The Greatest Meeting of My Life

So I'm at a swanky restaurant in SF Thursday night. It was a buddy's birthday so we were doing it up nice.

We're sitting there eating our entrees when I look over to the bar and I see Jesus himself. Well not Jesus, but the closest thing these Jewish eyes have ever seen.

There he was, Johnny Utah himself, Keanu Reeves.

Normally I'm not the type to approach someone like this, it's just not my thing. But after the incessant nudging of big Maciej, I had to do it. Here was my hero, 20 feet away. I couldn't let this one go.

So I went over.

Turns out the dude is the nicest guy in the game. He sensed my nervousness and offered me a drink.

"A drink for Sippy Momo," I thought. "With Keanu fucking Reeves."

I felt like Wayne and Garth when they met Alice Cooper. I truly wasn't worthy.

So I went for it.

"Mr Reeves," I said. "You're a hero to me and my good pal Nick the Voice. I write this daily column (never use blog with celebs) and was wondering if I could catch a few minutes of your time."

"No problem, brother," he responded.

So there it was, live from French Laundry in San Francisco, SM and Keanu.

SM: First off, let me say, this is my Graceland.
KR: Haha, thanks.

SM: So we at Yankees2000 consider "Point Break" to be one of the greatest films ever to hit the screen. How'd you feel shooting that movie?
KR: Well you knew right away that it was an awesome script. Johnny Utah was just one cool dude, bro. I knew there was something there.

SM: Damn right. Johnny Utah is the greatest character to hit the big screen.
KR: Thanks, bro, I mean that.

SM: But you really made it big with "The Matrix". I've seen the movie upwards of 100 times. How did it feel to play god?
KR: Well it was pretty damn cool. Neo was radical to play. I don't really know how to describe it. It's like the first time I caught a break in "Point Break". It's just a special feeling.

SM: I love the reference back to "Point Break". Thank you, Keanu. So we are a baseball site here. You did "Hardball", an emotional movie regarding an inner city baseball team. How'd you feel about that picture.
KR: I loved it. I love baseball, I really do. People think that I'm a surfer guy cause of "Bill and Ted" and "Point Break", but I'm all about America's past time.

SM: How did you feel when you found out they were killing off G Baby?
KR: Haha. Well I thought it was needed for the story, but it was sad. Little Dewayne Warren (played G Baby) was the best. It was sad to see him go, and I know he was really upset.

SM: That's show business for you. So who's your team in baseball?
KR: I don't really have one. I'm kind of into the Mets actually. I'm from Lebanon and me and their young player David Wright have some distant relatives from back home.

SM: No way.
KR: Haha, I bet you want me to say "way". Well way! So yeah, I like the Mets a lot. I'm also into the Dodgers cause of the whole Hollywood thing.

SM: Understandable. What are some of your favorite shows on television?
KR: I only really watch one. 24. Jack Bauer kicks ass.

SM: Reminds me a lot of Johnny Utah. Always gets his man
KR: Woah. Thanks, Sip. But I could never compete with Jack Bauer.

SM: So humble.
KR: You should see the chicks I bang

SM: Do tell.
KR: I probably shouldn;t say, but lets just say that back me and Swayzee were filming the Break, things were good. They were really god.

SM: And you deserved every piece of tail that you could get. Can I hear you just drop one memorable line from "Point Break". It would really make my life.
KR: Which one?

SM: I'm putting you on the spot here.

And that's when he said it. It couldn't have been more perfect, until he said it.

KR: I am an F. B. I. agent.

SM: You just made my world. Nothing can ever top that Keanu. Best of luck in the future and keep on making amazing movies.

So nothing will ever top that. People shit on the man but all he does is make amazing movies. In person, he was nicer than he seems on the big screen.

Life is good.

In the truest way, Vaya con dios.

SM