Based on this info, I figured it's probably best that I embark on my normal Saturday ride, so off I went!

By the time I got to Ft. Point, I'd covered over 7 miles already. So I stayed and rested for awhile, enjoying the view. I took a picture of my new, clean bicycle right at the spot where Alfred Hitchcock filmed James Stewart and Kim Novak for the movie Vertigo. (There are no steps there, by the way.)

Having had a great ride, I headed back toward home. At first, I headed for Pier 39, but then remembered that I'm supposed to go check out the movie set, so I hurried up there. Riding down Columbus Ave, I soon got to Vallejo St. I didn't immediately recognize anything as a movie set, but then I saw a truck and a crowd of people a block away.

So I crossed Columbus, and I quickly spotted a blonde standing on the sidewalk (Vallejo St) near Columbus. She just stood there, as if waiting for her cue. I wasn't sure if it was Daryl Hannah, or the other blonde I'd seen with Eric Roberts on Thursday. So, being unsure of where the camera was, I didn't want to be too close to the actress (and I really didn't want to get yelled at!), so I crossed Vallejo and waited by the truck, directly across from her position.

OK, someone must have said "Action!", because she started walking, at a leisurely pace, toward the far end of the short block, at which point she turns into the Caffe Trieste on the corner. I think she did it twice while I was there. When she came out of the place, the crowd cheered, in a mock-congratulatory way, I suspect. They liked the way she walked down the street! A true thespian! She raised her arms, as if to say, "Thank you, my adoring fans!"

Well, now they appeared to be done at this location, and I was not going to leave without at least trying to get close enough for a picture. Luckily, I'd brought my camera! So, I moseyed (rolled) across the street, where many motorcycles were parked, and was able to get to the curb. I'm not sure why, but Daryl was back at her starting position, even though they'd finished this part of it. Lucky for me...I was quite close to her, now! I whipped out the trusty ol' camera and waited for an opportunity...she turned my way just briefly and...click! Got one!

It was just about 7:30pm, like the dude said, and the place was all shaded, but the flash still didn't go off, so I worried that the pic would turn out like the ones from Thursday probably would. I had to get more, if I could. A couple of crew people were with her, so I also had to try to avoid obstructions. I snapped a second shot...flash lit up this time. But just once, I wanted a really good shot, not just whatever I could get! And, believe me, my shyness wasn't helping matters at all! Neither was the fact that my camera had already flashed in her face once.

Then, I finally did it...I saw an opportunity and I said: "Miss Hannah, just one more picture, please?" Naturally, I don't remember what she said, if anything, but she certainly was sweet about it. She faced me, smiled and waited graciously for me to take the picture. She actually seemed very shy. I don't know if she is, but I got that impression.

This whole thing reminded me so much of the time I met Ron Howard. I was thrilled each time, not so much from meeting the stars, but because I actually got something worth keeping...and showing, which I'll certainly do...if the photographs come out well!

Of course I was thrilled...I showed up at the location, and there was Daryl Hannah, right there close to me! I didn't even have to search for her.

As far as I know, they headed across the Golden Gate Bridge to shoot in Sausalito next. It would have to be a night shoot, I figure.

Director: Melissa Painter