So my brother and I were walking up Milwaukee Avenue the other day, and this guy came walking down the road, and I thought "man, that dude looks like some evil overlord from a sci fi movie or something." He had that sort of gravity about him. Then I realized, as we passed him, that it was Alan Rickman. That explained it.

I NEVER run into celebrities in the city - well, actually, I suppose I probably do, but I don't realize it's them. But there's really no mistaking Alan Rickman. He was giving off a glare which my brother, who lives in Hollywood, recognized immediately as the "for the love of Gd, don't talk to me" glare. Honestly, I'm not sure if he was glaring at us or if it was just a general glare and we sort of got caught in the tractor beam, but, man, when that dude glares at you, you stay glared at.