Brush with (relative) fame

[Big Ed]

Every year, for the past several years now, my family and I go to see "It's a Wonderful Life" which always plays at a local theater the weekend before Christmas. This year was no exception, but what made it a little odd was that, while waiting in the lobby for the theater door to open, we saw former Clinton cabinet member Robert Reich.

http://www.prospect.org/tap_images/columns/images/reich-r.jpg

In the theater, my mother sat directly in front of him. I was a bit embarrassed, but there was a sizeable crowd, and somebody would probably end up in front of the poor guy.

Just thought I'd share. Happy Holidays!

[The Drunken Actuary]

Um, nevermind.

[Jonas Grumby]

Ignoring The Drunken Actuary's eggnog-fueled ramblings to pick up the thread on brushes with non-giant Democrats...

A couple of years ago I was in Harvard Square waiting to cross the street when a man stepped up beside me. I glanced down at him and it was Dukakis, who gave me a friendly smile. Then we both jaywalked.

http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/forum/photo/dukakis.jpg

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[Big Ed]

No Jonas, DA is right. No one cares about our little anecdotes. We should be posting witty, insightful, and original ideas -- like questioning the existence of God. No one's ever done that before. :wink:

[E. Blackadder]

I got Pat Paulson's autograph! And I've played bridge with someone who played with Bowers. :razz:

[Anonymous]

Um, I see "famous" people all the time...the perks of living in LA.

Best sighting: Kevin Smith at the mall with his wife and daughter. That was cool. We had this "I know who you are, but I'm not going to bug you, even tho I'm a huge fan"-"Thanks" type moment.

Latest sighting: David Faustino, "Bud Bundy" at a bar a few weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

Okay, I am really giving myself away to about two or three people on this board, but what the heck. In my college days of so long ago, last year, I worked as a rodie. I have worked for Tool, Metallica, Lilith Fair, Outkast, among others.

[The Drunken Actuary]

Um, nevermind.

[The Mister]

<font size=2>Uh, I've met various members of Hawkwind... One even offered me a hit off his doobie. :smile:

(I said no thanks)

[The Drunken Actuary]

Um, nevermind.

[Elisha]

elmo,
If I moved down south and worked for your company, could I ever have the honor of hanging out with you (and Pip of course) and spot celebrities as well? :wink:

[Lee Mellon]

Elisha - fie on you! There's celeb galore right where you are. Huey Lewis used to get sandwiches right down the road from work, and Pernell Roberts and I looked for veggies together more than once. I saw the Bobcat in Mill Valley and Bruce Willis at New Georges.

D-A, more like an 8.5 on a relative scale.

[Mick Fan]

This kinda reminds me of the old Letterman sketch "Brush with Greatness." It only got interesting when they add the "writer's embellishments."

Go ahead ... add your own embellishments ... What REALLY happened in that movie theater?? :razz:

[USCanuck]

Last Friday I met Dick Clark in the Admiral's Club in Miami.

A year and a half ago, I flew with Susan Anton (remember her??)

Edited in later: I went to high school with Lennox Lewis. (I forgot because we weren't exactly in the same classes.)

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[Crystal Dragon.]

I met Richard--- no, um, Bri--- I met Julia Roberts! yeah! that's it! and when I saw her she hugged me! no, she, um, no, she KISSED me. yeahhh. right on the chee--- the lips. She kissed me right on the mouth, yeah that's it! And she ask--- BEGged me to take her to my place. Yeah. And it's TRUE too!

[Flora]

I was a ball girl for a tennis tourney in NJ one year. I was on court with Martina Navratilova (but I think I ticked her off when we got our signals crossed). I met Gabriella Sabitini in the tents behind the scenes.

[Hagbard Celine]

I saw Stuart Scott at the mall!

Wohoo! :smile:

[Magilla]

Yeah. And I saw Elvis disguised as an old lady trying on a pair of knee highs. He offered me a hit off a doobie and I said

YES! Can you get some more...

P.S. Mister. You are either a prefabricator or a wimp (turning down doobage...Really!).

:smk:

[Another day in Paradise]

Okay - here's my big claim to fame - I met Huey Lewis at a private party in a hotel suite after attending one of his concerts in the 80's.

[The Mister]

On 2001-12-28 08:41, Magilla wrote:
P.S. Mister. You are either a prefabricator or a wimp (turning down doobage...Really!).<font size=2>Nope... I'm just clean...

Besides, I never could keep down smoke of any sort. Due to momentary lapses in judgement, I tried twice with cigs and once with Mary. All three times I coughed for the next hour. On the occasion mentioned above, I decided I didn't want to do that in front of Nik Turner and Del Dettmar.

Notable quote: "I'm a very healthy person." - Nik, just before he took a long drag off his half-tobaccy, half-wacky fire-stick

[Anonymous]

I have a couple...

1. Sat next to Dustin Hoffman on a bus in NY
2. Sat a table over from Chris Farley in a restaurant in Rock. Ctr.
3. Sold Davey Jones (The Monkees) a box of Entemann's Cheese Danish
4. Sold Teri Garr a NY Times
5. Sold Nixon's secret service agent a cup of coffee (Nixon was in the limo and waved to us on the way out)
6. Jeff Torborg was a regular in my store for about a year

I worked in retail when I was in college (at the Jersey Shore) and had some other obscure sightings (Tommy Conwell, Robert Hazzard, the kid who played Patrick Harrington's son on 'One Day at a Time', etc).

[Mr. Penguin]

My brushes with glory.....

(1) I once drove Bobby Riggs to LaGuardia Airport after being flagged down by his bodyguards after his limo broke down.

(2) Waited on The Cult during my college table waiting days.

(3) Drank in the same bar as both John McEnroe and Steve from Blues Clues (different times).

(4) Saw Roberto Benigni SCREAMING into his cellphone in front of Cats on Broadway. He was speaking in Italian, so I had no idea what he was saying. My guess: "You sent me to see this horrible piece of sh*t???".

(5) Passed Conan O'Brien in the West Village. About three weeks later, I was driving on the Upper West Side, when a pedestrian walking a dog stepped out in front of me. I jammed on my brakes and nearly hit his dog. The pedestrian? Conan once again.

Those are my favorite stories. A number of other sightings, plus I've known the Goo Goo Dolls for years. In fact, they played their first gig in the basement of my house. But they were the Sex Maggots then. :smile:

[Maine-iac]

(3) Drank in the same bar as both John McEnroe and Steve from Blues Clues

Steve DRINKS ???!!!

:eek:

[bertuary]

I'd had several celebrity encounters:

- Was on a flight with William Shatner once (he was in coach just like me... there was no first class)

- Saw Jimmy Walker in a Vegas casino

- Passed Jimmy Fallon on the street in NYC

- Met John McEnroe as a child when he was doing a local publicity stint in my town

- Marched in a parade behind Brooke Shields when I was in high school, she was in college at the time. Got to meet her and get an autograph.

[Meshuga]

1) Ran into Nick Nolte at a Neil Young concert.

2) Sat at the table next to Barbara Eden in Fridays.

3) Snuck backstage at a Night Ranger concert and hung out with 3 members of the band (the other two were doing an interview).

4) Sold ice cream to Jon Secada.

My brother had drinks in a bar with Drew Barrymore and Tom Green shortly after their wedding, and met Chris Farley and Norm McDonald at a friend's party.

Maine-iac, I was thinking the same thing, but I guess when you talk to a blue dog for a living you need to drink.

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[Mr. Penguin]

Not only was Steve drinking, he was drinking alone....

[Troy McClure]

bertuary: Marched in a parade behind Brooke Shields Exactly where I would want to view Brooke from - especially in her college days!

I saw Dick Dietrich (the guy that did Night Stand and now does Son of the Beach, both shows with just ridiculous amounts of innuendo, cheesy yet funny) in the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas - we tried to talk to him, but he just ran away.

Almost ran over Glenn Robinson (he was walking, I was driving).

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[Anonymous]

Yeah...all the time...its one of the perks(?) of being an alcoholic in L.A....

Serenity Now!!!

[Actuary321]

To go along with the broken bones, while visiting my doctor for my broken leg, met Danny Ainge. He was on strike from the Blue Jays at the time.

Saw Della Street from Touched by an angel at the airport.

[Mr. Penguin]

321:

I think you meant Della Reese. I believe Della Street was Perry Mason's secretary.

[Actuary321]

Mr. P. You are correct.

[sb_jim]

I used to be Malibu Jim on the old forum but I moved down the coast so I had to change my name. Here is a list of face to face encounters with celebrities in my 4.5 years in Malibu, if you want to know details please ask. There are absolutely no celebrities here in Solana Beach but during horse racing season I see a few accross the street at old Del Mar.

Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Jim Carey, Cher, Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Greg Lougannis, Richard Dreyfus, Dr. Dre, Pam Anderson, Ed Harris, Jane Seymour, Sam Elliot, Barbara Streisand, Jim Brolin, Merv Griffin, and Rhea Perlman. All within the Malibu city limits.

Dick Van Patten is always at Del Mar with Sid and Jenny Craig. O.J. Simpson was at Del Mar several years before the murders, everyone was chanting Juice and he stood up and waved down from the turf club.

[Franchise]

I doubt anyone on here will be impressed, but I've bowled with Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Mike Aulby. It was fun for me anyway. :wink:

P.S. I kicked Walter Ray's butt. (hehe)

[sb_jim]

That reminds me, Juice Newton lives nearby and we see her in stores. She still sings the national anthem on occaision but spends most of her time with her horses.

[moj]

I heard that Ducky met Paul Reubens in a small, dark adult book store, or was that Ru Paul?

[Ammie]

LOL moj!
Our annual year-end bowling tournament was held in the lane next to Tai Domi (Sure I'm spelling that wrong) and his family. We gave them their privacy, although the male actuaries kept saying "Wow, he really is small. I think I could take him". Now I would have liked to have seen them try. ;)

[Maine-iac]

NOW I'm impressed. Tai Domi is one of the hubby's favorite players. And you were in the next lane. Canada is a great country. :smile:

[Intents]

I was getting drunk in the middle of the afternoon on St Patrick's Day in San Francisco with an Irish Catholic buddy of mine. Jane Fonda walks in with Tom Hayden on a get out the vote adventure. She begins to kiss a couple people and heads right for me. When she was within two feet, I grabbed my buddy's arm and pulled him in front of me ... perfect timing for a lip smack and a good laugh.

[Paddyboy1]

Whoever said they saw Benini, I'm going to beg to differ. A very conspicuous Benigni impersonator, believe it or not, haunted the Manhattan nightlife scene for about a year about a year or two ago. This guy is a *dead* ringer. I saw him on page six and on the howard stern show.

I ran into Leo last summer outside a 34th and 6th jewelery shop.
I saw Richard Belzer 3 times on sidewalk cafes on the upper west side over the past couple years
I saw Howard Stern w/ piece of ass girlfriend last sunday
I've seen like 5 different road rules/real world celebrities.
I was with my sister when she tried to put a lei around Bill Bradley at his concession speech. She got past the SS, but Mrs. Bradley stopped her.
An alcholic Olympia Dukakis on the same day yelling at traffic, referring to herself as a '****'.
Married father of 3 Stone Phillips shagging an acquaintance in a limo after nbc christmas party
I asked Ann Meara (sp?)at a bodega if the guy who I just passed was really Costanza's dad. She answered sourly in the affirmative, only later when they amazingly sat in front of me in the broadway theater that night did I realize that they were married.
Lauren Bacall sat behind me at Saving Private Ryan. As I left, she shook her head and whispered 'spielberg' in awe.

[Lee Mellon]

Bacall, wow, I'm jealous.

I once blocked Wilt Chamberlain, fall 1968, at the Forum in Inglewood. Chick Hearn missed it, but Elgin and Gale saw it.

[Mr. Penguin]

Paddyboy,

I'm going to stick with my assertion that it was Benigni. Name a celebrity and there are lookalikes, very good ones at that. The Benigni that I saw obviously spoke Italian as his native tongue, not sure about your impersonator.

As far as Real World/Road Rules people. I've met a couple, partied with one. With the exception of a couple who've gone on to better things (Judd Winnick comes to mind), these people are NOT celebrities. The word loser comes to mind.

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[Mick Fan]

I ate at a table next to PGA pro Mark O'Meara.

... and I gave him a few tips and he won the Masters & British Open the next year ... yeah ... that's the ticket :wink:

[Anonymous]

Went to the same high school and played football with Darrell Russell (Raiders) and Fred Jones (Bills). I just kicked, but I did have the wonderful experience of being tackled by both of those guys the few times that I did join in for drills. And they were both on my kick coverage team.

In addition, Jelani McCoy of the Lakers was also in my class in High School, but I did not play basketball.


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[Jonas Grumby]

This might out me, but...

1. Two friends and I talked to Stephen King for about half an hour. This was late 70' before he became famous/reclusive; he was in a panel forum at a sci-fi convention and afterwards came to the front of the stage to talk and hang out. We were the only people who waited around.

2. Sold doughnuts to Leeza Gibbons.

3. Waited on Mark Aguirre, Dale Ellis, Derek Harper.

4. Back to the 70's...Lee Roy Jordan flirted with my mom while we waited in line at KFC. Anybody remember Lee Roy Jordan?

5. Morgan Fairchild's mom taught at my high school. Morgan (a.k.a. Patsy McIlhenny) came by to visit my favorite teacher, who got her to write me a short note.

[Loner]

Saw the old guy from Law and Order on 8th Avenue.
Saw Ric Ocasek outside a McDonalds(the man is skeletal).
Not sure, but I may have been playing blackjack with Mark Wahlberg(Marky Mark, not the other one) in Vegas recently. Looked a lot like him, but I didn't want to ask and no one else at the table spoke English so I couldn't get confirmation when the guy left.
I saw porn star R...er, um, never mind, I don't think I'll share that one. :wink:

[Bob the Dog]

On 2001-12-24 22:47, Hopefully A Thought wrote:
Okay, I am really giving myself away to about two or three people on this board, but what the heck. In my college days of so long ago, last year, I worked as a rodie. I have worked for Tool, Metallica, Lilith Fair, Outkast, among others.
HAT, Bob used to do same thing (local crew), but much longer ago. Top of cool (to crew) performers list: Jackson Browne & Henry Lee Summer. Scum of the earth: David Lee Roth.

[Macroman]

I'm outing myself for sure here.

I had a college class with Phil Hansen (DE for Buffalo Bills). One day I had a copy of my transcript with at class. Phil saw the transcript, picked it up and started reading the grades aloud. He did not seem to think it was an odd thing to do at all...

[Mick Fan]

Macroman, Phil Hansen probably didn't think that was a college transcript. He thought that they only contain D's and F's. :wink:

[Jonas Grumby]

6. Junior high chemistry class with future Houston Oilers lineman Ray Childress. The teacher made him sit at the front of the room for unknown reasons.

[Griffin 1]

I think I saw Boxcar Willy one time.

[Anonymous]

Eddie Van Halen in a grocery store.

Bob Hope at restaurant salad bar.

Hung out with Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols for an afternoon (he was obviously way down on his luck and had nothing better to do! :smile:)

And a zillion others (elmo's right about seeing 'em all the time).

[sb_jim]

I remembered a few more celebrities from my Malibu years over the weekend:

Nick Nolte, Nicholas Cage, Leanne Rimes, Jack Klugman, Anson Williams, Suzzane Somers, and Kelsey Grammer (with his wife, the IBS poster child).

Tim Conway is also at the horse races a lot.

[The Mister]

On 2001-12-31 11:43, sb_jim wrote:
Kelsey Grammer (with his wife, the IBS poster child)<font size=2>Why IBS? I don't really know anything about her...

[sb_jim]

Camille has IBS and has done some public service work, maybe just local to LA for the cause.

[Paddyboy1]

Mr. Penguin: The Benigni imposter is an Italian guy. This guy didn't just look like him, he seemed to have devoted his life to tricking people into thinking he was that person (Women, restaurateurs, the press, etc.). The fact that he was making a public spectacle of himself, the fact that he was in New York, the fact that he is the *only* celebrity impersonator I have ever read about *or* seen on TV (both are true in his case) who isn't trying to perform for an hourly rate makes me think that you were had. Also the dickless Judd of SF real world is bar none the most annoying, empty-headed real worlder in the history of the show. He deserves that dog Pam he married.

[Maine-iac]

Stephen King lives in my hometown and I've spotted him once in awhile. He's not particularly reclusive, and has done a lot for the town, but he does keep a lower profile than he used to after being stalked, and later hit by a car.

My mom once double dated with Robin Roberts and his catcher when he played minor league ball with the Montpelier Capitals. :smile:

[slam]

Several of my more recent encounters:
Bryant Gumbel & Montel Williams both live in my apartment building. I've run into them a couple of times.

Tony Randall's kids (yes, kids!) go to the same school as my older son. I met him briefly at a fund raiser for the school.

Sat near Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara at a japanese restaurant near my apt.

Other sightings are too numerous to mention. Just walk around Manhattan and keep your eyes open.

[The Mister]

On 2002-01-02 09:36, Maine-iac wrote:
My mom once double dated with Robin Roberts and his catcher when he played minor league ball with the Montpelier Capitals. :smile:<font size=2>Oh, that reminds me... a few years ago my mom dated Ed "Too Tall" Jones. I never actually got to meet him though. I did hear that my mom's ceiling fans got in the way. :smile:

[frummie]

elmo, I have the same L.A. perks. Where do you usually spot the famous? One place my wife and I almost always see people is 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica. Once saw Ahhhhnold and Maria. Two weekends ago saw Jeff Probst. Didn't think fast enough to ask who was in the Survivor finals.

I also saw Shatner, in a Beverly Hills theater. He was talking to the guy who played Larry Tate (Bewitched), who was sitting next to my mom and I and we were chatting away with him, way back when I was in college.

Paul Schaeffer at Beverly Hilton.

Lou Rawls on the set of Who Framed Roger Rabbit near my old work in downtown. They filmed on Flower St.

I'm sure I could think of more...

[Loner]

I didn;t mee him, but that reminds me - a friend of my sister's briefly dated Stephon Marbury - even met his family, then discovered he was still seeing his "ex" on the side and dumped him.

[Loner]

slam - did you marry rich or something? I didn't think actuaries made hobnobbing-with-the-Gumbels money. :wink:

[slam]

Loner:
I certainly didn't marry rich! My wife grew up in a row house in Brooklyn as the daughter of a taxi driver.
As frequent readers of this forum might know, this is a second (possibly third, depending how you count) career for me. I spent over a decade trading commodity derivatives. Living prudently during those years plus having a working spouse has enabled us to maintain a comfortable style of living.
Also, my building is very large (almost 400 apartments) with a wide variety of apartments. For example, Gumbel lives 15 floors above me (each floor up is more expensive because of view considerations) and combined 3 apartments together to have approximately double the square footage we have.

[Lara Croft]

We went to Disney World last week and saw Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter. I'm not sure why they would pick the most crowded week of the year to go there, though!

[sb_jim]

Forgot about my favorite two: Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, not together.

I never saw Charlie Sheen even though he owned a townhouse in my complex. His dad would drive through looking for him back in Charlie's problem years. Emilio was a regular at the Starbucks by the Trancas Market. (now called H.O.W.S. even though Hughes just died)

[Big D]

I went to high school with Todd Warriner now of the Vancouver Canucks.

I also met childrens author Gordon Korman at a "Young Authors conference" while I was in high school. He was a speaker at the conference and after everything was over my and some friends went to the cafeteria and he was there sitting by himself. We introduced ourselves and got autographs and some advice about getting started in writing.

[Anon67]

Did that advice help you out in the actuarial field?

[Mr. Grim]

Jim Craig - who remembers?

[Anonymous]

Do you believe in miracles? The greatest sports moment of my lifetime (35+ years).

[Mr. Grim]

Reminds me, when was the last time Canada won hockey gold.

[Anonymous]

On 2002-01-03 14:16, Grim wrote:
Reminds me, when was the last time Canada won hockey gold.



I don't think that'll bait many Canadians who know enough to pay attention more often than every 4 years. :smile:

[Mr. Grim]

But that would require believing that Canadians are intelligent beings/

[Big D]

Grim,
The last time Canada won Olympic Hockey Gold was 1952, when the Edmonton Mercuries won in Oslo.

A lot of canadians will scoff at this and say that if NHL players were eligible, Canada would have been unbeatable at the Olympics. I am not convinced. The Soviets showed in the 1972 series that even a team of the best NHL players could be beaten.

[Anonymous]

On 2002-01-03 14:34, Big D wrote:
The Soviets showed in the 1972 series that even a team of the best NHL players could be beaten.



Ummmmmmm, wait, they were beaten ? Oh, the same way Arizona was beaten in the W.S., got it.

[Ammie]

On 2002-01-03 14:28, Grim wrote:
But that would require believing that Canadians are intelligent beings/


Excuse me?

[Anonymous]

Right on, Bob! Most of my work was for local crew as well. Though, I toured with Outkast (ran their moniters) and I was Lisa Lobe's (had those wierd cat glasses, most famous song was Stay from the Reality Bites soundtrack) Lighting Designer for a small side tour she did in 99. Only three venues in SoCal.

[Meshuga]

My wife's grandfather was childhood friends with Pretty Boy Floyd. My uncle was an associate of Meyer Lansky's.

My aunt lived in the same building as Pavarotti, but I never got to meet him.

[Minerva]

Had dinner with John Jakes (author, including Bicentennial series The B*, The Rebel, etc.) right in the middle of the Bicentennial.

Had dinner with Art Fry (invented Post-its).

Went out with Paul Paige (voice of the 500) as a favor to a friend - he owed me after that one!

[Kid Rock]

I played golf with William White, a starting CB on the Atlanta Falcons Supr Bowl team (Barry Sanders was the best man at his wedding). I was planning on going to the movies one day. When I was looking at the times on the wall of the theater, a guy started looking right over my shoulder. I was going to ask him to back up, but it was Tom Lehman, one of my favorite golfers.

I went to the NFL Hall of Fame party at Hilton Hawaiian Village the year Eric Dickerson, Ozzie Newsome and LT got in. My friend talked with Jerry Jones for a long time. I have a great picture with a drunk Chris Berman. One of my other friends walked past Matt Millan and made a quick move like he was going to tackle him and Millan came at him scared my friend was going for his knees. He had a good laugh with us. Lots of others there.

[Anonymous]

On 2001-12-28 15:44, Paddyboy1 wrote:
I've seen like 5 different road rules/real world celebrities.


My cousin dated "Noah" from Road Rules, the season they did the Northern Route. She actually appears in the first episode of that season, she's the gf he's kissing goodbye. They actually were still dating afterwards, for about a year. He came to my sister's wedding with my cousin...which really impressed the caterer's wait-staff.

Just thought I'd share.

[Loner]

I also have a handwritten letter from Michael Crichton replying to a letter I sent him when I was 13 pointing out an error in The Andromeda Strain, but I never met him.

[Double High C]

I live (or at least I will, when I return) in the same building as the following people (at least as of 9/11, and at least 1 of them still lives there):

Rusty Staub
Jon Henderson (jazz great)
Ray Kelly (NYC Police Commissioner under Mayors Dinkins and Bloomberg)

Oh, and in the spirit of some of the recent posts above, I bumped into Monica Lewinsky on the street; I got my chocolate in her peanut butter.

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[Anonymous]

Had a sighting this evening, thought I'd share.

Tyra Banks, at Ralph's. Yes, it's true, supermodels shop for groceries like everybody else. I didn't get close enough to see what she was buying, but some guy was talking her up. Later saw him with his wife, who was on line in front of me at the cashier.

[Anonymous]

Elmo, in exactly what part of Los Angeles county is 123 Sesame Street located?

(...and yes, I am trying to figure out who you are, because I'm certain I know you...Now, tickle me!)

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[Anonymous]

The Ralph's in question was the Miracle Mile location.

[Griffin 1]

I have a suit that was in Jim Irsay's trash. (the owner of the Colts)

[Steve White]

I kissed a real celebrity today!

Capricorn, one of the two dolphins who saved the East Coast in Jaws3. My family and I spent the day at Discovery Cove in Orlando. One of the available activities is meeting dolphins in the water. I had no idea I would be meeting a celebrity, or that kissing would be involved.

[Happy Extinction]

1) Ate dinner near Cherokee Parks at the Hard Rock in Vegas
2) Saw Drew Bledsoe in Carmel
3) Saw Clint Eastwood in Monterey
4b) Saw Kevin Greene at the Mall in Charlotte
4) Delivered a Pizza to Jeff Gordon
5) Same with Jeff Burton
6) Same with Kerry Collins
7) Same with Rusty Wallace
8) Same with Lamar Lathon

I realize #1 doesn't count. None of the fish, Dolphins, or Sharks that I have kissed have been famous...as far as i know.

[Ninjuary]

Just walk around Manhattan and keep your eyes open.

Sonova...I've been living here for three months and haven't seen anyone remotely famous.

Some of my brushes with greatness:

Jerry West, Jason Williams, and Randy Moss all went to my high school (not at the same time as me, of course).

Kirsty Alley walked past me in the Mall of America.

I was on the same flight as John Forbes Nash and his wife.

I saw Stephen Hawking give a public lecture entitled, "The Universe in a Nutshell". The day before, I saw a lecture by Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg.

[Natalie_Portman]

1. I was good friends with (and dated for a short time) popular NYC TV morning talk show host Dave Price.

2. I saw Meg Ryan on the way to work one morning.

3. My housekeeper is Snoop Dogg's cousin (true!!).

4. My mom works with an NFL cheerleader.

5. My ex does legal work for major star.

(I could go on, but these are the big ones, exp #4)

[mona]

Nicole Kidman filmed a movie in my home town, we all skipped school to watch.

Met Kevin Bacon. :guitarwo:

[Mr. Penguin]

Met Kevin Bacon. :guitarwo:

OMG, you're, like, so one degree!!!!

:notworth:

[JMO Fan]

I've walked with Jeb Bush to work at the capitol in Tallahassee a couple of times for his last few blocks -- he's a big guy, walks very fast.

talked to Michael Gross (Family Ties) when we filled our cars at a La Canada CA gas station

walked by the Everly Brothers at Lagoon (Utah amusement park)

taught Roger Penske's son in Sunday School for several months (when he wasn't with his dad on the racing circuit)

attended church with George Romney (met & talked with him several times--very nice guy), Billy Casper (golfer), J. Willard Marriott Jr., Jack Anderson (political columnist -- I attended his Sunday School class), and Gordon B. Hinckley (current LDS Church president -- lived near him two different times)

Sylvester Stallone filmed at Transamerica LA (lobby redone to look like a hospital) -- we were surprised he's so short

ate in LA hotel restaurant just after Muhammad Ali (& entourage) left

wife ate in a Studio City restaurant, so was Carl Reiner

friend Kerry Krantz says he hit Karen Carpenter in the eye with a ball in the high school gym

a neighbor baked cookies for Kevin Costner when he moved in across the street (La Canada) -- didn't know he was famous, later saw his picture on a billboard

[Mr. Penguin]

I had lunch with Loner yesterday. No, really, I did.

[Meshuga]

went to school with brett ratner (director - Red Dragon, Rush Hour)

[Loner]

Shhh...I thought we were keeping it on the down low...

Jane Krakowski used to have a crush on my older brother.

[kazh]

rode on an elevator with Renee Richards (transvestite tennis player)

a neighbor (mother of my girlfriend at the time) was in "Footloose" -- the pastor's secretary

wife of a friend/ASA coworker was in a "Newhart" episode & some ads

FSA friend/neighbor, as a kid, was in "Follow Me, Boys" (Disney flick w/Fred MacMurray as a Scoutmaster) and a Wonder Bread commercial

my wife & kids were the cover photo of our local paper -- human interest story -- making 'snow angels' in our front yard

[what the !@#$]

through marraiges, I am related to Jack Klugman (TV's Quincy) though I never did meet him.

I have met or seen so many actors amd TV personalities...

That French chic from Rain Man and Hot Shots
Billy Baldwin...and might I say he is even better looking in person!!!
William Peterson...CSI and before that, Young Guns and many others
Murphy Jensen...tennis pro (doubles)
Dan Reeves...I even got to wear his division championship rings
Tina of Survivor 2
Christian Slater
Method Man...of Wu Tang Klan
Walt Willy...Jackson Montgomery on All My Children
Countless TV news people and Radio DJs

[mona]

OMG, you're, like, so one degree!!!!

:notworth:

:lol: That's right, baby.

Oh, and Uma Thurman went to my high school, but she was a few years ahead of me. Also that kid from the Comedy Central movie "P*rn and Chicken" or whatever that was.

[frummie]

Rusty Staub



The entire Mets team was on my plane from NY to LA in 1974. My mom was excited because Yogi Berra was on the flight too. She went to Yankee games when she lived in the Bronx in the 30-40s.

This past Monday I saw Rosie Greer. Went up to him but he pretended to be very engrossed in a conversation. (Wonder if Abducens knows who he is?) He looked good, had a cane.

[carrot]

Met Kevin Bacon. :guitarwo:

OMG, you're, like, so one degree!!!!

:notworth:

I was at a movie theater once on opening night of one of his movies, and I saw him there. I tried to go up to him and at least get his attention to say "hi" to him if I couldn't get his autograph, but he ignored me, going about his business like I wasn't even there. I gave up after people started throwing things at me and telling me to sit down. Popcorn doesn't hurt, M&M's sting a little bit, but Dots on the other hand....

[Natalie_Portman]

Oh, yeah, here are my favorites...

I saw Mike Myers perform at the Chicago comedy club "Second City" long before he became famous. We had front row seats!! He danced around in his long underwear smiling that Chesire Cat grin. He was the highlight of the show!!

I went to see Dennis Miller at a comedy club. During intermission, he walked passed me in the lobby and raised his eyebrows at me!! I just melted...

[Maine-iac]

This past Monday I saw Rosie Greer. Went up to him but he pretended to be very engrossed in a conversation. (Wonder if Abducens knows who he is?) He looked good, had a cane.

I wonder if he still does needlepoint.

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y01Y6478121Y2710585/qid=1056555733/sr=1-1/002-2857539-6033615

[Drzy]

I sold movie tickets to Brett Hull. He saw Good Will Hunting. 8)

[ejell]

My parents live next door to Dick Cavett's parents, although Dick came back infrequently when I was living there so I only met him a couple of times.

Ok, so not a lot of celebs in Nebraska.

Saw Lawerence Phillips on campus coming towards me and I crossed the street...

[slam]

Latest brush:

I went to one of the rehearsals for this year's Tony award broadcast. It happened to be when the cast of Hairspray was doing their number. Stood next to Marissa Winokor (sp?) for a couple of minutes. I was also near Harvey Fierstein as he gave a TV interview to be shown later.

[DukeBlue]

Played pool and ate hot dogs with Sid Bream.

Drank a beer with Jackie Stewart waiting in line for a Duke basketball game.

Played touch football near the Washington Monument with Chris O'Donnell (post-Scent of a Woman, pre-Batman).

Sat near John Lithgow (wearing a kilt) at a dinner in Glasgow (his wife and my wife are in the same profession).

During table-waiting days outisde of DC: Henry Hyde, Pat Schroeder, Edwin Meese, James Brady (and his nurse and driver).

Random street-spottings: Brooke Shields, Joe Torre, Bob Gibson, Fred Couples, and Mikhail Gorbachev (red spot and all) when he got out of his limo on the middle of K Street in DC in 1990.

Oh, and I held the door open for Colin Powell at a mall in Virginia. His hands were full of Christmas packages.

[r. mutt]

Bumped into Ted Kennedy at the airport.

Bumped into Andrew Young at the airport.

Waited on Victoria Principal.

Saw Richard Belzer at Viniero's. Boy he gets around.

[Course 4 Escapee]

Brother literally ran over Liza Minelli in La Guardia. Liza almost was knocked to the ground. :x

Was the ballboy for Meadowlark Lemon (of Globetrotter fame) and the Bucketeers for two nights during their tour through my area. Got to talk to the guys in the locker room.

Sat next to Steve Young while we both waited for our rides from the airport.

[Guerilla poster]

Mark Messier at a cab stand, Chris Rock street sightings on several occasions, Rudy G. street sitings on several occasions.

Kerry Collins sat in front of me in class.

[PK]

According to the "Relationship Calculator" in the family tree software that my dad maintains, I am "second cousin, once removed" to Aristotle Onassis

[Han Solo]

Dan Snyder on an escalator in the DC Hilton

Mike Wilbon at a Wizards game

My sister's boyfriend met Kevin Bacon, so I'll have to settle for two degrees.

Funny story - my MIL was once shopping at the supermarket, and there was someone signing autographs. She walked by without stopping and the guy said "Don't you want my autograph?" She said "Why should I?" She didn't realize it was Joe Theismann.

[Elston Gunn]

Waited for a bus with Dustin Hoffman (little guy)
Sat one table over from Chris Farley in NYC Restaraunt
Sold Cheese Danish to Davey Jones, Milk to Teri Garr, Coffee to Nixons limo driver (Tricky Dick opened his window and waved to us)
Threw the guy who played the Pat Harrington's son (?) on that Valerie Bertinelli/Bonnie Franklin 70's show out of the store I worked in (putz)
Made a sandwich for Warren Zevon and Tommy Conwell (although probably not a lot of people know who he is---TC and the Rumblers were a Mid/Late 80's Philly Band and one of the great bar bands I've ever seen)
Lot's of other minor celebs

[L. Mo]

Threw the guy who played the Pat Harrington's son (?) on that Valerie Bertinelli/Bonnie Franklin 70's show out of the store I worked in (putz)


Glenn Scarpelli. Whatever happened to him? (Where's VH-1 when you need them?)

Recently:
was on a plane with Gregory Smith (Efrem on Everwood). In the baggage claim are at JFK, he was very nice to a little girl who asked for his autograph.

went to see Kevin Smith speak, after a screening of Dogma in April.

[Han Solo]

Daria would like this one, elmo - I know the guy who voiced boyfriend 'Tom' on the series.

[Jables]

.

[Loner]

Dan Snyder on an escalator in the DC Hilton

Mike Wilbon at a Wizards game

My sister's boyfriend met Kevin Bacon, so I'll have to settle for two degrees.

Funny story - my MIL was once shopping at the supermarket, and there was someone signing autographs. She walked by without stopping and the guy said "Don't you want my autograph?" She said "Why should I?" She didn't realize it was Joe Theismann.

Wow, Joe Theismann hit on your Mother in law? Is she hot or something?

[Mr. Penguin]

Dan Snyder on an escalator in the DC Hilton

Mike Wilbon at a Wizards game

My sister's boyfriend met Kevin Bacon, so I'll have to settle for two degrees.

Funny story - my MIL was once shopping at the supermarket, and there was someone signing autographs. She walked by without stopping and the guy said "Don't you want my autograph?" She said "Why should I?" She didn't realize it was Joe Theismann.

Wow, Joe Theismann hit on your Mother in law? Is she hot or something?

Loner = BigMac???? :-?

[foghorn]

She said "Why should I?" She didn't realize it was Joe Theismann.

Even if she had her question is still a good one.

[frummie]

This past Monday I saw Rosie Greer. Went up to him but he pretended to be very engrossed in a conversation. (Wonder if Abducens knows who he is?) He looked good, had a cane.

I wonder if he still does needlepoint.

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y01Y6478121Y2710585/qid=1056555733/sr=1-1/002-2857539-6033615

I was thinking of asking him that!

[Take 2]

my wife hates baseball.

When I got free tickets to a Cards game, she liked Ozzie's antics, but by the third inning, wanted to go home. Thankfully, she got talking to somebody else, let me stay the whole game. To her, the highlight was getting to pet a (Budweiser) Clydesdale after the game.

As we were leaving, she stopped in the building across the street (where our agents were having a convention) to use the ladies' room. We were driving away when she mentioned that there was a long line waiting for some guy named "Stan" to sign baseballs they were giving away.

I said, "Stan Musial?"

She said, "That sounds right."

I: "You never heard of Stan Musial?" She: "No."

She got it when I compared him to Mickey Mantle.

She loves it when I tell that story -- I still wish I had gone inside. :viola:

[carrot]

Inside the ladies' room? :o

[Take 2]

Inside the ladies' room? :o

no, he was signing baseballs outside the ladies' room

you trying to insult "The Man"?

[Gene Yuss]

Sat at a table across from Mark Wahlberg at NYC sushi restaurant NOBU.

Got Detlef Schrempf's autograph for a friend of mine (same restaurant as above). Schrempf was not particularly friendly.

Sat across from Al Roker and family at a CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) in NYC. He was not thin back then.

After a Boston Symphony performance of Beethoven's 9th at Tanglewood, walked out of the seating area directly behind James Taylor.

Growing up, I was very friendly with Michael Keaton's niece, who used to live across the street from me. She even told me she liked me and I think there was a kiss involved, but who remembers - it was like twenty years ago and I still preferred remote controlled cars and ATARI 2600 way more than girls. This is before MK became real famous though; I think it was right around the time of Mr. Mom.

[mona]

Sat at a table across from Mark Wahlberg at NYC sushi restaurant NOBU.

Marky Mark!!! :love:

On a slightly related note, I used to get pizza from the place where the New Kids on the Block hung out together.

[Mr. Penguin]

On a slightly related note, I used to get pizza from the place where the New Kids on the Block hung out together.

Were they hangin' tough?

[mona]

Were they hangin' tough?

:lol: They were! How did you know?

[Mr. Penguin]

Were they hangin' tough?

:lol: They were! How did you know?

I was the Pete Best of NKOTB. Apparently wearing formal wear wan't the right "look".

Whatever.

:roll:

[mona]

You mean you didn't have the right stuff? :D

[Caffeine Junkie]

I was standing at a corner waiting for the walk light when a tall man in front of me turned around. He must have noticed the stunned look on my face because he smiled, held out his hand and said "Hi, I'm Bart Starr."

I recently met the guy who played Douglas Neidermeyer in Animal House.

I shook hands with B.B. King and Lonnie Mack after their shows.

That's about it.

[Han Solo]

Dan Snyder on an escalator in the DC Hilton

Mike Wilbon at a Wizards game

My sister's boyfriend met Kevin Bacon, so I'll have to settle for two degrees.

Funny story - my MIL was once shopping at the supermarket, and there was someone signing autographs. She walked by without stopping and the guy said "Don't you want my autograph?" She said "Why should I?" She didn't realize it was Joe Theismann.

Wow, Joe Theismann hit on your Mother in law? Is she hot or something?
Who do you think I am, Mr. Grim??

[JMO Fan]

Han Solo = Video Pancake

[snafu]

Watch Shaq play in a high school basketball game
District rival to my highschool, we lost horribly
Stayed in a hotel room across the hall from Bob Dole
Hotel "lost" my late check-in and had to give me the last available room which was in the really fancy section (i.e. suite had more square footage than my house)
Literally ran into Earl Campbell in a hallway once
Was running down a hall in university, turned the corner and ran headlong into Earl. Knocked me back on my a$$ and didn't even budge him. I was 210 pounds at the time and going pretty fast.
Once served B.B. King donuts at 3 am after a gig
One of my college professors is mentioned briefly in the book "A Beautiful Mind"

[Asynchronous]

Was in a number of shows/musicals with Ron Livingston (Swingers, Carrie's recent love interest in Sex & the City)

Branford Marsalis did a clinic with my college jazz band (right before he joined the Tonight Show)

[mona]

Was in a number of shows/musicals with Ron Livingston (Swingers, Carrie's recent love interest in Sex & the City)

Is he married? Can you introduce me? :D

[frummie]

I sat next to Glenn Meyers at a Ratemaking seminar. He saw my stunned look and smiled and said, "Hi, I'm Glenn Meyers."

Also shook hands with Lou Rawls on the street set of Roger Rabbit which was four blocks from my work at the time. I said, "Hey Lou!" and in that great Budweiser commercial voice he said, "Hey, how'you?" I heard it in my head for weeks afterwards.

[carrot]

I shook hands with Harry Panjer at a recent Fellowship Admissions Course. That's right, THE Harry Panjer. :guitar: :tup:

[JMO Fan]

I shook hands with Harry Panjer at a recent Fellowship Admissions Course. That's right, THE Harry Panjer. :guitar: :tup:

wow, he does get around -- I gave him directions to the men's room at the SoA meeting

[Loner]

I saw elmo ogling semi-naked men in Vegas.

[JMO Fan]

I saw elmo ogling semi-naked men in Vegas.

elmo was one of the semi-naked men? which half?

[L. Mo]

I saw elmo ogling semi-naked men in Vegas.

elmo was one of the semi-naked men? which half?

I was doing the ogling. as was Loner.

[Redhead]

1) Worked at a hotel front desk and checked in Gene Hackman. Nice guy.
2) Saw Hank Azaria in Vegas (really, really surprised I haven't seen more in Vegas...)
3) Saw Angelina Jolie while shooting a movie here
4) Ditto Michael Douglas and Demi Moore

I'm pathetic compared to you stargazers!

[Bon Apetit]

Jack Nicholson attacked me while I was in may car with a golf club!!! (http://207.201.181.225/ARTICLES/nicholson.html)

(no, not really, but a friend of mine.... no... but, you can imagine?... no)

[The Drunken Actuary]

Ahh, this thread brings back memories. Hey Big Ed, it's been a long time, so let's be friends, eh?

[L. Mo]

Had a sighting at lunch today - Scott Wolf from Party of Five.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/scottwolfworld/images/main.jpg

[The Drunken Actuary]

Was he eating peanut butter and honey?

[L. Mo]

nope, sorry. he was feasting on rotissierie chicken.

[Wigmeister General]

Classmate with http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000181/

Sister of http://www.famousbabes.com/heatherT/heather.htm was my logic professor.

Met http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Chamberlain.htm at Pauley Pavillion

Ran with http://www.mickjagger.com/ at Drake Stadium

Ate lunch with http://www.tesh.com/showpage.asp?code=radio and http://www.photowrld.com/shops/detail3.cgi?r=11281 at http://www.heavenlytiramisu.com/lax.htm (first on the list)

Bumped into http://www.canoe.ca/JamMoviesArtistsS/smits_jimmy.html at LAX

I can add about 15 more to the list

[bertuary]

elmo... you are a lucky girl. He's such a cutie! Those eyes... good God. :oops:

[Maine-iac]

Met Elmo in San Diego. :D

[Patience]

Met Elmo in Langhorn, PA

[Guest]

Met Elmo in Chickago. :D

[L. Mo]

Met elmo in...wait, I'm elmo. Nevermind. :D

[carrot]

Met Elmo in San Diego. :D
Met Elmo in Langhorn, PA
Met Elmo in Chickago. :D
Dang, that Elmo sure gets around!

[Sotally Tober]

Met Maine-iac in Las Vegas.

Met Jorge Luis-Borges many years ago. Who's that you ask? I did too when I met him, but my father told me he was a pretty famous Spanish author who happened to win a Pulitzer Prize or something. Much more interesting a Spanish professor like him as opposed to 9 year like I was at the time. I will say that though blind, and extremely old, he took the time to be extremely nice to my younger sister who was maybe 4 or 5 at the time.

But my claim to fame is still Maine-iac.

[L. Mo]

Met Elmo in San Diego. :D
Met Elmo in Langhorn, PA
Met Elmo in Chickago. :D
Dang, that Elmo sure gets around!

yer darn tootin' :D

[Ahanta]

I probably met elmo as well once or twice.

[Redhead]

Met Maine-iac in Las Vegas.

Hey, what the?! Is this the same ST who was frequenting the other board for so long then left with a big to-do? Hey ST, how the hell are ya?

Met Sotally Tober in Chicago (well, close to anyway, you know those seminars are held out in nowheresville...).

[Franchise]

Well, I met Redhead in Chicago, though she appears to have forgotten. ;)

Met adip and elmo in Chicago.

Met Mulan in Chicago.

Met Mathlete in Chicago.

Met bertuary in Chic..., no wait. That one wasn't Chicago. Did meet her though. Met Polly in Chic ..., no wait. That wasn't Chicago either. Still met her.

Dang, it's nice to live in Chicago.

[r. mutt]

Met Sammie in an unexpected place. :D

[The Drunken Actuary]

Met Elmo in Langhorn, PAIs thet near Hershey? I think I met Elmo there too. Not sure of the town, but it was in PA.

[Westley]

Classmate with http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000181/
...
I can add about 15 more to the list
Yeah, but after that first one, all of the others seemed pretty insignificant (I mean that on a comparative basis only)

[Guest]

Met Sammie in an unexpected place. :D
:wink: :D

[bertuary]

Met Elmo in Las Vegas, or was that Chicago??? :wink:

[Patience]

Met Elmo in Langhorn, PAIs thet near Hershey? I think I met Elmo there too. Not sure of the town, but it was in PA.

Not too far, I have done both on the same vacation (http://www.sesameplace.com/sesame/pa/index.html)

I was wondering if the reference was too subtle

*Elmo's Passport - 2 Days of Fun, For the Price of 1.

[L. Mo]

I was wondering if the reference was too subtle


not to me, baby! whoooooooooooo!

[Patience]

This exciting attraction, based on the popular segment Elmo's World as seen on Sesame Street, will be entertaining hundreds of thousands of families all summer long.

In Elmo's World Live! , Elmo explores the concept of dance… what can and cannot dance and especially the many different types of dance.

At Elmo's World Live!, selected guests in the audience will be able to join Elmo on stage

Can I be a selected guest??? Can I please?? :wave:

[Sotally Tober]

Yes, Maine-iac. It's me. I'm good, hope all is with you too. And I don't remember meeting in Chicago. Not that we didn't. I remember Vegas at the Profssionalism course where we were sitting neaar the back and you struck up a conversation with Amy Bouska.

I have also met Redhead (at seminar in Chicago) and consider Elmo, while we've never met a very good friend.

Anyone else? Not that I can think of off the top of my head. I did shake hands with Michael Jordan in 1986, but I don't consider that as "meeting".

[L. Mo]

I have also met Redhead (at seminar in Chicago) and consider Elmo, while we've never met a very good friend.


He likes me! He really likes me! :kiss:

[PK]

Saw the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" over the weekend (good movie if you like that type of film). Fits in this thread because my kids went to high school with Pavel Szweda who plays the young Polish laborer/love interest.

Kind of cool to see someone you know on the big screen.

PS: If he reads this, I hope I have spelled his name correctly. We know him as Paul, but his name and his character's name is Pavel. His last name sounds like Shi-da with a long i.

[Patience]

Pawel Szajda

[Maine-iac]

Yes, Maine-iac. It's me. I'm good, hope all is with you too. And I don't remember meeting in Chicago. Not that we didn't. I remember Vegas at the Profssionalism course where we were sitting neaar the back and you struck up a conversation with Amy Bouska.

I have also met Redhead (at seminar in Chicago) and consider Elmo, while we've never met a very good friend.

Anyone else? Not that I can think of off the top of my head. I did shake hands with Michael Jordan in 1986, but I don't consider that as "meeting".

That was Red you met in Chicago, we met in Vegas. Good to see ya back these days.

[Vic Romano]

Got food thrown at me at a sporting event because Scorp was busy rooting for the visiting team :swear:

[Wigmeister General]

Met Elmo. That was one of the highlights of my life.

[PK]

Pawel SzajdaThanks Patience.

I tried a google search on the spelling I thought was close and got one of those "Did you mean Pavel Szweda " links. Most of the links that came up were in Polish, so it seemed a safe bet that was a good spelling. I bothers me that I cannot find the name at the official Tuscan Sun web site.

Paul was drum major for the marching band. If you saw the movie the scene with the flags appears to have been designed for skills he developed at school.

[Patience]

Pawel SzajdaThanks Patience.

I tried a google search on the spelling I thought was close and got one of those "Did you mean Pavel Szweda " links. Most of the links that came up were in Polish, so it seemed a safe bet that was a good spelling. I bothers me that I cannot find the name at the official Tuscan Sun web site.

Paul was drum major for the marching band. If you saw the movie the scene with the flags appears to have been designed for skills he developed at school.

IMDB almost anything you ever want to know about movies or TV shows

[Mulan]

My brother is acquainted with Ethan Hawke.

[phdmom]

I sat in front of Bill Paxton in a movie theater once. He was filming "Twister" in the town where my parents live and my husband and I were there visiting. I had no idea who he was but my husband recognized him.

He was with some other guys and telling them about getting to go to the White House and meeting the President because of a new movie he was in, Apollo 13.

[The Drunken Actuary]

I sat in front of Bill Paxton in a movie theater once. He was filming "Twister" in the town where my parents live and my husband and I were there visiting. I had no idea who he was but my husband recognized him.

He was with some other guys and telling them about getting to go to the White House and meeting the President because of a new movie he was in, Apollo 13.You met Chet!?!?! That rules.

[11pecans]

I was in London and walked past Mick Jagger and friends one night. In our hotel we passed Matt Dillon in the lobby who was staying at the same hotel.

I think I overheard them say, isn't that the famous actuary from the rebel outpost.

[The Drunken Actuary]

I was in London and walked past Mick Jagger and friends one night. In our hotel we passed Matt Dillon in the lobby who was staying at the same hotel.

I think I overheard them say, isn't that the famous actuary from the rebel outpost.So I was there too that night?

[11pecans]

I was in London and walked past Mick Jagger and friends one night. In our hotel we passed Matt Dillon in the lobby who was staying at the same hotel.

I think I overheard them say, isn't that the famous actuary from the rebel outpost.So I was there too that night?

you must have been in Vegas that week, since you weren't posting, they natuarlly assumed you were on vacation, when they saw me walking with a rebel outpost coffe mug in my hand, they natuarally mistook me for you

[The Drunken Actuary]

I was in London and walked past Mick Jagger and friends one night. In our hotel we passed Matt Dillon in the lobby who was staying at the same hotel.

I think I overheard them say, isn't that the famous actuary from the rebel outpost.So I was there too that night?

you must have been in Vegas that week, since you weren't posting, they natuarlly assumed you were on vacation, when they saw me walking with a rebel outpost coffe mug in my hand, they natuarally mistook me for youQuite naturally.

You must be right about Vegas. I never post from Vegas. Too many blackjack tables and strippers to take time out for this.

[bertuary]

Another sort of claim to fame (a la Mulan)... my brother is friend's with Joan Jett. Yes, that chick from the 80's that sang I Love Rock-n-Roll.

[O. Hannah]

I was sitting in the pool at the Ritz in Atlanta when in walked Rachel Hunter in a bathing suit. (Rod Stewart had a concert in town) :o

I know Ken Dilger (pro bowler for the colts got superbowl ring with Tampa Bay last year)

Saw Phil Jackson in a Ferrari in Lincoln Park Chicago.

I have a friend that got approached by an agent while playing pick-up ball in Chicago and got to be in a couple of TV commercials with Jordan. (The "Like Mike" ones.)

A lady I know was a fly fishing guide in Idaho...was an expert adviser on the movie "A River Runs Through It". She got to go to premier with Brad Pitt and others.

[Wigmeister General]

It looks like I have you all beat.

Shamefully, I can now add former Vice President and sore loser, Al Gore.

[Vic Romano]

He was with some other guys and telling them about getting to go to the White House and meeting the President because of a new movie he was in, Apollo 13.

My neighbor is in that movie, too. He's the NASA guy next to Ed Harris in a lot of the shots. Everyone knows him better as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman movies or the older brother in Back To The Future.

[The Drunken Actuary]

It looks like I have you all beat.

Shamefully, I can now add former Vice President and sore loser, Al Gore.See, I would describe him as famous, not (relatively) famous.

[L. Mo]

Saturday morning, I saw Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) from Gilmore Girls at the Beverly Center.

[Sunny]

In New York, especially around Rockerfeller Center and David Letterman's Sullivan Theater, one could easily see the rich and the famous like Sarah Jessica Parker and Mathew Broderick, Michael Douglas and Katherine Zeta Jones, Meg Ryan, Lisa Marie Prestley and Nicholas Cage, James Carville and the weatherman Mr. G near the Lincoln Center (I always see him near the Lincoln Center, I think he lives around there--or maybe because *I*'m always around there).

[Patience]

In New York, especially around Rockerfeller Center and David Letterman's Sullivan Theater, one could easily see the rich and the famous like Sarah Jessica Parker and Mathew Broderick, Michael Douglas and Katherine Zeta Jones, Meg Ryan, Lisa Marie Prestley and Nicholas Cage, James Carville and the weatherman Mr. G near the Lincoln Center (I always see him near the Lincoln Center, I think he lives around there--or maybe because *I*'m always around there).

yeah, used to see a lot of people in that area and watching softball games in Central Park.

Roseanne Barr (on street)
Tony Roberts (on street)
Moses Gunn (on street)
Chauncey Howell (on street)
Ellen Barkin (filming)
John Cusak, Joan Cusak (filming)
Vincent Gardenia (Laguardia)
Danny Ailello (Central Pk)
Judd Hirsch (Central Pk)
The Cast of Nine (Central Park)
Guy who played Ted on Kate & Allie (all over the place)
Mark Gastineau (Long Island Rail Road)
Gerry Cooney (Long Island Rail Road)
Joe Klecko (in a diner)
Clint Eastwood & Sandra Locke (L.A. Restaurant)
Robert Redford (audience of Broadway show)
plus went to a dinner sponsored by BAT who does the old timers day games for baseball
Yogi Berra
Tug McGraw (who I also met when he dated my cousin)
Whitey Ford
Ed Kranepool
Rusty Staub
Roy White
Warren Spahn (rip)
Joe Pignatano
plus more than I can think of right now

[Wigmeister General]

Patience wins.

Funny thing is, I've seen several of the same people. Could Patience and I be related? .... No. None of my cousins dated Tug McGraw.

I miss the Irish Jig blaring when the madman came from the bull pen.

[Sunny]

I think Patience stalks as his part time job, that's how he has this list readily available, even though he pretends he could only "think" up these so far.

[Patience]

Patience wins.

Funny thing is, I've seen several of the same people. Could Patience and I be related? .... No. None of my cousins dated Tug McGraw.

I miss the Irish Jig blaring when the madman came from the bull pen.

was one of my favorites. However, when I met him I found him to be very cold and stand-offish

also my brother-in-laws brother is a voice teacher. actually quite reknowned, trains many well known opera singers, Audra McDonald (3 Tony's, Annie & Mr Sterling on TV), and was asked if he could help Julie Andrews. He has been interviewed on 60 minutes. So he actually should be counted as a famous person and definitely the one I know best.

Also my moher-in-law was best friends with Mickey Hart's mother and beverly Sill's brother was my mother's gynocologist. Also Meredith Eaton (the little person on Family Law) and Edward Burns went to my high school (my sister-in-law knew both)

[Wigmeister General]

Not only does Patience win, he's going for a blowout.

[Sunny]

Alright, I used to work in the media, that in addition to living in New York and working in the marketing department, I got free tickets to all the shows, plays, concerts, Super Bowl, US Open (got Pete Sampra's outflier ball), the World Series you name it, worked with all the actors, the anchors, the politicians, the movie stars. And should I add all the Yale alums that I've met, Paul Newman, Jodie Foster, Sam Waterston, and yes Hillary, Bill, and Bush. Just didn't want to list all the names.. what's the point of all this? It's not like we are famous anyways. (Then again, you don't really know who I am do you. :D )

I'm really not competing with ya Patience, really. I don't know how this was started. I think my competitive edge is coming out... :shake:

[Patience]

forgot these:

Willie Nelson (back stage at a concert, not a fan my father's client)
saw Dan Laurie (anyone know him outside Long Island??) at a restaurant

and the clincher.. Spoke to Sydney Biddle Barrows (http://www.annonline.com/interviews/970211/biography.html)on the phone (also my father's client)

[Jables]

Everyone in this thread has nothing on this kid (http://www.whoisthatwithjeremy.com/index.html)...

[Pi Man]

i had lunch with amanda hugenkiss just last week! what a hottie!! :D

[Jables]

I had my posts bookend a rare Pi Man post... talk about relative fame! :D

[Force Majeure]

Alright... for the people here who are willing to do what little research it will take, I'm probably outing myself. Doesn't matter much, since I'll probably change IDs prematurely when I start my new job (wherever I end up). Keep it to yourselves please. (Duh)

Here goes...

This is my dad on the front page. (http://www.dallassymphonysummer.com)
(Unless they end up rotating pictures throughout the season.)

No, he didn't pose that way. They took his official formal photo and doctored it. Yes, they asked permission first.

[hugh]

Alright... for the people here who are willing to do what little research it will take, I'm probably outing myself. Doesn't matter much, since I'll probably change IDs prematurely when I start my new job (wherever I end up). Keep it to yourselves please. (Duh)

Here goes...

This is my dad on the front page. (http://www.dallassymphonysummer.com)
(Unless they end up rotating pictures throughout the season.)

No, he didn't pose that way. They took his official formal photo and doctored it. Yes, they asked permission first.

Abducens is your dad!?!? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Force Majeure]

Abducens is your dad!?!? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Gene Yuss]

Paul Giamatti lives in my neighborhood. I see him around fairly frequently. Just saw him this evening at a local Thai restaurant with his son.

Last year, George Clooney and Brad Pitt were in my neighborhood filming a movie, "Burn After Reading". I never saw them. My wife might have, I don't remember. I know she and all her little mommy friends used to wait outside the shoot every day hoping to catch a glimpse. I think my son's former kindergarten teacher (attractive young woman) managed to strike up a conversation with one of them.

[Maine-iac]

. . . My wife might have, I don't remember. I know she and all her little mommy friends . . .

Pray to God that your wife never sees this thread. ;)

[Actuarial Groupie]

saw Ruben Studdard 3 years ago in Cancun - he was staying at the same hotel, waddling around on the beach with his posse. The group eventually sat down at the outdoor cafe for lunch, and the lightweight metal lounge chair he sat in gave way and one of the legs broke off & down he went - his giant body guard and a couple of the workers rushed over to help him up and get him another chair (probably had to be made of titanium to support him)...

[Chillax]

I saw Vince Vaughn at the Cubby Bear once!

[ana]

While I was in Vancouver last year I was on a gondola going up a mountain and the guy who plays Luca in ER was there with his wife and baby. He's a lot taller and a lot skinnier than I imagined.

[Browncoat]

When I was in high school, I went to a Billy Joel concert. It was totally him. He was a lot smaller than I expected, but perhaps it was because the stage was so far away.