From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   BTR1701  wrote:   
   >Feb 8, 2026 at 12:33:51 PM PST, "Rhino" :   
   >>On 2026-02-08 2:12 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:   
      
   >>>So the girlfriend and I went to see Don "American Pie" McLean at the   
   >>>Saban Theatre last night and who should end up sitting next to me?   
      
   >>>Gary Cole - aka Bill Lumbergh from OFFICE SPACE. Also TALLADEGA NIGHTS,   
   >>>VEEP, DODGEBALL, TRUE BLOOD, and literally hundreds of other stuff   
   >>>you've probably seen him in.   
      
   >>>I had to resist making a joke about having to get the TPS reports finished.   
      
   >>What is "L.A. protocol" for such situations? In other words, if you   
   >>happen to recognize someone like Cole (or perhaps someone of much   
   >>greater or less familiarity) in close proximity is it considered rude to   
   >>approach them, speak to them, ask for autographs, etc? Or are you   
   >>supposed to keep your distance and wait for them to approach you?   
      
   >Some people did approach him during intermission and asked for a picture,   
   >which he allowed with good humor. I personally tend to just behave toward   
   >celebrities as I would toward anyone else. Unless it's John Williams. If   
   >I ended up sitting next to John Williams at a concert or something, I'd   
   >probably fan-boy out to the extent I'd get kicked out and slapped with   
   >a restraining order. I'd also probably ask the Daddario for a picture   
   >with her if I ever saw her.   
      
   You'd ask to recreate a certain scene that she had performed with Woody   
   Harrelson.   
      
   >>. . .   
      
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