<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RichG:
We're somewhat immune to celebrity-mania here in New York, and particularly so at the Carnegie Deli, as anyone who has been there can imagine, since they get so many. 
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I am amused by this statement because we were at a Knicks game in mid March. We had some wonderful "Club" level seats given to us by a friend in Manhattan. After the first quarter two native Manhattan's moved down to empty seats in front of us. (Their season tickets were way up there.)
They struck up a conversation with my teenaged boys about celebrities in the audience. Their opinion was that New Yorkers consider celebs a dime a dozen. However: much to my kid's delight they pointed out where certain celebs sit. My boys got their autographs which thrilled them. In the crowd were: Hallie Barry, Calvin Klein, Chris Rock and Woody Allen among others.
Personally, I wouldn't approach any of them as I wouldn't want to disturb them. But, if others want to: I think it's all a part of fame. I appreciate celebs who are gracious to their fans.