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At lunch yesterday, I was complaining to my friend Natalie about how one of my sisters always sees celebs out and about in the city. Unless I'm at an event, I rarely do. "I just don't think we pay attention," I told her. "We're in our own little worlds." Fast-forward five minutes. We leave the restaurant, and I go back upstairs to my office. Nat starts walking uptown toward the theater district to her office... Here, I'll let her tell you the rest of the story: "Natalie here. Okay, so I leave the restaurant, which is on Seventh Ave. between 37th and 38th, after finishing my marvelous lunch with Suzy. As I'm standing on 38th St. waiting to cross, I look at all the people around me and there stands -- very high at that -- Wheeling, West Virginia's own John Corbett. "Having grown up in the same section of Wheeling as Corbett -- called Warwood -- I look at him and, in all my dorkiness, say: 'Warwood in the house.' He looks back and says, 'What?' I go, 'I'm from Warwood.' He can't believe it. "We start talking and I tell him how we actually barhopped once together in Wheeling, and I took him to Cappones, our local tavern. He's kind and acts like he remembers... but I know he doesn't. But when I tell him my name, he immediately asks about my brother Jim, who he remembers. "We just keep chatting and he ends up walking me all the way back to my office on 47th Street. On the way, we pass through those dudes selling comedy tickets in Times Square. One guy's line is: 'Do you like comedy?' Corbett responds with, 'No, no, no, no way.' Then the guy looked up, notices it's him and says, 'Hey, you're that one guy.' That was pretty funny. "He talks about how he hasn't been in NYC for over a year -- and now he's in town promoting a new country album. This Friday, he's playing the Cutting Room, which happens to be owned by his old "nemesis," Chris Noth. (You remember: Aidan vs. Mr. Big on Sex and the City?) He's also going to be on The View and Emeril doing promotion. "Next thing you know, we're standing outside my building. He gives me a big hug -- just like Carrie Bradshaw used to get. I wished him luck with the album, promised to buy a copy and headed back to work. "See what happens when I finally pay attention to the people around me?" And here's one more sighting... "I saw Mike Myers," reports Lauren. "On Saturday night he was out with an eclectic mix of young downtown hipster types at meatpacking club R&R. He was really nice and chatting up anyone who came by to gawk at him -- my friends included!"