You Must Not Know 'Bout Me

Alright, here's the "splaination." I confess that these statements are not nearly as glamorous as I have made them sound, but, that is the fun of this game!

1. I once saved a baby from a house fire.
True - I actually forgot about this until I started this game, and I hardly remember it. I was around 11 years old or so and playing with the Safigan kids two doors down from my house. I happened to be holding Molly, who was still a baby at that time, when the smoke alarms went off. All I remember is the living room being filled with smoke and Jamie (the mom) yelling at me to get out of the house. So I carried Molly outside. I don't even remember what was on fire, just the smoke. The house was fine, and we returned inside after a few minutes of airing it out.

2. I once survived an after-dark gang encounter in New York City.
True - This would be a Heather and Sallie adventure during or shortly after college. We were near Time Square, looking for a restaurant or something. We found ourselves a little farther off the beaten path than we'd intended just as it was getting dark. We walked straight through a large group of thuggy looking guys who I can only assume were involved in some sort of gang. We were a little scared by it, actually, but they walked past us without incident (other than a comment or two about how we were "looking good.")

3. I once was shot with a gun.
True - I was a riding my bicycle in the road in front of our house as a kid. Two teenage boys thought it would be funny to shoot at my bike with a B.B. gun. They hit me in the rear. It was just a little bruise.

4. I once dated a gay felon.
True - (but slightly exaggerated) - This one's actually scary. Shortly after I started dating Cline, my roommate, Megan, and I thought it would be fun to go to dinner in Atlanta (where we lived) with our 2 neighbors. They were very nice, and we were friendly with them, but we were all just friends. Cline gave me the OK to go and said to have a good time, but insists to this day that it was a "date" because it was 2 single guys dining with 2 single girls and one of the guys paid for everyone's meal. This constitutes a date, apparently. Well, after I moved away, I learned via the Atlanta Journal Constitution that the guy who paid had been convicted of intentionally spreading HIV to other men. He was an Emory medical student when I knew him.

5. I have had 20 teeth pulled.
True - I had 8 teeth pulled as a kid one summer, 8 more pulled the next summer, and 4 wisdom teeth pulled sometime after high school.

6. I was once flirted with by a member of Sister Hazel.
True - Ok, "flirted" might be a strong word for it. This is another Heather adventure. I went with her and a couple of other girls to a late night Sister Hazel concert at the Tabernacle in Atlanta one night. The thing didn't even start until midnight or so, which we all know is way past my bedtime of 9. Not to mention, I'm not really a concert person. Well, we got in after standing in line forever, and much to my dismay, it was standing room only. We made ourselves comfy right by the speaker on the stage, and I leaned against it and went to sleep since I was way exhausted by that point and didn't care about the concert. One of the band members came over to me during their performance, leaned over, and made me touch his guitar. I think he wanted to make sure I wasn't passed out drunk or something. No drinking necessary for me - I can pass out next to a blaring speaker just fine on my own, thank you very much.

7. I have never seen Pretty Woman.
Dirty Lie - I have seen Pretty Woman LOTS of times - it's a great movie! (Good job, Kimberly).

8. I was once on the Sally Jesse Raphael show.
True - Yet another Heather adventure. If you need some excitement in your life, hang out with her and her mom (Sallie)! We were in New York for the first time, I believe, and were given some VIP tickets to the Sally Jesse taping during a random outing. (This was towards the end of her run, and they were desparate for audience members. Did you know that shows like that give the homeless a free lunch to sit in the audience every day???) Anyway, we went, and sat in the audience, thinking it would be a fun, cool, New York thing to do. It was neat, and my face appeared a couple of times in the final cut. I was even recognized by someone in Rome who didn't know I was there, so it totally counts!

9. I married a man who once apprehended a purse snatcher in London.
True - Cline can tell this story so much better than I can. He and his twin brother, Chas, were in London for a choir tour. They witnessed the unjust burglary of some old lady's purse, I believe. They looked at each other, and in true, do-gooder, comic book fashion, chased the guy down, retrieved the purse, and held the guy until the police got there. (Apparently I got this story slightly wrong - it wasn't a purse, but rather something from a pharmacy. And they didn't actually hold the guy down until the police got there. Rather, they drug the guy back to the pharmacy, which was the scene of the crime, and held him there until the police arrived. Same concept nonetheless).

10. I have never seen Dirty Dancing.
True - Never have. I was offended by the title during the adolescent years I most likely would have viewed it, and haven't had a desire to see it since.

11. I have a 1st degree relative who knew "Alex" from Gray's Anatomy before he became super famous.
True - My sister. She went to New York for Fashion Week with a college class just before Gray's premiered. As they were walking back from dinner, they stumbled across an ABC studio party, and saw tons of celebrities like John Stamos and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Their group was a big hit because of their southern accents, and "Alex" ran across the street to be photographed with them, and they chatted. They also got a free VIP limousine tour of NYC. Very cool.

12. I am 3 degrees of separation from Reese Witherspoon.
True - A former roommate's father (who I know through her) used to work with Reese Witherspoon's father. Also, my brother-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandmother-in-law were extras in Sweet Home Alabama. So, if you think about it, Reese and I are practically family.