Barack goes Hollywood!

[ucrdem]

President Obama paid a call to Glendale this afternoon and bumped into Steve Martin at Dreamworks before giving a fundraising speech:

Entering the studio for his tour, Obama extended a hand to Martin, who informed him he had a slight cold. So the commander in chief and the once wild-and-crazy guy bumped elbows instead.

"How's the banjo playing?" Obama asked

"Better than ever," Martin replied.

Obama mentioned that Martin had played the banjo at the White House.

"The fact that I played banjo at the White House was the biggest thrill (pause) of his life," Martin cracked.

"That's how I felt," Obama deadpanned. "Biggest thrill of my life. Inauguration? Nothing."



http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/11/26/40608/obama-to-visit-dreamworks-for-economy-address/

Here's the speech which is pretty funny and raised 2.1 million for local races!

#t=14

[sheshe2]

1. Hollwood~

President Obama bumps arms with actor Steve Martin, as actor actor Jim Parsons watches at right, during the president’s tour of the Recording studio at DreamWorks Studios in Glendale. The actors where rehearsing for the upcoming animated movie ‘Home’. Martin didn’t shake hands because he said he had a cold and didn’t want to make Obama sick

http://theobamadiary.com/

I so love Steve Martin!

Thanks Urcdem~

They do the elbow bump!

[ucrdem]

2. wow, Steve looks like he's ready for some serious Obamacare!

Aren't we all! Have a great TG sheshe!

p.s. Turkey day at the BOG!

[sheshe2]

3. I'm off for the next 2 days!

Dinner for for 6 here and then dessert for 8.

Happy TG to you and yours, ucrdem.



Turkey day at the BOG...what's on the menu? Do we sign up to bring a dish?

[ucrdem]

4. Funny you should mention dessert

I just called and ordered one of these:



Mince pie, mm-mmm!

[sheshe2]

5. Oh my!

That is beautiful. Wait...I can actually smell it from here!

Looks delish~

[ucrdem]

6. In that case I'll order enough for the whole BOG!

Pie's on me!

p.s. cool whip too and not the cheap stuff

[Cha]

7. Bless his movie loving heart! Mahalo ucr!

"The fact that I played banjo at the White House was the biggest thrill (pause) of his life," Martin cracked.

"That's how I felt," Obama deadpanned. "Biggest thrill of my life. Inauguration? Nothing."

Just a few quotes I jotted down..

Movies are important part of our "economic engines"

I do think of the Infrastructure behind the movies.. "Part of our American Diplomacy.."

"And, yes we decided to fix the broken health care system.. dead pan. while bringing down the deficit. fastest since world world war II' Boom!

"We would be a lot further a long.. if we didn't have one wing of one party."

"gop house agenda 2014.. BLANK"

"Kentucky"!!

Quoting Roger Ebert..

"kindness covers all my political beliefs".. empathy. Roger Ebert!
A big thank you to Jeffrey Katzenberg for being with Obama from the beginning!

ucr

[ucrdem]

8. I hope Katz finds him a job!

But seriously I think he's more likely to be heading your way when he's finished with his term. Heck I sure would too!



Mahalo Cha! Have a great Thanksgiving!

[Cha]

9. I'm thinking they'll go back to Chicago when their work

is done in D.C. and take their usual vacays at Christmas time over here on the Islands. He's still such a relative young man and so much energy. Too sad thinking about the White House without the Obamas..

Loved PBO's talk to the Dreamworks people, ucr.. thank you again!

Mahalo~ You have a great Thanksgiving with your family and friends, ucr.

[ucrdem]

10. yeah 3rd term, I'm there!

I know he loves his islands but you're right, he'll probably set up in Chicago for a spell though something tells me he won't be leaving the world stage for long!



hope not anyway!

[Cha]

11. Right.. the World

will still need him.. to a long healthy prosperous post presidency

Thanks Obama!

[ucrdem]

12. My thoughts exactly ...

Thanks Obama!

[IrishAyes]

13. Amen, happy Thanksgiving/Hannukah to everyone, and pass the pie! Lots of it, too.

I'm worse than any kid waiting for Christmas. So far I've managed to lose the pounds I wanted in order to prepare for Thanksgiving (twice, once at St. Luke's and once at the UMC) and Christmas dinners. That way I can eat all I want while it's there, then leave and behave a little better the rest of the year.

Don't want to rain on any parades, especially my own, but here's a medical factoid I just learned yesterday on Oz: the first 2 hours after a really big meal are the most likely to bring on a heart attack, so be alert for the least symptoms. And stop eating before you keel over - hard to do! I hope I've broken its stranglehold but I'll always love, love, love food.

[ucrdem]

14. happy Thanksgiving/Hannukah IrishAyes!

and don't forget the . . .

[IrishAyes]

15. I celebrate EVERYONE'S holiday. Love 'em all. In Los Angeles I even got to celebrate Kwanzaa

with friends. Passover too, you name it.