Can I Please See Your Picture ID, Mr. Alda?

Written by Pats Papers | Friday, 5 March 2010 9:56 PM

I spent an hour at the Apple Store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan tonight, as I work toward resolution of my iPhone battery trouble. While I was there, actor Alan Alda stopped in to retrieve his repaired Macbook. (Sorry, no photo. He was just minding his own business and a snap would have been intrusive.) He sat across the table from me as he waited with his wife Arlene.

He told the 20-something greeter that he was there to pick up his computer. She asked him to have his picture ID ready.

Eventually, a more mature (30-something) technician emerged with the computer. Seeing that Alda had dutifully placed his drivers license on the table, the slightly-older Apple employee said, “I won’t be needing that.”

(photo from Apple.com)

Email this story

Email This

Your Email

Your Name

To (email)

Subject

Message:
Your message here! =-=-= <http://www.patspapers.com/blog/item/can_i_please_see_your_picture_id_mr_alda/> =-=-=

• 3/8 What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once?
  
• 2/3 Pigs on a Police Car
  
• 2/3 Canada Wins for Best Super Bowl Ad (And It's About Hockey)
  
• 7/12 How To Open A Wine Bottle With No Corkscrew
  
• 2/2 Review: Avoid Gaga's Parents' Restaurant