Fame Vacinity

I'm always curious how I would react if I ever met a genuine celebrity. I'm not talking about the local weatherman or the guy in the used car commercials on Saturday afternoon; I'm talkin' Clooney.

Madonna.

Kutcher.

Legitimate mega-wattage.

But what would happen if you met them? Would you have a screaming fit like the 14-year-olds in Giants Stadium when the Beatles invaded America? Or would you pretend you had no idea who they were like my mom has done everytime a Cubs, Bulls or Bears player walked in her hospital?

There was a video on YouTube capturing a recent Springsteen concert in Europe. Someone in the crowd handed Bruce a six-pack of beers. Bruce took them and passed them to other audience members... but not before sipping a few.

If a legitimate celebrity handed you something like an open beer can with a sip missing, what would you do with it?

Could you just discard it on the ground like you would if some fat drunk (whom we'll call Grandma for the sake of this blog) handed it to you? Would you spread your hand over the opening and do your best to preserve the beer whilst continuing to rock out?

Would you finish the beer?

Things get complicated the closer one gets to fame.