Well, it wasn’t technically last night (it was Friday night),  but saying it as if it happened within the last 24 hours makes it retain it’s real-ness. Because it really did happened (and I still can’t  believe it).

Either way, I was sitting in the back row of the Aero Theater in Santa Monica watching Blazing Saddles on the big screen and none other than Mel, himself, comes trotting in with a couple of other guys from the era, and sits not just in our row, but right in the seat next to ussss.

So after the movie ended, he answered some questions and as History of the World Part I began to roll, I told him that my mom went into labor with me while watching the movie and she almost didn’t make it to the hospital because it was showing on TV and she didn’t want to leave. He laughed. Then we took a photo. Then I wept like a baby.

I can’t seem to find my camera cord so this photo-realistic District composite illustrates my life-changing experience. Not sure why I’m blurry, though.

Tags: aero theater, american cinematheque, blazing saddles, history of the world part 1, judaism, mel brooks