Hi all,
I've been meaning to post about this for a while, because it actually happened a couple of months ago. Finally, after more than two years of being a Brokie, I found another almost-Brokie, in real life!
As I've mentioned before, I have NEVER, in all of those two+ years, found anyone who likes BBM more than, well, the amount you'd like any good movie. Like they might mention liking it and then go on to discuss how much they enjoyed
Little Miss Sunshine or whatever. I've come to avoid even mentioning BBM in most situations, because I know I'll only be disappointed by people's reactions.
But one night in March, I went out to a movie with some friends. One of the trailers was for
Get Smart. After we came out of the movie, we stood talking in the theater lobby about this and that, and someone mentioned Anne Hathaway in the
Get Smart trailer, and wondered what other films she'd been in. I mentioned
The Devil Wears Prada.
But then, another member of our group, let's call her Joan, said, "Oh, and she was in
Brokeback Mountain! Oh my gosh, that was SUCH a good movie. I just loved, loved, loved that movie. It's one of my favorite movies of all time!"
I said "Oh I know, me too," and left it at that. The conversation changed, because the other members of our party hadn't seen BBM. But someday I hope I'll find a way to bring it up again, because this is the very first time in history I've ever met anybody whose reactions showed an appropriate level of passion.
What experiences have you all had with unexpected Brokie encounters?