Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Todd Spence: Obscure celebrity spotter extraordinaire

Okay, so I have a knack to spot the most random people in cinema of yore. I'm talkin' like Bill Moseley or "that one dude from Maverick".

Today, I was driving back from _________ and spotted an older gentleman standing on the corner of Sunset and some side street. I instantly recognized the guy, but thought "nah, probably not. Better be a weirdo and double check." So I drove around the block and up the street to make sure it was or wasn't the person I was thinking of. Certainly enough, it was him. The guy I'm referring to is Joe Dante, director of classic films of my growing up; "Gremlins", "The Howling", "The Burbs", Segment 3 from "The Twilight Zone: The Movie", "Innerspace", "The Explorers". Anyway, that's the type of celebrities that excite me. And that's the type of people that I can instantly recognize.

I've also seen the black guy from Predator (his name escapes me but he is indeed THE black guy from Predator), Jeff Garlin, and Elliot Gould.

I have a knack for these things, folks. Call it a gift. A gift to confuse the people with me when these random sightings occur.

If any of these names confuse you, it just makes me feel all the more amazing.