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Ewan McGregor

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This picture was taken almost two years ago (Nov 2003), when they were filmming some scenes from "Stay" in my neighborhood. I stopped by the set on my way home from work and snapped a picture with the very friendly Mr. McGregor, who held the door for residents of the building, chatted with fans, signed a 20-Euro note, and held someone's baby between shots.

I love the cool movie set lighting.

Armchair apocrypha [241/365]

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Not much to do in Naarden except when the bi-anual photofestival is going on. It's a beautiful old walled city near the water, where quite some celebrities have their home.

Bill Gates & Tom Brokaw

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So, I was back home in Watertown, SD, for Dad's 60th birthday. I was bored at home one afternoon, and my brother called from work to tell me he heard Bill Gates just arrived in town and was at the public library. Yeah, Bill Gates flew to little ol' Watertown for some walleye fishing, right?

I went anyway. Hung around the library (with many others expecting to see the guy) for 15-20 minutes and didn't see him. Someone said Bill and Tom Brokaw were going to the county courthouse. So I went out to my car and waited for them, to see where they would go.

Sure enough, a black Suburban pulled up, and out of the library stroll Bill and Tom. I snapped a couple photos, but was too far away for them to be recognizable. I got this rush of excitement: I must follow them to the courthouse! I must get photos! It was weird, I don't get celebrity crazy like this -- especially for some giga-rich CEO of a software company.

Anyway, I broke a few speed limits and raced to the courthouse. A few minutes later, the Gates-Brokaw convoy arrived. A camera crew and some other folks scoped the area, then Bill and Tom walked around talking while the camera crew recorded the segment. The cool thing was that the only people on the courthouse lawn were me, Bill, Tom, the entourage, and some older guy walking by that noticed the cameras. He introduced himself and started talking to Gates (who appeared less-than-thrilled to make his acquaintance). I just snapped my pictures, and didn't think about asking for autographs.

If it had been Steve Jobs, however...