If only I had read further..if only I had been paying better attention. There was a gal named Lynne Marie Stewart scheduled to appear at the Hollywood Show on Saturday, April 24, 2010. I saw her name and her photo and read the first few sentences of her bio. Many might be interested in her because she was Ms. Yvonne on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Yeah, that’s something cool, I reckon. She also has a long list of sitcoms to her credit appearing in five episodes of M*A*S*H as one of the nurses, as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Night Court, Alice, and Laverne & Shirley.
And as I didn’t find out until I was standing directly in front of her, she had starred as Bobbie, the young lady who drives Richard Dreyfuss’ character around in American Graffiti for a portion of the film. Every time I watched the film, she always reminded me of Polly Holliday (Flo from Alice) and in the back of my mind, I always wondered what had become of her.
This would have been a purely pleasant surprise had I thought to bring along my American Graffiti photo that I have had signed by virtually all of the cast. Her role was certainly significant enough that I would have wanted to add her autograph as well. This would have been a smart move on my part anyway since the cast was reuniting at this show similar to the one I had attended in Chicago last Fall.
But I didn’t let this disappointment degrade my excitement of meeting her and getting a photo with her. She was very kind, only charged $10 for her signed pictures, and posed for a photo for free – sporting appropriate attire from the period of American Graffiti. It’s always great to have surprises at the shows, and she was the big ones this time.
Celebs of the April 2010 Hollywood Show will continue…
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