Standing next to anyone else at the ASPCA benefit in Union Square would not have been nearly as awkward or confounding, but really, he was the last person I ever expected to meet up with there.
Really, I'd just been out enjoying the nice weather (aren't we having lovely weather?) after strolling along the Hudson River with a friend, and I happened to hear the music. And I am a firm believer that anyone in constant pursuit of Adventure should always head toward the music if at all possible. So I went and nearly tripped over leashes about twelve times before I could even see the giant ASPCA banners. I thought I saw Jeaneane Garofalo. After a few moments of wandering through the thick of things, I turned around to see him, wearing a VIP badge. He grinned. I laughed incredulously. "So are you volunteering for the ASPCA now?"
"Not often, but I am a supporter." He was clearly amused at my disbelief, and seemed glad to see me. "What are you doing here?"
I chatted for just a moment longer and hung out watching the band play with him, but then I ducked away, still a little weirded out that I had my first bumped-into-someone-on-the-street experience in New York with AIG at an ASPCA benefit. I knew there had to be an angle... AIG is just not the kind of guy who volunteers for puppies out of the goodness of his heart! Then again, I guess this is just one more example of how you just can't judge a book by its cover, especially here in New York.
Really, I'd just been out enjoying the nice weather (aren't we having lovely weather?) after strolling along the Hudson River with a friend, and I happened to hear the music. And I am a firm believer that anyone in constant pursuit of Adventure should always head toward the music if at all possible. So I went and nearly tripped over leashes about twelve times before I could even see the giant ASPCA banners. I thought I saw Jeaneane Garofalo. After a few moments of wandering through the thick of things, I turned around to see him, wearing a VIP badge. He grinned. I laughed incredulously. "So are you volunteering for the ASPCA now?"
"Not often, but I am a supporter." He was clearly amused at my disbelief, and seemed glad to see me. "What are you doing here?"
I chatted for just a moment longer and hung out watching the band play with him, but then I ducked away, still a little weirded out that I had my first bumped-into-someone-on-the-street experience in New York with AIG at an ASPCA benefit. I knew there had to be an angle... AIG is just not the kind of guy who volunteers for puppies out of the goodness of his heart! Then again, I guess this is just one more example of how you just can't judge a book by its cover, especially here in New York.
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