TMI: An Armenian in Paris

Several months ago a colleague / friend of mine, Vicken Khachadourian, wrote a humorous story about meeting the singer whose songs have held significant meaning throughout Vick's life. His story was even published in a few Armenian newspapers that circulate in major US cities. It is also posted on the armeniapedia.org site. Somehow I managed to play a tiny part in this, meaning I've already achieved my 15 words of fame with the Armenian community. This does not even make me rank with the same Z-list celebrities as, say, Kato Kaelin, but I've had a strange compulsion to mention that dude's name in my blog for some time and finally found an excuse to do so.

Because no two people ever occupy the exact same physical location in the Universe, I might have a slightly different perspective about some of the events I was involved in. But to clarify a couple of things in the story:

- I backed out of seeing the concert with Vick in Montreal because I was still suffering from jet lag and other varied minor ailments after the India trip, and I did not feel any performer was worth flying cross-country to see (no offense to the city of Montreal intended).

- A trip to Paris does not need much justification, and I needed a vacation at the time. That said, Paris was refreshing, and the Aznavour concert turned out to be much more than icing sur le gâteau. I may dedicate a future blog entry to other interesting things that happened during that trip.

- I would not describe myself as opportunistic - I've let more opportunities of all kinds slip though my hands than I can count. I've actually found myself standing close to famous people many times in my life. However, the most interaction I've had was to smile at Patrick Stewart and have him smile back at me as we were exploring the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. He seems much more jovial in real life than his Capt. Picard character. My general modus operandi is to leave them be.

- "Sommelier" was spelled correctly after all. But I'm not familiar enough about the wine scene to know if the person helping us should have been identified as a Master Sommelier. The whole staff at Ledoyen was incredibly friendly, professional, and helpful.

But why are you still reading this? Read the story. It's better than these ramblings.