Steve and I went to see Tom Shadyac's documentary, I AM, last night at the Wheeler Opera House, Tom Shadyac being the director of Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, among others.
As we were walking up the stairs, someone I did not recognize at all greeted me with 'Hi! Good to see you again!" Now, living in a small town, this is not an uncommon experience but usually the person is at least vaguely familiar. Not this time, so, as I was searching my memory in vain for some spark of recognition, I quickly smiled and acknowledged him with the customary niceties. As we went our separate directions, I turned to Steve and whispered, "I have absolutely no idea how I know that guy."
A short while later, whilst sitting in the balcony of the Wheeler awaiting the start of the movie, a young guy across the way waved and smiled a greeting to me. Again, no recognition. Was he waving at me? It sure seemed like it. So, now I'm just wondering who else I'm going to see that I don't recognize and I'm feeling a bit sheepish about my lack of recognition skills.
The movie started and almost immediately, I saw the guy from the stairs on the screen. What? Tom Shadyac thinks he knows me? Well, that's kinda cool. But I did spend the rest of the movie wondering, "Who do I look like?"
(*I'll tell you what I thought of the movie in a separate post)
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