At Sundance, there are a select group of us who do the celeb picture thing every year. After doing it so many times, we're now a small little group who share tips and exchange photos (
so we can see what outfit a celeb might be wearing that day, or where they last were). It's a very small collective group and it's a lot of fun. There's a sense of unity in having people around you who enjoy doing the same things as you do.
I'm not sure why I was suprised, but in LA (
and the world over, I'd assume), there's an even bigger "Secret Underground' of those who seek out celebrities. Call them seekers, call them collectors, call them stalkers (
although that's my least favorite), it all boils down to one thing: We're all at the same places waiting for the same thing. There are three distinctive groups:
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First we have the paparrazi, who are not our friends. In fact, we hate them. The ones who are freelance paparazzi are evil and will trounce a child to get the shot. I suppose there are a few nice ones, but in general they're the enemy.
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Next we have the autograph hounds, but even in this grouping, there are separate kinds. Some people get autographs as collectors items to keep in a binder or in their house; others get as many autographs as they can and sell them on eBay and the like. Personally I feel the latter is an exploitation of celebrity and it sickens me a little to have people take time away from those of us who are legitimate fans so that they can make a buck, but whatever. No judgements. Just my opinion. Maybe I'm just jealous. Who knows?
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The last group (
and I'm sure there are more, but these are the groupings I've noticed) are those of us who try for pictures with celebrities. Oh, I'm sorry. Have I posted this picture before? My mistake. In this group, and maybe with all of them, you hear things like, "Have? Need? I got so-and-so last night." You get the idea.
Of course, with anything, there are hybrids of all groups who do a little of both, but I still find the whole thing to be completely fascinating. Who knew there were so many people like me?
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