Weeks go by. Weeks. Without a celebrity spotting.
Then there's an Emmy party. Then the next night it's 11:45 and you're standing in line at Pink's for a hot dog and Lorne Michaels walks up behind you.
In a tux, of course, because he just won an Emmy for executive producing "30 Rock."
Then the woman he's with asks Anthony how long the line at Pink's takes.
Anthony, usually my more astute half, sees only a dolled-up blonde and thinks she is hinting at cutting in line. His native Angeleno kicks in, and he mutters a couple of words and turns his back on her.
I thought he was just being ultra-cool. It turns out he didn't notice LORNE MICHAELS standing beside her.
Even when Lorne Michaels stepped out of line, slipped the grill guy God knows how much money for a scoop of fries, and walked away.
Into his limo. Did I mention he was in a tux?
To Anthony's credit, the line at Pink's IS always long. There are a lot of people waiting for hot dogs.
But hardly any of them are Lorne Michaels.
Lorne Michaels Photo Link: [Reuters]
That's pretty sweet. Anthony dissed Lorne Michael's date...
I have no idea what Pink's is, but nothing sounds quite as good right at this moment as a Pink's chili dog.
Posted by: reagan | September 22, 2008 at 05:31 AM
Seriously, those are some real astute observations skills by the one currently employed journalist of the two of you. was anthony mute? drunk? both? how do you miss the guy in the tux in the hot dog line?
Posted by: MHS | September 22, 2008 at 06:39 AM
I know. He looked at him, but it didn't register. He said if Lorne Michaels had been standing there HOLDING the Emmy, or if he'd been standing there WITH Tina Fey, he would have gotten it.
I mean, you do see weird stuff here. There are old white guys in tuxes everywhere you go... It is another planet. And sometimes you just want your damn hot dog.
I personally think he was completely distracted by his plan to whack the blonde with the nine iron in his trunk if she tried to cut in line.
Posted by: Parker | September 22, 2008 at 08:08 AM
You look MAH-vehlous!! Holy crap, I feel like a total hayseed...
Posted by: Catherine | September 22, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Why is line at Pink's so freaking long? Is it the only place in LA you can get a hot dog without tofu or avocado?
Posted by: Henry | September 22, 2008 at 08:32 AM
It does seem weird, I know. But this is what I'm trying to tell you! No one here eats tofu! The three main food groups are burgers, hot dogs and pie.
And this place is LA-famous. Lorne Michaels was telling his companion you have to get the chili dog. But I saw lots of people getting hot dogs with a big pile of bacon on top. A BIG pile.
And funny you should ask about avocado. I got mine with guacamole. Seriously.
Posted by: Parker | September 22, 2008 at 08:42 AM
I thought the main food groups where burgers, hot dogs and doughnuts - and purging, because there is no way LA can look like that on that kind diet.
Posted by: Henry | September 22, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Wait, so Lorne Michaels actually spoke? Because even if I spaced the old white dude in a tux, I could never have mistaken that old Dr. Evil voice.
Posted by: reagan | September 22, 2008 at 09:07 AM
Contrary to established lore about me, I was neither drunk nor mute at the time.
In MY defense ...
I thought the guy in line had more hair than Lorne Michaels. And that it was whiter than Lorne Michaels'.
And that just because the guy brought two women to Pink's, and a limo, I didn't think that qualified him as famous. I figured he was some random producer. Not some internationally renowned producer.
And I would never hit anyone with a nine iron. 'Cause I don't own one. But I would not hesitate to pull out my five iron if someone cut in front of me in a food line.
If they've got an Emmy to defend themselves with, so be it.
En garde!
Posted by: Mac | September 22, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Also, in Anthony's defense, who the hell considers Lorne Michaels a celebrity?
That's like calling that time I sat next to Anthony Michael Hall at the Boston unemployment office a celebrity spotting. C'mon, how bout some standards?
Posted by: Ezra | September 22, 2008 at 01:48 PM
Thank you Ezra.
I just figured anyone famous wouldn't even screw around with the line. They'd have the handler grab the chili dog.
Posted by: Mac | September 22, 2008 at 02:19 PM
He didn't screw around with the line! He went to the grill and flashed the Lorne Michaels grin. And, probably, a hundy.
Besides, that's not why you didn't recognize him. You just think all old white guys look alike.
Especially in LA, where they all hang out with decked-out blondes.
Posted by: Parker | September 22, 2008 at 04:51 PM