Meeting a "Celebrity"

Last week, I had the opportunity to meet a "celebrity".  For those of you that have not been around or don't follow the latest hot topics, the TV show American Idol recently had a contestant from Milwaukee that made it to the finals.  His name was Danny Gokey.  Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to meet his dad Chuck and actually have a nice conversation with him.

He couldn't have been a nicer person.  We talked about Danny's experience on American Idol and about how his dad was able to experience it along with him.  He gave me his views on several of the contestants and said that Paula Abdul was a very nice woman.  Personally, I'm glad to see her leaving the show, but am not thrilled with Ellen taking her place.  Anyway, Danny's dad asked me questions about what I do and seemed genuinely interested in me.  I felt kind of bad afterward that I asked so many questions about the show, etc that he's probably answered over and over again.  But he never let on that he had or that he was tired of answering them.

They had some autographed pictures of Danny along with them and allowed our daughter to pick one out for herself - she was on cloud nine!  I found out that when the AI contestants were here on tour, they had a BBQ at the Gokey's home with many of them.  It made for an interesting picture in my head about them all sitting around in a Milwaukee backyard just having a good time like anyone else that afternoon.

Thanks again "Danny's dad" for taking the time to talk.  I wish Danny all the best in the future!