I have had experiences like that where I can't stop thinking of all the things I should have said instead of what I found myself blurting out.
I am sure she appreciated your comments.

I realize that I'm unlikely to run into either of my senators anywhere, though one of them did show up in the district when she first ran for Congress (and won!). And I would not want to run into my Rep. since I would feel obligated to say something, but she apparently no longer lives in the district.

Kudos to you for speaking up! She likely appreciated your supportive words.

I'd never forgive myself for not spitting in his eye.

They are both amazing.

case I hope I wouldn’t be tongue tied. Cause I’d want to call both of them f’king A-holes!

Her cousin had clearance to the event at the airfield. She said he walked by and shook her hand and
asked her name, but she could barely speak. She loved him as much as I did and still do.

Not so much in So. Cal.
Too big.
Good for you. Like all of us, the comebacks come hours later.

Yes, people do have a life outside their day job.

But keep an eye open for the same thing happening again, and have some witty comments at the ready.

I ran into Walter Mondale at Byerly's on East Hennepin once but was too in awe to say a damned thing. Just shadowed him. lol.

To say anything to him.

I saw him coming toward me & just kept thinking "Omigod, omigod, omigid"

My husband grabbed me by my shoulders, swung me round to fully view him and said "There is one of your heroes!". Usually not at a loss for words I was speechless.

during a Chinese New Year celebration. I walked up to him and introduced myself and told him I appreciated his work.

other than that I appreciated the integrity of his broadcasting. He was still the CBS news anchor back then.

You spoke for millions of us in that moment, Liberty Belle.

Not immediately recognizing him, I asked a man, “Excuse me, sir, are you registered to vote?” And as he stopped in the crowd and held my gaze for a moment with a subtly bemused look, I realized it was Barney Frank. That was a funny moment for both of us

I was at Riverside Intl Raceway (CA) back when it was still operating. I was standing at the urinal relieving myself when the guy next to me finished, zipped and left. Taking his place was Richard Petty. Resisting my fan boy urges, I used my best etiquette, I said nothing and did not offer to shake his hand.

When we still lived in L.A, and I was still in elementary school, every Sunday we'd see Alfred Hitchcock and his wife in the front pew at church, and frequently we'd see Rod Serling at the neighborhood grocery store.

and see a bit more of the world.

She often saw Bing Crosby at Mass as he didn't live too far from her aunt and was in the same parish. Another time she was waiting to cross the street & Mickey Rooney stepped up next to her - gave her a wink as he left the curb. She said for a kid from a small town in Minnesota it was quite the thrill.

The celebs are all around, and you see 'em. They're at the gas station. The dry cleaners. The pharmacy. Walking their dogs.

I remember the Easter Mass where I spotted Brooke Shields and her then-beau Andre Agassi in line for Holy Communion.

My favorite random celebrity encounter was one day at the grocery store, where I'd gone to buy more jars of baby food. I had an armload that I was trying as carefully as possible to move into the shopping cart. But of course, I blew it. Suddenly, jars were rolling all over the floor in the middle of the baby food aisle. I think I'd been stooped low enough that nothing broke, fortunately enough.

Anyway, as I scrambled to pick them all up, I noticed a man a few feet away, bending down to pick up more of the stray jars. He brought them over to me and then helped round up the rest of them. I was flustered but grateful and I thanked him. And then it hit me: that volunteer helper was Mark Harmon.

Was coming towards me. He was looking around to see if anyone recognized him. I did and we both smiled. It was Mel Torme when he was just becoming popular.

Same with Jonathon Winters His family owned Winters bank. I was in the car that time waiting.

A former Mayor of Dayton, well liked and respected. He has gone completely Freedom Caucu. Lied like crazy this weekend on the Sunday shows.

I would rather have an unrecognizable person who was kind, decent, hardworking, and a member of the Democratic party.

in Georgia. This big stretch limo pulled into the McDonalds. As the passenger got out, I said to my husband, "that woman must really be someone important." He said, "That's not a woman, that's James Brown."

Going to say Donald Trump! The hamberders king!! LOL

when someone gave me a big smile and a wave I naturally nodded back & smiled, then it dawned on me
it was Sen Jerry Moran so I turned back around to look again and he's looking right at me,
so I stuck my tongue out and he kept smiling like it didn't bother him.

I've had a couple of brushes with our reps. One a few years ago was when I was in a bagel place on 26th and Lyndale and Al Franken walked in when I was waiting for my to-go order. I walked up to him and said, "We miss you Al." He shook my hand and said thanks.

The other was when Mrs. Geardaddy and I were bumped up to business class on a flight and Mrs. Geardaddy got to sit next to Arne Carlson. They talked for the whole flight about politics.