“I’m glad you liked my Asshole.”
You’ll just have to go read the whole thing.
I love it when Alex runs into famous people. It’s like this extremely articulate fiercely intelligent woman becomes a bumbling idiot, saying the famous person’s name over … and over … and over … (or just plain old calling the person a “Ho” like she did to Chita Rivera). And then there was her red carpet moment with Stockard Channing where Alex could not stop saying the words “Stockard Channing” RIGHT TO Stockard Channing herself. “Nice to meet you, Stockard Channing … Stockard Channing, beautiful night, eh, Stockard Channing?” hahahaha
My next goal in life is to run into a famous person when I am with Alex, so I can watch the disintegration of my friend’s personality. And point and laugh.
I would wager that Mr. Hamlin will not forget that encounter. Who can blame her, though? When you get your one chance to say something that you really want to say, you’ve got to take it.
That Stockard Channing story is so funny. Along the same vein: Several years ago I was at a 4th of July party and Susan Sarandon was there. My friend Victoria was freaking out because Susan Sarandon is her idol and she really wanted to talk to her. At one point in the evening, she found herself standing across the dessert table from Ms. Sarandon, and she decided to be bold and introduce herself:
VICTORIA: Hi…I’m Susan.
SUSAN SARANDON: Nice to meet you.
VICTORIA: No!
SUSAN SARANDON: Excuse me?
VICTORIA: You’re Susan!
SUSAN SARANDON: Yes.
VICTORIA: Not me.
SUSAN SARANDON: Okay.
VICTORIA: I’m Victoria.
And then she just walked away from the dessert table, totally mortified.
Victoria went back up to her later and apologized for being a freak, and they had a really nice conversation. It was just that initial moment of completely freaking out and realizing that she had introduced herself as the person she was talking to.
HAHAHAHA
I want an Alex Billings story!
..ask her about Eartha Kitt’s hair..or Sandy Duncan’s eye!!!!!!…nothing is better than Alex melting down in front of celebrities..except for when she’s telling them “fuck off” or some variation on the theme..go Alex!