A few years back, I had the opportunity to meet Margot Kidder. She was at the Chicago Comic-Con. Not the C2E2, closer to the lake shore at McCormick Place; no, this was the one at the convention center in the suburbs. She was there at the same time as Sam J. Jones, Flash Gordon. She was travelling with Christopher Reeve's Superman costume. I said hello. She told me about a guy that had come up to her table some time before I had that had proposed to her! I got an autographed picture and a photo with her.

At the time, I had been in broadcasting for a while. I wasn't at the convention as an interviewer, or part of my job in radio. I was there as a fan.

Years before I met Margot Kidder, I got to meet Gerard Christopher, from Superboy. He took over the role from John Haymes Newton. He was very polite and gracious. This was pre-digital, so I didn't think to get a photo with him. I do have an autographed photo from him.

Years before that, I want to say around 1990, I met Adam West at a Batman anniversary convention in Chicago. He was there with Van Williams, who was there with The Black Beauty. Mr. West was incredibly friendly. I didn't get to talk with Mr. Williams.

Maybe you've seen the blip about what Allison Mack has been up to since she left Smallville. If you haven't, you can Google for details. Co-star Kristin Kreuk says that the organization she was part of was more of for building esteem. She introduced Mack to the group, and left. Now, the organization seems to be a sex-slave cult, with Mack as one of recruiters and directors.

I've struggled with Smallville. It was an interesting, fresh approach to the Superman story. It tried to distance itself from the previous Superboy series, with the "no tights, no flight" premise. Unfortunately, it became just like every other teen angst show on the WB/CW. It introduced a lot of baggage that Superman didn't need to carry.

Now, it's even harder to watch.

The late actor and broadcaster Jay Thomas told a great story annually on The Late Show with David Letterman. It says everything - at least to me - about what we should look for from our famous people.