so I met Al Gore last Thursday morning at a book signing here in LA
I made a point of wearing my volunteer-exclusive Sounds Eclectic Evening kcrw t-shirt hoping he might ask me about it.
I walk up....dumbfounded and a wee intimidated by his massively large hand reaching toward me to greet me with a firm handshake...
As we grip each other's hands (aaaackkkk! where did mine go?!!?? it's lost in the midst of this super-human politician hand!) he inspects my shirt and says "great shirt!"
*choke* "thank you" *smile*
I try to think of the smart, informed bullet points I'd planned to share with him but all I could think of was how large his hand and head are and how in awe I am of him and how crazy it was I was standing here before him and he was signing my book and how he liked my kcrw shirt and should I tell Nic Harcourt and should we send him a shirt and my GOD I need to pitch the station to him and in my choking haze surrounded by secret service agents and news cameras....
I raised my hands held in rock-star devil ears and proclaim "npr rocks!"
and Mr. Gore, nodding in agreement says "yes, yes it most certainly does, doesn't it"
Next time on Kara's blog:
my ex-boyfriend's wife
and nobel peace prize winners vs. G*d
