29th May 2003
Lunch With Rupert Jee
I hate to name drop, but I had lunch today with TV star Rupert Jee, of David Letterman’s Late Show fame. Okay, I ate a sandwich (the “CBS Marketwatch”) at his shop, the Hello Deli, while he mostly sat outside enjoying the first sunny day we’ve had in NY in living memory and posing for not fewer than six photos with fat out-of-towners. For the last few bites of my sandwich, however, he came inside and we chatted a bit.
Explaining the road bike taking up precious floor space in the cramped little shop, he told me that he’s a “half-assed” bicyclist, who enjoys a lap or two around Central Park on sunny days (who knew?). Letterman is also a nice guy, he assures me (knowing which side his bread is buttered on). On the About Rupert page on his site, I see that web surfing and stock trading are among his hobbies, which explains the computer under the counter idling on the AmeriTrade homepage. He also mentioned that, yes, TV exposure does wonders for a deli’s business (”I just got lucky”) but adds that not all his visitors are second-rate-star-stuck tourists; he also has lots of NYC regulars. Thanks goodness. It’s the third time in recent moths I’ve dropped by to ogle him.
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