My friend Daywalker, also known as Pookie or Ulka, shot me this email:
So at lunch today, I walked into my cafe, to sit at the window table and I saw a trio right next to it, eating lunch and discussing. I looked and blinked and my eyes grew wide - by jove, it was Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall!!! I politely and discreetly interrupted their conversation to say "Hi, I'm sorry to interrupt, Mark McKinney?" "Yes?" he said. "I'm Ulka, I'm such a fan, I just wanted to say hi." "Ulka," he replied, "nice to meet you." And we all went back to lunch and I sat there chewing and wondering if I might have said something wittier, funnier, better.. heh. :) neato!
Have you had any brushes with celebrity lately?
My story is possibly more Canadian than yours.
My uncle was singer/song writer Marc Connors of the Nylons. Through him I got a healthy dose of the Canadian music scene in the 80s and got to sit in on recording sessions, sit on the side of the stage in concerts... the works.
Sadly, the Canadian music scene was not what I thought of as cool at the time so I didn't take full advantage of it while he was alive. A shame really, because there was a lot to see and learn.
Last night I was standing on the corner of Yonge & Front in Toronto and former PM Jean Chretien walked by. And PM Paul Martin walked by me at Hurley's in Montreal on St. Paddy's Day 2004. I don't think I "brushed" by either of them, though.