Dinner with the Worm.
More evidence that my life is becoming increasingly surreal.
After seven years of living about a mile from each other, I have only recently started to see our local Balboa Peninsula celebrity around town - Dennis Rodman. I'm surprised it took this long. Frankly, he's pretty hard to miss. A 6'7" black man covered in tats and with three massive hoops in his face. He and I work out at the same gym, and for the last few months I have been running into him quite frequently.
However last night was the first time I had a chance to speak with him. Michelle and I sat next to him and his wife at Zen Bistro. Apparently he too is a regular there.
We were chatting about Jinu and his veggetarian creations for me, and they asked me why I became a vegetarian. I told them I read the Book, "Diet For a New America" and it changed my mind about a lot of things. His wife inquired if it was a difficult choice.
TMJ: "It's kind of like a religious decsion."
Dennis: "God told you to eat vegetables?"
Without a doubt, the funniest thing to happen to me yesterday.
Comments
I've hated that fucker ever since he laid down mid-court during a spurs game.
Posted by: melly | December 18, 2003 11:03 PM
that is HIlarious.
when he played for the pistons, he lived in the apartment next to my aunt's, and my best friend babysat his kids. that was many many years ago.
Posted by: nessa | December 19, 2003 01:35 AM
I heard that he, um, stretched Carmen Electra out so much that she had to, um, get herself tightened back up again. Poor Dave Navarro was probably falling in.
Posted by: Xdm | December 19, 2003 06:17 AM
dave navarro could probably fall into a headphone jack, sexually speaking. and not the big kind, either.
Posted by: unmute | December 19, 2003 06:22 AM
name dropper.
Posted by: heather | December 19, 2003 07:27 AM
I used to be a vegetarian in my early twenties but had several eye opening experiences, one of them being standing at the stove with my brother, yet again explaining to him the virtues of tofu (he called it toe-food) and the cruelty of eating meat and he turned to me, put a hand on my shoulder and said, "but Katherine, what about all of the screaming broccoli?" Oh, and, so: did God tell you to eat vegetables??? :)
Posted by: Katherine | December 19, 2003 09:18 AM
now kids, be nice. rock stars and nude models have feelings too.
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | December 19, 2003 09:57 AM
I'm surprised you didn't start running into him sooner, as well. I used to see him at that Hooters in Newport Beach all the time. Then again, you don't really strike me as the kind of guy who frequents Hooters, though I could be mistaken. I, of course, only go there for the gourmet food and intellectual conversation.
Posted by: Kat | December 19, 2003 10:05 AM
I love Dennis Rodman.
Posted by: Jenn | December 19, 2003 10:56 AM
ah, yes, Dennis R., The Newport Institution... just don't live near him. It's a bummer to invest $50 bajillion into a house and have it be next door to Party At Ground Zero 24/7. Oy!
I saw Mike Tyson* at the airport last week. Stood face to face with him. Yes, he's ugly and SHORT in real life. (that tattoo on his face, blech!)
*I just wanted to name drop, too!!
Posted by: mia | December 19, 2003 05:17 PM
since we're name dropping -Freddy Krueger works out at my gym.
Posted by: brent | December 19, 2003 07:04 PM
I love The Dennis. You have to tell how freaky the wife is, though. I mean, we all knew Carmen went after that dude, but what other woman, besides Madonna, is weird enough to hang wth that guy, let alone marry him?
Posted by: mrjerz | December 19, 2003 10:14 PM
F*cking name droppers, but, while we're at it....
Only Americans I can name drop - I met Eddie Vedder once, what an absolute sweetie, but sooo tiny - I being a 6' giant make him look like a 14 year old boy, and he has tiny hands, and a little speaking voice for someone with a huge singing voice.
Posted by: cassie | December 20, 2003 06:49 AM