)
But I digress...So there I was after getting out of a cab to meet the rest of our group for dinner at the "coffee shop" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Ascending a short series of stairs at the front, I noticed the feet of someone heading down the stairs. Looking up, I was not stunned as such, but fully in the grip of "HolyshitIcantbelievethatsfranksinatra-itis".
I did however manage to gesture and say "Hey, you're Frank Sinatra, right?" To which, he shrugged and replied, "Yeah, fuck off kid!" Then he wisked past me and jumped into his limo which had just filled the space my cab had vacated.
Re: murder you say?
Date: 2005-02-24 05:05 am (UTC)I am going to NYC in a couple of weeks for spring break...I will have to see if I can get a celebrity to yell some obscenity at me! ;)
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Date: 2005-02-24 11:28 am (UTC)Re: murder you say?
Date: 2005-02-24 11:26 am (UTC)you must regale us with your Trudeau/funny cigarette story!
and Sinatra? Dude!
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Date: 2005-02-24 04:51 pm (UTC)And by way of digression, this thread really has legs. 17 replies so far?
And Trudeau...A long time ago, in a place far far away known as Meech Lake,I was walking with a friend and we were sharing a smoke. Now it's important to remember that this area is/was usually quiet and free of excess traffic/witnesses, so while other people are not uncommon, bumping into the PM wasn't on our agenda. But anyway, there we were passing the joint when there he is. I suppose the part of my brain that should have been urging me to toss it was busy thinking "wow, Trudeau, I wonder if I can get him to say "Just watch me." Instead, I raised it up and asked him if he wanted to get in on it. And he did. One small sociable toke, a smile, a have a nice day and then he was gone like the wind.
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Date: 2005-02-24 11:39 pm (UTC)Re: murder you say?
Date: 2005-02-25 03:36 am (UTC)And have we ever played "Who's Touched a Celebrity?"
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