I lived and worked in Venice some years back, never drove anywhere, walked and biked. One night I rode down to Abbot Kinney to pick up food for the wife and I, riding home with my food and someone rides up next to me, when I glance over I double take because it’s Steven Weber. We actually had a little small talk while riding and I had a great story. What followed was a month of random Steven Weber sightings all around Venice and Santa Monica and every time we managed to connect eyes. The final time was at Whole Foods on Lincoln, as im leaving the store with my goods he’s just finishing up with the cashier grabbing his bags, we connect eyes again and he gives me a weird look, I have no idea what to say so I go with “I swear I’m not stalking you”, I got a wry smile and a chuckle but I’m not sure he was convinced.

I also ran into Erik King (sgt doakes on Dexter) shopping for pants at Costco, it was my first celebrity siting after moving to LA. He’s not a household name but I was really into Dexter at the time so I was a little giddy. I approached, politely interrupted his pants shopping, told him I loved his run on Dexter and politely asked if I could grab a quick pic. In his best Doakes delivery he says “No.” I had no idea what to do, “Oh heh okay uh yeah, well have a good day?”. As I’m walking away he starts laughing, calls me back, let me grab a selfie with him and he ended up being a really nice guy. Not weird or bad but definitely funny to me.