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The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
I was twelve years old
my uncle an exec for Proctor and Gamble
was invited to a luncheon at Spielberg's house
excited to meet a celebrity
with giddy anticipation
I went to his beach front house in Malibu
crest fallen and unimpressed
who was this everyday guy
in shorts and a ball cap?
my sisters and I disinterested with him
were beckoned by the call
of the beautiful sandy beaches we saw outside
while my sisters waded in the surf
me calling them chicken for not going in deeper
I went boogie boarding
having a blast in the ocean
I was oblivious to the fact
that the undertow had me
being drug further and further out
until I stepped off my board
took a look back and realized
I was in deep at least a mile
from the shoreline
fear gripped at my heart
as I tried to swim back to shore
grabbed by the undercurrent
I was losing energy, about to drown
no life guard on this private beach
I was lost, running out of energy fast
way past the breakers
no hope for me in sight
then out of nowhere
a wind gust and a tidal wave
scooped me up
pushing me towards the coastline
face smashed in the sand
held underwater by this tremendous wave
for quite awhile, I was finally released
where I could touch the ocean's bottom
I believe to this day that the powers that be
saved my life whether it be god or the devil
I'm still here for a reason
I often wonder why my life was saved
pondering how come I wasn't Steven's next child star
no answers come maybe in the end he was unimpressed by me
Written by
crimsin
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Published 12th Sep 2015
| Edited 13th Sep 2015
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Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
Anonymous
13th Sep 2015 00:46am
Great memories Brenda.
You were lucky 'Bruce' the shark was not around :)
You were lucky 'Bruce' the shark was not around :)
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 00:51am
you know it's funny Rina I often have nightmares of that day and I'm sure there is a white shark on my tail..
thank you for the lovely comment..
with love Brenda
thank you for the lovely comment..
with love Brenda
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
Anonymous
13th Sep 2015 00:57am
'I often wonder why my life was saved
pondering how come I wasn't Steven's next child star
no answers come maybe in the end he was unimpressed by me'
No, Miss Crim, I beg to differ. . .I think that he probably thought you were to good, or else he would have robbed you of your talents that you pen so beautifully here @ DU. . .and we would have never have gotten the pleasure of knowing such a wonderful and brilliant woman. . .So chin up!. . .xoxo, Devlin;)
pondering how come I wasn't Steven's next child star
no answers come maybe in the end he was unimpressed by me'
No, Miss Crim, I beg to differ. . .I think that he probably thought you were to good, or else he would have robbed you of your talents that you pen so beautifully here @ DU. . .and we would have never have gotten the pleasure of knowing such a wonderful and brilliant woman. . .So chin up!. . .xoxo, Devlin;)
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 1:05pm
thank you Lady Devlin for such a heart touching comment I'm grateful to know you and fellow du friends.. you are all awesome talented people :)
with love Crim
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 2:08am
Personally I think angels came to your rescue Crim. They saw the beauty in you that Spielberg must have missed. I wouldn't feel too bad. Would you seriously have wanted him to stick you in "E.T."? Thanks for the great memory Crim!
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 1:08pm
as hard as I am at times I believe you're right about the angels Sir Crow.. thank you for such a beautiful comment :)
E.T. idk Drew Barrymore is pretty famous today from that movie lol but no not really I'm cut out for the life I live..
with love Crim
E.T. idk Drew Barrymore is pretty famous today from that movie lol but no not really I'm cut out for the life I live..
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 2:20am
Wow u met SS n weren't impressed!?... I'm cancellin my flight reservations then becuz if he didn't impress you... Lol... Excellent real talk ink my friend
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 1:10pm
what did I know Poe I was just a kid lol..
he's probably hell a smart and impressive if I would have met him as an adult ;)
thank you dear friend for such a great comment :)
with love Crim
he's probably hell a smart and impressive if I would have met him as an adult ;)
thank you dear friend for such a great comment :)
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
Anonymous
13th Sep 2015 3:51am
Brenda, this is simply brilliant.. i love the imagery, and the story telling.. beautiful write.. with love...
Dave
Dave
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13th Sep 2015 1:12pm
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 5:46am
great story, Crim. enlightening to see that the sea does not take all its sacrifices...
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13th Sep 2015 1:13pm
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 3:40pm
Was that pre- or post-ET?
The incident reminds me a similar incident that happened to singer Cat Stevens on the same coast. The wave brought him back to shore and led ultimately to his conversion to Islam as Yusuf Islam.
The incident reminds me a similar incident that happened to singer Cat Stevens on the same coast. The wave brought him back to shore and led ultimately to his conversion to Islam as Yusuf Islam.
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 3:47pm
it was before E.T. I'm pretty sure.. though I don't state it in the poem I know the Archangel Michael saved me that day..
it left me marked I don't venture further then the surf now that I'm older and wiser..
thank you for your visit Solomon..
with love Crim
it left me marked I don't venture further then the surf now that I'm older and wiser..
thank you for your visit Solomon..
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 3:54pm
Sorry Solomon I was wrong I had to look up when E.T. was produced it was actually that same year when this occurred..
that would have been more tragedy attached to him child drowns at his beach front property..
thankfully I was spared for some reason..
sincerely Crimsin
that would have been more tragedy attached to him child drowns at his beach front property..
thankfully I was spared for some reason..
sincerely Crimsin
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 4:23pm
You walk among the stars... the ravenous ocean touched you deeply. Enjoyed this haunting memory. Always a treat reading you, Sweet Sin. Respectfully, blue angel
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 4:38pm
just star gazing these days lovely Angel..
I always cherish your visits thank you :)
with love Crim
I always cherish your visits thank you :)
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 4:47pm
I loved this!! You were expecting a man as imperious as the character's he created, and a baseball cap and shorts! Who cares?! But tjose chicken sissys' and i almost drown giving me a higher power Exuse me Mr, Spielberg I am your movie!!!
Great story sweet Brenda. I would have bought a ticket, hell i just did!
🎬
Jennifer
Great story sweet Brenda. I would have bought a ticket, hell i just did!
🎬
Jennifer
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 4:55pm
thank you beautiful Jennifer yeah he seemed like an everyday guy.. saved from drowning or eaten by sharks for sure still give thanks to my higher power for saving me.. sigh if only more impressive I could be a star lol.. thanks a bunch for the great comments :)
with love Brenda
with love Brenda
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
13th Sep 2015 7:56pm
lovely one I am so grateful to both our Angels that we are here together..
thank you for the continued love you've shown me..
you touch my heart so much..
anyway who needs Hollywood :)
love Brenda
thank you for the continued love you've shown me..
you touch my heart so much..
anyway who needs Hollywood :)
love Brenda
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
15th Sep 2015 1:02am
This is my not-so-humble opinion, lovely lass.
Though your flesh be carried out in a riptide, your spirit could not be kept from shore. This, a further testimony to your strength of spirit and the energy which guides you, shelters you, keeps you.
Love this further unveiling of that which makes you the vibrant woman you've become.
you know.
C.
Though your flesh be carried out in a riptide, your spirit could not be kept from shore. This, a further testimony to your strength of spirit and the energy which guides you, shelters you, keeps you.
Love this further unveiling of that which makes you the vibrant woman you've become.
you know.
C.
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15th Sep 2015 9:11am
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
17th Sep 2015 4:55am
Sweet baby Jesus, I was held in terror at the part of being so far from shore! I am terrified of the ocean thanks to the SS movie that traumatized me as a child.
I'm glad the higher powers were watching over that day. They knew you had a future talent of providing for us your wonderful works! Great Story, Crim!
I'm glad the higher powers were watching over that day. They knew you had a future talent of providing for us your wonderful works! Great Story, Crim!
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
17th Sep 2015 6:33am
funny thing is I have nightmares about that day sure a white shark was on my tail..
before that huge wave out of nowhere picked me up pushing me out of the undertow..
still grateful to the powers that be for saving me..
thank you Sandman for such a lovely comment..
with love Crim
Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
19th Sep 2015 8:45am
The unexpected happens and the expected doesn't
Guess life would be shit otherwise
Could read your writing all day long
Guess life would be shit otherwise
Could read your writing all day long
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Re: Re. The Day I Met Steven Spielberg
19th Sep 2015 3:15pm
very true Whale..
thank you most graciously for enjoying my writes :)
with love Crim
thank you most graciously for enjoying my writes :)
with love Crim