Living here in Los Angeles, in particularly, Hollywood, I've seen or met quite a few celebrities and politicians, but I usually don't make a fuss over them. The only one I recall went a bit out of my way to talk to was Alan Hale, the Skipper on Gilligan's Island. He owned a restaurant in West Hollywood and I saw him standing outside its doors one night and I went over to say hello and shake his hand. He was very gracious and seemed to actually enjoy being greeted...
Steve, I saw Jack Soo a few times around Hollywood. He was a part owner of a Chinese restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. I once took my mother there and just as I was telling her there was very little chance of seeing a celebrity actually on Hollywood Blvd., in from the back of the restaurant came Jack Soo. He had a sheaf of papers in his hand and he sat down at a nearby table, took out a pen and began to do some calculations, so I assume they may have bee the restaurant's receipts. My mother went over to say hello and he was very nice to her...
Fast forward a few years. Jack Soo had been diagnosed with cancer and the news was all over the tabloids. I took my mother to a local supermarket. While I was loading the groceries into the car, my mother suddenly took off. I turned to see where she was going and noticed Jack Soo crossing the lot. My mother ran up to him and proceeded to say she had read about him in the National Enquirer and how sorry she was to hear about his cancer. She then proceed to tell him about some of the various treatments she had heard about on TV. I was very embarrassed about this, but Jack was very polite and patient with her and thanked her for her concern. He was a true gentleman and I was very sad when he passed a short time afterward...
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