Clover Everson......Peace

Here are a couple of things to think about: 1) Many people do not like to be touched by random strangers, especially from behind. 2) If you called him "Andrew ZimmerMAN", then you called him by the wrong name. It is ZIMMERN. So, I can understand why that may have put him in a bad mood. 3) He may not be a "morning person" He is probably a nice man who got called by the wrong name and tugged the wrong way.

I hate to be touched like that....I think if it were 5:30am, I would be a little annoyed as well. You may have caught him at a very bad moment. He may have just woken up, or maybe he was jet-lagged. By all means, think before you tug. :)

The problem with fame is that everyone knows who you are. We as a society tend to think that because we "know" them, they should know and recognize us as fans. This is simply not realistic. They are human, and have bad days just like the rest of us, and consider this, he travels a LOT. Don't you think that he could have been having flight after flight to reach a destination, been planning new shows/topics etc. We simply need to STOP feeling like an "entitled" bunch of people and let "famous" people have a bit of privacy that they so sorely need and deserve as well. I'm sure if any one of us were constantly approached 24/7 no matter where we were, it would be annoying. The poor man couldn't even enjoy a meal in peace (see entry where someone bothered him in a restaurant). Heck, the poor guy is probably even approached in public bathrooms when he's just trying to take a whiz at a urinal...... The long and short of it is this, there is a way/time to approach someone, and we should never feel like we "know" them and are entitled to one second of their precious time. Yes, they are famous, and yes I'm sure that others would LOVE to meet someone who is famous, but we are NOT entitled to meeting them. A little breathing room and respect would probably be greatly appreciated. C. Alvarez http://amelancholystate.blogspot.com/

I had also once met with Andrew Zimmern at Darden Red-Lobster, he was having a fresh sea food in that restaurant. I went near and ask for autograph and photo with him. We clicked a photo and I even took his autograph. I was happy and asked him for the dinner but he ignored me and said he have a plan somewhere else, so didn't had a pleasure for dinner.

I don't particularly like people who I don't know to touch me either. Besides... before you start pointing fingers make sure that you are always Mr. Sunshine 100% of the time. Only one celebrity I've met has been exceptional with greeting me and that was Kevin Sorbo at The Canyons ski resort in Park City, UT. I must say I was like a little school girl when I saw him walking by... I didn't even mean to attract his attention but he came over and greeted my wife and I and thanked me for being a fan. Very polite... I apologized for disturbing him and that was that. I'd be excited to have Andrew Zimmern be rude to me in the airport at 5:30am... on second thought I need my sleep. I'll catch him later in the day; and try to restrain myself from tugging on his coat =)

Seriously? You'd post this on his site?? I don't think that he would be that way, you sound pretty innocent but I do not think it was so. And everyone's right, if it was 5:30am, you might have misunderstood his reaction.

I agree with the other commentators here. I actually just met Andrew at the Iowa Food & Wine expo and he was the nicest person. He chatted with my 13 year old daughter about food and cooking. Very charming man!

I have to admit that if a complete stranger tugged on my clothes at 5:30 in the morning, it would annoy me too. And I'm usually a pretty nice person.

I'm giving Andrew the benefit of the doubt. :)

Indeed, 5:30 AM isn't the best time to really meet someone. But I'd also like to point out that you tugged on his /elbow/ to get his attention. I know that would set me off, especially at 5:30 in the morning!

The pitfalls of fame. Andrew Zimmern probably has people recognizing him everywhere he goes. Most people are probably nice, but others probably want pictures/pitch show ideas/critic him/etc. 5:30 in the morning also can affect someone's attitude. BTW, he could've been annoyed that you called him Andrew Zimmerman, not Andrew Zimmern.

To be fair, it was 5:30am.