I have a question that’s going to seem totally out of left field when I ask it, so just trust me when I tell you that there’s a method to my apparent madness.
I’m actually asking this question for someone near and dear to me, and after a week of trying to figure out how to work it into a post so it’s not quite so much of a non sequitur (LOOK, Y’ALL! LATIN!), I’m just going to throw caution to the wind and ask it.
So here we go:
Do any of you know Kate Spade or know how to get in touch with Kate Spade?
See? I told you. Seems totally random, doesn’t it? I might as well have asked if anyone out there has Oprah’s home phone number (and LORD HAVE MERCY, if you do, WHY HAVEN’T YOU SHARED THAT NUGGET-O-INFORMATION-GOLD WITH ME?).
Anyway, email me if you happen to have any Kate Spade info…because if you do know how to get in touch with her, she would probably appreciate it if you didn’t leave her contact information in a crazy blogger woman’s comments on the interweb.
And if you know someone who might know someone who knows, email me with that info, too, because I really can’t think of anything Kate Spade would enjoy more than knowing that a stranger in Alabama is requesting information about her for another stranger, and if need be both strangers will contact all manner of friends of friends and third cousins twice removed in hopes of tracking her down, NOT THAT IT MAKES US STALKERS OR ANYTHING.
That is all.
Oh! Except if you don’t know anything about how to get in touch with Kate Spade but you have had a real-life encounter with some other famous (or semi-famous)Â person, then please tell us all about it in the comments because I for one think that would be terribly entertaining (and yes, real-life friends, I asked this question about a year ago when y’all were the only ones reading, so feel free to repeat yourself if you so desire).
Here’s mine: I once saw Amy Grant in a grocery store in Nashville. She was wearing yellow Ray-Ban Wayfarers.
You may now commence with the “oooh”-ing and the “aaah”-ing.
Ok, this has been terribly entertaining. So much so that I have gotten NOTHING done at work today. Don’t tell my boss. :)
Anyway, I used to be a flight attendant for a major airline and I had a passenger that was famous for some sitcom he was in but I didn’t know who he was at the time. Can’t even remember his name now, but all other older lady flight attendants knew him. Exciting huh?
What else. Oh while I was working as a flight attendant my roommate worked for a sports PR company and she got to meet all kinds of sports celebrities. One night we met up with some of the White Sox, they were in town to play the Red Sox. (This was B.C., before Christ, as in before I was saved lol) We had some adult beverages with Frank Thomas and some other guy who I don’t remember now. As I told you, we had adult beverages.
Anyhoo…
Oh and before the group Train became big, they played in a really small venue in Boston and my roommate and I were there front and center the entire concert. Afterwards we hung out with the band and before they had to head out I took a bold move and kissed the bass player Charlie right on the lips. I grabbed his face and planted one right on him. I didn’t care if he wanted me to or not. I was totally in lust with him. LOL
Man, I was a total loser now that I think about it! LOL
So glad to be a much more mature person now.
Oh, and if anyone follows minor or major league baseball, my husband grew up with Jason Standridge and we are friends with him and his wife, Joy. Right now he is playing for the Kansas City Royals.
Wow, this is fun. Can’t help you with Kate. Don’t even have one of her purses to look for a phone number. Sorry.
Okay, I have to think back now and try to do this in chronological order. Remember that I’m really old, so you may have to google or imdb some of these names but when I was in high school I was working a celebrity tennis tournament for juvenile diabetes and met Cheryl Tiegs. This was in her height when she had just been the cover model on Sport Illustrated. It was a very brief meeting. I got to escort Kirk Douglas to his matches. He was really, really nice and one lady was really, really rude to him. She walked up to him and accosted him by swiping her finger on the cleft in his chin and said, “I always wanted to know if that was real.” He replied, “Lady, everything is real, even the wrinkles.” I knew right then and there that I never wanted to be a celebrity!
That weekend I also kept running into (literally) Cliff Robertson who I didn’t know who he was but by his badge I knew he was celebrity. Okay, so I only kept running into him on Saturday. On Sunday morning, I was asking some friends who he was, as he was standing off to the side with his wife, Dina Merrill, and my friends told me who he was and were, like, totally embarrassed for me. Then he started walking off, and turned around when someone said something and kept walking backwards, and was aiming for me and I side-stepped him just as he changed directions and he slammed right into me. He turned around to apologize and saw my badge that said I was a volunteer and asked me to help him and his wife find their next court for their match. They introduced themselves and were very nice. Oh, when he first saw it was me (the one who had run into him, like 3 times the day before) he said “We’ve got to stop meeting like this or my wife will get jealous.” His wife was right there and they both laughed.
Later in the day I got assigned traffic directing duty and the big hubbub was that Elizabeth Taylor was on her way and then there was a traffic jam just as a huge limo pulled up and it stopped right by my traffic directing partner and me and the person in the back seat rolled down her window and it was Elizabeth Taylor and she asked if I knew about how much longer it would take them to get to the front gate and she was SO beautiful. I had never understood her appeal before that but, boy, does she have the most incredible eyes I have ever seen. She was married to John Warner at the time and he was sitting beside her but he didn’t talk to me so I don’t know if that counts.
A few years later I met Jaclyn Smith when she got in the elevator after visiting her father’s dentist office in a downtown bank building in Houston. I was visiting my sister. We talked. I don’t remember what I said but I’m pretty sure it was something stupid. This was when Charlie’s Angels was on TV and stuff. I had forgotten about this until someone mentioned Farrah. What is it with bank buildings in Houston?
I also had dinner with Cal Thomas. I’m not sure how I got seated at his table since he was the keynote speaker and I was nobody important (and still am not). I had forgotten this one until someone mentioned him.
My most famous encounter in terms of intimacy has to be Princess Caroline of Monaco. I used to work at Abercrombie & Fitch when it was a sporting goods store which carried a few clothes. She would come into the flagship store when she was in Houston and I would hold clothes up to her to see if we thought they would generallyl fit. She didn’t try them on in the store because of, well privacy and all. You never knew who would try to sneak in a dressing room with a camera or something. Then she started asking for me and sometimes I would just bring stuff to the house where she was staying and she would take what she liked and fit and I would just charge her card when I got back to the store. I think her credit card said something simple like “Caroline of Monaco”.
I’m sure there are others but I lost my brain a long time ago. ;-)
Oh yeah…being where I live (oh no…now everyone will know!) I see Brad Pitt all the time. He came around more often when he was with Jennifer, but he still comes home from time to time. He’s got GREAT family! Doug, his brother, is our town’s sweetheart.
I once saw Wierd Al Yankovic in a Popeye’s reasaurant. That’s about as good as mine gets.
Let’s see…
No, do not have contact with Kate Spade.
In the Plains, VA, Robert Duvall’s girlfriend owned a little restaurant and the one time we went, he was there! We waved as he and his 27 year old girlfriend hopped into their car and he smiled and seemed very nice.
When I worked at the Men’s Wearhouse in Alexandria, VA Michael DeLorenzo came in with a female friend and his bodygaurd. He starred in Resurrection Blvd on Showtime and best known for his role on Head of the Class. I think he was in a Michael Jackson video too… (beat it).
Same store… remember that whole Elian Gonzalez fiasco? Small child from Cuba swimming to Florida… swat team took him out of his home and had him at Andrews Airforce base in VA and the family in Florida had to come and pick him up and send him back to Cuba. Anyways.. the family was in our store … we didn’t know who they were… we knew they were somebody as there were guards surrounding the store at every exit and “people” talking to their shoulder. The head dude alerted us of what was going on… They were looking for cordurouys of all things…
Farai Chiddeya came to my college and spoke. She and I talked about our crush on George Stephanopolous. She worked at NBC News and I think at CNN at one point. We talked about taking out George’s girlfriend so he could be all ours!! Yumm…
I think that’s it.
I think Kate Spade has a charitable foundation…you might be able to contact her through the foundation.
My son went to the same high school as Peggy Fleming’s son. I was introducted to her at the “back to school” barbeque. Just said “hi Peggy” as if I encountered celebrities on a daily basis.
My other celebrity encounter: Waiting in line at Disneyland behind Joe Montana and his family. Remember years ago when the star of the Superbowl would proclaim after the win “I’m going to Disneyland”, well, Joe actually did!
My first instinct was to say that I’ve not had this experience since high school and as I started typing, I kept thinking of more and more, so I’ve written a post called Starstruck! that notes all the encounters I can think of. Hope you find it interesting.
HA HA HA! LOL! Oh my…I have had the best time reading the comments to your Kate Spade question. You are hysterical and some of the people commenting are hilarious! So, I guess it’s my turn to share.
My grandfather is Lou Burdette – he played with Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron and countless others on the Milwaukee Braves before they moved to Atlanta. I met Warren Spahn for the first time the year my grandfather was inducted in the Braves Hall of Fame. He passed away in February. :(
Randy Owens (I think that’s his name), lead singer of Alabama sat in front of me at Braves game years ago.
I met David Justice as a Braves function 2 years ago – my son and him have the same name – he marveled at that! :) That same year I also had my picture taken with my son and Steve Avery; many of the 91 braves were there that night.
All of mine are completely sports related. Oh my.
Oh, I have been to Dr. Charles Stanley’s house for a Christmas party, since we used to be on staff at First Baptist Atlanta – there’s my spiritual one. :)
When I was in elementary school, I appeared in commercials with Vinny Testaverde and Steve Young (NFL quarterbacks).
Also in grade school, my brother was an extra in the movie Parent Trap II.
In 2000, at Reagan National Airport, Wife and I saw Tony Bennett and John McCain pass each other in the concourse, stop, come back together and converse for a few minutes.
And, today, I received a comment from BooMama on my blog.
Ok…Kate Spade….Love her purses….no idea how to reach her but i know it will happen ’cause I believe we are about 9 people away from knowing everyone. :o)
Back in the 70’s I met Tom _________
“Mr. C from Happy Days” at Century City while he was waiting for someone to come and fix a flat. While I was talking to him OJ Simpson walked by. This was when he had a show in TV in which he played a boxer….he was sashaying and boxing the air but no one paid him no never mind. Hee Hee! Had no idea then….
I was in Bora Bora a few yeas ago and said “hi” to Marg Helgenberger (CSI) She was real nice, there with her husband and son Huey.
My daughter and I are “practically positive” we saw Kenny Chesney on the 99 freeway! ;o)
Well I guess that’s it.
Love your Blog!!!
V~
My 15 minutes of fame was when I was on Oprah about 5 years ago. :)
I’ll have my people contact Kate’s people and see what we can work out. But seriously….
Having worked in the airline industry, I met my share of celebs (and a few unstable souls like the guy who thought old Godzilla films were real and that L.A. was under attack).
I sat in our breakroom with Rob Lowe for a good 30 minutes and chit chatted (pre-scandal). Dolly Parton pointed out that my dh and her dh have the same name (“Why honey, my huzzzbin’s name is Carl tooo!”)
She also graciously called my friend Dan’s house and left a message on his answering machine so that when others called, Dolly would “answer” Dan’s phone (“Hi. This is Dolly Parton. Dan can’t come to the phone right now ‘cuz we’re out havin’ suuuuuum fun.”) What a hoot!
Others I have met include;
Rebecca De Mornay, Shirley MacLaine (ugh!), Mohammed Ali (sooo sweet), Jose Conseco (his then wife boarded our plane in a hot pink spandex mini dress; Whoa!), and let me not forget the many conversations with WWF wrestlers (I lived a privileged life, lol).
Oh, and a highschool friend who also worked with me in the airlines was photographed in Star magazine pushing “Rosie” across the tarmac in L.A. (from the old Bounty; the quicker picker upper commercials). Yes, I’d definitely say I’m on the A, no B, no…gee that’s it. I’m on Hollywood’s “G” list. Now aren’t you glad I stopped by?
Blessings,
~Toni~
(who fed her kids horse meat last night)
Okay, my brushes with “greatness” aren’t as impressive as any listed here, but I chronicled them on my blog, nancysbrandt.blogspot.com.
I forgot to mention the one that my best friend uses when she runs out of famous people she knows:
I am on close intimate terms with Jesus Christ!