I was watching Cold Case, one of my favorite shows, the other day. I watch it regularly. During the credits at the end, I saw Tracie Thoms and thought I knew someone by that name and she looked an awful like that person. She is a regular on Cold Case and I just hadn't made the connection. She was a swing in Leader of the Pack at the West End in...1997 (I think). It was funny, too, because Joel had just worked with her a couple of weeks before.
Somehow, I'm not really great at recognizing faces of people I've met or known briefly. I must note that briefly could mean for a couple of years, but just not close friends. Most people will say they are better with remembering faces, but I'm better with the written name. That is not just saying the name, but it must be written. I'm exceptionally visual, but with words only. I can only remember one Mom's name in Lydia's Kindergarten class and that is because she was wearing a name tag.
A couple of years ago, I was reading an article on Jaime Foxx. I've always liked him and was a big In Living Color fan. In this article, it said that his given name was Eric Bishop. I thought, I knew an Eric Bishop, and he looked an awful lot like him. I went to college with him. He was in the classical music program, but he used to play the piano for the Musical Theatre people at USIU in San Diego (and was friends with many). I just remembered him as being a talented musician. He also composed songs, but I always thought of him as being really quiet. The sad part is I watched him in In Living Color not long after we graduated and still didn't recognize him; I think I graduated a year after him. He did have Jheri curls, though.
I guess the point to all of this is, if you become famous, could you please tell me? Otherwise, I may never figure it out.
3 comments:
Hi Jill,
I can totally relate to the name/face thing.
Jonathan Gould
Yes, Tracie is cutting up a swath in LA--she also played Joanne in the movie version of Rent and was in The Devil Wears Prada. Ryan Duncan lived with her for many years, and I did for a bit when I sublet Ryan's space in their Harlem apartment when I first moved up there in 2000. Her ex-BF, Anthony Mackie (they went to Juilliard together) is also doing very well--he's had several movie leads and featured roles.
--Clara
Jonathon! A big hello to you, and what a pleasure to have a post from you.
Mom, yes, Lydia does that automatically.
Thanks, Clara! I've heard the movie version of Rent is pretty bad, but I want to see it anyway. I enjoy her in Cold Case.
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