I had a sorta similar experience many years ago in Beverly Hills... in a small Greek import shop on Little Wilshire, an elderly man was having trouble paying with a check (back when people actually paid with checks at retail stores). He had no ID with him and wanted to make a purchase before flying home to the UK in the morning. The young Greek girl at the register had no idea who he was, but duh, it was Sir Lawrence Olivier. I was able to “vouch” for him, and she took his check. Not surprising to run into a celebrity in Beverly Hills, though.
That’s awesome. Sir Lawrence was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, actors of all time.
I’d pay for his groceries and thank him.
Some of our greats are real down to Earth when we meet them in casual ordinary settings.
Friend and I got on an elevator in Manhattan back in the 2000s. Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale was alone with his wife and one other in the cab. I looked down not wishing to disturb his privacy. Friend and I were both Reagan supporters, but friend couldn’t resist, out of respect, he reached his hand out and said, “Glad to see you Mr. Vice-President. Of course, former VP. I shook his hand as well.
It’s difficult to know what to do. These people deserve privacy.
Had Terry Bradshaw in front of me at Safeway in Kona. He had an enormous amount of food. I joked that he was buying for a team.
He got to payment and the checker asked if he had a Safeway discount card. He did not and someone offered to use his.
Saved Terry over $200.