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dflprincess

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28. In 1942 my mother went out to L.A. to live with her aunt

Reply to calimary (Reply #18)

Mon Feb 13, 2023, 10:20 PM

Feb 2023

and see a bit more of the world.

She often saw Bing Crosby at Mass as he didn't live too far from her aunt and was in the same parish. Another time she was waiting to cross the street & Mickey Rooney stepped up next to her - gave her a wink as he left the curb. She said for a kid from a small town in Minnesota it was quite the thrill.

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You never know who you may run into at Target [View all] dflprincess Feb 2023 OP

Good story! pandr32 Feb 2023 #1

Very cool! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #2

I would certainly not want to run into my Rep - soldierant Feb 2023 #12

Same here... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #13

Good for you. I would have been totally tongue tied. Fla Dem Feb 2023 #3

I live in GA and would feel completely comfortable running into our Senators SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #7

Well if I met either of my senators, hmmm maybe in that Fla Dem Feb 2023 #14

My daughter, 18 at the time, met Obama when he was first campaigning for POTUS. In Albuquerque. panader0 Feb 2023 #8

Maybe in the Dakotas or Montana BidenRocks Feb 2023 #4

Tina Smith? Shopping at Target? Like a normal person? OMG! Aussie105 Feb 2023 #5

That is cool! PlutosHeart Feb 2023 #6

I passed him once in a skyway but didn't have the nerve dflprincess Feb 2023 #9

Same here. PlutosHeart Feb 2023 #27

I saw him once at the Landmark Center geardaddy Feb 2023 #32

Dan Rather once sat next to me in a hotel lobby; I coudn't think of anything witty to say, Liberty Belle Feb 2023 #10

That was the perfect thing to say, and probably the most meaningful to him. JudyM Feb 2023 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Dum Aloo Feb 2023 #11

Many years ago I was registering voters outside a busy CVS during evening rush hour JudyM Feb 2023 #15

I got the winner. Mawspam2 Feb 2023 #17

We may have to share the winner's circle. calimary Feb 2023 #18

In 1942 my mother went out to L.A. to live with her aunt dflprincess Feb 2023 #28

It can make a difference where you live. There are parts of SoCal where you're GOING TO see stars. calimary Feb 2023 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Dum Aloo Feb 2023 #20

So many wouldn't even recognize their reps. Sadly. live love laugh Feb 2023 #19

I was crossing a Dayton street once when a ma in a blue suit True Blue American Feb 2023 #21

I would, Mike Turner True Blue American Feb 2023 #22

He sounds unworthy of recognition. Yikes 😬 live love laugh Feb 2023 #23

I certainly would recognize my rep. Sadly, MTG's pic is everywhere, esp. online. japple Feb 2023 #25

My late husband and I were filling up with gas at a station next door to a McDonalds japple Feb 2023 #26

I thought you were True Blue American Feb 2023 #30

In the grocery store a few years back KS Toronado Feb 2023 #24

That's cool! geardaddy Feb 2023 #31

Those are both incredibly cool encounters! nt dflprincess Feb 2023 #33