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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: midnight Target on July 25, 2003, 03:58:47 PM
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JB73 and LePaul gave me this idea. Anyone got a story about rubbing elbows with the rich and/or famous?
I met a bunch back when I taught special ed. and was involved with the International Special Olympics.
Here's a quickie- (If I've posted it before... tough.)
I was taking a special athlete (in a wheelchair so I had to go along) into a picture tent. This was a place that had rotating groups of celebs that you could pose with and get an autographed picture.
In the tent at the time were ....
Muhammed Ali
Hank Aaron
and
Dick Sargent
Assuming I was about to meet Ali or at least Hank Aaron I asked the young man which one?
"Dick Sargent"...... My mind went NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!
I tried for a few minutes to talk him into Ali.... nothing doing. He knew dick about Aaron or Ali... he wanted Dick Sargent.
So I almost met Ali, and I almost met Aaron. But I did meet Dick freakin Sargent!
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Hmmm, I've met many pro hockey players.. does that count?
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Since Im up here in Vacationland (Maine)and am at the airport fairly often...you never know whose private jet you'll see taxi up while topping off the Cessna
I've met Travolta a few times and Stallone was in town once...I think his jet was here for service...cracked windsheild or something odd.
Glimpses of Martha Stewart....
Stephen King is easy to spot around town. Owns the local radio station (rock!) and usually has AC/DC cranked while driver his Mercedes convertible.
My brother waited on Christine Brinkley and Billy Joel when he worked at a restaurant down on the coast.
That's all I can recall at the moment
Oh, was at an Air Force reception...standing near the doorway...door flies open, takes me off my feet. Guy offers me a hand up...Chuck Yeager. Bought me a beer and hung out for a bit.
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I flew from Los Angeles to Dulles sitting next to Carnie Wilson (after her surgery)... had no idea who she was until we started talking... Did not even recognize her... nice woman..
Not really a star, but I flew front seat in a sailplane with Jimmy Doolittles grandson in the back... Think he was a Colonel at the time...
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Originally posted by LePaul
Oh, was at an Air Force reception...standing near the doorway...door flies open, takes me off my feet. Guy offers me a hand up...Chuck Yeager. Bought me a beer and hung out for a bit.
That would be the ultimate for me, no one else would even be close. Well, except for SRV but that ain't gonna happen.
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met most the red wings and play bubble hockey against Osgood and his girl friend! Me and My girl kicked thier arses!
Barry Sanders (real quite guy)
keep in mind all this is at bars in the local area. (Pontiac/Waterford Michigan)
Dont even get 40MAW started he alone will have a 3 page thread going!
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Actually had a 10 minute or so conversation with Maureen McCormick (Marsha Marsha Marsha). She was about 23 at the time and so was I.
She was very nice.
Once while walking on the UCLA campus with a bud, this bombshell walks toward us. She is on her way somewhere in a hurry, but as she approached she flashed a huge smile and said "Hi guys!" like she was really glad to see us. We mumbled something incoherent back at her.
It was Jamie Lee Curtis. What a body on that girl!!!
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I met Al Pacino when I was a cop doing security while they were filming Donny Brasco here in Florida.
He's a short li'l fartknocker, but very nice. Even offered me a donut at the catering table, and said "didn't mean to stereotype you". The BASTAGE! LOL
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Originally posted by GrimCO
I met Al Pacino when I was a cop doing security while they were filming Donny Brasco here in Florida.
He's a short li'l fartknocker, but very nice. Even offered me a donut at the catering table, and said "didn't mean to stereotype you". The BASTAGE! LOL
Let's just say he made you an offer you couldn't refuse. Sorry, didn't mean to stereotype you there either. :D
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I rode on a chair lift with Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn in Vail..... very nice people.
Waited on Eric Clapton...... nice but doesn't tip.
hung out with a bunch of the Dallas Stars, and wore one of their 99 Stanley cup rings.
and I went to high school with Kerry Wood........ pitcher for the Cubs.
oh and Oprah was at my graduation........ (I graduated with Wendy Gram....... Stedman's daughter)
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Originally posted by BEVO
Waited on Eric Clapton...... nice but doesn't tip.
I understand that Europeans aren't too keen on this entire tip thing in the U.S.
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Would you believe me if I told you I was actually Prince William, heir to the throne of England?
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Originally posted by Dowding
Would you believe me if I told you I was actually Prince William, heir to the throne of England?
Sure... I'm William Jefferson Clinton. :D
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Have a picture in my High School Yearbook of me putting a jumpshot over Ronnie Lott's outstretched hand.
I owned him on the court! (looks around to see if he's nearby).
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Originally posted by Dowding
Would you believe me if I told you I was actually Prince William, heir to the throne of England?
what about Harry? LOL
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I am the parts manager at a Hummer dealer. Met all kinds of stars. Some highlights for me AC Green LA Lakers spent some time with him getting some accessories for his hummer. Rubin Ruberio is that his name he is on the TV show Prince of Bellair spent a day with him and Mark Paul Gosslier offroading. Rubin was freaking funny. We pull into this Mcdonalds to get some breakfest. The chick at the window recognizes them in the back and she is wetting herself. Then on the trail I take them up some real nasty stuff in the Hummer and hes is in the back screaming like a little girl. At one point we crest the top of a ridge and he is drinking a soda. The hummer rocks back and forth teetering then I inch further a little more and the weight tranfers shooting him up into his seat belt I look in the mirror and see 2 jets of soda shooting out of his nose. He throws the door open and runs screaming like a little girl down the trail. The rest of us where rolling damn it was funny. A rap star gave me a $100 tip one day for getting snow chains for his hummer Coolieo or something. Snoop dog used to come in all the time real nice guy. Best thing no matter what his Hummer needed it was fix it. Dont matter what it costs. Most rich and famous type people are so cheap its pathetic.
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Having been in the film/video production biz I've encountered many Hollywood types....here's a short list of them and why I remember them...
Heather Lockleer...I had my hadnd up her wedding dress to hook a Lavalier mic up for her wedding to Tommy Lee.
Stewart Whitman...had my hand up his shirt hooking up a Lavalier Mic, got my ring caught on his chest hair...the guy is an ape, been friends since the early 80's.
Wally Shirra....Was the stage manager at a corporate event where he was the guest speaker...we BS's for 15 mins about the Apollo program.
Steve Allen...another stage manager job...he had a 200 page rider....very picky, his stage personna is just that, a dick off stage.
Dave Collier...after Americas Funniest Videos he produced a CD "Blast from the Pants" I contributed a buttsong that made it on the CD.
Julia Child...I did the lighting for one of her shows, a Santa Barbara < Monticeto > resident, very nice and talkative lady.
Robin Leech...met him at a urnal at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, had a brief conversation.
John Wayne...while he was filming the Green Berets in Guam.
I've meet a lot of 'stars' but these few were memorable.
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After 22 year as a Public Safety Officer (Fire Rescue/Police) at small commercial airport, I must have met hundreds of politicians, sports stars, movie stars and foreign dignitaries.
My most memorable occurred in the mid-80’s, can’t remember what year off hand. I met Malcolm Forbes and we struck up a conversation about him riding his Harley in Moscow. Before his plane departed the airport, I was invited aboard his B-727, The Capitalist Tool; there he showed me photos of him riding his Harley in the streets of Moscow and Red Square. He had photos hanging everywhere and appeared to enjoy showing and telling the story behind the photographs.
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Met Randy White ex Dallas cowboy and one of the best defensive tackles to play the game.
One Hell Of anice guy!
Met Ken Curtis You know Festus from gunsmoke!
My grandmother was diying of lung cancer and he was her favorite TV star.
(This is back in the 60s) So my Dad somehow got ahold of him and he flew to Denver and spent an after noon with her.
Hell Of a good dude.
I'm friends with Josh Demuth National arena cross champ!
I have met David Bailey National moto-cross chap of the 80s
And way too many pro moto crossers from the 70s.
And last but not least Lars Ulrich from Metalica.
he was very much a smart bellybutton LOL.
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i meet dave mustaine 2 times.. he even remembered me :D
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I once discussed early childhood education with Hillary Clinton. I have met and talked with Gregory Boyington and George Gay.
Other celebrities I have met and rubbed elbows with are: Mrs. Robert Moore of Arkansas City Arkansas; Ronald Kelly of near Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Doris and Luther Lagrone of Dermott, Arkansas; Ginger and Keith Norris of Monticello, Arkansas; Mrs. Mona Kamahl of Cairo, Egypt; and others too numerous to mention. They, and others like them, are the real movers and shakers. If they had not existed, it would have been necessary for the world to invent them.
Shuckins
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Originally posted by Dowding
Would you believe me if I told you I was actually Prince William, heir to the throne of England?
A little throwback to SNL and the original players? Garret Morris used nearly this same line to get Jane Curtain:)
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I'm waiting for Funked to tell me about his years dating Boy George... :D
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Originally posted by LePaul
I'm only 8,000 meaningless posts behind Ripsnort!
... and moving towards stardom. :cool:
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Well, there was that day I went out drinkin in Palm Beach with Ted Kennedy... woke up four days later in some dive in Louisiana with no pants. Don't remember a thing of what happened in between.
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I once met Scott Ritter, the WMD inspector guy on TV all the time; we got into an argument... :)
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Well, there was that day I went out drinkin in Palm Beach with Ted Kennedy... woke up four days later in some dive in Louisiana with no pants. Don't remember a thing of what happened in between.
better than ending up dead at the bottom of the drink, stuck in his car.
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I met Saddam Hussein and said "hey d00d wassaup" and he said "sup,, wanna come to my yatch?" and I said "k i bring the piña coladas"
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I had the pleasure once of meeting Dan Gurney. He came to our foundry to listen to a speil by the boss and on the tour he was introduced to me. We had the opportunity to chat some and got my picture taken with him. He also signed my GPL handbook :). A really cool guy, one could not help but like him immediately.
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During High School I was struck by Rosalind Carter's Limo at the State Fair of Texas. She was there to give a speech to some womens group during the election and I being a dumb-arse kid walked right out in front of the speeding limo. She was VERY nice.
I was working in radio during the mid 80's and got to cover Farm Aid II in Austin, Tx for Mutual Broadcasting. I interviewed nearly every performer there and still have the media folder with their autographs. Sorry Diablo, Stevie Ray was one of them. He was a good guy. Still have those tapes packed away somewhere.
I got to meet and talk with Rusty Wallace 2 years ago at The Miller Brewery in Ft. Worth. Don't know if it's just an act, but he really seems to be a genuine nice guy that you would want to hang out with. He gave me an genuine Pit Crew shirt (not the crap they sell at the souvenir stand) and autographed it for me.
I used to work with a guy that had an autographed picture of him and Pres. Reagan. I would always shoot him down asking how much he had to donate to the election and just how long he got to stand next to Ronnie. He finally quit talking about it.;)
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I met Fatty. He smells funny.
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before he was semi famous my sister dated lou diamond philips, heh. I met that fresh prince dude also, alfonso ribero or something like that. It was in a sears in oklahoma city, sad really, was the only one to walk up to his table and get an autograph felt bad for the guy.
I guess the best would be having steve ritchie buy me dinner, good times, good times.
oh, I remember when stevie ray vaughn died and thought it was no big deal. Well I am older now and really appreciate the talent that man had, wow what a loss.
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Who gives a fark about stars?
They're famous (and probably rich, too) but they fart and sweat and stink as much as the rest of human kind.
Most have some mental issues caused by fame/too much money.
I'd find someone else to adore rather than spoiled sports/movie/music stars - someone who actually contributed to human kind in other ways than throwing a ball through some hoops or playing some character in a film.
Dunno, the 'who dude, I just met [insert famous sports/movie/music star]' comments almost piss me off. What, they're gods now - and their close presence for a few seconds has somehow rubbed off on ya and yer now a bit of a demi god yerself?
Don't be pissed at ME now. Someone needs to give you a reality check. It's pure coincidence that it always is ME. And I am gonna be famous for that, giving you another tale to tell.
Heh, yer a buncha celebrity chaser bananas, the lot of ya :D
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Well, there was that day I went out drinkin in Palm Beach with Jonas Salk... woke up four days later in some dive in Louisiana with no pants. Don't remember a thing of what happened in between.
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I've never met any stars btw. I guess the lure migth be to find out what they really are like, compared to the image we're given of them by the media.
Might be interesting to talk to them not so much because they're stars but because their lifestyle/wealth has allowed them to have some different experiences in life. Then again, most lead pretty ordinary lives although in utter luxury; same problems with constipation as the rest of us. Same doubts about love. Same emotions and mostly the same response.
Not counting those with serious mental problems, but that of course is also found in the general population. Where a star might get sympathy, the guy/girl on the street would get derision.
If you had the choice between say the life of some very famous musician/actor, with all the wealth, paparazzi and lifestye and a life in relative anonymity but with say $100 000 a year to spend, no job required, which would you want and why?
I'd pick the latter. I'd prefer relatively little (compared to the stars) financial and personal freedom over huge loads of money, huge choice of sexual partner, fame and all the positive and negative sides that come with that and the scrutiny of the world. But that's me.
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But StSanta... The stars are so NICE!
Hehe I always kinda laff inside when I hear someone talk about meeting someone famous. "I just took the elevator up to my dentist's office, and guess who was riding up with me? John Stamos! Yeah... Wouldn't ya know it... He's really very nice!"
Like they only play nice on TV. Like deep down we suspect that behind the facade, these people are cruel and bitter. Like that's the first question on everyone's mind. "Yes yes, that's very interesting but tell me... was he nice?" There are a bunch of examples of it in this thread already, and it's a safe bet that for every time someone tells you about meeting someone famous, half will be paired with that phrase. Listen for it. :)
I can't deny that there is some kind of charge in running into someone famous. There's something immediately fascinating the moment you make the recognition. Even someone you could hardly give a crap about. That girl in that soap commercial who does that thing, for example. It's hard to put my finger on why that is...
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Once when a couple friends and I were getting written up at the security desk in the Tropicana in Atlantic City before throwing us out for being under-aged, Reggie Jackson was at the same desk checking in or getting his security cleared or whatever they do.
He seemed nice enough, got a kick out of us getting kicked out.
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Well I didn’t actually meet these people but for a few, but have seen some passing by.
Flying back from the Philippines I stopped in Japan and Aerosmith came walking past my gate going to Chicago. I didn’t say anything but watched them shop, kinda surreal considering the location.
While TDY in L.A. I saw Jody Foster outside the terminal, (tiny woman), and Fabio walking from a gate. Shirt unbuttoned and all, I swear. What was weird that is his posse was an old lady and some dude. Also in L.A. I struck up friends with the guy on roller skates at Venise Beach that is in many movies and boardwalk murals. Quite the guy. Great guitar tone too. I think it was because I tipped him though.
Near the baggage claim in Chicago, Little Richard was there, makeup on too, good grief, with a huge entourage which I thought was quite humorous. Also in Chicago, Isiah Thomas walked by, his suit musta cost 2 G’s. NBA players are tall, and look the rich part.
When my Mom flies out to see her sister in Vermont, Jerry Seinfeld’s In-Laws pick her up and they have dinner at their house. I always thought that was pretty cool. She’s an avid photographer, so I saw the pictures. No sign of the millions their daughter enjoys though.
I met all of Metallica at an Exodus concert in San Fran, they were damn near midgets which was surprising. James had a large security guard and lotsa girls talking to him. I was smashed and a bit to fwd, he held up his hand as to say “wait a sec drunk tard” and when he was done talking to a girl, was quite cordial to talk to me, considering my state.
In the mid 80’s we booked a room at a hotel next to the Madison Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin for the Iron Maiden Powerslave tour. After the concert, there was a huge line and security not letting anyone into the hotel. We showed our keys and were let into our rooms. I went down to the game room, and Adrian Smith (the guitarist for Maiden) was playing pool. That was cool.
Janet Reno was on a American Eagle flight in Chicago once, but I choose not to go look, blarrrg.
Almost forgot, in L.A. TDY, they inducted Chuck Yeager into some aviation walk of fame near the old Hilton, so I got his autograph, Bob Hoover was there too. I have a pin and signed flyer from that.
My brother-in-law is an engineer for Hewlett Packard, and got me pit pass VIP tickets to an Road America Elkhart Lake CART race. As it was a HP VIP ticket, I was supposed to be a Caterpillar Tractor manager or some **** from Iowa to get me in. We had full access to Bobby Rahal’s private tent, hung out with him, Brian Herta, and their pit crews, (no Devid Letterman though). Rahal won Indy, so it was cool to meet him, not to mention Miller Lite was the sponsor, and they had ice cold vats of it! Got 2 model cars signed.
Although I haven’t met TOAD and my union doesn’t allow mechanics to fly jumpseat unlike flight attendants and the oh so important dispatchers unless there is an official mechanical problem to monitor, I did draw a pilot a crayon picture on my way to Wichita last week, and he let me see the cockpit and wear his hat!
That was the most sweetest and cool.
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Just got to meet Joe Gibbs, got a signed hat and card, and photo with his Superbolw ring at a NASCAR Bush VIP function. My wife's company sponsors the bumper on the Rockwell Automation car. Met Mike Bliss as well.
Met a bunch of clelbs thorough Meetings/parties as speakers/entertainment when I did PR for a trade association. Joe Thiesman, The Oak Ridge Boys, Chubby Checker, etc.
Saw a lot of Bears when I lived in Northbrook. Saw Jim McMahon riding his son around on a Honda Scooter in the mid 1980s. Drank in the local bar with a few from time to time, saw Will Purdue there as well (at the time he was dating a girl I went to HS with). Recently saw Jim McMahon again outside his now defunct resturant. He was being an bellybutton to the valet guy.
I once dated a girl who's step grandfather was Cookie The Clown on Chicago's Bozo show. Went out to dinner with him once. He was a funny guy. The whole Bozo crew were partiers off the set apparently :)
Charon
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I met Tommy "Hitman" Hearns at Detroit Metro Apt, ...
... and I met Presidential hopeful George McGovern at Mount Rushmore. I liked him for being a WW II B-24 pilot awarded the DFC ... not his politics.
Oh, I saw Bozo the Clown in a local parade, too :p
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I had a chance to meet then President Clinton a few years back, since my Dad was a Lt Col and he was going to be at the base while helping campaign for local dems or some damn thing.
I declined, as did all of the higher ranking officers on base :p
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Had Sandy Koufax bum a smoke from me at a party. I told him I was surprised he smoked. He told me he used to sneak back into the dugout tunnel between innings and have a smoke while he was pitching.
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I got Slim Whitman's autograph at a Holiday in Wichita. Was eating breakfast in the hotel restuarant. Didn't have anything for him to sign, but luckily, that Holiday Inn used paper place mats!
Met Steven Tyler in a Bennigans in Boston.
Adam Oates in a sub shop in North Andover, MA. I actually backed into him as I was getting my sub and leaving....it was a good check though...knocked him off the puck.
I'd have to say Slim Whitman is the best. He sold more records than Elvis and The Beatles in England you know...or he did according to K-Tel Records :p