One of the cool things about living in a big city is the prospect of seeing celebrities. Thursday night Christina and I went to see A Christmas Carol downtown. The play was incredible and it’s always fun to be in the theatre district at night. The highlight for me, though, came during intermission. Christina was one of a thousand women waiting to use the bathroom, so I meandered around for a bit. As I waited I saw a rather large fellow walking my way. It instantly clicked who it was – ROGER CLEMENS! I couldn’t believe it. He got right beside me and all I could do was point at him and say, “Roger Clemens!” He looked at me and I extended my hand. “Cory Jones,” I said. He shook my hand (with his pitching hand no less), and said, “Nice to meet you Cory.” I’m pretty sure he meant it.
I don’t do well when I see celebrities. I once saw Nicholas Cage in New Orleans while walking through the French Quarter with my buddy Matt Wilson. Matt noticed him first. We were with our high schoolers from 3Chopt in Richmond and I wanted to make sure they saw him. So I ran past Nicholas Cage, his wife and friend/agent/publicist/person-no-one-cared-about and pointed him out to our teens. They thought the sight of me running like a school girl was more entertaining than seeing a celebrity.
Those are the only two celebrity sightings I know about. I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ve passed a number of famous people and didn’t even know it. Any celebrity-sighting stories from Blogland?
4 responses so far ↓
Kin Robles // December 20, 2008 at 4:13 pm |
I think you have it mixed up. Roger Clemens was rubbing elbows with YOU. I see you as the true celebrity in this… a beautiful wife in Christina and three amazing boys – Levi, Titus and Seth, who has answered the call.
Enjoy the rest of Advent, continue to love God and your family, and find special delight in Christmas 2008.
peace
Jeff Hubbard // December 21, 2008 at 3:32 am |
I am definitely jealous of your encounter with Roger “I didn’t take steriods although my wife did” Clemens… however, while in New York City in September I stood next to Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz at Carnagie Deli. He really is not that big.
Cory Jones // December 21, 2008 at 2:47 pm |
Thanks Jeff. Three of my favorite things…New York City, Duke basketball players, and the Carnagie Deli (love that cheesecake)
marcia // January 20, 2009 at 3:57 am |
I got to shake that same very large pitching hand a few years ago at the marathon expo. Frank Brown introduced us so it helped a little with the “i’m talking to roger clemens” nerves, but I’m pretty sure I was still a little tongue tied.