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Television Wed Aug 04 2010
I Feel Sort of Dumb
Wow, I guess I didn't truly understand how different TV people can be from us regular folks. After a long day, I realized I had no milk or novelty junk food, so I went to the store to get some. I was walking outside, enjoying the nice weather and night views, when I saw a TV person who I'd met before and even wrote about here. So I figured they'd remember me, and if they didn't, perhaps a light bulb would go off and they would be cordial.
Not quite. I was walking right past them and said hello, and they looked at me, puzzled. So I told them my name and where I'd written about them. I even mentioned someone both of us knew. But by that time, my voice trailed off because I could tell I was being a nuisance. Not just to them, but to their companions as well, because they looked at me askance, probably because I was not only obscure, but I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt instead of the fancy duds they were wearing. And I wasn't wearing makeup. Or hairspray. Or anything else that would make me look "important."
Here I was, thinking I would be rude if I didn't say hello, and I ended up being the obstruction. Next time I won't assume well-known people are like others: whereas an average Joe might try to figure out the connection I was referring to, well-known people need a clear context to acknowledge another's presence. Such as a ballroom or some other type of important event.
