I'm watching Conan O'Brien right now as I read the newspaper. John Cusak is on, and talking about how much he loves Halloween. He said, "You can go out with a mask on, and nobody knows who you are. You know, Conan, that when you're out in public and you're famous, sometimes you're bothered. I mean, it's nice to meet people, but sometimes you just want a day off from being famous."

Conan, one of the funniest guys around, responded, "Yeah, I know what you mean. But, on Halloween, I usually wear a Conan mask. With a shirt that says 'I am Conan.'

So, as they go to commercials, I go to another channel. They say that Britney Spears (who lost custody of her kids a few days ago), no longer has visitation rights (some court violation). This reminded me, that a buddy of mine has tried to get her autographs several times. She has refused to sign on 3 occasions. I told him it must look nuts, a 40 year old guy, that's 6'3" asking her for her autograph.

It got me thinking about those photos of her not wearing underwear (and I met the guy that took those photos recently....he surprised me by saying he only made around $25,000 on them). I was going to bring panties to have Tom Jones autograph at a concert recently. I got them at one of his concerts years ago, when a woman threw them towards the stage, and they promptly landed on my head. I didn't go, because it was Sunday, and well, I'm a football addict.

But one of my buddies was there. He said, "I didn't get him. His driver was around, with their Aston-Martin. But I never saw him. It was a waste of 3 hours."

Not for me. I watched football all day. Won $50 on a game. And had some incredible artichoke dip at a sports bar.

Sometimes I need a break from autograph chasing.