Amyth, yeah, I could see how you would be. He seems moody.

That's weird that he was so reluctant to prescribe painkillers after a root canal.

Some doctors are really fucked up when it comes to fears of abuse of painkillers (either the patient taking too much OR selling them). But damn, he does root canals for a living. I have a hard time believing I'm the first patient who asked for pain meds. I probably won't need them, but he was tinkering around in that tooth for a long time -- it's gonna be sore. I'll take ibuprofen first, but I don't fuck around when it comes to pain. If it hurts, I'ma take the drugs that will make it stop hurting. Sheesh.

Currently, all my famous person encounters happen at yoga. And they are all East-Siders famous, which is a self-selecting group of people (Some former Firefly castmates, singers etc). But in yoga, it doesn't seem like the done thing to gawk at someone who is in an odd pretzely position.

I live in the Midwest where there are no famous people.

I've seen famous people at book signings(Gloria Steinem, Sherman Alexie, Keillor.) Bill Moyers and Walter Cronkite spoke to my journalism department(Not together, dude,for a media geek like me that would be like Blind Faith, but every year the University gave away the Attention-Seeking Behavior Cup or whatever it was really called, and famous folks were gracious about accepting.)

I ran into Calista Flockhart at a Korean spa/hot springs place in LA, but like yoga, it wasn't really the kind of place place you want to gawk at people.

I find it hysterical to think that me and my cousin N were frequenting the same club Eminem did on the same night during the same period. There's absolutely no way he'd have stuck out at the time. but he probably hit on her. She managed to get Mos Def to write a song to her. She's kind of magnetic.

I almost ran over Cornel West with my electric chair...I was a menace in it.

North Florida wasn't much of a place for famous people. Although George Clinton lived (at least part time) in the area. I never saw him. Also Burt Reynolds came to lots of FSU stuff but I never saw him up close.

I did go to a bunch of volleyball games and saw Gabby Reese and talked to her post game several times.

Also Bif Naked was playing at a local club and was at the restaurant nearby and I gave her a menu suggestion.That's the extent of the famous encounters.

You'll do great, SuziQ.

Namedropping: I once ran follow-spot for the Smothers Brothers. I introduced myself to them by name, and Tommy said, "Well, hello, Sprinkle." I then had my favorite ever spot cue, which was to follow a yo-yo up along its arc and then kill it hard as the yo-yo disappeared into his pocket.

eta: We got them like we did most celebrities--they came in and threw a token act at our tiny dinner theater because they were in town to go to the speedway.