When Nick was in private school, I spent a lot of time hussling him back and forth from the Ottawa International Aiport. As frequent flyers know, you see a lot of important or famous people if you're just sitting around. One time, we were standing in line and I saw Alex Trebek, the host of Jeopardy , in line in front of us. Obviously, Alex didn't realize there was a line for him (first class) and a line for us (no class). "Nick," I said, excitedly. "Look it's Alex Trebek." He shrugged. "Go on up there. Don't you want to meet Alex Trebek? He just looked at him. "Maybe he'd like to meet me." What a great attitude. I wish I had Nick's self-confidence. For my whole life, I've been fascinated by celebrities and impotent folks, so I spent a lot of time doing jobs that put me in direct contact with them. For a few years, I was an entertainment writer and got to interview all sorts of famous people, mostly on ...
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