From: atropos@mac.com
On Feb 9, 2026 at 8:02:06 AM PST, "Rhino"
wrote:
> 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.
Speaking of the maestro, he just turned 94 yesterday. Sill going strong. Has a
new film score coming out this year to Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY.
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