I've never been, but I'm told that famous people line the streets in Hollywood. You can go to lunch, look over at a corner booth and see big actor chowing down on a roast beef sandwich.

On Tuesday, I got to hang out with Carl Franklin at Hanafin's Irish Pub. He had just finished a recording a DotNetRocks session with some super stars and sat down with my WCF classmate and me for a beer. I've been listening to his shows for years so it was a real treat to chat it up in person.

Then, today (Thursday), I'm eating my roast beef sandwich at Steve & Cheri's Brooklyn Style Deli when I look over and see none other than Geoff Maciolek chowing down on a delicious deli treat about 3 feet from our table. I wasn't quite sure at first, but then we started murmuring about code and databases at our table and Geoff couldn't resist chiming in with a comment; then I was absolutely sure. It went something like this:

Geoff: Ah, spaghetti code

Me: Hey, you're Geoff Maciolek!

Geoff: Thats me! (ok, he didn't really say that, but that's what I think in my head because he's says it at the end of so many DNR shows... he just kind of stares and looks incredulous because a total stranger said his name)

Me: I know you from DNR and Mondays!

Geoff: Yeah, I'm over there with Carl...

We exchange a few more pleasentries and chat for a minute, then Geoff leaves the deli and I go back to the afternoon session of the WCF Master class - happier than a pup with two peters.

I leave this town Saturday. What are the chances that I'll be filling up my rental car at the gas station and see Karen drive by with Richard in the passenger seat and Mark running after them down the street, screaming profanities with a stream of toilet paper trailing out of his pants?