Date with destiny
I’ve written obsessively about her for months now, but last weekend I finally came face-to-face with the golden goddess herself, Ms. Christine Baranski.
It was a spur of the moment encounter — some friends and I were walking through New York and passed the theater where CB is currently performing in Boeing-Boeing. Knowing that she comes out to greet her adoring public after each show, we decided to stick around for a piece of the action.
I can honestly say I’ve never been more excited for anything in my life, and the interaction went better than I ever could have imagined (and believe me, I’ve imagined it many many times). I told her it was my 21st birthday, and that seeing her made my night. Her reaction was of genuine flattery (I’m not crazy, I swear) followed by a kiss on the cheek and a “You gonna get drunk tonight, kiddo?”
Of course, per her request, I drank until I blacked out — and although I remember almost nothing about the night, the memory of CB will live on forever,
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