1. I was stuck at Heathrow overnight... and I summoned all of my wit & charm to con my way into a fancy lounge and I'm not even anyone important, but it was glorious because there was a pristine, spa-like shower, so I got to scrub the "plane" grime off myself, change into clean soft things, and then pass out on a cloud of cashmere sofa until there was hot coffee and croissants being served... it was THE LIFE. 2. I forking loved her in The Good Place. He bugs me a little... I'm not sure why, but I admire them for sticking it out together. I think they might have just been trying to give their kids a memorable family adventure... and the airport folks should have rolled with it and been more charming??? 3. I have met loads of famous people b/c of my work... I think one of my favorite moments was with Bill Murray backstage at Six Degrees of Separation on Broadway. He was so unabashedly funny and sweet and just himself. I know he's in trouble for some recent faux-pas on a set, but I loved learning from him as a young punk, comedy writer.
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When they were in their twenties, they visited my home town on a Royal Tour with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. I was at the Royal Agricultural Show that they attended. A special memory.
And then many years on, after Charles and Diana were divorced, Charles visited our island again, on another Royal Tour and my husband and I were invited to attend a small function at Government House to welcome the Prince of Wales. Another private special memory.
Surprisingly, I've only been stuck at an airport once. I say surprisingly, because in Wellington the airport gets closed due to bad weather (either fog or gale force winds) reasonably often. But I found a nearby hotel to stay in. I've no idea who Dax and Kristen are. Very limited knowledge and experience of celebrities. Once a TV gardening presenter came to my work to film a segment (I worked in a botanical collection). There were two film crew and her, and she made the coffee in my work kitchen. I like to think it was because she was a down-to-earth person and not because she was the woman in the group.
Fortunately, I've never been stuck at an airport and, yes, I'd buy a day pass to a lounge at a minimum if I were ever to be stuck. Not so much fans of either Dax or Kristen; I find them to be pleasantly beige. (Aren't they the ones who don't bathe their kids until they stink?) And I've met my fair share of celebrities. I suppose the most interestingly awkward was meeting Hugh Grant and having some birthday cake with him right before the infamous incident on Sunset...then meeting him again (no cake this time) when he came out of hiding. xo
1. Yes. Had an early flight ~ 530 AM. Arrived at A/P around 8 PM. Had a reservation at A/P hotel. Bunch of SNAFUs led to not being squared away until about 1 AM (airport nonsense). By time I would get to hotel it would be 130 AM and I'd need to leave back for terminal at 4 AM -- slept on the floor with a makeshift bed. Neck pillow saved the day. Never travel w/o them.
2. Familiar with Kristen Bell, don't know Dax. Have no idea who is married to who.
3. Yes. Too long of a story I think. Politicians are tops b/c their whole deal is making you think they care. Bill Clinton has an enormous head -- disconcerting
Ugh. You win the bad airport story. Jeanine gets the prize for top airplane tale. You can blame doctors office magazines as the reason I’m caught up on Hollywood marriages. Haha. Bill Clinton— enormous head figuratively? 🤣
My money is on way worse stories ahead. My instinct is anyone who lost a passport or a wallet or purse is the beginning of an airport nightmare. Doctor's office magazines haha.
1. No, thankfully. But that's probably because I prefer to drive everywhere, even 30 hours to get to California. With kids.
2. I'm a fan of The Good Place. I also get a kick out of the couple's commercials.
3. I saw Ronald Reagan once. I was at the back of a gym full of elementary kids in a school on an Air Force base in Germany. I think he was supposed to speak, but he only had time to come in and smile and wave. Which was still pretty cool for a fourth grader in the 80s.
Hi Rebecca. Thx for reading and commenting. 30 hours with kids. Are they plugged in the whole time? Do young families still play I Spy? I will have to check out The Good Place. Very cool that you met a President! Was secret service everywhere?
The first time we drove to California we had two kids, ages 11 months and almost 3. We drove a lot at night and I did a lot of reading aloud to them. As they got older they would watch movies sometimes on a laptop. Instead of I Spy we had the alphabet game! We haven’t done that since 2010, but we’ve gone 9 hours or more many times since! I don’t remember seeing the secret service when I saw Ronald Reagan, but I’m sure they were there!
I actually heard Dax's podcast where he explained the whole story of getting stuck at the airport with a group of 8 people (including kids). I think he was interviewing Tig Notaro (she is funny!) Anyhow, it was a whole ordeal thing. It appears they were prepared to hunker down for the night in the waiting area by the gate with their fellow plane mates and bought the neck pillows and blankets for a whole crew of people that were also stuck (thus the big bill). In the end, the whole group of them got kicked out of the waiting area at midnight and ended up driving far and wide to stay at people's houses they didn't know. So, you aren't far off with your daughter's place scenario. I can't remember why the hotels were full near the airport, but there was some reason or another. I don't remember Dax from any movies, just from his podcast.
I have been stuck at airports and went straight to the lounge (although I hear they are putting time limits on how long you can stay in lounges now!) I met Pamela Anderson (she is gorgeous up close too) and David Foster and his then wife Yolanda Hadid, here on Vancouver Island. I was hanging out with Yolanda's kids when they were tweens and her young son. So, pre famous days when they were ordinary bored kids waiting for their parents to finish an event.
Thx for sharing the details of Dax’s fiasco. I’ve listened to his podcast. Forgot the name. It’s also with Jason Bateman and Steven Hayes? They were hilarious. Love Tig Nataro. There’s a fab documentary about her. Pamela is stunning. David Foster isnt on my radar. Is Yolanda the mom of those sister supermodels?
His podcast is called Armchair Expert. He does it with a woman named Monica. The other podcast you are thinking of with three guys is called Smartless--Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. I first discovered Tig through the documentary. That's what put her on my radar. And yes, Yolanda is mom to the sister supermodels. David Foster is the music producer behind Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and other major superstar singers. He's from Victoria, so famous up here. There's a good documentary about him as well. It's interesting to watch him work on the music with various artists. He won the Grammy for best album of the year with Whitney Houston on I Will Always Love You. (All of a sudden I'm embarrassed that I know all this stuff!!)
I've started many of the group hikes I lead with the ice breaker " Name the biggest or most memorable celebrity you've ever actually face to face met". Some of the people mentioned are amazing. For me it's Micky Dolenz of the Monkeys and AAron Judge the baseball player.
Well there he was - unmistakably Micky mop head of hair and all only looking sort of age 70 ish vs like on TV re runs where always age 22. He was on a cruise ship and played a set of wonderful tunes of all his old hits and I stepped up afterwards and shook his hand.
My flight was canceled recently and I had to make my way home in a roundabout fashion + overnight layover. I didn’t go get a hotel either and instead chose to lie down in one of the hard plastic airport chairs. It wasn’t fun and time passed extra slowly but I also didn’t want to go out, get a hotel, wake up in a couple of hours, and go through the security line again. I just stayed there. Yes, my neck hurt (no neck pillow because all the stores had closed) but I told myself going out would’ve been worse!
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I've never been stuck at the airport because I don't fly. I've had to be on a plane maybe three or four times in my life, and got violently airsick every time. 🤢 I always have a book with me wherever I go for just such contingencies, though, so if I were stuck, I would sit and read for a few - or many - hours.
I'm two years shy of being medically defined "elderly." I have no idea who Dax and Kristen are, but they look like good kids. I would have let them have our couches and wouldn't have tied up Dax's family. 😂 But I live way out in the boonies of New Hampshire, so that offer wouldn't have helped.
I've met Cade Coleman and her hubby, Josh Simpson. My husband fixed Josh's computer - he gave us a vase that he'd made and a planet marble to each of our kids (he's a glass blower). Cade gave us autographed photos and Space Shuttle badges (you already know what she does! 😉). They are super nice people!
I don't know Dax Shepard but I loved Kristen Bell in The Good Place. Would happily have put her up! Except oh wait, I don't live in Boston. Thanks for the funny story!
Never been stuck at the airport! 🙏🏽🎊🙌🏽
I’m glad I can rely on you to keep me up to date on all the goings on!
Too old to be a fan and my kids didn’t come across D&K much.
It’s a little surprising I’ve never been stuck in an airport for longer than a normal amount of stuckness so haven’t had to totally hunker down.
Lucky mama.
1. I was stuck at Heathrow overnight... and I summoned all of my wit & charm to con my way into a fancy lounge and I'm not even anyone important, but it was glorious because there was a pristine, spa-like shower, so I got to scrub the "plane" grime off myself, change into clean soft things, and then pass out on a cloud of cashmere sofa until there was hot coffee and croissants being served... it was THE LIFE. 2. I forking loved her in The Good Place. He bugs me a little... I'm not sure why, but I admire them for sticking it out together. I think they might have just been trying to give their kids a memorable family adventure... and the airport folks should have rolled with it and been more charming??? 3. I have met loads of famous people b/c of my work... I think one of my favorite moments was with Bill Murray backstage at Six Degrees of Separation on Broadway. He was so unabashedly funny and sweet and just himself. I know he's in trouble for some recent faux-pas on a set, but I loved learning from him as a young punk, comedy writer.
Great stories! Of course you talked your way into a lounge— probably with your wit and humor. Love Bill Murray.
1. No.
2. Who?
3. Yes. King Charles. Princess Anne. But then our monarchy is always more celeb than Hollywood alphabet listers.
That’s a big deal! Where/when did you meet the King and princess?
When they were in their twenties, they visited my home town on a Royal Tour with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. I was at the Royal Agricultural Show that they attended. A special memory.
And then many years on, after Charles and Diana were divorced, Charles visited our island again, on another Royal Tour and my husband and I were invited to attend a small function at Government House to welcome the Prince of Wales. Another private special memory.
You win! You met the King twice!
Surprisingly, I've only been stuck at an airport once. I say surprisingly, because in Wellington the airport gets closed due to bad weather (either fog or gale force winds) reasonably often. But I found a nearby hotel to stay in. I've no idea who Dax and Kristen are. Very limited knowledge and experience of celebrities. Once a TV gardening presenter came to my work to film a segment (I worked in a botanical collection). There were two film crew and her, and she made the coffee in my work kitchen. I like to think it was because she was a down-to-earth person and not because she was the woman in the group.
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Fortunately, I've never been stuck at an airport and, yes, I'd buy a day pass to a lounge at a minimum if I were ever to be stuck. Not so much fans of either Dax or Kristen; I find them to be pleasantly beige. (Aren't they the ones who don't bathe their kids until they stink?) And I've met my fair share of celebrities. I suppose the most interestingly awkward was meeting Hugh Grant and having some birthday cake with him right before the infamous incident on Sunset...then meeting him again (no cake this time) when he came out of hiding. xo
1. Yes. Had an early flight ~ 530 AM. Arrived at A/P around 8 PM. Had a reservation at A/P hotel. Bunch of SNAFUs led to not being squared away until about 1 AM (airport nonsense). By time I would get to hotel it would be 130 AM and I'd need to leave back for terminal at 4 AM -- slept on the floor with a makeshift bed. Neck pillow saved the day. Never travel w/o them.
2. Familiar with Kristen Bell, don't know Dax. Have no idea who is married to who.
3. Yes. Too long of a story I think. Politicians are tops b/c their whole deal is making you think they care. Bill Clinton has an enormous head -- disconcerting
Ugh. You win the bad airport story. Jeanine gets the prize for top airplane tale. You can blame doctors office magazines as the reason I’m caught up on Hollywood marriages. Haha. Bill Clinton— enormous head figuratively? 🤣
Vomiting is the top airplane story????? This must be the fourth grade. 😂
My money is on way worse stories ahead. My instinct is anyone who lost a passport or a wallet or purse is the beginning of an airport nightmare. Doctor's office magazines haha.
1. No, thankfully. But that's probably because I prefer to drive everywhere, even 30 hours to get to California. With kids.
2. I'm a fan of The Good Place. I also get a kick out of the couple's commercials.
3. I saw Ronald Reagan once. I was at the back of a gym full of elementary kids in a school on an Air Force base in Germany. I think he was supposed to speak, but he only had time to come in and smile and wave. Which was still pretty cool for a fourth grader in the 80s.
Hi Rebecca. Thx for reading and commenting. 30 hours with kids. Are they plugged in the whole time? Do young families still play I Spy? I will have to check out The Good Place. Very cool that you met a President! Was secret service everywhere?
The first time we drove to California we had two kids, ages 11 months and almost 3. We drove a lot at night and I did a lot of reading aloud to them. As they got older they would watch movies sometimes on a laptop. Instead of I Spy we had the alphabet game! We haven’t done that since 2010, but we’ve gone 9 hours or more many times since! I don’t remember seeing the secret service when I saw Ronald Reagan, but I’m sure they were there!
I actually heard Dax's podcast where he explained the whole story of getting stuck at the airport with a group of 8 people (including kids). I think he was interviewing Tig Notaro (she is funny!) Anyhow, it was a whole ordeal thing. It appears they were prepared to hunker down for the night in the waiting area by the gate with their fellow plane mates and bought the neck pillows and blankets for a whole crew of people that were also stuck (thus the big bill). In the end, the whole group of them got kicked out of the waiting area at midnight and ended up driving far and wide to stay at people's houses they didn't know. So, you aren't far off with your daughter's place scenario. I can't remember why the hotels were full near the airport, but there was some reason or another. I don't remember Dax from any movies, just from his podcast.
I have been stuck at airports and went straight to the lounge (although I hear they are putting time limits on how long you can stay in lounges now!) I met Pamela Anderson (she is gorgeous up close too) and David Foster and his then wife Yolanda Hadid, here on Vancouver Island. I was hanging out with Yolanda's kids when they were tweens and her young son. So, pre famous days when they were ordinary bored kids waiting for their parents to finish an event.
Thx for sharing the details of Dax’s fiasco. I’ve listened to his podcast. Forgot the name. It’s also with Jason Bateman and Steven Hayes? They were hilarious. Love Tig Nataro. There’s a fab documentary about her. Pamela is stunning. David Foster isnt on my radar. Is Yolanda the mom of those sister supermodels?
His podcast is called Armchair Expert. He does it with a woman named Monica. The other podcast you are thinking of with three guys is called Smartless--Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. I first discovered Tig through the documentary. That's what put her on my radar. And yes, Yolanda is mom to the sister supermodels. David Foster is the music producer behind Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and other major superstar singers. He's from Victoria, so famous up here. There's a good documentary about him as well. It's interesting to watch him work on the music with various artists. He won the Grammy for best album of the year with Whitney Houston on I Will Always Love You. (All of a sudden I'm embarrassed that I know all this stuff!!)
I've started many of the group hikes I lead with the ice breaker " Name the biggest or most memorable celebrity you've ever actually face to face met". Some of the people mentioned are amazing. For me it's Micky Dolenz of the Monkeys and AAron Judge the baseball player.
Awesome. What’s the Mickey Dolenz story?
Well there he was - unmistakably Micky mop head of hair and all only looking sort of age 70 ish vs like on TV re runs where always age 22. He was on a cruise ship and played a set of wonderful tunes of all his old hits and I stepped up afterwards and shook his hand.
That’s awesome. Every young girl of that era had a crush on one of the Monkeys.
My flight was canceled recently and I had to make my way home in a roundabout fashion + overnight layover. I didn’t go get a hotel either and instead chose to lie down in one of the hard plastic airport chairs. It wasn’t fun and time passed extra slowly but I also didn’t want to go out, get a hotel, wake up in a couple of hours, and go through the security line again. I just stayed there. Yes, my neck hurt (no neck pillow because all the stores had closed) but I told myself going out would’ve been worse!
Didn’t think of that. Makes sense.
I've never been stuck at the airport because I don't fly. I've had to be on a plane maybe three or four times in my life, and got violently airsick every time. 🤢 I always have a book with me wherever I go for just such contingencies, though, so if I were stuck, I would sit and read for a few - or many - hours.
I'm two years shy of being medically defined "elderly." I have no idea who Dax and Kristen are, but they look like good kids. I would have let them have our couches and wouldn't have tied up Dax's family. 😂 But I live way out in the boonies of New Hampshire, so that offer wouldn't have helped.
I've met Cade Coleman and her hubby, Josh Simpson. My husband fixed Josh's computer - he gave us a vase that he'd made and a planet marble to each of our kids (he's a glass blower). Cade gave us autographed photos and Space Shuttle badges (you already know what she does! 😉). They are super nice people!
Very cool celeb meet. You could have offered Dax privacy. No paparazzi. Yuck to airline sickness.
Unless their feelings were hurt because I'd never watched any of their work. 😁
I don't know, from what I've seen in the papers recently, being unable to fly might very well be a blessing!
We just went thru major airline snafus. Not fun. I used to have the kids make puppets out of the vomit bags on long flights. Hehehe.
Oh, I like the way you think... you're a fun mother!
I don't know Dax Shepard but I loved Kristen Bell in The Good Place. Would happily have put her up! Except oh wait, I don't live in Boston. Thanks for the funny story!