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The Rambling Insomniac
Tom is a 25+ year resident of Germantown and the surrounding community. He currently lives in Hubertus with his wife and two small kids on a hobby farm near Bark Lake. Tom's blog will likely not save the world, but hopefully, you'll get some enjoyment from his ramblings.
A Brush with Fame
By Tom White
Thursday, Jan 24 2008, 05:25 PM
I always hear stories of people running into or meeting famous people. Well, that just never happens to me. There’s a rumor in my family that we are somehow related to Pat Boone, but short of that, no brushes with fame exist in my family tree. That is until I met my friends Dave and Denice at the bar this past Saturday night.
I walked in, and the place was pretty dead. Dave and Denice were at the bar, as well as a few other couples, and there was a group of people monkeying around over by the pool table. I was exchanging the typical small talk with Dave and Denice, when this conversation ensued;
Dave: “Check out that guy over there playing pool. He looks like Deuce Bigelow.”
Tom: “Wow, he does sort of look like Rob Schneider.”
Dave: “Wait until you see him in the light. It REALLY looks like Deuce Bigelow.”
Denice: “I think I’m taller than Rob Schneider?”
Dave: “Dude?”
Tom: “Dude?”
About then, the Guy That Looks Like Rob Schneider walks into the light so we can see his face.
Tom: “Dude! That guy really does look like Rob Schneider!”
Dave: “Dude! It’s Deuce Bigelow!”
Denice: “Dudes! I think I’m taller than him.”
We then go about our business, enjoying our conversation and a beer or two. About ten minutes later, the Guy That Looks Like Rob Schneider guy approaches us and says, “Hey, were you the guys that wanted to buy me a drink?” Having heard this line used by a million other cheapskates in bars, Dave and I quickly respond;
Tom: “Nope. Sorry man, it wasn’t me.”
Dave: “Wasn’t me either Dude, but weren’t you the guy that was going to buy us a drink?”
We laugh, and the Guy That Looks Like Rob Schneider laughs and shakes Dave’s hand and looks at us as if to say, “Wow, you guys are jerks”. He then walks on down to the next set of patrons at the bar and asks the same question he asked us. While he walks away, we talk again;
Tom: “Oh my God! That guy could be Rob Schneider’s twin!”
Dave: “I think just shook Deuce Bigelow’s hand!”
Denice: “I’m totally taller than that guy!”
Tom: “Dude!”
Dave: “Dude!”
Denice: “Dude!”
We then overhear the Guy That Looks Like Rob Schneider talking with the patrons at the end of the bar. Turns out they did offer to buy him a drink, but he kindly turns them down. He then leaves with the rest of the group from the pool table. Just then, the bartender comes up to us and says, “Isn’t that cool that Rob Schneider was in here!?” and Dave, Denice and I all look at each other like we’re all total idiots.
Turns out the Guy That Looks Like Rob Schneider really was Rob Schneider, aka, Deuce Bigelow. He was in town to see the Packer game on Sunday, and was staying with friends of his from Jackson.
So although I wish I could tell a story of how I partied with Rob Schneider, and did shots with him and played pool with him all night, I honestly can’t. In fact, when I met Rob Schneider, I was kind of a jerk to him.
I hope that when I finally meet Britney, I at least recognize her.
G’Night G’Town
People should realize we’re jerks just like them. ~ Bono
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