Embarrassing story, while in Vegas.

[iCamaro]

I play this picture game on C5 called Random Picture Association Thread 2. A few post back there were two photo of Jason Alexander. It was the second one that reminded me of a story while I was in Vegas. Here is the photo:



Let me set the scene...

It was July 5th, 1989 and I was only 8 years old. I remember watching the first episode of Seinfeld. I remember one comment I made to my mom. "Why does this guy tell jokes during the show?" Many years later I started watching Seinfeld again. By this time I was mature enough to get the jokes and understand the ironic, (Great 90's word!) one liners, and zingers. Coupled with their superficial conflict. I was hooked!

My Wife purchased ever episode for me and at the time of our first year of marriage we were poor and didn't have cable. So we watch ever show together. By this time, I had already seen them all many times, but she never watched the shows before. I still recorded the shows on the DVR today just so its random! This drives my wife nuts. Needless to say between all my quote in random conversation to people and constant watching... I'm a big fan.

I also play a lot of Texas Holdem. I even have all the professional supplies needed to run a 250 person tournament. I get hired for a lot of charity poker games. So now my wife and I are planing a National Lampoons Vegas Vacations! I want to go during the World Series of Poker and we do. I also know that Jason Alexander plays every year in the game. So I have to meet him! It took me two days to find his table! The WSOP is a big event held in two huge rooms with multiple day ones. The whole time I am looking for him I keep saying to myself. DO NOT call him George Costanza, when I should have been thinking DO NOT make an ass out of yourself!

So my wife spots him. He is short stacked and about to go out. So I am thinking all the stars are aligning and I am going to get to talk to him and take a photo. I watch him go all in... and then gets busted. Now I super excited, but at the same time. I know how it feels to get busted from a poker game. You always need a couple minutes and really don't want to talk to anyone. I ignore this thought along with many other and proceed to follow him.

So I give my wife the camera to take a picture and this is where everything goes completely wrong!

"George! I mean, Jason! Can I get a picture with you?" I said.

"Yeah sure." Jason said, in an unexcited almost annoyed way.

"Jason, I am a big fan! I still watch the shows everyday. I planned my whole trip around you. I have been looking for you for days! I am so glad to see you!" I said, knowing I was gushing and looking like a fool. Blurting these lines out in almost a run on sentence.

Jason stops smiling and as my wife takes another photo, he looks at her. Then he said. "Gee, thats kind of stalkerish you think?"

I start laughing not know what to say and my wife says, "Yeah, that is exactly what I think too!"

So she throws me under the bus! The photos are not turning out that great because of my crap camera, I am making the biggest ass out of myself, and its not ever over! Jason starts to leave and walk out of the poker room. He walks out to the hallway and gets on the phone. I am ready to leave too. Now, it just so happen that he was walking in front of us and we where going to the same cab line, exiting the the side of the casino. I didn't even notice until my wife said something to me.

I was looking at the awful photos and I look up and he's walking out the door. He looks behind him and sees me! Then he starts talking on the phone. Now, we're in line together and his cap is next. He then quickly bolts out of line, walks away until I get in the cap then he hurries in line again! So, now I know he must have been thinking. This guy is going to follow me to my room and kidnap me or something. By this time, I know I have already made myself look like the biggest idiot and stalker. But, for some reason I keep talking. Right before I close the door to the cab I say...

"It was really great to meet you! Thanks for the pictures."

I get the half wave with the look you get from people when they are just glad that you are leaving and in front of them. I am happy in the cab, but my Wife quickly points out that I am the biggest idiot and she lets me know I made a fool of myself.


To this day, I am sure Jason Alexander thinks that there is some half crazed, 6'3, moron that is stilling in a basement watching loops of Seinfeld and eating junior mints! I can laugh now, but there is still a part of me that thinks... I really wish I would have handled that better. I am such an ass!

Here is a photo of me with Jason Alexander.

[PoorMansCamaro]

when you got to the cab part, i was expecting fresh prince of bel-air ending.

[lordfriday2]

yeah... i agree, it's tough to get past being star struck, working security in vegas, you get over that pretty fast... glad you got to meet him though, when I had to deal with seinfeld in vegas he looked sickly and thin, i just wanted to give the guy a sandwich or something....

[Apex Motorsports]

That is hilarious.

[Mr Twisty]

You should have told him you want to be an architect when you grow up.

[iCamaro]

Originally Posted by aSSian

when you got to the cab part, i was expecting fresh prince of bel-air ending.

I saw that thread. That was a funny story!

Originally Posted by lordfriday2

yeah... i agree, it's tough to get past being star struck, working security in vegas, you get over that pretty fast... glad you got to meet him though, when I had to deal with seinfeld in vegas he looked sickly and thin, i just wanted to give the guy a sandwich or something....

I have yet to see Jerry, but I could see him looking like that after watching his Comedians in cars getting coffee on the internet.

Originally Posted by Apex Chase

That is hilarious.

Now it is, but at the time I was embarrassed. Thanks for posting the photo and bring up a funny memory!

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

You should have told him you want to be an architect when you grow up.

Or I could have introduced myself as Art Vandelay!

[Scalded Dog]

A few years ago, I was fresh out of my four- year stint in the U.S. Army, and got a job as an extra on movie. Morgan Freeman was among the cast, and played an Army General. At one point in between shoots, we were walking towards each other... I told myself, "Don't salute. Don't salute."..... of course, my freakin' arm with the four- year long habit of saluting anything with shiny metal (and especially with stars) on the collar came flying up into a smart salute as soon as we were "within range." He sort of laughed, but saluted back.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by iCamaro

Or I could have introduced myself as Art Vandelay!

You could have added to the freaky stalker theme, tell him you're a porn star named, Buck Naked...

[iCamaro]

Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

A few years ago, I was fresh out of my four- year stint in the U.S. Army, and got a job as an extra on movie. Morgan Freeman was among the cast, and played an Army General. At one point in between shoots, we were walking towards each other... I told myself, "Don't salute. Don't salute."..... of course, my freakin' arm with the four- year long habit of saluting anything with shiny metal (and especially with stars) on the collar came flying up into a smart salute as soon as we were "within range." He sort of laughed, but saluted back.

That's awesome!

[iCamaro]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

You could have added to the freaky stalker theme, tell him you're a porn star named, Buck Naked...

Oh man, my wife might just have walked away from me if I did that!