Well, judging from the way I handled my recent encounter with a much less exciting star, I wouldn't be very suave. I spotted Dave Pirner (lead singer of Soul Asylum, dated Winona Ryder for a while, is extremely cute) in the liquor store a couple of weeks ago. So as we were were leaving, I muttered the fact under my breath to MY 10-YEAR-OLD SON, who like me is a Soul Asylum fan. He immediately insisted on going back into the store and walking right up and meeting him. Which he did, very charmingly, while I browsed the Chilean wines and pretended to not to recognize either Dave Pirner OR my son.
So I guess when I meet Jake or Heath in the bookstore, I hope I will have my son with me. Though once he's charmed them into stopping over to the Marriott across the street, he'll have to wait in the lobby.