lol, man, just let the guy talk. We're just here hanging out. He probably thought it was neat that he knew someone who was attached to something this crazy. This is how a lot of humans operate.
There was value, the person expressed it’s a strange feeling seeing a name you recognise in an article like this. Other people may find that enough to relate to.
But felt it was important enough to state that you know her? I'm not sure what your comment is supposed to be.