Saw and was ignored by Bette Midler yesterday — Page 4

this thread is a giant waste of space and energy that does not advance anything that most of us love or care about......

I love and care about people losing their damn minds on this board, so this thread is great!

broadwaysfguy said: "this thread is a giant waste of space and energy that does not advance anything that most of us love or care about......"

It took you four screens to figure that out?! You need to sharpen your skills, girl.

I used to live in Northern Manhattan and lived near the New Leaf Cafe where Bette had somehow been instrumental in its turning from a hot dog stand in Fort Tryon Park to a nice sort of upscale, successful dining establishment. I had heard from the staff members there that Bette who was involved in the fundraising efforts to make NYC parks a better place, was not really a very nice person when she would come to visit, so it doesn't surprise me that she would not be nice and friendly out in public. Oh, well, I've found it best to just treat celebrities as you would treat anyone else. Be nice and friendly but don't make a big deal about them. That's how I've always handled being around them the few times I've seen them.

FindingNamo said: "Is it so hard to believe that exuberant entertainers can be incredibly shy offstage?"

Are you shy and demure offline?

I'd like to back up for a teeny tiny second and ask the purely rhetorical question: Is it fair to say we've "met" somebody who totally ignores us whether intentionally or by circumstance of deafness?

I stood in a crowd as Mrs Thatcher passed. Does that mean I met her? I shared a lift with a well-known UK stage actor. We didn't chat. Does that count as meeting?

Very well said...and I pretty much agree with what you are saying and I freely admit I was upset when I wrote this....I stand pretty much corrected in terms of use of this board. Still feel she could have looked my way. But well done in terms of what you said and the politeness in which you said it. So tell me...Have I broken board protocol by admitting I could have stated it better etc.? Doesn't seem to happen much here.

PS....to the other poster ....I retracted early on that the word "met" was a poor choice of words...so get over that one too please...

Since you are a new arrival I will cordially point out that you can actually edit the subject line- it might help to flag up your epiphany.

I went to an event several years ago for Bette Midler. She was polite, signed her latest cd, and some Memorabilia, and some even had a chance to take a few pictures. She might be very involved with her career, and might not have the time to chat with fans.

However, Some stars today when they see someone with an item to be signed, might think their signed item might go on the internet. This might discourage them from wanting to sign anything, or talk to some who might not be real fans but merchants.

Things were different when Bette Davis was "it". Fans weren't as demanding as they are now. We also didn't have crazies lurking around very corner.

I understand wanting to meet someone you admire (somewhat), but this was her private time. She owed you nothing. Note: several posters have had stories of Bette's loveliness when the instance WAS in a professional setting: she's at work.

If you were at the bowling alley and you saw the butcher from the Piggly Wiggly, would you approach him and say you love him because you got a great rump roast last week?

As for the poster who worked with Linda Hunt, the key word is WORK. She was working. It might be fun to be an extra and hang out on set, but Miss Hunt, I can assure was thinking about her character, her lines, not wasting production time, continuity etc. She might have also been in character when she replied.

She might have ignored everyone because any type of response/acknowledgment usually turns into, "Can I take a picture with you or can I have an autograph." I can understand her just wanting to be there to shop and not be hounded every 5 seconds.

None of us are in this type of "world famous" position, so its hard to say what is the proper way to react.