It lasted about ten seconds. It happened Saturday night (Feb. 3, 2018) in the Walter Kerr Theater on Broadway. I was there with my daughter to see Springsteen on Broadway (review forthcoming). As we stood in line to buy a “Springsteen on Broadway” t-shirt I saw a familiar face coming my way. It was none other than New York Times columnist David Brooks. Here was my encounter with fame:
Me: “So do you think we might be seeing a column related to this show?
Brooks: “Maybe”
He walked by and I pulled out my credit card to drop $40.00 on a concert shirt.
Hey David, I really hope you write the column. It would go well with this and this.

Caroline got her shirt.