As I work in a building close to the beloved and maligned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, I occasionally see some of the talking heads in the vicinity. Lately, I've been seeing George quite a bit. I call him that rather than Mr. Stroumboulopoulos because he's been around a while and his last name is far too long.
George's new music reports on local radio station 102.1 The Edge were always entertaining until he left to begin wandering the halls of Much Music as a veejay. He was very successful at that and sharpened his interviewing skills there. His current gig is as host of The Hour, a show featuring interviews with newsmakers, celebrities and reports on everything cool and worthy in the universe.The other day, as I poured my coffee under the wary and watchful eye of my favourite Korean bagel lady, her face suddenly lit up as she addressed someone behind me (in a way I thought was only meant for me, inspired by me). Hello! she exclaimed How are you?! I heard the reply Fine thanks. I turned around, looked down and there was George.
She then said to me ‘you know him? He big star!’ and I nonchalantly replied ‘of course, it's George, everyone knows George; in fact some of the women in my office would really like to know George’. He laughed at that and said ‘then why aren’t you sending them over?’ We all chuckled and I made my escape.
This encounter made one of my female co-workers very jealous as she’d been ineffectively stalking George for a while. She's now tailing me every time I need a coffee or a break in the hopes that I'll see him, alert her, they'll fall in love and I'll have the Korean bagel lady all to myself again. I'll keep you posted.
17 comments:
Did you read this article in Toronto Life on him? He sounds like a normal and nice guy; I don't stalk him but I've seen his show and he has charm.
And when you say you looked down, is he really tiny?
Hey now, you tell her to keep her paws off of my boyfriend George ;O) heeee
He's cute. Mail him to me...you have the address.
I hadn't read that Tanya but I will. I like George and I watch the show occasionally but stalking takes up too much time even if I trip over him a couple of times a week. I was joking about looking down (I do that to everyone don't I?). He's not super tall but not hobbit sized either.
If you're gonna put up your dukes Mel, watch that broken hand of yours! Although I guess one hand could do the job.
And if he asks about the ear thing Chelene?
George is very charming. I've met him a couple of times and he pretended to remember me, which was nice. But I will take your blog over The Hour any day, Dale. Not sure about the bagel lady, though.
Wow, she gets my vote for the worst stalker ever and apparently, that's a good thing for George S.
Here in NY, celebrities are a dime a dozen. You hardly notice them, anymore. They're like the local fauna.
But tell me, did the bagel lady insist that George was coming on to her? That might have been interesting.
If that body part is his first area of inquiry than Canada can keep him.
That was so nice of you to say Barbara. Plus, my blog takes less time to watch! He does seem a charming sort.
George has enough on his tiny little shoulders you're right WP!
If she knew the words for it she might have pulled a stunt like that X. Dell. But luckily, she only seems to know ways to insult me.
I'm just trying to protect my peeps Chelene. It'd be me saying, George, look, there's no denying she's one sexy laydee but there's this slight ear infection thing I think you should hear about.
I promise you, this George is one celebrity I wouldn't recognize if I met him. I hope that makes you slightly less jealous.
I remain eternally jealous, it's just how I roll.
Have you ever met the Kids In The Hall dudes?
I've never met them Old Lady but I went to a taping of their show years ago in Toronto and I saw Scott Thompson's one man show. A friend of mine, currently on loan to South Africa for business, bumped into Scott at a coffee shop and had a lovely chat with him. I would have just smiled and kept going.
Have you met them? They'd love you and steal all your stories and warp them into sketches and make a fortune I'll bet.
you know, i've been having issues with 'the hour' all season and now this! how dare he steal your korean bagel lady! that's it, a certain tv personality is off the xmas card list.
I'm mentally kicking your ass right now!!
And drying the drool off my face(tanx for the picture!!)
Does this mean I now get the card meant for George 668? Excellent.
You're so rough Jill. I didn't say stop though.
i send out wicked christmas cards! seriously.
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