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   On 2026-02-08 4:35 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:   
   > On Feb 8, 2026 at 12:33:51 PM PST, "Rhino"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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.   
      
   Yeah, that sounds like exactly the way to be: they're human beings just   
   like you; they just happen to have higher visibility than most of us.   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
   I think we all have people we'd really be excited to meet.   
      
   >> realize that all sorts of people WILL approach them - and sometimes the   
   >> celebrity will expect you to approach them and welcome it - but is there   
   >> some sort of general understanding of the right way to handle that   
   >> situation? Of course I'm speaking of the general public, as opposed to   
   >> someone who is SUPPOSED to interact with them, like an interviewer.   
   >>   
   >> For what it's worth, I have no idea what "TPS Reports" are. I knew Cole   
   >> best from Midnight Caller and a one-season wonder called Wanted,   
   >> although I've certainly seen him in a number of other things like The   
   >> West Wing.   
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