DANNY!

On Friday, June 12, 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my idols, Dan Aykroyd in my hometown of Barrie for the fifth time (more on that later).

I had heard through my good friend Rob that none other than Danny would be signing bottles of his wine at our local LCBO (read: Liquor store) about a block away from my home.

Naturally- I freaked.

So on the day in question, I picked Rob up, and we ventured to the store to meet the man himself.
We got there at 12:50 (the signing was scheduled to start at 1:00 PM), and Dan was late anyway, so the line wasn't that bad, considering the calibre of celebrity that was slated to appear.

Dan arrived around 1:15PM, and by 2:00, I was shaking hands with one of my childhood idols. I got one of his bottles of wine signed, as well as an uber-rare piece of Ghostbusters memorabilia, "Making Ghostbusters".

Take a gander at these photos:





So very cool!

I first met Dan in 1990 in Toronto. I was 18 and just visiting the town with a buddy, and I just *happened* to run into him, whilst crossing the street.
Second time was in 1997, while me and a friend were walking to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, for the annual Comic Convention.
Third, was later that day, we watched a scene being filmed for "Blues Brothers 2000"
Lastly was in 1998, my wife and I volunteered to help with a charity concert that Dan co-organized in Kingston, ON. Special musical guests were Prairie Oyster.

And here we are.
Hope you enjoyed my story!