George Lucas

Last week I went out for coffee with friends at a crowded Starbucks in a trendy part of town.

Where we sat, my back was to the cozy leather sofas by the fireplace. I could see a guy with a cell phone snapping pictures with his photo feature, and I was aggravated. I thought he was taking pictures of several people, including us. It seemed obnoxious and invasive.

Then one of my friends asked, "Is it just me, or does that guy look like George Lucas?" My other friend nodded and laughed. "He does!" They urged me to turn around subtely at my convenience, though subtlety has never been my strong point, and look at the cozy leather sofas.
I shifted around awkwardly toward the fireplace, and wow! It sure did look like George Lucas! He and the cool guy sitting next to him were staring at a computer screen, commenting, pointing, considering. The George lookalike wore a bold, high-end sweater with a big Superman "S" logo on it. The other guy looked like a model. No wonder the cell phone guy was snapping pictures!

On our way out, we had no choice but to exit behind them--really!--so we checked out their computer screen as we passed and noticed they were looking at headshots of models or actresses, further reinforcing the possibility that for some odd reason, this really was George Lucas and he was in our city for some reason other than the Star Wars Convention. It's conceivable that he might ask someone, "What's an interesting, trendy place to hang out tonight?" and they would answer with the place where we were.

Was I sitting in the same room with George Lucas last week?

Was he in our midwestern city for some reason?

Does it really matter?