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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: rpm on October 05, 2004, 12:45:37 AM
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What was your brush with greatness? I have 2.
(1)Struck by Rosalind Carter's limo at the 1976 Texas State Fair.
(2)Robert Altman became a good customer of mine while filming "Dr.T and the Women" in Dallas. We would spend quite a bit of time discussing film. I think he got tired of me quizzing him about "M*A*S*H*" and "McCabe and Mrs. Miller".
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Me.. I looked in the mirror
LMAO
No seriously though.
Met Drew Pearson -He knew my 7th-8th grade chorus teacher
Many moons ago I spoke with John Madden for about 5 min when he came into a carwash I worked at.
Unfortunately it took me 4 min and 30 seconds before I realised who he was LMAO
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where did your 375 go rpm?
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Bush with Guinness? Oh dude, can't help but think it would be a bad mix.
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Originally posted by Nilsen
where did your 375 go rpm?
It got outsourced to India.
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Originally posted by rpm
It got outsourced to India.
:D
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I flew in the concorde next to Barbara Streisand :o
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Had Dinner with Buddy Rich in Orlando with his manager Stan Kay.. Opened for Frehleys Comets in 1988 and got to meet Ace back stage and Anton Fig, Talked with Anton backstage before the show started , I always tuned my drums to the venue with a torque wrench, Antons were moved from the Truck directly on stage. He must have watched me for about 30 minutes while I made anal tuning changes to a pitch pipe. He walked up after awhile and asked me if I would go on the road with the Comets and he would pay $800 a week to be his drum tech, stupid me I turned him down..
The following week they joined the Alice Cooper tour which would have been a great experience and the tour lasted awhile as well...
I figure that was the fork in the road and I made a wrong choice possibly...I will never know!
IKON
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Originally posted by Saintaw
I flew in the concorde next to Barbara Streisand :o
Which was the more noisy ?
Spent 2 hours in front of Victoria Abril trying to remember who she was ...
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In order:
Ate dinner across the table from Ross Perot. Funny guy.
Dick Armey asked me if I'd take his daughter out when he announced my appointment to the academy.
I shook hands with Colin Powell after he spoke to the cadet wing.
Donald Rumsfeld gave me my diploma.
I enjoyed a picnic at Bill Gates' house.
edit: oh yeah, I saw Dick Cheney touring STRATCOM last winter.
edit #2: I shot Drex down during the 2v2 tourny at the con 2 years ago... too bad Eagl took care of me and darkstar by himself.
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Met several sports stars while working at the Kingdom El Torito in the 80's. Mike Tice, Curt Warner (The RB, not the QB)...The most significant "brush" was when I was introduced to Dave Henderson by Swanny (Swannys Underground Comedy) in the 80's at Swanny's bar, we drank and BS'd, he bought me a beer! Nice guy.
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Had Ringo Star answer the door at my parent's house.
Met the director and all the stars of the film "The Deep".
Met Alan Sheppard at the Paris Airshow and he gave our family a tour.
Back stage passes to the Rolling Stones show in Atlanta.
Met and had dinner with Sir James Martin's son - James - of Martin Baker infamy. I think is the VP there now.
Friends with Geoffrey Bird who was the guest speaker at the Indy Con.
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Originally posted by Curval
Had Ringo Star answer the door at my parent's house.
Is he your daddy then? ;)
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Is he your daddy then? ;)
lol...nope.
He was having dinner with my father and my sister and I returned home on Sunday evening to find our front door locked. We knocked, Ringo answered.
I had no idea who the heck he was at the time though.
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Hmmm I am terrible with names
Met Diana Troy (Star Trek) in a Milwalkee Airport
Herman Munster in JFK airport
Flavor Flav at adventure land on Long Island with his hundred kids.
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Met John Wayne at a horse auction.
Met Steve Young at a Easter party put on by Childhelp USA.
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Originally posted by narsus
Flavor Flav at adventure land on Long Island with his hundred kids.
What the heck is a Flavor Flav? Is that like a teletubbie or something?
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Originally posted by Curval
lol...nope.
He was having dinner with my father and my sister and I returned home on Sunday evening to find our front door locked. We knocked, Ringo answered.
I had no idea who the heck he was at the time though.
Was he doing your sister? :D What would Ringo have in common with subjects to the queen like yourselves?
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I spoke with:
Jackie Kennedy Onassisin and Christopher Reeves pre-accident at the Newport RI yacht center at different times, summer of 1990
I spoke with John Kerry and Teresa in front of their home on Beacon Hill Boston many times on Halloween, 1997-2001
Michel Dukakis at the Logan airport while waiting to check in.
Buddy Guy; blues guitarist, rode the elevator with him after a show in Albany NY.
BILL KREUTZMANN: drummer for the Grateful dead, hung out with him after a show in Providence RI. When he was doing a side gig from the dead.
Just a few off the top of my head.
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Oh nuts, I thought this thread was about oral hygiene.
I most often brush with Fox News on in the background does that count?
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Originally posted by JBA
I spoke with John Kerry and Teresa in front of their home on Beacon Hill Boston many times on Halloween, 1997-2001
I remember you bringing this up in another thread. So, did he look like Herman Munster in the flesh?
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We provide access control to many of the mega wealthy that have homes in Miami, some famous others not so famous. We provide services for events through an outfit called Event Stars. The most recent event we participated in was crowd & access controls for the MTV VMA beach party. You always rub shoulders with celebrities at these events. At the end of the day they are people. The most down to earth celebrities I have met are Bruce Willis and Luther Campbell (Luke Skywalker of 2 Live Crew). My brushes with greatness occur daily in my walk with Jesus Christ. All the rest is nonsense and insignificant.
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I almost hooked up w/ one of the girls from the movie "cyote ugly" while DJing their wrap party.
My wife got hit on by kiefer sutherland so I almost had to beat the crap out of him ;)
I went to HS w/ Chris Clien (american pie)
I played basketball w/ George Clooney and Mark Whallberg on the set of 3 kings...I was Celebrating soldier #7 but my face never made it into the movie.
I wouldnt call any of those things of "greatness" but those or the most famous people I've ever met.
OH there was this time when I saw Emilio Esteves at the mall and I was like......EMILIO!!!!!!!.......and he was all like "yo what's up"
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I had my hand up Heather Locklear's dress once.
I supplied the sound support for her wedding to Tommy Lee and wired her up for the ceremony with a Lav mic, had to go under her dress and up her back with the wire....glad she couldn't read my mind.
Had a similar experience, without the evil thoughts, with Stewart Whitman once. While filming a pilot for a series on small local airports I wired him up by sticking my hand up the front of his shirt. Unfortunatly, a ring on hand caught a bit of chest hair, the guy is a gorilla, and yanked a few out. That was almost 20 years ago, he still jokingly brings it up whenever our paths cross these days.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Was he doing your sister? :D
Hmmm...I was going to ignore the sister comment but then my sister, who reads these boards, just called me. She'd like me to say on her behalf: "Piss off Ripsnort...I was about 8 years old at the time."
:p
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Originally posted by Curval
Hmmm...I was going to ignore the sister comment but then my sister, who reads these boards, just called me. She'd like me to say on her behalf: "Piss off Ripsnort...I was about 8 years old at the time."
:p
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
Just want to add, that never stopped a super star! ;)
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I used to see Henry Winkler every few days at my office in Santa Monica, also shared an elevator with Calista Flockhart. I was in line behind Gary Coleman at a CompUSA when he was reconciling a bad check, that was interesting, and met a bunch of neat people from the Grateful Dead & friends as a kid.
When I was an infant, my family lived next to Ted Bundy. My parents said he seemed like a nice guy.
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Originally posted by Chairboy
When I was an infant, my family lived next to Ted Bundy. My parents said he seemed like a nice guy.
:eek:
Seriously?
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Originally posted by rpm
It got outsourced to India.
Good one!
Spent hours with Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col Charles McGee in 1998 and again in 2001. 409 combat missions from WW2 to Vietnam...
I had dinner with Prince Andrew when he visited newport, RI in the 80's, much to the chagrin of the 70% + Irish folks living there at the time....
Kate Moss used to hang at PJ carney's, 7th Ave and W57th Street in NYC.
Met Ted Danson and Ted Turner in the 70's and 80's for Save the bay and America's cup yacht race events. My sister baby sat for Dennis Conner.
Met Jpe Pesci when I worked as an extra in "with honors" in the library...
Worked for Mayor Raymond Flynn in Boston, does he count? LOL
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As Touring production manager / sound engineer for various artist - met alot of entertainment folks....
Met G.W at his campaign kickoff party in 2000 - and again at the "election night" party in Austin. Yes - the on where no results were known...lol
Letterman,Paul Shafer. Conan O'Brien..funnest thing though was watching the Letterman show we taped ealier that day with the two Stagehands and the girls that do the "will it sink or float" segment at the bar next to the Ed Sullivan theatre.
Met Leno at a gas station in Burbank - he was filling up one of his hot rods.
Spent 3 floors in an elevator with Little Richard in the Hyatt on Sunset late at night after a show. The guy really creeped me out - he had on these purple velvet pants with matching shoes - no shirt on and he smelled like baby powder. The was also this young Asian dude with him. Must've ben his after show party...
Same night - Weird Al Yankovik came out to the show at House of Blues. He had two hot hussies with him...I was floored...
Smoke some with Willie and his boys...
Met Johnny Cash in Nashville...greatest man ever.
Hung out with Counting Crows and Rob Thomas and the drummer Paul from matchbox 20 at the Green Room in Dallas - I was so hammered I asked Adam Duritz if his dreds were extensions.
Ended up Mr. Thomas' girl at the time was from San Antonio and he was trying to hook me up with her friend. I turned down a job from these guys....lol kicking myself now. I didn't know anything about them then - I had only heard the song "push" i believe is the title.
More an more down the list....lol
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Wow, you had drinks with Grinder Girl? We may have a winner.:aok
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Cool stories.
I met a lot of celebs when I was teaching special ed and working the Special Olympic circuit.
The coolest guy was Sandy Koufax.. he is a freakin chain smoker.. or was in the early 80's.
Jeff Bridges was a very nice guy. He came up to our school to suppport the special olympics (a 300 mile drive for him). I asked him why he came so far.. he said "Because you asked me."
My best one is when I tried to make time with Maureen McCormick. (Marsha Marsha Marsha). We were standing next to each other about to walk onto the field for a parade. She was very nice, I was 23 and completely stupid. I actually asked her how old she was! Doh!
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my Grandfather
Director of the office of Price Stabilization Under President Truman (1950-52).
Mayor of the City of Toledo, Ohio (1948-50).
60th governor of Ohio (1959-63).
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Well, I don't know how great it is, but since you mentioned Mr.T...
Jammed with grammy award winning blues artist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in 1996 in a Pearl River, La. nightclub. I also met Sheryl Crow.
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I have a personal relationship with God.
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My dad and Audie Murphy were best friends and ran together in their youth. Audie stayed with my dad and grandparents for a while. I got to meet him when I was younger.
Shook hands and BS`s with Jimi not too long before his death.
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*1958, age 1: Parents bought their first house in Falls Church, VA from Colonel Cole, General Doolittle's co-pilot for the Tokyo raid.
*1962-3, age 5-6: Saw President Kennedy at Andrews AFB. Was part of crowd welcoming him; he passed about 10 feet away accompanied by a pretty stewardess, of course!
*1965?, age 8: Shook President Johnson's hand at a White House gathering. I remember this HUGE hand coming down to gently shake my little hand.
*1969, age 12: Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia...before an afternoon game between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, I got to go down on the field and meet future Cubs' Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks, since we were both first basemen. Nice guy. I have a ball signed that day by Banks, Leo Durocher, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo.
*1970?, age 13: Met South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky at a taping of "Meet the Press". We shook hands after the show, and he said he thought my F-111 tie clasp was pretty cool. Its wings actually would swing back and forth, just like the real thing.
*1974, age 17: Accompanied Japanese son of family friend to Austin, TX to visit his god-father, LBJ advisor, Walt Rostow. Had lunch with "Lady Bird" Johnson at the LBJ Ranch (this was after President Johnson's death). She drove us and Rostow's Yalie daughter around the ranch in her Cadillac, followed by two Secret Service agents in another car. I asked her how many acres she had, and she said, "Not very many, only about 10,000." Texans, they think differently, don't they? Rostow's daughter and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes.
*1974, age 17: Saw President Nixon at a Washington, DC hotel lobby. He was there to show his support for famine relief in Africa. A bunch of high school kids visiting Washington were tipped off that he would be there and started singing "God Bless American" as he came through, shaking their hands. This was during Watergate and he probably really needed the positive vibes. In person, he didn't look so good. Very drained and haggard.
*1979-80, age 23-24: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat drove by some friends and me while we stood on a street corner in the Georgetown section of Washington. There was no traffic around, and his limo drove by slowly and made a turn about 15 feet away. His window was down and he was right there; we waved and yelled "Hello President Sadat!", and he waved back and smiled. He had almost no security with him; within a year or two he would be assasinated in Egypt.
*early '80s, mid 20's: Stood next to Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas in a men's room at some Washington reception. It could have been an awkward moment, but I told him I had recently read one of his books, and had enjoyed it very much.
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There are many more, but with less well-known people. These are some of the more interesting encounters.
MRPLUTO
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I Pe'ed on Sally Stars Lap in the early 60's
NUTTZ
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I got into a street race with Robert Conrad in Boca Raton back in the mid-80s. I was driving a buddy's Ferrari 308GTS and Conrad was in a MB 500SEC. I kicked his prettythang...he looked like he had just sucked a lemon his face was so contorted.
Rode in an elevator with Maddona in an Atlanta hotel just as she was making it big.
Stood in line with Nigel Mansell and his kid at a Burger King in Tampa area.
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Met Antonin Scalia once in Chicago.
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Got to hang out & drink lotsa beer with some vets from U.S.S. Enterprise at the HiTech con this year
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Summer 1996 at the corner of Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd I was waiting for the light and Elvis crossed the street right in front of me!
Really!
I saw him!
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I saw President Kennedy fly over in his helicopter. I got through several rings of security to see President Reagan pass by in his limo and finally I got within feet of President Clinton.
I missed seeing the Pope by oversleeping.
I nodded to Peter O'Toole passing him in the street. I had lunch at the next table to Mick Jagger.
I worked alongside Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Ewan McGregor and a number of lesser entities. lol.
I sat in Joel Schumacher's director's chair and watched him direct. I was supposed to be beaten up by Timothy Hutton but that was cancelled when I was late. I was roughed up by a couple of other actors though.
I have worked alongside three Oscar winners. The last as recently as Friday with Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) in another movie where one of the main actors dresses as a woman.
:eek:
Yes It's a glamourous life as a movie and TV extra..
:cool: :lol :rolleyes: