I almost met Vaclav Havel last night!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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So, there I was at the Forum 2000 event last night rubbing elbows with famous people, diplomats, royalty and various local lushes looking for a free meal.

And the man himself walks in.

Not surprising since this is his show, basically, but still. I have never even seen him speak publicly or anything like that. The closest I’ve come is seeing his wife, the former topless vampire actress Dagmar Veskrnová, at the supermarket and on a flight from Warsaw.

So I was standing there, with my friend who got me into the event, waiting patiently for him to walk by. He stopped to say hello to my friend and a few nice words and I was just starting to lean in, stick out the hand, say hello and finally fulfill a life dream…when his fucking secretary pulls him away to go speak with some damned Prince from Jordan. Jerk.

So he missed his chance. The Philosopher King will not have the wonderful opportunity to meet me anytiome soon. Tis a pity. :frowning:

-Tcat

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Look on the bright side. You might have been so tongue tied that you’d’ve said something stupid, then regretted it for the rest of your life. And who wants that? :wink:

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The biggest shots I’ve met in Prague are the British and Indian Ambassadors.

I’m jealous. Havel came to the conference I go to in Prague a year before I started going.

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Hey, at least you got to see him! I used to hear tales about how around the time of the Revolution and the Divorce one could sometimes walk into a pivnice around the castle and see him drinking a beer: “holy crap, there’s the President, drinking a beer!”

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Yeah, it was at least good to see him in person. 8.5 years living within 1 kilometer of the man and I’ve only ever seen his wife at the store. With bodyguards in tow.

-Tcat