My fav blogger friend Jen has given me a little grief about it and I felt this story was SO super blogworthy.......so here goes......
So I'm now on a project in Nashville, TN and I travel on Sundays from OKC through Atlanta and into Tennessee. Atlanta airport is the place to see celebs - I've seen Al Sharpton, Jack Hanna (adorned in his khaki's) and Sandra Bernhardt. So this week I actually had a celebrity on my flight into Nashville!!
I'm sitting in the waiting area and I saw this guy who resembled American Idol Season 1 runner-up to Kelly Clarkson - Justin Guarini and I just wasn't sure if it was him or not - his hair wasn't as big as I remembered?!? Ok so I confirmed my suspicion when I saw this:
I board the plane (ahem one of the first to board mind you - Zone 1 remember?) and I get my camera out so I can pounce on him when he comes through. I waited until I saw the Zone 4'ers come on (sigh) and he rounded the corner......I got up my courage and was like, "Hey Justin - I'm a big dork - can I get my picture with you?" And he was like "You wanna wait until we get off the plane or now?" and I'm like "Well I have my camera here and I know you'll be busy once we land so do you mind?" and he was like "Sure!" so I snapped (and could my face have been ANY SHINYIER!?!?) ugh......
When we arrived back in TN he was pretty much to himself and nobody was really paying any attention and then finally a high school bowling team caught wind of him and asked for his picture. I was shocked that a celebrity would have to get his own luggage (guitar case and 1 bag) and he went to the public parking exit - so I'm assuming he had a car there? I mean, me being of celebrity status - even I have my name displayed on the #1 Gold board at Hertz?! lol
Ok so after all that excitement I decided to look him up on MySpace and was feeling a little guilty that I was snickering at his non-celebrity status as he went to Afghanistan and visited the troops. And I also found out the reason he was traveling to Nashville is he's in Season 3 of a show called "Gone Country" - ever heard of it? Yeah me either. But I Googled it and it's a show that has celebrities compete to become a country & western singer. Apparently last season Bobby Brown was on there - lol. Here's a blurb from who will be on this season - "Those who'll vie to create a hit country single with show host John Rich (one half of Big & Rich) are Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, former Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz, funk master George Clinton, "21 Jump Street" actor Richard Grieco, '80s pop star Taylor Dayne, Prince protégé and drummer Sheila E and former American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini. "
So I'll have to watch the show just to see how it turns out - they are currently filming according to this article.
Justin - if you're reading this - I'm sorry I doubted your "celebrityness" and I hope you win the Gone Country show ..........
PS - My friend is working on a video of our "encounter" so I'll post that here soon...... LOL
3 comments:
THAT IS A RIOT!!! You've made us proud! Way to go ;)
OMG! That was so funny! You are so terribly cute and you'll always be famous to us! Go AMY bo BAMY, banana fo fana BAMY! Who's your boyfriend, who's your boyfriend? MARK!
Oh My Sweet Baby Jesus wrapped in swaddlin'!!!!!
That is photo is AWESOME! He sounds cool and I am always happy when a (quasi) celeb is cool in person.
OK and um....Jack Hanna IN HIS KHAKIS, I die!!!---girl he is on my short list. I am serious. I find him wildly attractive. Al Sharpton....hilarious! His hair is unbeWEAVEable. Oh and Sandra Bernhardt--isn't she tall in person? I saw her once in New York with some TRAGIC sweatpants on.
I have heard of Gone Country...sadly.
Hooray for this awesome blog post. With all your travels--you have tons of cool stuff to share.
Oh and I LOVED the old school pics you sent me on MS, and I tried to thank you like 10 times on there, but my computer kept shutting down and the pics would not post and I am peeved with MS and I have not been there since. Rat Bastards.
Oh and *preen* that I am your fav blogger friend. Preen indeed.
I hope you are having fun in Nashville.
Keep blogging! You CRACK me up!
xo
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