Live from New York, it's Saturday night!

If you ever want tickets to SNL, you should probably plan on camping out the Friday before a show. They give out the actual tickets Saturday morning at 7 am, and depending on the guests, people get there pretty early.

Some friends decided to wait in line this last weekend so and I waited in line with them for two hours. After that I was wet and cold (and also had to catch a bus to DC in the morning which was actually a HUGE blessing, as we are about to find out.)

There are some AVID SNL fans. I can't blame them really. SNL is pretty brilliant (when they are on). Many people want to partake of this as much as possible. Such is the case with Chris.

While we were waiting, an avid fan, Chris, went around and talked with various people in line. He stopped with us for about, oh, 1.5 hours. It was interesting and he was nice. We talked about movies as he is some-what of a film critic. Naturally, I can talk about film with anyone. Initially it was fine but then I realized he was starting to drop subtle hints about going to see films together and how it's not what you know but who that can get you good deals on movie tickets and other such things. By the end, knowing he was going to ask for my number and me-not-wanting-to-give-it-so-I-got-his-instead-telling-him-I-would-just-text-him-and-he-would-have-it-and-I-never-did, I realized that there are some interesting people in New York. It was fun chatting with him and by no means did I feel threatened. I just didn't want to get to the point where I would have felt threatened in anyway. So, the excuse that I was going to DC really helped for me to get out of there. And although I can never wait in the SNL line again, it was a moment that me and Cindy Russell will share for the eternities.

Some really cool things did happen though. I witnessed a run-a-way horse running in front of us with a carriage. It finally slowed down because cars were stopped at a red light. I waited for the driver to be running down the street chasing the horse but to no avail. But, we did see Bill Hader :D


And, to top of the night, I'm pretty sure I saw Robert Downey Jr. I say pretty sure because I was convinced it was him but the others around weren't as convinced. We were waiting in line and he and another guy came out of a store, looked at the display in the window (which they were obviously helping with in some way), and said something that I didn't hear. I was facing the two gentlemen so I could stare comfortably. And I did as the guy looked a lot like RDJ. The RDJ guy kept looking at me, and I looked at him. I want to think that he was saying in his head, "yup, you know who I am and I know you know. It is me, Robert Downey Jr.). He knew something and he knew that I wanted to know... It was quite the moment we had between us.

Then, he walked away and the other guy went back into the store. I told Cindy who I thought it was and was upset I didn't say anything. He ended up coming back with McDonald's and, yet again, I didn't say anything. But, I did have a comeback because he ate his food in clear view. And I documented the moment with my camera.

Those with me didn't feel it could be him. Why would he be in a store helping with a display on a Friday night? My response: why wouldn't he? Those who didn't feel it was him said that this guy looks more Persian than like RDJ. I say he doesn't. He even ate the burger the same way Tony Stark does in Ironman. So, readers, I leave it up to you. Do you think it is him?


I must say that there are so many questions now as to who this man is. Although, I must say, I'm not sure which is worse: The realization that this guy may not be Robert Downey Jr. or what it says about the state of our recession if, in fact, Robert Downey Jr. was eating McDonald's...