It’s official: I won the Microsoft Office ’10 Winter Games Contest and will be blogging at the Olympics for the software giant from my personal blog CrazyBlogginCanuck.com.
Thrill of a lifetime, for sure!
In addition to the obvious excitement of being part of the Olympic experience, I am over the moon at the prospect of meeting the greatest athletes in the world, many of whom will become household names in just a few weeks.
I have been having quite a few brushes with celebrity lately. I was recently invited to walk the red carpet at a special advanced screening of the movie Extraordinary Measures at the Denver Pavilions. Not only would the real-life inspiration behind the film be in attendance but also Canadian cutie pie, Brendan Fraser ofThe Mummy acclaim.
I turned it down because I already had another commitment at church.
And yes, I am expecting extra blessings for choosing Jesus over Hollywood.
Unless I happen to get struck by lightening for even writing that.
It’s not that I didn’t want to catch a glimpse of Brendan Fraser but I’ve just never been one who was wowed by celebrity. Sure, I was like the other giggling teen-age girls who lusted over ’80s heartthrobs Ralph Macchio and Thomas Howell but I never poured over the pages of Tiger Beat magazine.
At least not in public.
Over the years, I’ve had a few celebrity encounters but my most memorable was at the New York City airport. I was in a long line waiting to board when I overheard the two men behind me, “Yeah, I think that’s him…I really think that’s him!”
I turned to see who they were ogling at. Lo-and-behold, Mr. Star Wars a.k.a. James Earl Jones was waiting to board a neighboring flight to Toronto.
The men were as star-struck as a couple of giddy school girls. Not wanting to humiliate themselves, they attempted to embarrass their posterity: two unsuspecting 11-year-old boys. After much prodding, pleading, and bribery the boys finally agreed. The deal was they had to go over to James Earl Jones and in their most Darth Vader-esque voice, tell him to “Come over to the Dark Side.”
By now, we were all watching as the boys brazenly made their way over to James Earl Jones. The only problem was they kept walking right past him to a nearby Hasidic Jew who was garbed in a conspicuous black fedora. As soon as these fathers saw they had the wrong guy, they bolted over there but not in time to stop them from delivering their line to the wrong man.
Fingers are crossed I can tell Bode Miller and Lindsey Von apart at the Olympics.
Author: Amber Johnson
Amber is the founder and editor of Mile High Mamas, travel writer and former columnist for The Denver Post. She is a passionate community builder and loves the outdoors. She has two awesome teens and is happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
Melissa @ Full Circle
You earned your wings for passing on the premier, girl!
Repeat after me: Shaun White’s hair is red
Shaun White’s hair is red..
Cannot WAIT to follow your journey at the Olympics.. SO EXCITED!
Amber's Crazy Bloggin' Canuck
Wait. The Flying Tomato has RED hair? 🙂
yvonne
I’m sure you’ll do a great job.
Love the James Earl Jones story.
Tonya
It’s going to be great. I can’t wait to read all about it.
Lauren in GA
I know your choosing Jesus over Hollywood will not go unnoticed by The Man Upstairs.
You make me laugh.
It will be easy to distinguish the difference between Bode and Lindsey…she has the impeccable bone structure.
Amber's Crazy Bloggin' Canuck
Impeccable bone structure. I love it. 🙂
Tee aka The Diva's Thoughts
Wow…Tiger Beat! You brought back some serious memories of my teenie bopper days. lol
Did I just say “teenie bopper”? Oye Vey!
gina
ahh, but the question is, will you tell Bode about Bode? : )
Melissa
Love it!! I’m sure James Earl Jones had NEVER heard that line before… I think it’s great that they got the wrong guy 🙂
Lori
You so need a poster of your son with his name emblazoned on it.
Just in case you run into Lindsey.
Amber Johnson
LOL–you’re TOTALLY giving me ideas. 🙂
JoAnn
I am so excited for you, and I can’t wait to hear ALL about it! 🙂
Kassie Bunting
I LOVE that story. I woke up my baby I was laughing so hard.
Teresa
I knew you would make it. Congrats!
Rajean
Amber,
You can’t say ‘I never win anything’ anymore. But, IMHO, you didn’t win. You were chosen as the best for the job. Have your feet touched the ground yet?
FYI, Brendan is a tall drink of water and smells very nice. Our pictures were blurry, so my daughter & I fail at being stalkers, but because of our later arrival, I walked into the theater right behind him and his entourage. The film is inspiring, I suggest renting it when you return from the Olympic Village.
How COOL is THAT? I hope you get to dance with Apolo Ohno~ That would make a great blog!
diana/sunshine
congratulations again, amber. you’re going to do great. they picked the perfect person for such a job. i look forward to reading not only your coverage of the games, but all the craziness that seems to follow you =)
Noelle
haha – James Earl Jones must have been pretty amused by that!
Amber Johnson
I don’t know that he overheard. Or maybe he pretended not to. 🙂
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