Saw and was ignored by Bette Midler yesterday- Page 5

[TerrenceIsTheMann]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 9:55am

As someone who has lived in both the north and south, I enjoy the Piggly Wiggly reference. It totally is going over 1/2 of people's heads

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 9:55am

I told the dude at the bakery that he had a nice ass when I saw him at The Eagle. Is that the same?

[Jane2]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:15am

Among said - "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."

 

Oy, here we go again. Yes-it was work. We were BOTH working. However, if  you know anything about working on a film, you stand around doing nothing for 12 hours and WORK for 10 minutes. She had no lines, she wasn't in character, we were standing together for 12 hours, waiting for something to happen. She was an extra at that point the same way I was.   

 

Second, if you know anything about film making, it is NOT fun to be an extra and "hang around" on set. It is the worst work I have ever done, and that's why I quit doing it in order to obtain speaking roles and make commercials.

 

Third, I was not in the least bit hurt by her attitude. It was only embarrassing for me, that's all. Why was it embarrassing? Because I just couldn't walk away once I saw her attitude, i had to stand next to her, shoulders touching, for the rest of the day. You're welcome.

Updated On: 9/30/15 at 10:15 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:15am

Pretty sure more than 1/2 of us know what the Piggly Wiggly is.  

 

 

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:19am

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE POOR BUTCHERS?!  THEY DON'T WANT TO BE "ON" ALL THE TIME!

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:21am

Jordan Catalano said: "I told the dude at the bakery that he had a nice ass when I saw him at The Eagle. Is that the same?

 

 

^^^^^^^^^ HAHA!!! THIS!!!!! Thanks for making me laugh out loud at work. 

"

 

Updated On: 9/30/15 at 10:21 AM

[devonian.t]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:50am

I've never heard of a butcher called Piggly Wiggly, but I'm glad to have learned about it now- what a cheerful name- I expect even the little porkers have a smile on their faces as they line up for the sausage machine.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 12:12pm

It's the name of a supermakert, found mostly in the southern US. 

[tazber]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 12:20pm

Hasn't anyone seen Driving Miss Daisy?

[ArtMan]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 5:54pm

LOL.  And the can of tuna that was bought because the pork chops were too tough.

[Bell0708]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 6:34pm

Speak for yourselves.  I am in a world famous position and I know exactly the proper way to react: "STOP TAKING PICTURES RIGHT NOW!!  WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE????  HOW DARE YOU??"  I will never reveal my true identity, you would never be able to guess.

Updated On: 9/30/15 at 06:34 PM

[Bell0708]

Posted: 9/30/15 at 6:40pm

Bell0708 said: "Speak for yourselves.  I am in a world famous position and I know exactly the proper way to react: "STOP TAKING PICTURES RIGHT NOW!!  WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE????  HOW DARE YOU??"  I will never reveal my true identity, you would never be able to guess.

 

This was meant for FameBroadway2.  I'm just too famous to figure out how these message boards work!!!  I'm too busy diva-ing!

 

"

 

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 12:27am

A close friend of mine was Midler's personal assistant for several years and didn't have a bad word to say about the woman. But when I naively mentioned that if there were ever a public event where I might meet Miss M briefly, my friend took my hand and said in her kindest voice, "That will almost certainly never happen."

 

(My friend did get me an authentically signed and personally addressed autographed picture and also some other Midler memorabilia (e.g., a People's Choice winner's certificate) she took out of Midler's trash. LOL.)

 

Coincidentally, that same friend went to college with Tom Selleck's wife and was once talking about how hard it was to keep up with Selleck when he was walking in New York. But as he explained at the time (the height of his movie career in the early 90s), if he strolled or merely said "hello" to a passing fan, it usually meant drawing a crowd of several hundred people in just a few seconds, each of whom expected at least a few moments of personal contact. My friend says Selleck is a very nice man, but simply couldn't function if he were required to hold court every time he left his apartment.

 

I hope this second story provides a little perspective to the OP. Miss Midler probably isn't a bad person, just a very busy person. And let's face it: she ain't Doris Day. What is it about her persona that would lead anyone to expect her to stop and schmooze with strangers?

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 1:59am

I ran into Bette at a grocery store years ago and like an idiot I said, "Oh my god, Bette Midler!"  She laughed and said, "Oh my god, who are you?"  I introduced myself and told her that the first time I'd ever seen her was at Mr. Kelly's in Chicago.  She said, "You probably weren't old enough to be in there." to which I replied, "You probably need new glasses." at which she howled.  I said "Happy shopping," strolled away and that was that.  As others have said, the OP may just have caught her on an off day.