From: nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com   
      
   On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:02:06 -0500, 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.   
      
   You could always do like those two kids I saw in a video. They stood   
   outside his home playing the Star Wars theme until he came outside to   
   meet with them. Ah yes, here is the video:   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64do-iTd4yw   
      
   >>   
   >I think we all have people we'd really be excited to meet.   
      
   Agreed. Though my problem is I have no idea what I would say to them   
   so I would likely freeze up and not meet them.   
      
   >>> 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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