I just got here and what do I see but a brush with Alton Brown. I love Alton Brown! He may be a bit of a geek but I love geeks. Even my non cooking husband (a geek, too) likes to watch his shows.
Like you, I would have eavesdropped shamelessly. And said hello, etc. on the way out as you did. But I might have been tempted to add that his plastic adjustable measuring cups that I got for Christmas absolutely REEK. I just gave them away to charity, they wre so irritating. His kosher salt container is great, though.
My closest brush to fame came a few years ago when we were on a NW flight with the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies. I spoke to one of them to tell him where there was available overhead storage for his hatbox. He thanked me. I replied, "Glad to help an artist," so he would know I knew who he was.
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Re: Alton Brown of "Good Eats" from the Food Network
His kosher salt container is great, though. 
