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By RaisedByWolves 2 years ago A Wienderdog with everything please
I spent the summer of 2008 in New York City. I wasn't there for fun or a chance at fame, but to take care of my aunt who was dying of a brain tumor. My mother took the day shift, dutifully showing up at the hospice center in the Bronx. I had night shift, complete with a pull-out cot by my aunt's bed so I could be … Read more »
By danyell_steal 2 years ago My Lombardi
We're going to see Lombardi. I'm at the Circle in the Square box office. So is he. I'm picking up my tickets. He is too. We exchange a glance as you would when both at the wicket. I realize - it's Dan Laura - the lead in the new play Lombardi. No - he isn't a household name. But for anyone who watched TV in the 80's - he's … Read more »
By dt49 2 years ago Directions
I was on the downtown train to San Francisco and a man with a startling shock of gray hair stopped to ask me directions.I immediately recognized his gangly body and his unpretentious but inquisitive face.He commented that the BART system couldn't compare to the New York Subway. I said something inane about how I had read his books and loved them and about how he probably didn't want … Read more »
By trishita 2 years ago Brief Encounter
This'll be more than six words but hopefully not by much.I briefly met the singer/actress Julie Wilson when I was in college (Nixon was president back than) and she graciously granted me time for a small interview. It helped me complete a journalism class assigjnment.I worked briefly in journalism and did amateur acting, singing and standup comedy. I've also published a book and the only things I … Read more »
Julie Wilson
This takes me back to my college days. (I'm surprised I can remember back that far.) In one of our journalism classes, we were told that we had to get an interview with a famous person.I was working my second food service job as a busboy in the Omaha Press Club when singer-actress Julie Wilson came in for lunch one day. Though or last … Read more »
Wicked Witch
My childhood memories include trick-or-treating in my apartment building. What made this special was that it was the home of Margaret Hamilton, the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West!She was a delightful woman, approachable, friendly, and ready for Halloween candy seeking children. She would wear a costume and give candy generously.
JFK
Shook hands with JFK, never again.Kansas in Oklahoma
Kansas (the band) came to my school earlier this fall for a concert. They had two concerts. I made all the gells and worked merchandising. I had a temporary boss named Steve who sold my small black t-shirt because we ran out. He sent one two weeks later. I got paid fifty bucks. Went to two free concerts. Went to my first (and second) concert ever. Fell in love with … Read more »Mr. Polfus
A man with a name that sounded like "Polfus" called for a piano tuning. As I pulled up in the back, an elderly gentleman with blue eyes, wild, wiry white hair, and one arm in a sling came out to greet me.I followed him through a side entrance of a structure that may have at one … Read more »
Pass The Cheese, Please
Roger Baldwin was that spry nonagenarian who lived in the Thomas Kinkade-like cottage on the most breathtakingly beautiful pond I had ever seen. I was sure that the scenic view through the music room French doors that overlooked the trees and colorful flowers reflected in the still water, all were the source of his good health and boundless energy. I remember thinking, “If everyone had a view like this, there … Read more »
Three or four years ago, I was at the horse track in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with friends. I was sitting about 4 rows up relaxing, when I noticed this man walking through the crowd. There was simply something about the way he walked---he had a very confident stride, he was wearing a nice sport jacket over jeans and had some very cool black shades on, I just could … Read more »
Making Art with Jesse and Friends: It Takes a Troupe
In 1993 I was pregnant for the first time and was working as a choreographer at The Cleveland Play House. The company was premièring a play, and Jesse Martin was the lead character. His role called for him to sing and dance. There was nothing he could not do, or would not try. He was game. And his energy was an exuberant shout-out to being a working actor surrounded by … Read more »
By Threeloves 3 years ago THE CREATURE OF THE NIGHT ... NOTICED HIS APPRENTICE
This past summer , one of my life biggest goals was finally accomplished. However , before i get into what i did , let me tell you how it got there . i have been a fan of TNA wrestling sence it first began . After watching it for nearly 9 years i had to see what all the buzz was about and feel what many feel when they visit … Read more »
By xxxEMOPUNK666 3 years ago The Ballad of Nikki Sixx
I didn't consider myself a Motley Crue fan, having cut my musical teeth on steady diet of Depeche Mode and The Cure, to the exclusion of most everything else. By the time my band landed in Hollywood, however, the inevitable lineup changes brought me into a circle of ex-glam rockers, and by virtue of them, I began to broaden my horizons.After the fifteenth Sunday-night screening … Read more »
By pinkmifune 3 years ago Just a Phone Call Away...
I love Forever The Sickest Kids and I was so pyched to go to their show when they came to my state. I waited in line for HOURS to make sure I got a good spot.My friend Tori and I went walking to the bathroom when we see Kyle Burns, the drummer of FTSK (my my favorite member) standing outside the side enterence, he was on the phone … Read more »
By Tifferzz 3 years ago Home-Town Celebrity
I remember it was the Fourth of July, because I was especially pissed off to be working the cashier at the local grocery store on a holiday. Having to wear the button-down shirt and apron combination made the humid day most unbearable, even with air conditioner running. Beads of sweat formed along my hairline and lips. I felt sticky all over while scanning the next customer's items one by one, … Read more »
By nlhbm125 3 years ago Piteous Fool Meets T
In the 1980’s, Illinois ranked third or fourth among states in production dollars spent in film. Much of those dollars were spent on classic 80’s movies and television shows filmed in my hometown, Chicago.At that time, I worked in the office of a “doctor to the stars”. I arranged her confidential on-set appointments with filming actors. For about $6.00 per hour plus tales of her … Read more »
By ctgoods2 3 years ago Scott Weiland's gone AWOL
I was doing security backstage at the outdoor music venue Stubb’s, in Austin, Texas. Velvet Revolver had just started playing inside, minus Scott Weiland, as the sun started to fade over the amphitheater. Tour management, house management and security were all frantic on their radios trying find out where he was. I was standing on the sidewalk on 8th St at the entrance to the loading dock and outdoor backstage … Read more »
By DuncanDorsey 3 years ago I touched his foot.
Standing there in section 8, i was getting pumped. demi lovato walked onto stage and i lost my voice in the first song.she walked off stage. my friend's uncle came and got us. we walked to section 3... then the front row. the lights went off and the jonas brothers came on stage. nick jonas was standing right in front of me. i held up a poster that … Read more »
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