Today I met an old friend of mine for our bi-monthly ritual of food and drink; between gulps we tried to fill each other in on what has been happening in our respective and exciting lives. He told me that he went down to the big 'Fan Expo' at the Toronto Convention Centre this past summer. While I did know about the show, I am not so inclined these days (this time in my life) to be seen with a bunch of weirdos; ie, people dressed as Star Wars stormtroopers or non-descript characters from video games.My buddy told me a story of how he ended up at the back entrance of the Centre after realizing he was in the wrong building. He saw a group of people standing by the curb as a limo pulled up. Seconds later a couple of burly guys opened the car door and helped an "old guy"get out. My friend recognized it was movie superstar producer Roger Corman, then "fumbled" with his camera to get a shot of the heavily escorted man. Realizing an opportunity was evaporating as his potential photography subject was getting away, my friend, in uncharacteristic fashion ("you did that?"), called out, "Mr. Corman, can you turn around so I can get a picture of you?"
Roger Corman is quite the amiable guy. And a god-like guy to someone like me.
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