Sharing the Celebrity Sightings

Going along with yesterday's topic, I decided to mention the celebrity sightings I've had. They absolutely don't compare to Steve's football legends, but here goes. Well, the ones that come to mind this morning anyway.

First and most famous was Robert Redford. Early spring of 1995, I was hiking in the mountains (of Utah) and walked down into the middle of the Sundance Resort. I was looking around at the scenery, but was aware of a few men nearby. When I got closer to the men, I glanced up and locked eyes with Robert Redford. We both smiled and I went on my way. He was directing the guys on future construction at the resort. I must say that I was a bit surprised by how short he was and how old his skin looked. Film makers do wonders.

Second and less well known was Thomas Mikal Ford, who played Tommy Strong on Martin Lawrence's sitcom. He is the tall bald guy. This sighting was about 6 years ago. At the time, I was dating a guy who was simply addicted to that sitcom. While on a lunch break at the Dadeland Target of all places, there he was with his family (& very high maintenance wife). I wasn't expecting to see him. The cashier that ringing up my stuff looked like she belonged on the show so I told her that Tommy was standing over there. She got excited and informed me that he lives around here and comes in every once in a while. When I left, I saw a bunch of young guys run up to him for an autograph.

The third one is very bizarre. In fact, I just went to google to type in these words: female tv evangelist pink hair. I guess only one person fits that description because there she was, Jan Crouch. I saw her at Paradise Island in the Bahamas during Christmas of 2001. At that time, I was working in the Bahamas and decided to use my Christmas break to experience Junkanoo. My old connections got me a cheap rate on Paradise Island. I saw her several times in the Atlantis Resort and she was wearing her big pink wig and fake eyelashes. Other wise, I would not have recognized her one bit.

Those are the celebrity sightings that I can remember today. Odd...I know. Hope everyone enjoys the fact that it is Friday. I'm dealing with a very sick baby today, which means I have to cancel and important lunch meeting with an executive client. I also have to try to battle a crazy workload while taking her to the doc & trying to keep her happy all day. If today wasn't Friday, I'd say just shoot me now!

Tags: celebrity sightings, Robert Redford, Thomas Mikal Ford, Jan Crouch