A little futile exercise, but what the heck: Mick Jagger backstage at a Santana concert, Paris 75, signed an authograph. Omar Shariff sat next to me in a movie theater in Deauville. I waited on Mr. Hendricks' table (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) while working in a restaurant in Paris in my student days. (He couldn't believe that a 19 year old French waiter knew who he was). Charles Bronson in a Beverly Hills restaurant. Phil Collins in a Beverly Hills clothing store (Armani). Bonnie Raitt in a L.A clothing store (Sacks SFO). Billy Wilder & James Stewart strolled through campus after lecturing at USC in L.A. David Crosby signed his autobiography in W. Hollywood. I came with an 80 year old friend and Croz gave me a look of complicity I'll never forget. Tzwetan Todorov (famous linguist) bought my parents' former condo. Marek Halter (famous writer) lives down the street, I pass him often. Catherine Lara (famous French singer) uses the same parking lot as I. Joni in a Santa Monica restaurant.
What do you say to a celebrity you're not particularly fond of (e.g; Phil Collins)? Isn't it best to leave them alone, if you've got nothing meaningful to say? I'd love to hear the story about Cary Grant, though. Laurent
