Bumped into Brian Mulroney while walking the dog

Tonight I thought I'd do some multi-tasking by depositing some cheques at an ATM while walking the dog. We walked to my branch and the ATM had a sign saying that it was down for the evening for an upgrade. So, we walked up to a branch on Front St. by the Rogers Center where a baseball game had just finished. After I finished my banking we walked down Front St. and met some people who loved my dog. They also have Miniature Schnauzers. While we were chatting about our dogs someone said "Excuse me." I turned around and there was Brian Mulroney, a former Canadian Prime Minister! Apparantly we had stopped to chat about dogs right in front of his limousine and were in his way. I stood there star struck, staring at him for a long time trying to figure out who this familiar face is. He stared back at me and we were probably silent for 5 - 10 seconds. He smiled, turned away and walked into Azure Restaurant & Bar. I snapped out of it and said "Oh my God!".  The people I was chatting with were totally oblivious about what was happening. When I explained who it was, they said "Oh, he's from back when Regan was President." They were American.

I wonder if Mulroney thought I didn't like him and was being rude by not getting out of his way, or if he realized that I was star struck. I suspect he realized what was going on when he smiled before turning away. That probably made his night :)  Maybe he'll write about it on his blog tonight.  jk