I was so puzzled by them suddenly leaving that I kept thinking about the exchange. After about 10 minutes I realized I had seen her on the Mike Douglas talk show promoting her husband’s anti-sugar book. He was in the entourage.
Whoops!
Well the famous line from Sunset Boulevard comes to mind in regards to your meeting.
Joe Gillis: You’re Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I *am* big. It’s the *pictures* that got small.