Hilarious Story...

Today, as I stood in line at the Liquor Store (getting some of our FAVOURITE 'adult' drink that we can't get in New Brunswick and haven't been able to find in many years) in Guelph, Ontario, I giggled and told my sister that the guy behind me looked an awful lot like a guy in a show Jacques watches (Trailer Park Boys). I told her I should tell him he looks like this character!

During my transaction, I turned to him and our conversation went like this:

Me: "Do you ever look like Ricki from Trailer Park Boys?"
Him: "Don't you mean Julien?"
Me: "Yes, yes that's who it is. You must get that alot, huh?"
Him: "Yeah, because I AM him"
Me: "Ooooooh, what are you doing in Guelph, Ontario?"
Him: "Actually, I'm here for a funeral"
Me: "Ooooooh (and a big pause), can I have your autograph for my husband because he's a big fan of yours?" (Daaaah, what the heck was I thinking? How inconsiderate of me?)

He said sure and as he was signing a piece of receipt paper from the Liquor Store, I was all flustered and was giggling like a school girl. Looking back at it, it was rather humiliating!! The autograph says (pardon the language - but this is exactly what he wrote, in character) "Drink Rum, Jacques You Fucker. signed Julien"

We chatted for a little longer. I found out he has many relatives in Guelph, even though he lives in Eastern Canada and the show is filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I offered him my condolences and I went back to the van to immediately call Jacques. Unfortunately, he wasn't there so I had to wait until later to tell him.

My goodness, did my sister & I ever laugh, we laughed all the way home.

Once I finally talked to him, he was thrilled. The first thing he said (after I finished my story) was "did you get a picture?". Man, I didn't even think about it - and I even had my camera with me. But honestly, I felt a little bad that immediately after he told me he was in town for a funeral, I asked him for an autograph!!!

The funny part of this all is that Julien (the character) ALWAYS has a drink in his hand (not sure if it is Rum though) and this is what Jacques always cracks up about in the show. AND I met him in the LIQUOR buying RUM!!

Can you believe that? What a small world, eh?