Kevin Costner
So just in case you don't keep up with my facebook or twitter updates...
I was about five feet away from Kevin Costner today!
So this was really random. We'd just started our five-minute break for Richard's class, and Willi asked if anyone wanted to go try to see Kevin Costner at Driscoll (the student center which is right next to our building). I had no idea he was going to be there and I wasn't the only one! So pretty much our entire class went running to Driscoll to try to catch a glimpse. We got there and it was an Obama rally and Costner was there to give his support. We signed in with the student in charge of the event, and he told us Costner was supposed to be there within the next five minutes.
We all squirmed around waiting - we wanted to see him, since it was a really small room and small audience, but we didn't want to be disrespectful to Richard. So we decided to wait as long as we could in the meantime. We took pictures with the Obama cut-out (if you're wondering, all 13 anthro grad students are voting for Obama) and were given huge sheets of Obama stickers. So then they started giving their opening announcements, and I turned around and there was Kevin Costner!
I thought he'd come in by the stage somewhere, but he came in from the side right where we were standing. So we were the first people to spot him, and were super close. We were the first star-struck people of the event and he spotted all of us staring at him and gave us a little smile and nod. He totally looked too cool for school - sunglasses and cowboy boots, and he actually is taller than I expected. He looked good! I took a camera phone picture, but my phone sucks and won't send picture messages. Willi took a picture with his iPhone though, so I'll post as soon as Willi uploads it to facebook. I definitely think that's the most popular celebrity I've ever seen... aside from meeting Danny Glover at the Grand Canyon when I was six. lol.
KEVIN COSTNER! haha. Weird too, because as Luce informed me, Zach Braff was at DU on Saturday. If I hadn't had a shift at DSW on Saturday, I would have gone to check him out. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by all the celebrity visitors - Denver isn't that far from LA, we're a private school (which means lots of money to fund causes or speakers), and Denver is just a cool place to be.
So then they announced him and he headed to the stage to talk, and we ran back to class. Richard thought we were hilarious... lol. He loves us - he was even gushing to Larry (our resident GPR/Archaeology professor) about how much he loves our class. So I'm pretty sure we could get away with anything with him. Let's hope that's the case when it comes to his final this Thursday! We're terrified!
I was about five feet away from Kevin Costner today!
So this was really random. We'd just started our five-minute break for Richard's class, and Willi asked if anyone wanted to go try to see Kevin Costner at Driscoll (the student center which is right next to our building). I had no idea he was going to be there and I wasn't the only one! So pretty much our entire class went running to Driscoll to try to catch a glimpse. We got there and it was an Obama rally and Costner was there to give his support. We signed in with the student in charge of the event, and he told us Costner was supposed to be there within the next five minutes.
We all squirmed around waiting - we wanted to see him, since it was a really small room and small audience, but we didn't want to be disrespectful to Richard. So we decided to wait as long as we could in the meantime. We took pictures with the Obama cut-out (if you're wondering, all 13 anthro grad students are voting for Obama) and were given huge sheets of Obama stickers. So then they started giving their opening announcements, and I turned around and there was Kevin Costner!
I thought he'd come in by the stage somewhere, but he came in from the side right where we were standing. So we were the first people to spot him, and were super close. We were the first star-struck people of the event and he spotted all of us staring at him and gave us a little smile and nod. He totally looked too cool for school - sunglasses and cowboy boots, and he actually is taller than I expected. He looked good! I took a camera phone picture, but my phone sucks and won't send picture messages. Willi took a picture with his iPhone though, so I'll post as soon as Willi uploads it to facebook. I definitely think that's the most popular celebrity I've ever seen... aside from meeting Danny Glover at the Grand Canyon when I was six. lol.
KEVIN COSTNER! haha. Weird too, because as Luce informed me, Zach Braff was at DU on Saturday. If I hadn't had a shift at DSW on Saturday, I would have gone to check him out. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by all the celebrity visitors - Denver isn't that far from LA, we're a private school (which means lots of money to fund causes or speakers), and Denver is just a cool place to be.
So then they announced him and he headed to the stage to talk, and we ran back to class. Richard thought we were hilarious... lol. He loves us - he was even gushing to Larry (our resident GPR/Archaeology professor) about how much he loves our class. So I'm pretty sure we could get away with anything with him. Let's hope that's the case when it comes to his final this Thursday! We're terrified!