My brush with asshole celebrity. [View All]

[arbusto_baboso]

Living in SoCal the way I do, I've had many encounters with the famous, somewhat-famous, and only-obscurely-famous. Most of the individuals involved have been gracious, and genuinely pleased to be recognized. Sometimes, though, they're jerks.

My most notable "asshole celebrity" encounter was years ago. I had stopped at a gas station along PCH, and noticed that a swanky corvette had pulled up to a pump nearby. In it was Pierce Brosnan. He had his stereo turned up so EVERYONE could hear, and was talking on his cell phone at the time (one of the huge, primitive models - which gives you an idea of when this was). When he was finished gassing up, he peeled out and onto the road. My only thought was, "What an attention-seeking jackhole that guy is!"

In retrospect, I realize this was when his first wife was dying from cancer, so I'm inclined to cut him some slack now. But still, kind of a jerky way to act.