WOW! Just shook hands with actor Wilem Dafoe!!!

[Lovecrafty]

I was checking out at the Wal-Mart here in Sherman, Texas and as I stood there looking around while the checkout lady scanned my items BEHOLD! Wilem Dafoe came walking up in line right behind me! At first I didn't say anything because I thought the idea itself was crazy. But cautiously I turned back around and asked "Are you Wilem Dafoe, the actor?" He smiled a bit and said yeah he was. But rather than ooh and awe at him like a groveling fan, I simply said "Well that's cool. Loved you as Elias in Platoon." He said thanks and mentioned that role was one of his favorites as well. Our conversation was brief, but at last I was checked out and as I departed, I reached out and offered him my hand to shake. He shook my hand, smiled and began putting the few items from his basket onto the counter.

Kinda demystifies celebrities a bit seeing them out in the real world shopping at the local Wal-Mart, eh?!

(Oh..I only purchase groceries at Wal-Mart because basically I have no choice! The only alternative is Kroger and Albertson's, both of which are more expensive on their dog food! I have to buy a LOT of dog food, so I go to Wal-Mart. However, I ONLY buy house supplies and clothing from Target or smaller, locally owned buisnesses.)

[Worst Username Ever]

1. I once met Dana Carvey in an elevator in minneapolis.

He was eating a Mcdonald's cheeseburger, on his way to a show. He is short.

[LSparkle]

2. "The Tempted Christ"!

From Appleton, Wisconsin ...

[CanuckAmok]

3. What was he buying? That's the REAL story here...

"Can I get a price check on the three gallon economy box of penacillin, the latex painting masks, and the family size Durex flavoured?!"

[qnr]

4. Fun, isn't it? I used to see Stephen King all the time at the Shaw's

supermarket in Bangor.

[Old and In the Way]

6. Met Steve at his house in Bangor when he had a Gary Hart

fundraiser in '84. Checked out his home office....man, did he have stacks and stacks of manuscripts.....

And that wrought iron bat fence....is that cool or what.

[qnr]

7. really :) n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Gol-durn it, I NEVER bump into him. *pouting*

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[qnr]

15. Well, this was before the accident,

down at the Shaws on Main Street, don't know if he or Tabitha frequent it anymore :/

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Oh, now see we use the one up by the mall. Like it better than

Hannaford's price-wise.

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[qnr]

17. Me too.

It's funny, I carry my Shaw's card with me on my keychain everywhere, even though I've been in Nevada and Oklahoma for years.... Last week, I took the bus to Maine (Augusta), and I stopped in a Shaws, but I had left my keys (and the card) back in OK, since I had no use for them.

OK, so maybe it isn't "funny" but I was struck by it :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. *g* That was a heck of a bus trip!

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[Philostopher]

5. The name won't be familiar, maybe ...

So I'll give his credits before I tell the story -- he was the dark-haired best friend guy to Anthony Michael Hall's ingenue in 'Weird Science,' the half-vampirized guy in 'Vamp' with Grace Jones, and the romantic lead in 'Shag' (a movie about the postwar dance scene in Myrtle Beach, SC), which is where I encountered the guy. HIs name is Robert Rusler.

A friend of my first hubby's and mine was living with us and working at the local convenience store, called 'Scotchman', back in the '80s. We lived south of MB, actually, in a place called Surfside Beach; it's where most of the enlisted people lived, actually, because it was cheap.

One night, the first hub was on night shift, summer season was long over, and I was hanging out in the ghost town quik-stop with the roomie, talking about nothing much when the door opened and this guy we both knew we'd seen before came in the door. He went straight for the beer cooler. The roomie and I kept frowning at each other, sure we'd seen the guy before, but we had no idea who he was.

He came to the counter, and the roomie asked him, "are you in town filming that movie?"

"Yeah, my name's Bob!" he said, setting a six-pack of Heineken on the counter. "I'd like a pack of rolling papers, too."

The roomie actually made him hand over his I.D. to prove his age.

He stood there for about ten minutes, talking about working with Grace Jones, shook our hands and left.

[getoffmytrain]

8. His shit stinks

like everyone elses, which is why he's a cool dude.

[antigone382]

9. Speechless with awe

:)I'm a drama geek. Willem Dafoe is one of my idols.


Do I have permission to shake your hand, Lovecrafty?

Very cool :thumbsup:

[GingerSnaps]

10. I loved him as Elias in Platoon

:loveya:

[Polly_Sorbate_60]

11. Oh, he's dreamy!

I have something of a minor crush on him... :loveya: (I think it was his role as Elias.)

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. oooh! Oooh! Email me some his palm sweat from the handshake?

Ok, that was just weird, I know. *g* You are TOO lucky!

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[hlthe2b]

14. Does he live around there or just staying there shooting a film or ....?

[tjdee]

18. OMG I ALWAYS looked like shite when I went to the Walmart!

One of my sister's pettest peeves is how I throw on any old thing when I go shopping. She's said to me that I never know who I'm going to see, and look the best blah blah.

Had I seen Willem Dafoe at the Walmart/Target/any store I think I would have died of embarassment. However would he have known I was just the gal to marry him if he saw me in a ponytail, glasses, and no makeup on??
:crazy:

Very cool of you not to get as ridiculous as I would have!

[brentspeak]

20. I almost bowled over George Burns in NYC

Several years ago, I was about 19, running to catch a bus somewhere near Central Park, turned a hard corner and had to stop myself from colliding into...George Burns!

There was a small crowd around him, saying things like "You and Gracie were the best, George!" He just stood and smiled at everyone, then his publicist/gopher-type companion said it was time for Mr.Burns to go.

[Pithlet]

21. He sounds like a cool guy.

I only have one famous encounter, and I don't like to talk about it. I always thought "I'll never act start struck if I run into someone famous." Then I ran into someone who's music I'm a huge fan of. Completely clammed up. Couldn't say a word. How embarrassing is that? He seemed very friendly, and expected me to at least say "hi" because it was obvious I knew who he was. I must have just been in shock.