[OT] Brush with greatness

[Djeta Thernadier]

That was quite possibly the LAST person I expected to see when I clicked on this thread...

Still...I totally had a crush on Screech when I was 12. I thought he was way cooler than Zack or that other guy and...

...wait...

Why do I remember their names???

Back away from thread slowly....slowly....go back to your work...never think about the thread again...

 

[alsih2o]

i carried on a correspondence with john glenn for 6 years, worked for ziggy marley and briefly for metallica.

the governors of 2 states own my pottery, as well as multiple state and national senators and congressmen.

met johnny weismuller at disney. rode minibikes with willie nelson. i went to the stage of the grand ole opry to take roy acuffs picture, he paused and took my camera and took my pic from onstage, cool guy!

i met martha stewart in her pre-trouble days, she was given one of my pots as a present at a golf tournament in columbus ohio.

frank miller signed my legends of the dark night

Ah-nold used to shop at my mothers gallery, i met him and maria shriver there (she looks like a vampire in real life)

oh, and i crashed at the home of morrus himself, more fun than most of the other folks combined

 

[Bjorn Doneerson]

I was in Worcester, Mass. for Dennis Leary's celebrity charity hockey game thingy (what's it really called?) and after the game I waited for an hour at the door for any random celebrity to come out. For that hour, no one came out and periodically limos were leaving the garage next to us. The only person to come out was Conan O'Brien. I got his autograph, but at the time I didn't really know his show too well.

My Grandfather met JFK and the secret service on an elevator. My Grandfather was cutting up potatoes in the kitchen of the Children's Hospital in Boston. When he was finished he put the putty knife he was using in his back pocket, and got on the elevator which had JFK in it. Needless to say, the secret service was not pleased with a guy with a knife getting on that elevator.

 

[JPL]

I played sax for the Shirelles, the Duke of Earl, and Sam Moore ["Soul Man"].

At one gig, we were the VIPs along with Wayne Gretsky and Brett Hull.

 

[Farganger]

I was an extra in a film ("Foreign Affairs" - made for cable I think) while I was doing a graduate degree in Oxford. Through some odd concatenation of events, I spent part of a day acting as tour guide for one of the stars: Eric Stolz.

Spending a lot of time in LA, I've bumped into quite a few celebrities of various degrees. The only encounter worth mentioning involved Tony Curtis, and the clever ploy he used to cut in front of me in the (minimal) line to the restroom at Spago.

I've met a lot of literary coves and politicians during and since law school, but obviously they are not as *great* as film stars and sports figures. Thank God we have our priorities straight in this country!

 

[RSKennan]

I grew up on Martha's Vineyard, so I've had close encounters with numerous celebrities. This has helped me realize that they're just people. Here goes:

I've met Carly Simon a few times; her son sold me some comics.

Walter Cronkite almost hit me in his car; he's notorious as a crazy driver, and always takes the turn at ariport road at about 60 miles per hour.

I've been on a ferry with Dennis hopper

I met Dan Quayle on a ski trip to New Hampshire

I've met Bill Clinton, and made sandwiches for the secret service. (I wrote secret messages in mustard and mayo under the top buns)

Livingston Taylor picked me up hitchhiking.

I scaled and gutted a fish that Jim Belushi caught.

Went to school with Rosa Parks' great granson.

I met Jim Brewer and Vanessa Williams on the same night. Vanessa Was nice, Jim was kind of a jerk.

That summer I also met a lot of A-list comedians who's names escape me, including the guy who used to host MTVs 1/2 hour comedy hour. They were part of a weekly comdedy show at a restaruant called Lola's, where my ex was a waitress.

Micheal J. Fox, on his way to the beach.

That guy who used to play "Mr. Cooper" on "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper"

I grilled up some food for Chris O'Donnel [sp?] and the red-head southern girl from the first season of "The Real World".

Steven Tyler, when he opened or James Taylor and Carly Simon's reunion concert. (I think ti was called 'farm stock'). I yelled at him from a few feet away.

I worked in a coffee shop called 'Espresso Love' with Sophie Dahl, who is the grandaghter of Roahld Dahl (now a Supermodel).

That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there were others.

 

[Maitre Du Donjon]

Weird Al Yankovic signed my arm (with a big felt marker) and a piece of the guitar he smashed during the concert. Was fun.

Maitre D

 

[Number47]

My closest brush with famous people was when I was on the jury for the wrongful death suit in the "Jenny Jones murder", if you're familiar with it. Before y'all jump on me, I was the dissenter.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Mike Farrell addressed our graduating class regarding the war in Iraq (the first one). While my politics remained undeveloped at the time, I considered his attitude towards his audience to be condescending at best.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I've met Space Ghost(can't remember the guy's name for some reason...) 3 times now. A local comic con always manages to get him there. The man is absolutly hilarious, and he really DOES talk like Space Ghost.