[techweenie]

You reminded me of a time back in the late '80s I was going into a gallery in Santa Monica, and on the steps, Cheech Marin was chatting with George Harrison. I couldn't bring myself to do anything other than smile and nod at George and got the same in return. I did meet one of my favorite actors, James Coburn on the day the "Flint" movies came out on DVD. I acted like a stupid fan and interrupted his coffee to congratulate him. He was gracious, but seemed a bit out of it. And sadly, he was dead only a few weeks later.

The only actors I ever spoke with who were grateful for the attention were David Clennon, who was in The Thing (Palmer) and Thirtysomething, playing a role based on a guy I once worked for, and Joe Turkel, who played Tyrell in an all-time favorite film, Blade Runner. Both nice as hell.

I lived in Malibu for 2-1/2 years and rubbed shoulders with a lot of folks from Pearce Brosnan to Paul Walker to Pam Anderson.