I got to meet Pat Monahan, from the group Train, on Friday!
Well, it wasn't much of a meeting; he just signed a CD for me and commented on the fact that he'd never seen the name "Corinne" before (that's my Mom's name - I had him sign it for her). But I was there with a friend of mine, and her mom used to teach him in second grade! So that was kinda fun. He said he remembered her, and then he apologized. He said he makes a habit of apologizing to any of his former teachers because he's sure he was a handful. So she said he didn't stand out, which she meant in a good way to indicate he wasn't a troublemaker, but it sounded kinda funny. Libbie and I were teasing her about it a bit. Pat just laughed and said he was glad, he spent most of his school years trying to avoid being called on. He seemed like a really fun and nice guy. He and a couple other local folks had cut a CD to benefit Erie Day School, where his kids go to school. So they were there signing copies of the CD. Next week he's doing a benefit for Asbury Woods, a local nature reserve, and they're going to name a lookout deck after his late mother. It's pretty cool having a homegrown celebrity with lots of hometown pride!
Erin