Absolutely true story, and managed to write it in Poetic Asides’ 10×10 form as well. My cousin Gregg and I are a lot alike: Complete unimpressed by celebrity, and able to get off a one-liner without cracking up (until later). You go, cuzzy!
Carradine vs. Laughlin (0-1)
You’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead
But this one’s too funny to go untold
David Carradine, in his “Kung Fu” days
Came to a rest’rant my cousin Gregg ran
Carradine went barefoot a lot back then
and Gregg said, “Sorry, no shoes, no service”
All puffed up, the star went on to protest
“Don’t you know who I am? Any bistro
would be glad to serve me, barefoot or not!”
Gregg deadpanned, “I suggest you go find one.”
© 2010 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Also posted at Writer’s Island, my NaPoWriMo home, and at Poetic Asides, plus, as always, Poets United.
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vivinfrance
I’m laughing, not so much as the story, but more at the way you tell it.
Sharp Little Pencil
That’s a high compliment, Viv, most appreciated. Hope my cousin sees it via Facebook!
Paul Andrew Russell
Ouch! lol. 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
He had it comin’!!!
Kim
Bravo, Gregg! Love that.
Sharp Little Pencil
My cousin ROCKS! Amy
brenda w
Hey, I thought Kung Fu was well on his way to being an evolved male. I knew it was all an act!
~Brenda
Sharp Little Pencil
Yeah, well, this was also in the days when Barbara Hershey claimed she was a reincarnated gull and, for a time, when by Barbara Seagull. Takes all kinds. A
andy sewina
Nice one Gregg! When you can catch two flies in one hand it’s time to leave the temple!!
Nicely recalled Amy!!
Sharp Little Pencil
Great baseball analogy, Andy. Or was it a campsite analogy?! Thanks so much for this, A. A.
beespoetry
Burn! 😀 Hee, your cousin is awesome. Yeah, I don’t really care how famous someone is, or how controversial; they’re people too, and I hold them to the same expectations as any I have of us plebeians. It seems like the most sane way to do things.
Great form! I’ll have to give it a shot. Hmmmm. Takin’ it to the lake today I think.
Sharp Little Pencil
Ah, the lake. Spring is upon us, even here in Madison! Gregg and I share that quality of being singularly unimpressed by the rich, by celebrities (unless they are not full of themselves, and that is rare, but they exist). Let’s face it: We all put our pants on one leg at a time, right? You are on target with this, Bee! Thanks, Amy
Mr. Walker
Amy, that’s a great story – and you’ve made it fit that form well. Nicely done.
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks, Richard – it was easier to “fit” once I got the rhythm down.
Debbie
This was so good. 🙂 And congratulations on doing it to the 10 form too!
pmwanken
ooooohh….good for Gregg!! 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
Yeah, my cousin rocks!
Elizabeth
Oh, wonderful. I’ve met celebs like this, too; I don’t think it impresses many and I often wonder how many lose ‘followers’ by behaving in that way. Thankfully, I’ve also met the other sort, who are self-effacing, recognise that it is the public that puts them in the role they are in (and can just as easily let them drop from sight) and who know that every single person is valuable and precious whether their names are written in lights or in mud. x
Sharp Little Pencil
SO true, Elizabeth. Met many in my day, and a lot of them were truly jerks. But sometimes you meet a nice celeb… I feel sorry for them in a way, because a lot of them enjoy acting, performing, whatever – but they can’t go to the corner store without their photo turning up in a tabloid… your final thought rings so true! Bless you. Amy
beth lucas
Cousin gregg..only he could pull it off!!!
Sharp Little Pencil
Especially with a straight face! Classic, huh, sis? Amer
uponthewingsofnight
Great story, Amy! In my job at a hotel I have to put up with all kinds of people. I’m sure your cousin Gregg has many more stories to tell just like that one.