Here are the most notable celebrities I had the privilege of meeting in 2010:
OK Go puts on one of the best live shows I've ever seen. Easily in my top 3 ever. Amazing energy and all of them were nice enough to stop and talk/take pictures with the fans after the show.
Elizabeth Ashley played the title role in Mrs. Warren's Profession. I was able to quickly introduce myself before they snapped this picture at the Opening Night party.
I'm lucky enough to live in the same city as Chef Spike and his two delicious restaurants Good Stuff Eatery and We the Pizza. Lucky for me, he did a book signing of his new cookbook at the amazing kitchen store (Hill's Kitchen) that is pretty close by. You better believe I got a toasted marshmallow milkshake at Good Stuff afterward.
I already blogged about how fun Warped Tour was this year. But I have to mention that getting to meet and talk to Andrew WK again was beyond words. He is the most genuine person I have ever had the pleasure of talking to. I am really hoping that there is more AWK and more party in my 2011.
I have loved Tom Green ever since I was a little girl in Canada watching his cable access show. 2010 was the first year I was finally able to see him live. It was seriously a dream come true. He was everything I expected and more.
Jaime Gordon of The Constellations was super nice. We talked about Andrew WK for a good 10 minutes and then he gave me a free CD.
I got to see Electric Six in Baltimore at a club they always stop to play at when they're on tour. The crowd was small, but the show was still fantastic. The drummer talked to me for a pretty decent amount of time and was one of the nicest musicians I've ever met. For some reason I ended up telling him I was Canadian and he told me his current girlfriend is as well and how nice and beautiful all Canadians are. Dick Valentine on the other hand just wanted to get his beer(s), pose and go. (I realize I'm wearing the cat shirt in the last 3 pictures... it's a good shirt)
This year Annette Bening was awarded the Will Award at the Harman Center Annual Gala. She brought husband Warren Beatty and I was lucky enough to meet them both at the after party.
The Most Interesting Show in the World was definitely that! It was beyond incredible and to top it all off it was FREE! I really should have written a blog about how amazing this show was. Andrew WK headlined the show. It was my 5th time seeing him and 3rd time seeing his awesomely talented wife Cherie Lily. She was nice enough to come meet and greet the crowd after the performance. Can't wait to see more of her in 2011!
I got to meet Amy Sedaris as part of her book signing tour for Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People. Her train was over 30 minutes late, so she wasn't dressed up like for her other stops but she was still super funny and genuine. I had to wait until she was done with the call on her iPhoney before she would sign my book.
This was my third time seeing Tim & Eric live. Their shows are always amazingly ridiculous. This was their stop in Falls Church, VA on their Chrimbus tour. I was only able to say a quick hello to Tim before he got on the bus, but I was able to snap a quick picture with Eric.Noteworthy close calls:
I had to pay $1 for this photo, but chubby Spider-man in Vegas was worth it.
Clearly still in Vegas. This Captain Jack Sparrow was really convincing.
I went to the 2010 Cooking Expo in Washington, DC. I got to see a live cooking demo by Paula Deen, but I didn't want to pay the extra $100 or so it would have taken to actually meet her.So here's to meeting more famous people in 2011!
