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Just got in from work, and who would be there for dinner, but Johnny Fay. Here's the really embarrasing part. I didn't realize it was him until the end of the night (5 self inflicted tool points...), when another waiter said "that's the drummer for the Hip." I said "no it isn't..." my friend replied, "yes it is...look at him". Damned if it wasn't. His girlfriend was walking by thanking me for the evening, and I asked "is that Johnny Fay?". She said yes, and I told her I couldn't believe it...I'm one of the Hip's biggest fans, and I didn't realize it was him...." She walked me over and introduced me to him. We talked for a few minutes, and I asked him for an autograph (totally unprofessional at the restaurant, but I didn't care at that point in the night....) He grabbed one of our linens, and said he wanted to sign that. I grabbed a sharpee marker, and he signed it.
He said he wanted to check out the kitchen, cause he had seen the "opening soon" program in which Bymark was shown under construction. I took him back & introduced him to one of our junior sous-chefs (most of the kitchen had gone home by that time) I thanked him again & shook his hand. A very pleasant, nice, generous guy. When I told him I'd seen the Hip 13 times, he thanked me for the business....
All in a night's work eh?
Oh and also Matt Stone (Southpark) & Alex Lifeson (Rush) were in my section.....crazy night