So... Did I Ever Tell You About the Time I Met Valerie?

[Babalu]

Well, I decided that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet Valerie. So I headed over to the 92nd Street Y yesterday evening to say hi. I would have thought that someone else here would have been on his horse and ambled on over too. Aside from being absolutely incredibly stunning she was friendly, funny, and beyond gracious to me. I really wish you all could have been there too. It was a memorable evening.

I did find out a few surprising things about her.

Despite the fact that she's a west coaster she's a diehard Ranger fan.

And she just happens to think that Opus is the world's silliest name.

Here's one picture. If I can figure out how to crop the others I'll post some more.

[Svenfan1234]

I can't believe you told her about Opus But no, I wouldn't pass that opportunity up either to tell her

That's awesome, though, that you met her.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

I can't believe you told her about Opus But no, I wouldn't pass that opportunity up either to tell her

That's awesome, though, that you met her.

Well I don't know for sure, but I think Good ol' Babalu might be telling tall tales !!

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Well I don't know for sure, but I think Good ol' Babalu might be telling tall tales !!

I think so too If it is,I'm playin' along

Ugh...my spacebar is struggling tonight.Ugh.

[MA]

Do you have a picture of you with her?

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Do you have a picture of you with her?

Yes I do, but that's what I meant by cropping the photos. It was important for me to meet her and get pictures of her. I don't know if the internet can handle pictures of her with me.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Yes I do, but that's what I meant by cropping the photos. It was important for me to meet her and get pictures of her. I don't know if the internet can handle pictures of her with me.

Esp. if it's a picture of her and you, with you playing a bongo drum!!!

[MA]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Yes I do, but that's what I meant by cropping the photos. It was important for me to meet her and get pictures of her. I don't know if the internet can handle pictures of her with me.

Understand if you don't want to share your pic.

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Understand if you don't want to share your pic.

I was just on the phone with Verizon with some plan issues but I'll try to post some more pictures in the next few days. But to me the highlight was meeting Valerie and how nice she was. Much more important to me than the pictures.

[MA]

Originally Posted by Babalu

I was just on the phone with Verizon with some plan issues but I'll try to post some more pictures in the next few days. But to me the highlight was meeting Valerie and how nice she was. Much more important to me than the pictures.

I have Verizon too.

[opus]

Originally Posted by Babalu

Despite the fact that she's a west coaster she's a diehard Ranger fan.

In that case, tonights shootout must have depressed the woman tremendously.

Originally Posted by Babalu

Well, I decided that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet Valerie. So I headed over to the 92nd Street Y yesterday evening to say hi. I would have thought that someone else here would have been on his horse and ambled on over too. Aside from being absolutely incredibly stunning she was friendly, funny, and beyond gracious to me. I really wish you all could have been there too. It was a memorable evening.

Sigh. The riff raff a celebrity is forced to meet in order to sell a few books...

Glad to hear she was nice

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by opus

Sigh. The riff raff a celebrity is forced to meet in order to sell a few books...

So you were there!

[opus]

Originally Posted by Babalu

So you were there!

Now give some more details. What went on? How long did it last? How big was the crowd? Stuff like that.

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by opus

Now give some more details. What went on? How long did it last? How big was the crowd? Stuff like that.

I don't know if you've ever seen it on TV, but the 92nd Street Y often hosts celebrity interviews. They have various auditoriums. In fact, Woody Allen was also there the same night. Way more people came to see him. I'd guess at least 500. There were about 100 people for Valerie. There are two chairs on a stage, for Valerie and the interviewer. She was interviewed by someone named Alex Guarnaschelli. I had no clue who she was. She's evidently a judge on cooking shows and her mother publishes cook books or something like that. Alex and Valerie evidently know each other reasonably well. They talked about food, cooking, family, etc. They kept mentioning various famous TV cooking people, none of whom I knew. Valerie was stunning of course and that's the reason I went. It was nice and there were some laughs and it was pleasant all around. They talked for about an hour and took written questions from the audience.

Valerie mentioned that she loved Bonnie Franklin, Norman Lear, Pat Harrington, and she and Mackenzie Phillips are still friends. She said she hated TV Land for cancelling Hot in Cleveland because they had such a good time on the show.

When it ended they put Valerie in an adjacent room to autograph her cookbook. Do I need a cookbook? No. I have a new expensive kitchen which is there to look good and that's about it. So of course I bought the book. I made sure to take my time to get to the back of the line to have as much time as possible. I've met a lot of celebrities over the years and I tend not to be starstruck. This was an obvious exception. I almost never ask for autographs unless I happen to have something meaningful with me. When I went over to Valerie she was just very genuine and nice, much more than I expected. She started the conversation and we were off and running. I tend to be a fancy dresser and the first thing she said to me when I walked over was, "Oh my God, I love that tie!" Then she told me it was her favorite color and we went on from there. Valerie being so genuine with me was what made the evening so special. And did I mention she was stunning?

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Babalu

I don't know if you've ever seen it on TV, but the 92nd Street Y often hosts celebrity interviews. They have various auditoriums. In fact, Woody Allen was also there the same night. Way more people came to see him. I'd guess at least 500. There were about 100 people for Valerie. There are two chairs on a stage, for Valerie and the interviewer. She was interviewed by someone named Alex Guarnaschelli. I had no clue who she was. She's evidently a judge on cooking shows and her mother publishes cook books or something like that. Alex and Valerie evidently know each other reasonably well. They talked about food, cooking, family, etc. They kept mentioning various famous TV cooking people, none of whom I knew. Valerie was stunning of course and that's the reason I went. It was nice and there were some laughs and it was pleasant all around. They talked for about an hour and took written questions from the audience.

Valerie mentioned that she loved Bonnie Franklin, Norman Lear, Pat Harrington, and she and Mackenzie Phillips are still friends. She said she hated TV Land for cancelling Hot in Cleveland because they had such a good time on the show.

When it ended they put Valerie in an adjacent room to autograph her cookbook. Do I need a cookbook? No. I have a new expensive kitchen which is there to look good and that's about it. So of course I bought the book. I made sure to take my time to get to the back of the line to have as much time as possible. I've met a lot of celebrities over the years and I tend not to be starstruck. This was an obvious exception. I almost never ask for autographs unless I happen to have something meaningful with me. When I went over to Valerie she was just very genuine and nice, much more than I expected. She started the conversation and we were off and running. I tend to be a fancy dresser and the first thing she said to me when I walked over was, "Oh my God, I love that tie!" Then she told me it was her favorite color and we went on from there. Valerie being so genuine with me was what made the evening so special. And did I mention she was stunning?

That's nice! And I'm sure she would have really liked Opus and conversed with him a lot too! And if she knew his screen name here as Opus, she would find that to be very cool! I'm sure she knows of that cartoon penguin , and since he is a fan of Opus, she would think the name is a good one!