totally forgot to post this:
DH & i booked a hotel & went up to manchester easter sunday night because we were flying to chicago easter monday morning.
we went down to the hotel bar to get some dinner. this guy walked in with a passel of kids & some old folks & i had one of those "i know that guy..." brainfarts.
then it hit me--it was vernon, the hapless, lazy bar hand from "corrie".
he looks much younger in real life.
i was totally staring, too, because he kept looking at me like, "what? i know you know who i am! you know you wanna say something!"