Just whining about how lame I am, though maybe some other folks would like to post their “thought I saw someone I knew and did nothing” tales as well.
Last week I’d traveled to Madison, WI for a couple days to see friends; it’s the home of my alma mater, plus I have friends and family there. I was walking along the sidewalk around the Capitol building with some friends, when I saw two people walking the other direction. Suddenly I had the impression that one of those two might be yojimboguy. I did a double take, looked, but couldn’t be entirely sure - I’ve only ever seen him in one picture from the last ChiDope. My friends kept walking and talking. The man and woman heading the other direction did likewise. I walked along with my friends.
When I got back home, I E-mailed yojimboguy, asking if I’d missed an opportunity, but no - it wasn’t him. I felt better, but still kind of silly that I hadn’t spoken up. The risk of some momentary embarrassment only, and I clammed up. Sigh…
Don’t feel bad. The follow-up thread to one of the early DopeFests (St. Louis, IIRC) started out as, “Where were you guys?” And it turned out a few were at the bar, but they never hooked up.
I thought I saw manhattan (the mod, not the island) at a train station. I thought of saying hi, but then decided if it really was manhattan, he’d just judo chop when I tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
I didn’t say anything because I had 2 days and potentially more people to see than I could fit in as it was. Plus, I’m just lame that way, as demonstrated above.
