Now I love it too. 0000001506 00000 n Brushes with "Greatness" Non-Actuarial Topics. 0000003263 00000 n The Story: My first wife Donna matriculated at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. How many times have you listened to someone’s “brush with greatness” story only to hear them conclude with, “They were just like regular people”? David Letterman use to have a spot on his show called “Brush with Greatness.” Audience members would volunteer to share their experiences with celebrities, shorts figures, etc. You don’t meet many celebrities while driving a John Deere tractor on the Iowa farm. Too often our relationship with God amounts only to a brush with greatness. Published on February 19, 2008 by brian. Posted by The Fallen on January 29, 2002. I don’t have any pictures of myself with famous people. "'"$�Ͽ3��^�����K�"Y�mv;:�'��j��&/~:�m+2�[Pz�Ey�=�F^���p�'��[����yj=4�߱� �G : : : : : : I found this if it's of any use : : : A 1960s English paperback about sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in the London mod scene. S4���W+Xz���X�Q�Y� ����{;O����2�� �E�+-M� M��- ��c�r�;�J�} ��AT�ͮ��d��,gs�T��d��-�m^���fbҏq� You are friends with the coolest (un-famous) person in the world = 75 points (must share story), Being married to a famous person = 50 points, Being otherwise blood-related to a famous person = 25 points, Meeting and touching a famous (or infamous) person = 10 points, Meeting a famous (or infamous) person = 5 points, Meeting the relative of a famous (or infamous) person = 3 points, Knowing someone that a TV character is based upon = 2 points, Dave Chappelle’s sister Felicia once spent the weekend at our house. Realizing The Greatness wants a forever friendship with you. When we talk about famous people and our encounters with them, it reflects a desire to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Donna and I are watching a DVD called “Inside the Actor’s Studio” Perhaps you’ve seen some of these interviews? That, too, is part of growing up in Iowa. My girlfriend never gave up though, and after another year or so, she tried again, and as it turned out, the show grew on me. We met as employees of a city opera company in New England. No, you don’t understand, HE WENT TO CORNELL!! <<9a83454497a6a0428796ef8a4492eb77>]>> And the first time I heard someone on the show say his full name, I nearly swallowed my tongue. There is no other. We have a solid sense of who we are, including an understanding people are people and they all put their pants on the same way. “Hey, by the way, did you know there’s a character on a TV show with your name?”. Brushes with greatness. David Letterman used to have a segment on his show where he went into the audience and did quick interviews with “ordinary people” who had had a fleeting encounter with a celebrity. %PDF-1.5 %���� We either acknowledge God owns and rules and exercises complete control over His world or we double down and dig in, shoring up the ground around the idol of our pride. I had seen it a few times.
For being close friends with Robert Crumb (one of his illustrators), and there was even a movie called “American Splendor,” with Paul Giamatti playing Harvey. Brush with greatness. Behind me, a white dot moon reflected it’s light on the surface of the lake. In Reply to: Billy Idol and of little of no relevance posted by Word Camel on January 29, 2002: : : : While it is a fairly recent term, I was wondering who coined the phrase?
Fast forward about five years or so……..this would be 1993 maybe? So, now I was 95% toward knowing for sure if the two dudes were in fact…………………..the same dude. Brush with Greatness. This claim is unsubstantiated. startxref He is the One true sovereign God. ˒J������|O��� Y�ڠ�c��!�j��z �OZ�yz���7������ Z��j�}W2̙s.��Ja4�G����7���SFQ��m�Y$��? The God who hangs all the stars in the sky, spreads out the heavens like a tent and uses the earth as a place to rest His feet (Isaiah 40), that God loves us.
But the point remains.). He politely said, “Hey, no problem” and we both kept walking. So, we’re cycling through the series and get into season 3, and I meet a few new characters. One of them is an aggressive, but dweebie guy who went to Cornell. �O�Fsmb�祺Q�
I’d just finished a hike up Camelback Mountain when my blind side body checked a guy coming out of a dessert shop. 0000000016 00000 n He was a lover of opera. 475 9 Plus, I’ve never been one who cared much about fame.
While she was there, she became friends with a group of “interesting” people. Andy Bernard, being the inspiration for the name of one of the characters. When I used to stay up and watch late-night TV during the week, I always loved Letterman. David Letterman use to have a spot on his show called “Brush with Greatness.” Audience members would volunteer to share their experiences with celebrities, shorts figures, etc. If there’s anything I’m good at, it doesn’t rise to the level of greatness. In the early years of his late night television show, David Letterman went into the studio audience to ask people for stories about their random encounters with famous people. So, fast forward 13 years or so……..this would be around 2006. Posted by ESC on January 29, 2002. 475 0 obj<> endobj ��7�Ǽ�J밪 ����H^W���S���� But there have been some strange things that have happened, in my 57 years of earthly existence. The words of Psalm 8 came to mind. Here is Harvey, being interviewed about the opera: Harvey was also a Jazz Critic, known for his insight into music. The character [Andy Bernard] is named after American economist, , professor of international economics at the. In Reply to: Brush with greatness posted by ESC on January 29, 2002: : : : : While it is a fairly recent term, I was wondering who coined the phrase? We bump into Him on Sunday mornings and maybe Wednesday evenings.
I met Harvey Pekar in Oberlin, Ohio at the premiere of his one and only opera, “Leave Me Alone!” 10 points.
But when I was introduced to Harvey, I shook his hand and promptly said, “How do I do?”. I had some checks that I needed Andy to sign, and while he was signing them I took the dive. Actuarial Outpost > Cyberchat > Non-Actuarial Topics: Brushes with "Greatness" I did have a literal brush, or should I say “bump”, with greatness one Saturday afternoon in downtown Scottsdale. So, at this point, I guess I should tell you where I worked at that time. 0000000491 00000 n So, one day she persuaded me to watch it. It premiered at Oberlin College in northwest Ohio, in December, 2008. Through the shadowy branches of the hackberry tree I watched them twinkle, a sea of stars God had sprinkled over the dark sky. 3 points.
During my time working concerts at America West Arena I sold t-shirts to comedian David Spade, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton while he was still a college basketball player, and musician Bruce Hornsby of “Bruce Hornsby and the Range”. endstream endobj 476 0 obj<. I mean, it still could have been some other Andy Bernard, right? Until one day when I heard his damn name again on the show, and I decided to see if I could find out where Greg Daniels (the show’s (U.S. version) creator/producer) got that name. �a;�?�D�Lҏ��tPI�D�a��.���Ű�$]�F��̋o���ȥ�,���Z���ȖEI2����^+e ��@;im (1< p�F�IG#G!Vu� In the early years of his late night television show, David Letterman went into the studio audience to ask people for stories about their random encounters with famous people.
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