Ran into John Kerry today in Tribeca

[justiceischeap]

Talked to him, told him I voted for him, shook his hand and took these photos (not in this order).

Ketchup, maybe?


Giving me the stink eye


Anyway, it was neat.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. So how was his demeanor?

Did he really engage you?

Whatever happened, it WAS neat!

How lucky for you.

[pscot]

2. He appears to be sizing you up

Warily processing the situation. He must do a lot of that.

[RKP5637]

6. Yep, that's a standard Kerry look, checking it out and thinking.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. Did you call him Mr. Secretary?

Seriously. How did you address him?

[justiceischeap]

9. I'd called him Mr. Kerry.

I know the proper way to address him would be his title but I was a little stunned at the sudden appearance of John Kerry as I turned the corner on a walking tour of Tribeca. I was lucky I was able to be respectful instead of a dolt.

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. I'm sure it was fine!!

Well...that's a cool thing and a neat memory, eh?

[Cha]

4. That's pretty cool, justiceischeap.. looks like a nice day in the city. :)

[JI7]

5. great pics, what did you talk to him about ?

[justiceischeap]

10. Just told him I thought he was doing a good job

he said thank you, told him I voted for him, he said thank you again. I kept it brief, his security was hustling him along fairly quickly.

[ProSense]

7. Nice photo.

Lucky you. Is that Andre Heinz?

[justiceischeap]

11. No clue who he was with.

I was on a walking tour of Tribeca given by photographer Frank Jump (he photographs old painted ads on the side of buildings). We turned the corner, and bam, Frank said, "Hey, that's John Kerry" and I said, "Yup, it sure is." I pointed my camera and snapped about 5 photos before he got to the corner (which we were told not to crowd). I had the brief exchange with him, my other members of the group talked to him and shook hands and then he and his security detail were gone.

[JI7]

16. it does look like him doesn't it

i think there is about 10 years difference between this pic and how he would look now . but the pic in the op looks about how old he would now be and the nose looks the same.

[RKP5637]

8. K&R! n/t

[William769]

12. Great for you.

What a memorable moment.

[whathehell]

14. Good for you...He seems to be smiling a bit in that first pic..He looks

a tad bemused, you might say -- I think he liked you.

I wish I'd met him, mainly because, as a straight woman, I always thought he

was quite attractive -- Old as he is, he's still got it going on.

[justiceischeap]

18. I can tell you who wasn't bemused

It was that female security agent. She did all the talking so I'm guessing she was in charge of the detail, if not then she is their official spokesperson.

My straight friends think he's handsome too but I mostly had eyes for the female agent.

[whathehell]

19. Oh yeah..

The blond with the flag pin and the sunglasses?..She looks like she's

taking her job very seriously.

[alittlelark]

15. Met him in 2003 at a fundraiser 2 doors down from my dads house....

complete fluke...got a pic of him w/my 9 yr old! He seemed very 'real' but not very comfortable with accolades/ compliments.....

[JDPriestly]

17. Good for you! Thanks for posting this.

[mylye2222]

20. Hey, lucky one!

Glad to see he still gets (so) little extra time to walk around cities and greet people. Unfortunely, h'es far less accesible to common citizens than he was when a Senator.