My Crush

Whether or not they will admit it, everyone has had a crush on a celebrity at one time or another. When I was a child, it was Jimmy Stewart. When I was a teenager, it was Bobby Sherman and Davy Jones. When I was a young adult, it was William Katt. I never completely got over that crush. I have played party games with friends over the years where questions like: "If you could kiss, marry, spend one night with...anyone in the world, who would it be?" My answer was always the same, William Katt. Sometimes the listener(s) didn't know who I was talking about. When I said the guy from Carrie or The Greatest American Hero they usually know who he is. They are usually amazed that he is the one. It was when I saw Big Wednesday that it happened. He was the epitome of the guy I always wanted to be with. The characters' lives growing up in a southern California surfing town during the Vietnam era were not that different from mine growing up on the south Texas coast at about the same time. I even have a VERY memorable and not all together pleasant memory of a trip to Mexico. After seeing it, I became a true fan. I saw everything he ever did; The House, First Love, Baby Secret of the Lost Legend and Butch and Cassidy the Early Years were a few of my favorites. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would meet him. So add one more reason to why I LOVE living in New York. I met him today! He is every bit as gorgeous as I thought he would be, but I never could have imagined how nice he would be. He posed for not one, but two pictures. Even Brandon who has not missed an opportunity to make fun of my crush and my friend Anthony had to admit that he is an amazingly nice guy. How great is it to actually meet your celebrity idol and find out that he is everything you had hope he would be. I gush!