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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:21 pm
Sur la Table in Berkeley, California the place that would be having the Rachael Ray book signing
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:21 pm
Signs about the Rachael Ray book signing
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:22 pm
Rachael Ray talking to someone getting their book signed before it was my turn!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:28 pm
Rachael signing my book with me. i can't believe my daughter caught rachael with that look on her face! here is the story: I happened to see that Rachael Ray (my favorite Food Network star!) was going to be in Berkeley on December 11th (today) signing her latest book. The only way to meet her and get her to sign the book was to purchase it when they went on sale, which didn't go on sale until November 29th, and there was no way I could go to get the tickets as I live an hour away. NancyPJ (of the live feed of BB fame!) offered to get the book for me, as she lives in the area. Luckily she was able to get it on the day and she priority mailed it to me! THANK YOU NANCYPJ!!! I took off early from work and greekbread and i waited in line. conversation with Rachael Ray: Upon seeing my name to be personalized in my book - Rachael: That's an unusual name, what nationality is that? Landileigh: The first half is the Italian Last name of my great grandmother and the leigh was added by my mother to feminize my name. Rachael: it's a very pretty name. Landileigh: Thank you! Rachael: you must have had a hell of a time in grade school! Landileigh: yes i did! Rachael: it has been very nice meeting you today. Landileigh: it has been nice meeting you too! thank you!
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:31 pm
How fun landi!!! I had a friend who did the same thing in San Jose the other day and said she was much cuter in person.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:47 pm
Very kewl, landi!! And to think we were all right by that sign on the 25th!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:18 pm
very cool!!!!!! what a great story!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:29 pm
Wow, <100> that expression on her face. How could she not SMILE when a fan is taking a picture with her? I'd love for her on-air persona to be shattered with a few more pictures like these and a few Martha-esque stories. Congrats on meeting her Landi!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:30 pm
she did smile the whole time, holly just snapped it funky! sorry to say eeyore, she was absolutely adorable on the way into the store, and through everyone's books that she was signing.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 12:33 am
Landi, I am glad you had a great time! I actually work at SLT and just did an event with the guy standing next to her. He was booking her for Berkeley while he was here...lol We had Paula Deen and Tyler Florence in Cleveland at the Food Show. Great times! PS, very pretty name!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:10 am
How exciting!!! glad to know that someone can just have a bad pic and not be a bad person! LOL she looks so tiny.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 3:49 am
All I can say is: E V O Oh my! That's very cool, landi!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:06 am
That is great that you got to meet her Landi!!! It's wonderful that she was so nice in person.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:40 am
How cool, Landi!! I'm glad to hear that she's as nice as she appears to be! I like her!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:04 am
I am so happy for you Landi! Great report!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:26 am
The look on her face is crazy!
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:30 am
i am so happy you got to meet her. i know how excited you must have been.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:35 am
very cool, landi
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:51 am
landileigh, how fun for you! I appreciate you sharing this awesome encounter with us! I went to our one of our local bookstores, either Borders or Barnes and Noble recently. Anywhoo, I had a heck of a time finding a parking spot and when I did reach the front of the store there was this line. What the heck? I thought. I soon learned Rachael Ray was in there signing her new book. Sorry guys, I didn't buy her book, so I didn't speak to her, nor did I have my camera with me (darn!). But I will say, she's peppy and a very pretty lady.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 7:53 am
Those type of dispeptic pix happen all the time with celebs. That's why the paparazzi take a gabillion pix, click click click in a 30 second span, so they can get at least one useable pic. The main thing is that YOU look cute landi. GRIN. (I hate when the star looks good and I look crappy. I actually prefer it the other way around, so in my book you scored.) ANd my secret is to take 2 pix, 'just in case'. So glad you had your dream day with your daughter and getting to meet Rachel Ray, she does seem like a real genuine sweetie. I just had a thought... if you can play with photo-editing, you could take the smiley Rachel in the other pic and drop her into the pic with you... then tada (!) you are both smiling together. (wink)
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 9:09 am
Yay Landi! Yay Nancypj! Yay Greekbread!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 10:34 am
I think that it is great that you got to meet her and that you have a picture with her and that she was nice and it's a great memory. 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 11:16 am
Looks like a lot of fun. I'm glad that you got to meet her.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:20 pm
Yay, Cybermama!! She's so cute! Though, her constant perkiness irritates me if I see her on the tube after I've had a miserable day. Doesn't that woman ever have a bad day? She's always happy and smiley. LOL.
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:20 am
So glad you and Greekbread had fun, Landi! I'm still bummed I was otherwise engaged so I couldn't join you guys. This was at least her second time at the Berkeley SLT store, so hopefully I'll catch her next time (wanna go? ).
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:38 am
Landi, it sounds like you may have lucked out where you went. My co-worker has a teenage son who loves Rachael Ray, so they took him to her book signing her in Dallas last night. To begin with the signing was supposed to start at 6:00; she did not show up until 6:30, at which time she gave a TV interview first. They were told beforehand there would be no posing for photographs. When PJ got up there to get his book signed, Rachael barely looked at him, said thanks, and he was moved on. They got there at 5:45 and he got to Rachael at 8:15. The wife of one of my bosses also went and ended up leaving because the line was so long and she was told that she would be lucky if she got a glimpse.
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