How do YOU meet celebrities?

Hey, easy to run up to a celebrity and ask to take a picture with them, yes? NO! Not for me. See, I have this problem recognizing celebrities in 'real life.' I even lived in L.A. for two years....and shockingly enough was never starstruck because, well, I was never SURE.

So this picture with Jerry Springer is over a year in the making because when I first met him in 2005 at the R&R Talk Radio Seminar...

ME: "Hi there, my name is Heidi" (extending my hand and smiling)

JERRY SPRINGER: "Hi, my name is Jerry" (shaking my hand)

ME: "Nice to meet you Jerry. What do you do?"

JERRY SPRINGER: "oh, I have a new radio show"

ME: "Oh, great, isn't that nice."

ME: "Where do you live?"

JERRY SPRINGER: "Well, I'm in between cities for my home and radio show and taping my TV show"

ME: (blank stare....tv.....hmmmm)

JERRY SPRINGER: (staring back....hmmm...does this chick GET IT YET?)

ME: (turn to next person in group talking and the hamster is running furiously on the brain wheel -- Jerry....Jerry....oh...Jerry SPRINGER famous TV Show Personality Jerry)

ME: (I just introduced myself probably rather condescendingly to a National TV Personality.)

ME: (What a nice guy to just say "Jerry" to an obviously OBLIVIOUS chick.)

ME: (I'm an IDIOT)

ME: "Nice meeting you all -- I think I'll grab another drink!"

ME: (tail between legs slinking off stage right to bar.....)

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

SO, I was DARN sure who he was this past weekend in NYC for Talkers Magazine seminar for talk radio folks. I stalked him like a CHEETAH stalks their pray. And ran after him like a lunatic when he was done with his speech. "Pleeeeeease Mr. Springer?

NOW, if I could just have remembered to ask him to come on our RADIO SHOW!!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

They don't call me blonde for NOTHIN' !!!

Cheers, Heidi

Comments

That mustve been pretty embarrising!!! but i feel u i probably wouldnt pay attention or recognize them either!!!