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Today I met Rachael Ray!

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Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
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Sur la Table in Berkeley, California the place that would be having the Rachael Ray book signing

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
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Signs about the Rachael Ray book signing

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
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Rachael Ray talking to someone getting their book signed before it was my turn!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
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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!


Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
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.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Very kewl, landi!! And to think we were all right by that sign on the 25th!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
very cool!!!!!! what a great story!

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
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!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
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.


Fabnsab
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 12:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fabnsab a private message Print Post    
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!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
How exciting!!! glad to know that someone can just have a bad pic and not be a bad person! LOL
she looks so tiny.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 3:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
All I can say is:

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Oh my! That's very cool, landi!


Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That is great that you got to meet her Landi!!!

It's wonderful that she was so nice in person.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 4:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
How cool, Landi!! I'm glad to hear that she's as nice as she appears to be! I like her!

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
I am so happy for you Landi! Great report!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
The look on her face is crazy!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
i am so happy you got to meet her. i know how excited you must have been.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
very cool, landi

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
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.


Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
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)

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
Yay Landi! Yay Nancypj! Yay Greekbread!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
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.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Looks like a lot of fun. I'm glad that you got to meet her.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
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.

Nancypj
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08-17-2001

Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancypj a private message Print Post    
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? :-) ).

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
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.