Hey everybody, it's Anson. Over the last couple of episodes, actress and author Ileana Douglas

shared with us some amazing stories from her book, I Blamed Dennis Hopper. And a couple of those

stories had to do with something many of us have experienced, being starstruck.

And it's a weird thing that, isn't it? First of all, most of it's a weird thing that, isn't it?

First of all, most of its weirdness comes from the disbelief that you're actually standing

next to or talking to or shaking hands with someone you've only seen from afar.

And yes, almost every person out there listening to this has probably had that experience.

So I guess what I'm getting at is that it's weird because it's not actually that weird.

Happens all the time.

I mean, I have to say, speaking of someone who's had that experience from both sides, the recognizor and the recognizee,

I far prefer being the recognizee because when you're the recognizor and the recognizee, I far prefer being the recognizee, because when you're the

recognizableer, there's all that, that really angsty war that goes on in your head about, do I bother

them? No, I can't, but yes, I have to, and oh, they'll hate me, and then the approach, which

we're convinced has to be the most awkward thing ever.

But when you're the recognizee, it really just means people sometimes come up to you and say,

hi, and they're usually really nice. They give you a pat on the back and say nice job.

It's kind of like being an electrician, and every now and then a stranger walks up to you

and says, you know how you decoupled that coaxial cable to avoid ground loops in that new office

building last week? That was sweet. So, how cool is that, right? And you start to realize that angst

we feel as the recognizor, or the nervousness, or the unearned joy,

or the unearned belief that the recognizee is just bound to be a jerk.

Well, all of that is really just in our heads.

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