Fri 21 Mar 2008
Bobby the Conductor and the ‘Long’ Rider
Posted by TJ under Derailed, New Haven Line
There’s a funny bit on Derailed about Conductor Bobby’s interaction with a photo-shy VIP rider en route to Fairfield. Bobby, who possesses a Gump-ian knack for bumping into famous people, took the ticket belonging to Justin Long, who’s best known either as the cool Mac hipster in the Mac/PC commercials, or as Drew Barrymore’s boyfriend.
Long was on the New Haven Line for a visit to his folks’ place.
The next time I passed by him, I stopped and explained that I write a blog called “Derailed” and it contains a lot of stories about my celebrity encounters. I then began to reach for my cell phone and asked if he’d be willing to take a picture with me for one of my posts…
“No… that’s okay,” he said…”I’d rather not.”
I was tempted to thumb through the “pix” section of my phone and show him my photos with Gwen Stefani and “Mikey” from the Life Cereal commercials.
“What,” I’d ask, “You think you’re too big for my little blog? You think you’re a bigger star than Gwen or Mikey? Huh punk?”
I lost my nerve, and in the end I thanked him for his time and wished him luck.
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