“We can’t all be stars because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as I go by.”
Today is lovely. We have a deep blue sky with nary a cloud in sight. The sun is brilliant but not so warm. It is only 47˚ but is supposed to get warmer, to the low 50’s. I have barely been outside this whole week so I think I’ll take a jaunt today.
The daffodil buds are ever bigger, and I now have three blooming purple croci in the small garden. I also noticed the first green shoots of the day lilies along the edge of the trees on the front side of the yard. This is so early for all of these.
When I was a kid, my father took my brother and me to the Roy Rogers rodeo at the old Boston Garden. We had front row seats. I remember Roy riding by us, and Pat Grady and Nelly Bell almost close enough to touch.
My brother and I went around the neighborhood collecting for Jerry Lewis’ kids, for the MDA. The telethon went back and forth from Jerry to Channel 5, my local channel. We begged my father to take us to Boston where we could give our money to real life celebrities: Miss Kitty Russell and Doc Adams aka Amanda Blake and Milburn Stone. I gave my money to Miss Kitty.
During the summer of the Watergate hearings, my sister, my cousin and I went to Washington. We were standing in a long line hoping to get in when Dick Cavett went by us. Then Hubert Humphrey walked toward us. I grabbed my book, The Foundation Trilogy, and had him sign it. I still have that book in my upstairs bookcase.
On Newbury Street Barry Manilow with a burly man on each side of him, his protection, walked by me. I said to my friend, That’s Barry Manilow.” Neither one of us was impressed. All I remember are those burly men and how short Barry Manilow is.
My last serendipitous celebrity sighting was Big Brother Bob Emery. I know I’ve mentioned this before but I still can’t get rid of the image tucked inside my memory drawer. We were all standing in the bandstand at Wakefield Lower Common. Big Brother Bob was in the middle of us. I was right behind him. All I remember is there was a bug walking across his neck. I watched.
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March 14, 2020 at 1:51 pm
It was much colder here otherwise we’ve had the same wonderful weather over here 🙂
I once worked in a grocery store in an area where lots of celebrities lived and it’s so fun to see them when they aren’t in front of a camera because they can relax and most of them are really nice people. Some of them sort of live in their own universe and even though charming mostly are annoying since they don’t seem to understand that the employees really don’t want to work over time just because a celebrity walked in 🙂 🙂 🙂
Have a great day!
March 14, 2020 at 7:26 pm
Christer,
It is supposed to start to get colder here. We did have rain yesterday but won’t have any for the few more days.
I would hate it if a celebrity expected special treatment with no thought about the employees. Rudeness is ever acceptable.
Enjoy your Sunday.
March 14, 2020 at 2:13 pm
Hi Kat,
This Corona virus national emergency is just stupid and crazy. More people are dying from the seasonal flu than have from coved-19. As a result so far my investments are taking a beating, my company has declared me a nonessential employee and I have to work from home until April 3rd. unless we have a class to teach. Being home all day with my family will be a genuine challenge to our collective sanity and to my marriage. Maybe I can find an empty spot to work at Starbucks while wearing a mask and latex gloves. 🙂 No one in the grocery store or at Starbucks is wearing gloves while they bag your groceries or prepare your latte.
I’ve been lucky and I’v met some famous people in the past. I met Ted Williams when he was the manager of the Texas Rangers in 1972. The thumper was a miserable piece of work probably because I was a member of the press which he despised. In the same year I met lot’s of former baseball players such as Phil Ruzzuto and Don Drysdale. I remember interviewing Ricardo Montalban who was much shorter in real life. I also flew Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, who is taller than his pictures and other big shots. The one thing I learned about all of them is that they all put their pants on one leg at a time just like the rest of us. 🙂
Today is cloudy with a chance of light rain with highs in the mid 60s.
March 14, 2020 at 8:01 pm
Hi Bob,
There are parents who are screaming in frustration. The Boston schools and many other school around Boston will be closed for the next two weeks. Cape schools are closing for from one to two weeks. There has been no virus on the cape yet.
A little adventure every day out into the world would be good for your peace of mind.
I didn’t even think about ball players. I met several Celtics back in the Bill Russell day. My dad took me to the Sox game where we sat in one of the boxes. I got a couple of autographs on the way to the box. That’s about all I remember.
Nice day here too. I went riding.
March 14, 2020 at 7:08 pm
My Mum just loved Barry Manilow. She has been gone 20 years but I go to see Manilow whenever he is in Detroit trying to buy the cheapest seats possible to sit with the folks who are smitten. I own no Manilow but love what he represents in my memory. Each show is a happy and wonderful event, we come out singing the songs and remembering
In Corona Detroit, it’s just what you would expect, no toilet paper and folks going nuts
Mrs MDH and I are watching Babylon Berlin Series 3 on Netflix
March 14, 2020 at 8:09 pm
My Dear Hedley,
I think I might have had an aunt who liked Manilow. If my mother did, she kept quiet about it figuring to ignore the derision from the rest of us. My friends are just so excited to have Manilow tickets in Vegas.
No virus down here yet because people are being as careful as they dan be. There is fear given the number of nursing homes.
I am watching All the President’s Men, a movie I have seen many times. I never tire of it.