Famous people whom I have met

It's no secret that America has become obsessed with fame (no, not that Fame) and I have been asked on multiple occasions if I have ever met any celebrities... because I live in California, the natural habitat of the celebrity. Here are a few of my brushes with fame.

Geoff Johns: Comic book writer

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Johns at a comic book convention in Los Angeles. He is a very nice guy. He is the current writer of The Flash, Green Lantern, and Justice League.

Snagglepuss, Cartoon character, politician.

I met Mr. Puss once when I was a young man at the Great America theme park in Santa Clara. What a nice fellow. We spoke for a few minutes until he had to "Exit, Stage Left." Heavens to Murgatroyd!

Seth Green, Actor

I ran into Seth Green at a comic book convention in Los Angeles. He and I were both walking around and literally bumped into each other. Our conversation went thusly:

Blake: Sorry, bro. Hey, you're Seth Green. Wow... you are really short!

Seth: Umm, yeah man. Most people don't point that out.

Blake: Yeah well, most people can touch the top of a refridgerator.

He walked off then. A bit rude, I feel.

Steve Martin, Actor, comedian

While I was in college I managed a movie theatre in Roseville. While there, we had a promotional showing of one of the new Pink Panther movies. What most people didn't know was that Steve Martin was actually there, upstairs in the projection booth watching along and seeing the audience's reactions. He and I had a couple drinks together and talked for a little while. Nice guy... pity about his career though.

I've led a remarkable life and I'm sure that some day these fellows will be telling their grandchildren about our times together.

The End of the World

As we all know from the media, the mayans, the druids, the egyptians, the Bible, The Kor'an, and the Necronomicon, the world will end on December 21st, 2012. That's right, we have less than a year until we all die a firey or watery or earthy or starry or monstery death.

Today I will examine the facts and answers all of the questions you might have about this most important and final moment in our history.

Is the world really going to end on 12/21/12?

Yes.

Really?

Really.

Come on, seriously...

Yes, seriously.

What do you recommend we do? Panic?

DON'T PANIC. (Note the big, friendly letters?) There is little, if anything we can do. Perhaps you can pray to God, Buddah, Mohammed, or Cthulhu to help you.

Okay, I'm not panicking anymore... mostly. Where do you get this information anyway?

An excellent question. This information is EVERYWHERE these days. However one of the best and most comprehensive sources is : http://www.december212012.com/

They go in depth into all that's happening in the world and what's going to happen.

The Mayan Long Count Calender ends on 12/21/12 after having run for 13,000 years. Let me put that into perspective for you... that's 13,000 times longer than a regular calender!!!

Psychics Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce made predictions about this time.

The Druids talked about this too, but as usual, no one cares about what the Irish have to say about anything.

A famous scientist said recently "12/21/12 could be the biggest number related problem since 9/11. It's certainly much bigger than the Great Pi Scare of 1976."

The Great Pi Scare of 1976?

You know if you know...

What about Celebrities? Since they're famous, surely they have an intelligent and relevant opinion on this subject?

... What the hell are you talking about? No no no, You're right, let's go ask Kim Kardashian what she thinks about the dangers and ethics of the CERN Super-Collider.

There's no need to be rude, I just re-upped my annual subscription to People magazine and I'm worried I won't get my monies worth.

Don't worry, you still get to pay your hard earned money to get celebrity "news" for eleven months. You will still be able to read about how Tasmania Fame lit yet another hotel room on fire or how Snagglepuss might be gay. After that, I'm sure the articles about which banjo strings Steve Martin uses will be the least of your worries.

What should we do while we're waiting for the end of the world?

Live your life as you normally do. Go to work. Email your friends. "lol" about what you "<3". Who knows, maybe this whole crisis can be averted, maybe someone will realize that the answer is to do what Egon has been telling us never to do: Cross the streams.

Panicking is the worst possible thing you can do right now. Don't let fear rule your life.