just when i was getting resentful and bitter about the lack of celebs in seattle

I can't help it; as much as I love being here, and would never ever move back to LA -- especially not now, with 2 daughters whom I prefer steer clear of career choices such as being an extra in low-budget porn or selling sacks of oranges out on the median strip -- I do miss the stars. I miss seeing Tom Petty at Book Soup, selling undies to Olivia Newton-John (true story; my first after-school job was in the underthings section at Fred Segal), watching Sean Connery eat lunch, walking past Rodney Dangerfield on the beach, spotting Noah Wyle waiting for his car at the valet...

and then...

AND THEN! I find this item in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seattleites

Turns out Kurt & Courtney weren't all this little northwestern burg had to offer. I knew about Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, and Lauren Tewes (the Love Boat's coked-out greeter Julie McCoy), but guess who else lives up here?

Sir Mix-a-Lot.

Can you imagine? I really should carry my autograph book with me everywhere, just in case.