tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8426223562843764721..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: One of those truly uncomfortable moments in lifeBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84447284682262107442011-08-30T09:49:02.320-07:002011-08-30T09:49:02.320-07:00I'm so glad I don't have a problem getting...I'm so glad I don't have a problem getting tickets for a play in LA via connections I have.<br /><br />Because I don't live in LA and I don't have connections :-D<br /><br />Let me quote @nerdist<br /><br />"Fiiiirst woooorld proooobleeeems".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49713023464768160372011-08-29T22:02:22.513-07:002011-08-29T22:02:22.513-07:00A fun story.A fun story.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66151888250449628172011-08-29T20:56:00.106-07:002011-08-29T20:56:00.106-07:00If you search YouTube, you can find a commercial f...If you search YouTube, you can find a commercial for Listerine where Judd portrays a disc jockey.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84148470896516200092011-08-29T20:51:17.085-07:002011-08-29T20:51:17.085-07:00I am so glad other people remembered you telling t...I am so glad other people remembered you telling this because I thought I was going nuts.lucifervandrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222482184840116176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39427088447874927362011-08-29T16:57:00.706-07:002011-08-29T16:57:00.706-07:00That should be "I've liked him in whateve...That should be "I've liked him in whatever he's appeared in"Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26191314386433801092011-08-29T16:55:31.868-07:002011-08-29T16:55:31.868-07:00The conversation may have been awkward, but for a ...The conversation may have been awkward, but for a second there, I was expecting you to say that Judd Hirsch was going to kick you out of your seats because some friends or relatives of his suddenly decided to see the show. Instead, Judd turns out to be a nice guy. I've him in whatever he's appeared in, be it Taxi or Ordinary People. I even thought he was OK playing Dracula in an otherwise cornball Halloween special in the 1970sKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10226807416433792872011-08-29T16:20:37.413-07:002011-08-29T16:20:37.413-07:00Over the years,I have found "free" ticke...Over the years,I have found "free" tickets invariably have the highest cost, normally in humiliation. Especially when my musician son is involved.HogsAteMySisterhttp://hogsatemysister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47531896157706887762011-08-29T15:01:06.622-07:002011-08-29T15:01:06.622-07:00Actually, the first thought I had when reading thi...Actually, the first thought I had when reading this is what a truly nice guy Judd Hirsch must be. <br /><br />Either he just assumed it was someone he knew in those seats and wanted to make sure he said hello, or he was expecting someone else. <br /><br />Whatever it was, it was nice of him to make the effort to say hello to people he thought of as his guests.JdJdJdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807469492817245634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75153734049888822622011-08-29T14:54:44.003-07:002011-08-29T14:54:44.003-07:00At least *you* remembered *him*. I'm always me...At least *you* remembered *him*. I'm always meeting people who clearly know me and being reduced to saying, "Who *are* you?" with my best apologetic smile.<br /><br />Sometimes they resent this procedure.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68533388966927083852011-08-29T14:47:33.868-07:002011-08-29T14:47:33.868-07:00Although this was a funny story, Ken, I think you&...Although this was a funny story, Ken, I think you've been writing sitcoms too long.<br /><br />Had it been me, as soon as I saw the look on his face, I would have let him off the hook, admitted he didn't know me, explained the ticket situation, had a laugh about it, thanked him, told him he was fabulous in the play, and left before it got really awkward.<br /><br />Or at least you could have gone all the way to the other extreme by pretending you thought you were having dinner with him after the show, insist on taking him out, and then boring him with stories about your life, as if he would care, then when the truth was revealed you would both laugh and laugh, Judd would have learned a valuable life lesson about honesty, and your post would be even longer. : )cshelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88219078556054522812011-08-29T14:47:09.548-07:002011-08-29T14:47:09.548-07:00Had a similar experience. My wife ordered, by pho...Had a similar experience. My wife ordered, by phone, tickets to a preview show at the Ahmenson. We picked up our tickets at will call and got to our seats in the very front row, just off center. Wow, how great is that. Soon another couple took the seats next to us an pulled out note books and pencils. They're Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A short time later a guy leans over them to say hello, from the row in back and it's Leonard Bernstein. Same last name as mine. I was too embarrassed to say a word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73987998753459926162011-08-29T14:00:15.705-07:002011-08-29T14:00:15.705-07:00Sounds like it could have been a subplot right out...Sounds like it could have been a subplot right out of Taxi.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11915538021059252462011-08-29T13:18:04.638-07:002011-08-29T13:18:04.638-07:00Re: rerun - I hadn't read this before, so it w...Re: rerun - I hadn't read this before, so it was new to me!Miffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83403386956377653202011-08-29T13:00:10.046-07:002011-08-29T13:00:10.046-07:00Leave it to you to turn an awkward moment into a g...Leave it to you to turn an awkward moment into a great story. Did you ever use something like that in a script?Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10026181505112548262011-08-29T11:30:03.662-07:002011-08-29T11:30:03.662-07:00good story, but it would've been better if jud...good story, but it would've been better if judd would've been honest...normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8639413002436754392011-08-29T11:13:55.791-07:002011-08-29T11:13:55.791-07:00Except for the peeling out of the parking lot part...Except for the peeling out of the parking lot part, you handled this rather graciously. I'm afraid I would have been reduced to a Chris Farley routine: "Remember when Latka lost the lottery ticket? Man that was funny......Remember when..."RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91661220952579593492011-08-29T10:31:34.890-07:002011-08-29T10:31:34.890-07:00That’s one for the Awkward Hall of Fame. Maybe yo...That’s one for the Awkward Hall of Fame. Maybe you have a solution for my dreaded pit of social awkwardness:<br /> <br />You’re in a supermarket and happen upon a friendly acquaintance you haven’t seen in a while. You greet each other warmly, spend a few minutes doing catchup, and then part, perhaps with a vague promise of getting together in the future.<br /> <br />Then, two aisles later, you encounter the same person again. You can’t ignore them, but there’s nothing left to say, so you’re left with a sheepish smile and a semi-coherent “heeeeyyyyy” as you walk by.<br /> <br />When I tell people I’m not on Facebook, they assume it’s due to some stand on privacy or something, but to me, the whole enterprise seems like a supermarket where you repeatedly bump into everyone you know, and from which there is no escape.chalmersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49227460764042328562011-08-29T09:20:32.803-07:002011-08-29T09:20:32.803-07:00Had something like that happen to me. I was 16, on...Had something like that happen to me. I was 16, on vacation with my mom & dad @ a Lake Tahoe hotel. Tony Bennett was the headliner. We were at the beach when Tony just walks up to say hi. (He thought he knew dad). Dad sized the situation immeadiately & had a nice chat w/Tony... That is until mom saw who dad was talking to and proceded to go all "I'm your biggest fan" on him. He quickly realized his error, turned tail and got the hell away.Coreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53271408060021300702011-08-29T09:13:42.130-07:002011-08-29T09:13:42.130-07:00I'll bet that was not the first time that happ...I'll bet that was not the first time that happened to him, or to others who have house seats. It was definitely an ad lib situation that didn't go well. Your story, as usual, is nicely told.Mike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11812738759409275172011-08-29T09:02:33.124-07:002011-08-29T09:02:33.124-07:00Usually, I can't stand uncomfortable moments l...Usually, I can't stand uncomfortable moments like those. If it were me, I'd be looking for a shotgun to put me out of my misery for good.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393598179614372710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53642118461770059802011-08-29T08:11:40.166-07:002011-08-29T08:11:40.166-07:00So notworthreading, you want your money back?So notworthreading, you want your money back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19250512896749937862011-08-29T08:07:25.215-07:002011-08-29T08:07:25.215-07:00If this was a rerun, thanks for rerunning it. I c...If this was a rerun, thanks for rerunning it. I check this blog often but somehow missed this and enjoyed reading it.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964417852912045049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58808201516530449792011-08-29T07:45:04.531-07:002011-08-29T07:45:04.531-07:00This is s rerun. You told this same story back in...This is s rerun. You told this same story back in November.notworthreadinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938114874872354702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48348912217289335302011-08-29T07:00:31.210-07:002011-08-29T07:00:31.210-07:00I am really enjoying Hirsch's work on Damages ...I am really enjoying Hirsch's work on Damages on DirecTV.Emmett Flatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76060861378253728232011-08-29T06:19:36.709-07:002011-08-29T06:19:36.709-07:00Thank you. My life sometimes feels like that momen...Thank you. My life sometimes feels like that moment. I appreciate the perspective and the comic relief. <br /><br />Molto grazie,<br /><br />Alan TomlinsonAlan Tomlinsonnoreply@blogger.com