I once had a temp job at an exhibition hall in New England, helping set up booths and equipment for a trade show. Afterward, when we were breaking down the displays and loading equipment, a couple of us were near an entrance that had been temporarily shut with a steel lattice type gate, when we heard a commotion that sounded like a fox hunt in full roar, except it was people doing the howling and barking instead of dogs.
Suddenly Oprah F. Winfrey appeared with a small coterie of four or five people, walking quickly towards the bank of elevators that led upstairs to the hotel. The incredible din was coming from a group of people on the other side of the lattice gate. Women were screaming and wailing as if they'd lost their minds. A sea of hands appeared through the gaps in the lattice, each waving little slips of paper for her to autograph.
She stopped, yelled; "hello!" and asked for everyone to settle down, and starting with one piece of paper, proceeded to quickly autograph it and hand it back, while a member of her entourage assisted in gathering more and making sure they made it back to the correct party. All the while, Oprah cheerfully chatted with people, asking what they would like for her to write and patiently listening to ones who wanted to tell her their life story.
She stood there, autographing whatever was handed to her and chatting warmly with people for well over an hour. Of course, we had to get back to work but all of us were completely aware of her presence about twenty feet away. You'd have thought she was visiting with old friends. Eventually, when there were no more hands thrust through the lattice and nobody left but the truly hardcore starstruck, she said goodbye to them and started for the elevators again. I yelled; "hi, Oprah!" and waved, and she smiled right at me and said; "hello!"
I've never forgotten what a gracious, warm display of patience and kindness she gave that day. What a class act.
Could Jr be stumping for a PJD show on the OWN network ? He wants the airtime, and OWN needs the testosterone boost to up ratings. A cute little show about a Chopper Boutique in New York, run from a house in the Napa Valley. Oh the possibilities.
Looks like all the big egos from AC got a mug shot with Opie. Funny how Sr had to dig up a photo of himself with the mighty O a few days after Jr and Steve M. posted theirs. Little bit of "Keeping up with the Twitter Joneses"? Nobody posts a pic with Oprah without me, not in a million years.
-- Edited by dahammer_57 on Saturday 9th of February 2013 09:56:11 PM
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...The hardest working people at OCC are; the Criminal Fraud Defense Attorney, Foreclosure Negotiator, Divorce Attorney, and now.... the personal bankruptcy attorney.
Looks like two different photo ops with Harpo for the OCC guys.
Dunno...but looks to me like the green eyed monster got the better of Sr...Steve M and Jr posted O pics from what appears to be the same event Feb. 1. Round about Feb. 4...lo and behold Sr is boasting his photo with O from who knows when. My two shooters on the grassy O'Knoll conspiracy theory.
And is it just me or do almost all Steve M pics look as if he is taking them himself with a crappy phone cam with his arm stretched out as far as it will reach??? Half the time he only gets half his face in the pic which gives it a creepy effect.
-- Edited by dahammer_57 on Friday 15th of February 2013 12:28:32 AM
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...The hardest working people at OCC are; the Criminal Fraud Defense Attorney, Foreclosure Negotiator, Divorce Attorney, and now.... the personal bankruptcy attorney.
Looks like two different photo ops with Harpo for the OCC guys.
Dunno...but looks to me like the green eyed monster got the better of Sr...Steve M and Jr posted O pics from what appears to be the same event Feb. 1. Round about Feb. 4...lo and behold Sr is boasting his photo with O from who knows when. My two shooters on the grassy O'Knoll conspiracy theory.
And is it just me or do almost all Steve M pics look as if he is taking them himself with a crappy phone cam with his arm stretched out as far as it will reach??? Half the time he only gets half his face in the pic which gives it a creepy effect.
Steve cam pics always look like stalker guy pics, you know just taken in such a way to get the two subjects of him an someone that has had more than 15 min of fame in the same pic...