Catching Up On Five Months Of Celebrity Sightings

Seeing a celebrity today reminded me of how long it had been since I had given a celebrity report. Some recent sightings:

• Jennifer Westfeldt: on Broadway in the 80s, with hair just as pretty as when she’s on Notes From The Underbelly (that was today’s)
• Garrison Keillor: on Columbus Avenue
• Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols: at The Seafarer on Friday night (and in seats only four rows better than ours)
• David Hyde Pierce: on Broadway in the 60s

In December or January, I also happened to be riding the subway with Kyra Sedgwick, and when we both got off the train and went up to the street, I finally saw her go into a building and confirmed that she (and, I assume, the also frequently sighted Kevin Bacon) are our neighbours. Around Christmas I was near sightings of Rebecca DeMornay and John Carroll Lynch, but didn’t actually spot them myself.

At 30 Rock, I saw Darrell Hammond in the elevator once. But on my very last day at the office, I had my best sighting of all: walking back to the office from the ladies’ room, I came face to face with Conan O’Brien leaving the gym, still all sweaty and everything, and he looked me in the eye and said “Hi.” I’m sure it was just as cool for him as it was for me.