1/15/2013

Is It Just Me?

So this famous person moved to my town. And I don't mean a Real Housewife. Much as I love watching them on TV, I'm glad my town isn't flashy enough for them to want to film here. Except for that one time they were at this restaurant I never go to.

Anyway, about this actual famous person. I'm not naming her here, because for all I know she's got a crazy stalker and that's why she moved to my tiny town. So why am I mentioning it, then?

Well, I feel kind of bad for her, actually. It struck me, as one woman who had clearly appointed herself "best friend" talked to the famous woman non-stop during basketball practice. Famous woman was so clearly there to watch her kid and people kept coming up to her and coming up to her. It would be one thing to be hounded on the red carpet or to have a photographer follow you in the grocery store, but to have your new neighbors do it while you're wearing sweats and no make-up must really suck.


Lovebug in action. No famous people. 


Lovebug sat next to her son at one point during practice and there seemed to be some poking and pushing. Now, I don't know who started what and I don't think it was a big deal, but in normal circumstances I would have made Lovebug apologize after practice. As practice ended, I got into a conversation with another mom, then I had to talk to Lovebug about interrupting while I talked to the other mom, then I looked at famous woman.

She was almost surrounded by people. I have never seen anyone be this friendly to anyone else new in town.

I decided leaving the poor woman in peace was more important than apologizing.

What's so weird to me is that while there aren't so many (any other?) famous people in our town, there are plenty who grew up in and/or who now live in towns around here. From what I gather from a friend who works there, people are much cooler when Paul Rudd shows up in his hometown bar. And that's in Kansas City, which has considerably fewer famous people.

Of course, for all I know she loves people coming up to the her all the time and thinks I'm terribly rude for not approaching her. What do you guys think?



4 comments:

Cindy Lou Who said...

I had the opportunity to work with Kevin Costner and his band a few times. After being audacious enough to dare to ask him something to the effect of "are you OK today? You didn't seem like yourself up there" (during sound check), he looked at me and said "I guess I'm still readjusting to being me after being someone else all day" and he hugged my neck. In that moment, I realized that all these stars that we get all starstruck over (and squee about) are just people. I actually became embarrassed when the boss' wife started asking Mr. Costner's co-stars to pose for pics with us.

I think you probably chose right. While they may enjoy the attention, they are just people, and I am sure it wears them out. They have to put on this "happy face" and make nice when they probably really just want to say 'fuck off, I need to get my kid home to take his bath before bedtime'.

You can always apologize later, you know. Just act like this famous person is somebody not-famous (which is hard, I know), and welcome to the community the same way you would welcome my not-famous ass.

Leslie said...

Is it bad that all I can do is wonder who it is?!?!

Tracie Nall said...

I really wanted to comment on this.

I might have even had something really insightful (doubtful).

But I got completely sidetracked at the thought of receiving a hug from Kevin Costner. And I swooned a little.

Triplezmom said...

@Cindy - You are so wise. Also, would you please write about some of your adventures? A book would be good. :)

@Leslie - Nope. I get it.

@Tracie - Of course you did. Who wouldn't?