Cynical Bystander

I am a guy who spends most of his day time sitting in front of the computer, playing pool, and eating. I like sitting in a corner and watching how the world goes by. But I enjoy not being part of the action, but at some level I need to play some role. I guess by writing about what I observe, I will play my role.- an important one,nonetheless. Just imagine, who would have heard of Rama, had Valmiki not written Ramayana. Hence me==Valmiki, and the world == Rama

Friday, December 08, 2006

my first hollywood celebrity ...

Well, after a long flight of 12 hours from Hong Kong, when I landed in LA, I didn't really think I would be able to do anything. I had around 4 hours to kill, and initially though I thought that I will take a quick tour of the city, I reneged.



So there I was in the terminal with lots of time to spare( as my flight was further delayed). I visited all the shops, doing window shopping. Somehow this time, I had a sense of home-coming, all the brands seemed so used to, the trail-mix, and candy bars, the magazines, and stuff... I kind of enjoyed the re-union of sorts.



So there I was in a star-bucks cum burger king joint, happy with a double whopper and cappuccino, when I saw my first Hollywood celebrity. OK, so hes not that big as a Brad Pitt, or Tom Cruise, but he was..



Ray Liota (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000501/)

OK since most of you might not know him ... check the above link...

See, that's a problem (or a gift) with me, I remember faces... I mean .. once seen I remember a face for my entire life, and that has put me into lots of awkward situations, but then that's a different story altogether.


Anyway ... here's to Ray.. my first Hollywood celebrity meeting.


FYI: I didn't talk to him, or get his autograph or shake hands. I was very busy with my burger and cappuccino :)

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3 Comments:

Blogger Deepakkan said...

i know him! i've seen him in one of Martin Scorcese's best films "Goodfellas".

1:06 PM  
Blogger AN said...

Isn't he also the same guy from 'Corrina Corrina' ? Alongside Whoopi GOldberg.

10:04 AM  
Blogger The Cynic said...

deepakkan - yeah hes the one. i have seen it too.

Anju - hmm havent seen the movie, but a little bit search indicates that you are right

7:31 AM  

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