I’m not normally the type of person who gets excited when they see famous people. I don’t approach them and in the few cases where I’ve been spoken to I feel like I handled it relatively normal. I certainly wouldn’t blog about it on the internet…
At Disneyland last weekend, Leslie and I were enjoying dinner with her family at a character-themed restaurant just outside of the park. It’s the type of place where Chip n’ Dale or the freaky bear from “Song of the South”/Splash Mountain bother/delight you. I wouldn’t say it was completely kid-oriented but it certainly skewed that way. About half-way through our meal, a group of middle-aged men walk in and sit down just a few tables away from us. I didn’t really notice them until Leslie’s brother leans over and whispers in my ear “Is that the guy from Full House?” I steal a glance across the restaurant to confirm and found myself locked in a steely blue-eyed death stare with the one and only John Stamos. I immediately broke off eye contact and the following thoughts floated through my mind:
1. Holy shit! Uncle Jesse!
2. “…if every word I said, could make you laugh, I talk foreeeever….oooohh oh….”
3. He has…beautiful…eyes…
4. Wait. Why is Uncle Jesse at a character-themed restaurant in Disneyland at 5:30 PM on a Saturday night with five other middle-aged men (including one who was wearing a doo-rag)
5. Fucking Uncle Jesse!
The sheer ludicrousness of the situation haunted me for the rest of the night. Why?! Why was he there?! It made no sense. They had no children with them. They weren’t showing their wives (or girlfriends(or both)) a good time. Was “Full House” shooting a secret reunion show? Were Jesse and the Rippers reuniting for a one-off show at the Tomorrowland Terrace? Was Aunt Becky there?!
After some research, the real answer turned out to be supremely disappointing: he was attending the NAMM show in Anaheim and my guess is staying at the hotel where the restaurant was located. But that still doesn’t account for the fact that he chose to have dinner in a themed restaurant with five old dudes (with three out of five sporting some sort of leather fashion). Was Chuck E Cheese out of reservations? Granted the restaurant had some really good prime rib.
Also, on his way out he wished Leslie’s grandma happy birthday. Class act, that Stamos. I’m still holding out for the reunion show.
