Smart Ass' Brush with Fame

I was taking a nap on a Saturday afternoon around 1990. The phone rang. I didn't have caller ID and didn't want to miss out on anything fun. I answered, and the caller said, "Is Bill Thomas available?" I groggily replied, "This is he." She said, "Do you know anyone named Maya?" I sarcastically replied, "Maya Angelou". To which she responded, "Oh, is this the fashion designer?" I realized by her positive reaction and unmistakable voice that I was actually speaking to Maya Angelou. I apologetically said, "No, this isn't that Bill Thomas." It turns out there was an Oscar-winning costume designer named Bill Thomas who she must have been looking for. #smartassbrushwithfame