Comments on: how to spot a celebrity at a nikon party

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:58:02 +0000

As the spotted “look-alike” at the Nikon event, I will chime in.

The real Ben Stein is quite a renaissance man. Perhaps most famous for his dry lines in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and his quirky Emmy award-winning game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money”, many are unaware of several other pieces of notable Ben Stein trivia.

Ben Stein is six years older than me, but I look older than him. His cleaner living, no doubt.

Unlike me, Ben graduated from Yale law school.

Mr. Stein served as a speechwriter for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Again, unlike me, he worked as a trial lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission.

And of course, let us not overlook his cameo appearance on “The Family Guy” episode, titled “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein.”

Based on a few other similar experiences, there must be some resemblance between me and Ben, but that’s no big deal. After all, we all look like someone. Given a choice, I don’t know that I would have opted for Ben Stein. Still, it has been the source of occasional fun and beats the heck out of looking like Barney Frank.

Perhaps someday, Ben and I will meet. We’ll let him be the judge of the resemblance.

By: Julie B.

Julie B. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:05:34 +0000

Ben Stein actually spoke at my new manager training at my prior job. I thought our “leadership” that attended were going to pop blood vessels with the amount of F-bombs he threw – but I thought it was hilarious. Btw – maybe you should pitch yourself to be on a Real Housewives of Philadelphia cast and then you can meet lots of celebrities. I would totally support if you found yourself in any ridiculous catfights. I’m only right over the bridge. I could be there in a jiffy.

By: vodkamom

vodkamom — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:19:01 +0000

now THAT is funny!

and I adore Marinka……..she took me to a gay bar when I was in NYC.

I still laugh and laugh about that!

By: Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?)

Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:15:46 +0000

Enough of this ‘farting around’ at boring parties. Star in the new t.v. show – Real Housewives of Westchester County…(who wished they still lived in Manhattan).

By: anymommy

anymommy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:22:04 +0000

I would settle for a look alike celebrity sighting here in my border of Idaho town. So, I’m jealous. Actually, I’m jealous that I don’t get to go to parties with you and jessica and Marinka. I have a look alike celebrity at my local SB (the cute hobbit that’s now on lost) and he’s way cuter than Ben Stein.

By: layla solms

layla solms — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:19:37 +0000

i loooove ben stein, and am very sorry/disappointed (not jealous anymore) that you didn’t actually see him.
guess i have a little secret crush on him.
and on david sedaris
and on the voice of ira glass
ok, gotta go
TMI

By: Amy @ The Bitchin' Wives Club

Amy @ The Bitchin' Wives Club — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:55:49 +0000

So, if it HAD been Ben Stein… What would you all have said? “Hey, Ben! I just LOVED it when you lost your money on your show… you did it with such begrudging panache! I would’ve been all like, ‘This EFFING sucks!!! Give me back my $500 bucks!!!’ C’mon, you really hated giving people your money, didn’t you.”

No matter what was said, or who wasn’t seen… I wish I’d been there!

By: E

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:56:16 +0000

See, you should have moved to Montclair. Ron saw Mary J Blige and Simon LeBon. I saw a soap star. My girlfriend saw Lauren Hill. No Colbert or Wendy Williams sightings for us yet. But you really can’t beat NYC. Just the other day I saw Tyra there. She is so freakin’ tall.

By: The Glamorous Life Association

The Glamorous Life Association — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:31:36 +0000

So I can’t imagine a worst thing to have someone come up and say ‘you look just like BEN STIEN’. I mean its not like you said “You look just like BRAD PITT”…..the female equivalant? ‘Are you Rosie O’Donell?

OY.
Awwwwwwkwaaaaard.

By: Kate Coveny Hood

Kate Coveny Hood — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:07:46 +0000

This would be more like the kind of celebrity sightings we get in DC. We once had a heated debate in a Baskin Robbins about whether the man in line in front of us really was Dick Van Patten. I totally think it was him. But seriously, it wasn’t nearly as glamorous as it sounds.