Miles’ Brush with Stardom

Almost forgot: A couple of weeks ago we were at Hidden City Cafe’ in Point Richmond, Miles between us in a high chair banging Cheerios into a fine powder, when suddenly he breaks into that huge smile he reserves for people who are really turning him on. We turn to see who’s eye he’s caught this time, and it’s Elliott Gould, stopping to make goo-goo faces at a baby on his way out of the restaurant. He grins at us and slips out the door, probably too soon to avoid hearing one of us stammer, “Hey, isn’t Robert Gould?” Doi.