Giggling With Goldie Hawn In Aspen

SOMETIMES IT PAYS to seek adventure. Like, moving to Aspen, penniless, homeless, and jobless, then leaving Aspen a year later with plenty of everything. The trick, in 1989, was to get three jobs, and hold 'em, which was easy in late eighties boom town Aspen. You could start at Mickey Dee's for eight an hour. My three jobs were day care worker, junior college instructor, and grocery-deli worker. All three were fun, in their own way, but the grocery gig was the funnest. Since it was the only grocery in town, everybody in Aspen came in, including celebrities like Buddy Hackett, Hunter S. thompson, and Goldie Hawn. Buddy was incredibly short and dumpy, Hunter S. wore dark shades, carried a cocktail and a cigarette holder, and mumbled. Late one night I was at the register, bored, when in walks this angel faced blonde, tall, willowy, curvy, wearing faded blue jeans and jean jacket, with all the blonde hair piled up on top. Something clicked, and as she was unloading a basket full of fruit, I realized it was Goldie, and began giggling like a grade school girl with a crush. Kurt Russell's wife looked at me, and said "is something wrong?", and I knew I was busted, so, why pretend? I blurted out: "Oh, I just think you're wonderful!" Now she was giggling. and as God is my witness, she said "thanks, you're cute." Now, of course, one can mean anything by saying that. You know how some people call everybody "sweetie" or "honey". So, chances are, it meant nothing. On the other hand, what if she really thought...I suppose there are worse fates than going through life pretending that Goldie Hawn thinks you're cute.