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An open letter to Neil Patrick Harris
You: a handsome openly gay man who has shared your talent and passion for acting with the world for a very long time.
Me: an obnoxious chubb-ette, who is not a morning person, but a total fan of you.
Why do I take the time to point this out? Well, because I truly hope that you are not offended if you happened to catch a random person being tactless next to you in line for breakfast burritos at the Balloon Fiesta saturday morning. When I realized it was you and your family in line next to me and my family, I couldn't help but point out to my mom and aunt that it was in fact - Doogie Howser - standing next to us. Now, don't get me wrong, that is not my association for you, I happen to be a somewhat educated and interested fan. I love you as Dr. Horrible. I stomached Starship Troopers because you were in it. And I, unlike my mother, do think you are fun to watch in your womanizing character Barney on How I Met Your Mother. (My mom doesn't think you are believable in the role - and I don't agree)
So, to my defense, standing in a crowd of people at 6:30am, having been up since 4:30 (but still not awake), I truly hope I didn't offend you if you overheard me saying "MOM! Doogie Howser is next to us in line!" (I don't think that's what I said exactly, but I'm sure it was crass and LOUD - I have no control of the volume of my voice sometimes). It was so early that I just could not bring your name to the front of my mind. And, admittedly, I was a little excited.
I love that you're a local. I love that you got up at the ass crack of dawn to see the balloons. And I think it's funny that we both braved that particular breakfast burrito stand saturday morning. I wasn't fond of mine. I hope yours was better, and that you're whole balloon fiesta wasn't filled with asshats like me.
you rock,
Marina
Me: an obnoxious chubb-ette, who is not a morning person, but a total fan of you.
Why do I take the time to point this out? Well, because I truly hope that you are not offended if you happened to catch a random person being tactless next to you in line for breakfast burritos at the Balloon Fiesta saturday morning. When I realized it was you and your family in line next to me and my family, I couldn't help but point out to my mom and aunt that it was in fact - Doogie Howser - standing next to us. Now, don't get me wrong, that is not my association for you, I happen to be a somewhat educated and interested fan. I love you as Dr. Horrible. I stomached Starship Troopers because you were in it. And I, unlike my mother, do think you are fun to watch in your womanizing character Barney on How I Met Your Mother. (My mom doesn't think you are believable in the role - and I don't agree)
So, to my defense, standing in a crowd of people at 6:30am, having been up since 4:30 (but still not awake), I truly hope I didn't offend you if you overheard me saying "MOM! Doogie Howser is next to us in line!" (I don't think that's what I said exactly, but I'm sure it was crass and LOUD - I have no control of the volume of my voice sometimes). It was so early that I just could not bring your name to the front of my mind. And, admittedly, I was a little excited.
I love that you're a local. I love that you got up at the ass crack of dawn to see the balloons. And I think it's funny that we both braved that particular breakfast burrito stand saturday morning. I wasn't fond of mine. I hope yours was better, and that you're whole balloon fiesta wasn't filled with asshats like me.
you rock,
Marina
Tags: balloon, breakfast, burritos, fiesta, starstruck
36 Comments
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Comment by mombat on October 6, 2008 at 5:32pm - Riri , you are great!
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Comment by Sí Serrano aka psychomom on October 6, 2008 at 5:39pm - Albuquerque loves you Doogie!
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Comment by Hairy McLairy on October 6, 2008 at 6:46pm -
I thought he was really good in Starship Troopers as Colonel Carl Jenkins. An Empath Kind-of-SS Officer, who talked with the Brain Bug. Fantastic stuff. Casper van Diem, one of Gary Bussies sons, the chick who married Charlie Sheen.
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Comment by misterhinkydink on October 6, 2008 at 7:10pm
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Comment by Uncle Jess on October 6, 2008 at 7:15pm -
RiRi,
No jury would convict. Can't expect folk to be rational at that time of day. I was there too, and my burrito was very disappointing. It said it had green chile, but I sure couldn't taste any - must be dumbed down for the tourist crowd.
I totally blew off Starship Trooper, but now I've gotta see it.
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Comment by Adelita on October 6, 2008 at 7:28pm -
Riri, I can soooo relate!! Even though I think I'm being cool when I see a celebrity - I'm a total and obvious dork. I try to act like they are not there, yet I can't stop looking. I'm not bold enough to say anything, yet I want to gush and tell them, "I love you!!"
I would hate to be famous and have to deal with bozos like me!
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Comment by Magic Juggler on October 6, 2008 at 7:53pm - Factoid: Neil is an amateur magician. He is a board member of the Magic Castle. He has performed magic tricks on Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres. We have celebrities stop by from time to time. We're hoping he'll stop our magic shop sometime!
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Comment by Kitson Harvey on October 6, 2008 at 8:40pm - I used to own a copy of Starship Troopers. And not just any copy, but an Academy Awards Screening Copy! Which means the VHS cassettes the film company was sending around, trying to get Verhoeven an Oscar. Crazy!
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Comment by Dianne P. on October 6, 2008 at 8:59pm -
I share your love for NPH.
I haven't met many actors, but I've met lots of musicians, and I've found that waving hi or saying hi is actually less weird than freaking out within sight or earshot. For all parties involved.
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Comment by Adelita on October 6, 2008 at 8:59pm
- I forgot to mention that I saw Neil Patrick Harris at the Frontier last December. I saw him, then turned away like I didn't see him and then I started talking to my niece and daughter without moving my lips so that he couldn't see me saying, "That's Dougie Howser!!" Like I said I'm a dork.
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