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Doru:
Yes, please do post a paragraph or two. I think I can speak for most of us here when I say we love original contributions. And if/when you have the story posted on a web site somewhere, please give us the URL.
Helen, aka Imelda II:
I hate shoes. But to each her own
Be that as it may... during the 3 years I lived in NYC (1995-1998) lots of people I knew enjoyed frequent celebrity sightings, perhaps the most common of which was JFK Jr. (may he RIP). I blithely went my way, not seeing anyone even remotely famous, that I knew of, anyway. On my next-to-last night there, a group held a farewell party for me at a sushi-cum-karaoke dive somewhere around 3rd Ave and 42nd or so. As I was sitting in a window seat, wondering whether I should regale 'em with "What's Love Got to Do with It" or "I Will Survive", a photog friend pointed out a limo that had pulled up at a deli across the street. "It's her" he whispered." "It is not!" I replied. We went downstairs, camera in hand (his) and sure enough, it *was her.
I approached her plethora of bodyguards and asked if it was OK if I approached her. They nodded assent, so I went into the deli (she was choosing from a wide array of DeGaulle's cheeses at that point) and asked if she would mind having her picture taken with me, and told her, straight-faced, even, that I'd always admired her and her shoe collection.
Some people have close encounters with the great and near-great; my only experience was that with a foul despot's widow. Wonder whatever became of her?
Meanwhile, as soon as I have the photographic evidence scanned, I might replace my picture in Max's Gallery with that one. And y'all get to guess who's who!
Forgive me, I'm not usually given to long non-word posts! Chalk it up to the moving stress....
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted request doru 07/29/01 08:50 AM Re: request wwh 07/29/01 01:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing tsuwm 07/29/01 01:46 PM Re: request of troy 07/29/01 08:50 PM Re: request Alex Williams 07/29/01 08:59 PM Re: request doru 07/30/01 02:18 AM Re: request belligerentyouth 07/30/01 12:15 PM Re: request Bingley 07/30/01 01:12 PM Re: request wow 07/30/01 01:37 PM Re: request belligerentyouth 07/30/01 01:49 PM Re: request doru 07/30/01 02:20 PM Re: request consuelo 07/30/01 10:19 PM the story Of shoes... of troy 07/30/01 05:13 PM Re: the story Of shoes... AnnaStrophic 07/30/01 05:54 PM Re: the story Of shoes... of troy 07/30/01 06:21 PM Re: the story Of shoes... rodward 07/31/01 09:43 AM Re: brush with greatness tsuwm 07/31/01 02:33 PM Re: great with brushness maverick 07/31/01 03:03 PM Re: great with brushness musick 07/31/01 10:35 PM Re: great with brushness wow 08/01/01 08:12 PM New reference tool? Jackie 07/30/01 02:51 AM
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