Monday, November 11, 2013

Congratulations on Figuring Out What You Know Her From!



She'll have an aura about her, a kind of undeniable presence that will radiate out from her the moment she steps into the room.  It'll be intimidating, in a sense, but you, ever the bold one, will know that you have to step up, you just have to talk to her.  Not stepping up, not talking to her, is not a possibility.

You'll wrack your brain while you're walking, reeling through credits in your head.  You'll know she's never been in a movie with Sylvester Stallone.  You'll know she isn't a leading lady, but you'll also know that she works a lot and that she's really great at everything she does.  You'll know she's got a reputation for playing sexpots, but a particular kind of apparently restrained sexpot, who, when the lights go down, takes the gloves off, as it were.

By the time you get up to her you'll have it on the tip of your tongue, so you'll shout, as she talks to a young man seated next to her about fractions:

"YOU WERE ON M.A.S.H.!"

She'll roll her eyes at the boy, then turn to you and frown.

"Nope."

Then she'll turn back to the kid and continue helping him with his math homework.

If you were a normal person, you'd just walk away at this point. But you're anything but normal, and you know you know this lady, you'll know you're right, you'll know, in part, because you've had several scotches during the day, so you'll stand your ground and shout at her

"NO.  YOU WERE!  YOU WERE THE BLONDE LADY."

She'll turn around and shout at you back.

"Dude!  Fuck off!"

You'll be taken aback, but then, when you consider it from her perspective, you'll realize this happens a lot.  Part of you will want to walk away, leave her with the boy she's tutoring and just go back to drinking alone in a corner. But that part of you will be tiny compared to the part that makes you shout:

"HOT LIPS HOULAHAN. I GOT IT."

At this point, Judy Greer will mace you.

You'll fall to the ground, clutching your eyes, shrieking:

"IT WAS A REAL HONOR TO MEET YOU."

By the time you get your eyesight back, she'll be gone, but the memory of being maced by a talented character actress will last you a lifetime.  And TMZ will contact you tomorrow for an interview, because this literally do not have anything better to do with their time.

Congratulations on Figuring Out What You Know Her From!

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