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mikeyOfGeorgia -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/16/2010 7:26:57 PM)
let's see (since i can't post pics i'll just name names) i've met: Dan Adams Jeff Jarrett Team 3D Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne Kurt Angle Don West Marilyn Chambers (she was promoting one of her movies in San Diego many years ago) Chris Clairmont (writer for X-Men comics) James Garner Linda Blair (many many years ago)

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/16/2010 7:32:59 PM)
Mike, to post images just click on the "post reply" button at the bottom of the thread. The reply box that opens up will have a check box at the bottom saying "embed picture in post." The rest will be self-explanatory.

masmiss -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/16/2010 7:37:28 PM)
I met Gilda Radner at the hospital I worked at in Los Angeles where she was having her cancer treatments. She stopped me after getting off the elevator to ask directions to the Cancer Center. I offered to walk with her to show her and we had a nice conversation. She was lovely. Not a molecule of self-importance in her being. No self-pity because of her cancer. I'm still thrilled over that encounter over 20 years ago.

DomMeinCT -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/16/2010 9:17:01 PM)
I was about 17, and a friend and I were tearing out of a little shop in Westport, CT. We weren't watching where we were going and almost knocked down a man who was pulling the door open at the same time. We grabbed him to keep him from falling, apologizing like crazy, and he was thanking us for not knocking him on his ass on the sidewalk. Then we realized it was Paul Newman and burst out laughing. He laughed too. He was such a beautiful man.

slvemike4u -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/16/2010 9:29:40 PM)
Oh good god what the hell,I sat behind and had a nice chat with Frank Gifford at a Queen Concert....he was taking his daughters.This was shortly prior to his divorce which led to Kathie Lee. I met Wayne Chebret at a Yankee World Series game...this was during Chrebet's playing days...a very short man,but as I shook his hands I sort of clasped him on the left arm ....what a solid as a rock athlete. Also met at Yankee Stadium(I've had some good time's there...and I look foward to some more at the new place...esp. May 12th...lol)Kissinger last year...old and frail.Michael Burke at the re-opening of the old place...wow,Pres. of the Yankees and an actual OSS member...an impressive gentleman...and Darrin McGavven(sp) from the old Nightstalker series.

susie -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 12:15:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: myotherself For those Brits out there - I met Rick Parfitt of Quo fame - thoroughly nice guy. Son is a prick though. Agree both Rick and Francis are really lovely people. Working in television for a number of years you get used to the celebrities being part of the production team just like the rest of us. It is only when you go out for a drink or for a meal and see people staring that you remember you have someone "famous" with you. The funniest time was when we had an end of series meal at an Indian restaurant. We had booked the table under the name of the production we were working on. When we arrived the "star" of the show, who was a very "Up Herself" pain in the bum, insisted on sitting at the head of the table and holding court. When I went to pay the bill, the owner of the restaurant told me how disappointed he was that we did not have anyone famous with us. I laughed so much I thought I was going to wet myself. His comment was passed around the table to everyone execpt the "star" who couldn't understand why the everyone was laughing so much.

Wolf2Bear -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 1:08:52 PM)
Wow...after reading all the posts, I'm scrambling here trying to think if I met and/or talked with anyone famous! Guess I must have led a very sheltered life and will try to pitifully list a few I met over the years!!!! Kim Mitchell when he was forging his solo career and played the bar circuit in southern Ontario. Seemed like a decent guythough didn't get a chance to talk with him very much! Sadly I never was a huge fan of his lol. Carole Pope of Rough Trade. She showed up at a house party my roomies had and is quite outspoken and can be quite crude. Lee Arron back in her heavy metal days. Used to go to whatever bar her band was playing at to listen and had the chance to say hi and let her know how I loved her music and voice. Could never tell tell if she was just humouring another "fan" or was sincere in her comments! Larry Gowan at another house party I attended back in my wild drinking and drugging days! Didn't get a chance to talk mainly as I was too busy drooling over him and too nervous to approach him. Jann Arden a few years ago at a meet and greet before one of her concerts here. Very down to earth and very personable.

MrOncology -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 5:57:45 PM)
A few years back I went to a New Year's party with a group of friends. The person that invited us was someone we all attended high school with, she was a nice acquaintance. We didn't realize however that she was the first cousin to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and low and behold, he was there. A really humbled, but HUGE man, didn't realize he was so freaking tall. I thought I was a big guy :-S. Anyways, we actually all hung out for a few hours, he signed autographs, and just spoke to us like we were friends. His wife Simone was a total sweetheart as well. I also ran into Robert Duvall at a local restaurant in Houston, very nice guy. Although we met briefly, he shook my hand, we talked for a few moments at the bar before he was told his table was but was kind enough to take a picture with me and my girlfriend at the time.

Tantriqu -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 6:14:09 PM)
Patrick Swayze about ten years ago. No taller than 5'7" in lift boots. Lots of damage from booze and sun, but innocuous. Kathryn Bigelow [Hurt Locker director]. Seemed very nice, very pretty, very smart. The male model who did the Burberry ads before Emma Watson's brother: one of the most polite men I've ever met, and a great conversationalist; the overnight flight to Paris literally flew by. He'd met me briefly before he got superstar contracts, and approched me in the airport lounge and changed our tickets to sit together. Every stew onboard looked daggers at me [sm=axe.gif] every time he laughed at one of my jokes [sm=couple.gif] Ladies, when your man is meeting you at the airport, I recommend you walk off the plane on the arm of a laughing gorgeous man whose coat matches his luggage! Edited to add: and Steve Yzerman: also very cute and polite, rather shorter than expected, nice hockey bubble butt, in a beautiful suit below a face covered in scars.

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 6:18:53 PM)
I met Dale Chihuli in a Hyatt in Vancouver Canada. I'd named my cat "Chihuli" (because he had one eye). He was with this incredibly hot chick, easily 6 foot...he was 3 foot 9 or so (I'm being mean....he was probably 4 foot 7)... Okay...he was 4 foot 9 and 1/2.....anyway.... He had all this unruly hair, he was very nice....patch over his eye....decent fellow. His pee'd out this very nice sculpture....and signed it. I thanked him for his pee...and left.

DesFIP -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 7:13:37 PM)
I forgot about Tommy Tune. At Fire Island years ago. Life of the party, chatty and friendly, and for a man who then danced for a living, he was interested in dancing while on vacation.

popeye1250 -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 7:48:36 PM)
Oh, Beverly Evans the former NY Met. opera singer lives in the neighborhood and knows one of my friends who's an artist. Older now but very gracious! I met her at my friends' birthday party.

sweetboundesire -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 8:15:44 PM)
Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers, Jimbo and The Rev from Reverend Horton Heat, Billy from Janis Figure

sweetboundesire -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/17/2010 8:21:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda Brad Pitt was another guy in that same vein. I met him here in Minnesota 10 or 12 years ago. Can't remember why he was here, but he was in town for a couple-three weeks, and he worked out almost every day at the YMCA where I was a member. He said he was bulking up for a movie, which i think was probably "Troy." Not many people recognized him, because he doesn't look anything like Brad Pitt when he's working out. Just looks like another guy with a baseball cap and 3-day beard. He was a really nice guy, quiet, friendly, actually kind of shy. Very soft-spoken. We talked about restaurants and golf courses; apparently he likes to golf, and was excited about all the good courses we have in the Cities. Oh hell fuck no! He does not look like any other guy. He is a reincarnate of Robert Redford. The man is a living shining example of why i will never be a lesbian. mmmm hmmmm, he could try any disguise, and i'd know, i'd stop dead stone cold in my tracks and sign up for the poor wages of a caddy girl in a heart beat. There is no way i could be anything but star eyes around this fine specimen...i get creamy dreamy just thinking of him in Troy. mmm mmm mmmm![;)]

alwayssummer -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 2:06:13 AM)
I was lucky to be part of the baby boomer creative community in Hollywood in the 70's and early eighties. We all swapped scripts and jokes and connections and rooted for each other. Lotsa friends got and stayed famous. Yet what we all got the biggest charge out of was whenever we got to spend time with an older writer or director we admired. My most memorable " icon encounters" were Nicholas Ray ( brilliantly nuts), Billy Wilder (kindest and wittiest), Vincente Minelli (petulant prick)and Bernardo Bertolucci (drop dead gorgeous), Monte Hellman(Nicholson's mentor in cool)) and Chuck Jones(forever!) Everybody's biggest regret was never meeting Hitchcock. One night Henry Miller showed up to fill in for his friend at an event I had organized. I was in my early twenties and knew little about him other than racy excerpts we'd all read in high school. But he asked me to drive him home (in my VW Bug!) instead of the limo I'd arranged. He lived in a house fit for the Cleavers in Pacific Palisades and eagerly introduced me to his son - a blonde, surfer dude, premed student at UCLA. So that was all pretty remarkable - Henry Miller as suburban single, doting all American dad. Then he showed me his study. The walls were covered with writing. He said that he and Anais Nin would just scribble down anything that came into their minds on his walls ,so they could see it if they wanted to use the words/thoughts later on. Periodically they'd just repaper the walls and scribble down more. He encouraged me to feel free to write down anything they'd written if I'd like to use it myself ..."plenty to spare and the wall paper guy's coming Thursday."

LadyAngelika -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 5:52:14 AM)
quote: So has anyone else had fun celebrity encounters? Ah well in Québec, we have celebrities that you'd usually only hear about here, in parts of Canada, in France, other French speaking countries, etc. Basically, on the international scene but rarely in the US. They are pretty down to earth and are likely to randomly show up at house parties. And they walk the streets of Montreal, so I'm not all that star struck. Also, when the film industry was here, we had boat loads of movie stars here and I knew where they hung out. Clooney, Affleck & friends hung out at the Globe for dinner or to the Tree House for sushi (I actually dined next to Selma Hayek there once). But the only little moment of star struck was when I literally ran into Drew Barrymore on St-Laurent blvd, only because I just love her. I've also met some semi-famous people in New York, L.A. and Vancouver. Again, not all that star struck. I met a very famous international person once, but I met him on Alt.com so I can't say who he is ;-) That said, when he stopped looking around to see if he was being recognized, we had a great conversation. We saw each other a few times, however he was a little too involved in his own self for me to actually to become more interested. - LA

petmonkey -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 8:47:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sweetboundesire i get creamy dreamy just thinking of him in Troy. mmm mmm mmmm![;)] Pssst, those weren't his legs. They were stunt-double legs. Sorry. No matter, really, the rest of him is more than aiight. [:D]

LinnaeaBorealis -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 10:42:10 AM)
When I was in my 20's, I lived with a friend who happened to be Valerie Harper's sister. She came to visit & stayed for a week at the height of her fame as Rhoda Morgenstern from the Mary Tyler Moore show. She was incredibly kind, intelligent, witty & downright hilarious!!! One day we went out to lunch at this place in West Seattle that was designed to look like one was eating belowdeck in an old pirate ship. The waitress obviously recognized her but didn't say anything. After our meal, she asked the waitress if she knew who she was. When the waitress said she did, Val signed the placemat & gave it to her for allowing her to have a private lunch with her sister & me. One time I went to Reno with my cousin who is the product of a Norwegian & a redhead. Therefore she is arguably one of the whitest people in the history of the Universe. We went to see Wierd Al Yankovic & got backstage passes. When we were let into his presence, she told him that she wanted to compare whiteness with him & I got pics of their incredibly white legs. He was very funny & gracious to us. I had never really been a fan before meeting him, but was afterward for being so nice to my cousin.

myotherself -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 11:03:44 AM)
~FR~ One I forgot to mention - Tony Head...'Giles' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Went to a birthday party as the guest of a friend in London, and he was the birthday girl's cousin or something. He has the most amazing eyes, and a knicker-dampening grin. He had no airs and graces, and 101 naughty stories about filming Buffy...hehehe!

MissKittynSean -> RE: Have you ever met someone famous who turned out to be totally awesome? (4/18/2010 11:10:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: myotherself ~FR~ One I forgot to mention - Tony Head...'Giles' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Went to a birthday party as the guest of a friend in London, and he was the birthday girl's cousin or something. He has the most amazing eyes, and a knicker-dampening grin. He had no airs and graces, and 101 naughty stories about filming Buffy...hehehe! This is from Kitty: Droooooool ... as a teen who was an avid follower of Buffy back in the day I readily admitted it then ... that man is a silver fox! And from the Joss comentary on the Buffy DVD sets ... most scenes where we don't see Tony from the waste down he decided to forgo wearing any pants. I would have killed to be on set those days! I'd like to add that Molly Shannon is a kick-ass lady, very nice and cool in person, and so is Johnathan Winters who used to eat every week in the cafe I worked in.

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