My family and I spend every Christmas and summer in Aspen, Colorado. Over the years we have had many celebrity encounters, but this Christmas was unlike any I have seen before. Aspen certainly lived up to its reputation as a “celebrity playground,” this year. Stars came in droves to the “Rocky Mountain paradise” to experience a brief escape from the imperious paparazzi in New York and LA. Over the span of ten days we saw over fifteen celebrities, some of which we saw up to five times:
1) Goldie Hawn
2) Kate Hudson
3) Mariah Carey
4) Nick Cannon
5) Lori Loughlin
6) Hilary Swank
7) Ivana Trump
8) George Hamilton
9) Steven Spielberg
10) Paris Hilton
11) Nicky Hilton
12) Kathy Hilton
13) Rick Hilton
14) Shia Leboeuf
15) Rachel Griffiths (Brothers and Sisters)
16) Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
17) Seal
18) Heidi Klum
Aspen has an inherent appeal for Stars because there is a certain code of silence that everyone follows when it comes to the rich and famous.
#1—never ask for someone’s autograph.
#2—don’t stare.
#3—don’t go up and talk to a celebrity unless they initiate the conversation.
#4—no paparazzi allowed (well most of the time)
It is of course exciting to run into a People Magazine cover star, but having had this experience several times has really made me think about our culture’s obsession with celebrities. There is no doubt that our nation is infatuated with celebrities. But why? They are normal people fighting the same battles as everyone else. It’s ironic how celebrities escape to places like Aspen because they crave normalcy in their lives, while wannabes come to Aspen to imitate this glorified celebrity lifestyle.
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