Nice guy Jeff Bridges brings his band to town

After almost 25 years in the business of interviewing people, I have talked to everyone from a 12-year-old horseshoe throwing champion to a Nobel Prize winning scientist to Bill Cosby. (Yes, I talked to the Cos and he was horrible, completely narcissistic and looking for a fight.)

This past week, I interviewed someone I had not talked to before: Jeff Bridges. For the record, he was a lovely, lovely guy, and it made for a great day at work.

After we were done, I got to thinking about the people I have interviewed. Martin Sheen was lovely. His son Charlie could be lovely one day, intense and fired up the next, then downright glum another time. Huh, I wonder why?

Not all the Friends were friendly and J.R. Ewing was not at all scary. Halle Berry was sweet and the most beautiful human being I have ever seen.

Oprah was nice and thoughtful (duh), although she stood a little too close for my liking and would not let go of my hand. Yes, I felt uncomfortable around Oprah. Go ahead and call Dr. Phil or Dr. Drew or Dr. Doolittle and find out what they make of that.

Being starstruck has never been an issue, except on a couple of occasions. Dick Van Dyke made me stop in my tracks. We were at a Hallmark Channel event where part of the party decorations were real-life penguins sitting on big blocks of ice and splashing around in a small pool. (It was Hollywood before the financial crash, so there was penguin money floating
around.) The birds were happy and safe - well, that's what the penguin handler said, anyway. I sidled up to the legendary star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins, nodded towards the penguins and said: "Just like the old days" and smiled. He smiled back and just then I saw so many favourite childhood moments right there flash in front of me.

Another are-you-kidding-me moment was when I met Alan Alda at a press event for The West Wing. He was great in that show as a likable Republican. Who knew? But, sorry, he will always be Hawkeye to me. I instantly had a craving for gin.

Pamela Anderson left me a bit starstruck once with her dazzling smile and that body. I don't care what team you play for, Anderson was as good-looking as Jessica Rabbit.

And then there was the time I was talking to Henry Winkler at an event on the Universal Studios lot. I'm pretty sure we were standing in front of 1313 Mockingbird Lane, a.k.a. the Munsters' house, and we were talking about his time spent in Vancouver while producing the TV show MacGyver. Suddenly, I blurted out that I had dressed up as the Fonz for four Halloweens in a row. Winkler was very sweet and seemed happy (or at least he pretended really well - you know, like an actor) to hear for, like, the millionth time, that someone donned a Fonz costume as kid. I blame the crantinis for that moment of over-sharing.

Aside from a few bumps in the road (and Bill Cosby), most of my entertainment reporting experiences have been good. But looking back, some of the best experiences have been dealing with some of the biggest stars - the ones who have changed the cultural landscape. Bridges, this week, joined that club and it was awesome, dude. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

In town to play with his band The Abiders (yes, The Dude again) on April 30 at the River Rock Casino, Bridges called up recently and we had a great chat. You can hear the whole thing on The DGP with Dana Gee podcast and read more about Bridges in the April 26 print edition of The Province.

Also on the DGP this week is 3 Things with my guest Adam Foster, and CTV film critic Jim Gordon and I review new movie releases, including the cool Ex Machina.

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JEFF BRIDGES & THE ABIDERS
When: Thursday, April 30, 8 p.m.
Where: River Rock Resort and Casino
Tickets and info: $45-$60, ticketmaster.ca

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