Famous People You've Met?

by **Al-Harakut al-Islami** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:42 pm

Scott Westerfeld. I love his Leviathan series~!

by **Hassett** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:43 pm

Myself

I'm so famous, you're even quoting me right now.

by **Lancaster of Wessex** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:45 pm

Mary Tyler Moore, and assorted local luminaries, but that's about it.

by **Inferior Jjoorbs** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:45 pm

I once saw Barry Chuckle at Taunton railway station with his family. Also, I saw John Carew peeking at lad's mags in Birmingham train station, that was entertaining. Something about me, "celebrities" and train stations. But that's about it.

by **Wilgrove** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:46 pm

Greater Tezdrian wrote:
Wilgrove wrote:Charlie Daniels

*turns a deep emerald with envy*

He's a real nice guy, him and I played our fiddle together some.

by **Al-Harakut al-Islami** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:47 pm

Unilisia wrote:Serj Tankian.... Shavo Odadjian... umm..... the drummer from Reagan Youth... about it.

Serj Tankian? SERJ FREAKIN' TANKIAN~?! OHMYGAWDYOUDIDNOTDIDYOUREALLYNOHOWCOULDYOUHAVEBUTIFYOUDIDBAWWWWWWW~!
*fan meltdown*

by **Grenartia** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:47 pm

Grenartia wrote:Once, I met and talked a pretty good long while with a local celebrity.
Dan Milham, former meterologist for the local NBC station in New Orleans. He's a pretty cool guy. I've also met the former mayor of my hometown (during his failed re-election campaign), while my grandma was fairly well acquainted with former Mayor Ray Nagin. One of my friends once auditioned for a part on some Nickelodeon show, if that counts.

Oh, I've also met Bobby Bonner, who was a baseball player who played in the longest game ever played.

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:48 pm

I haven't met anyone famous myself, though close acquaintances and family have met Chuck Yeager, Duke Cunningham, Brian Bosworth, Ricky Bell, Doug Williams, Mike Washington (former Tampa Bay cornerback), and an Indonesian weightlifter named Ade Rai.

My mom personally met the entire Buccaneers team in 1979, she was dating the equipment manager at the time. She even had Ricky Bell's lobster once. She says Ricky and Mike Washington were pretty rowdy guys, but Williams and Selmon kept them in check.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:52 pm

Arkinesia wrote:I haven't met anyone famous myself, though close acquaintances and family have met Chuck Yeager, Duke Cunningham, Brian Bosworth, Ricky Bell, Doug Williams, Mike Washington (former Tampa Bay cornerback), and an Indonesian weightlifter named Ade Rai.

My mom personally met the entire Buccaneers team in 1979, she was dating the equipment manager at the time. She even had Ricky Bell's lobster once. She says Ricky and Mike Washington were pretty rowdy guys, but Williams and Selmon kept them in check.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not sure I'd go around saying, "My mom personally met the entire <whatever> team." If you know what I mean. It can be taken so many ways you don't want.

by **Meowfoundland** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:53 pm

Lancaster of Wessex wrote:Mary Tyler Moore, and assorted local luminaries, but that's about it.

jealouuuuuusssssss

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:59 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Arkinesia wrote:I haven't met anyone famous myself, though close acquaintances and family have met Chuck Yeager, Duke Cunningham, Brian Bosworth, Ricky Bell, Doug Williams, Mike Washington (former Tampa Bay cornerback), and an Indonesian weightlifter named Ade Rai.

My mom personally met the entire Buccaneers team in 1979, she was dating the equipment manager at the time. She even had Ricky Bell's lobster once. She says Ricky and Mike Washington were pretty rowdy guys, but Williams and Selmon kept them in check.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not sure I'd go around saying, "My mom personally met the entire <whatever> team." If you know what I mean. It can be taken so many ways you don't want.

You have no idea how long I toiled over it, and still couldn't think of a better phrase.

by **Rolamec** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:04 pm

Norstal wrote:
Rolamec wrote:
There, there. It's alright, it's over now. You'll most likely never see him again. Just think of friends, your family and good times, and the pain will pass...

The poster should consider themselves as lucky. They could've died of boredom.

Actually he should be lucky a killer rabbit didn't attack them during their meeting.

by **Volklandt** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:59 pm

I was in a few high school classes (and am facebook friends) with IdrA and my friend's dad is Doug Dale, star of TV Funhouse.

by **Mosasauria** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:01 pm

How/what famous are we atlking about here?
Because then I can count Dr. Samuel Gruber, who is actually a good friend of mine. You all have probably seen him on Shark Week.

by **Wilgrove** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:01 pm

One person I'd really want to meet is Jimmie Johnson.

I wonder if I visit the Hendrix Shop will I have a chance to run into him.

by **Unilisia** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:15 pm

Al-Harakut al-Islami wrote:
Unilisia wrote:Serj Tankian.... Shavo Odadjian... umm..... the drummer from Reagan Youth... about it.

Serj Tankian? SERJ FREAKIN' TANKIAN~?! OHMYGAWDYOUDIDNOTDIDYOUREALLYNOHOWCOULDYOUHAVEBUTIFYOUDIDBAWWWWWWW~!
*fan meltdown*

Yes, Serj Tankian. It was up there in the greatest moments of my life :lol:

by **Gandoor** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:21 pm

Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox.

by **California-Nevada** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:37 pm

Anthony Anderson, I also met Ulysses S. Grant and Stonewall Jackson in a dream once.

by **Caecili** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:40 pm

California-Nevada wrote:Anthony Anderson, I also met Ulysses S. Grant and Stonewall Jackson in a dream once.

I once played cards with Eminem, but we could only play Go Fish because he didn't understand any other card game.

by **The Norwegian Blue** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:44 pm

I've met and/or performed with several very notable people within the realm of classical/pop-classical music, but most of you probably don't care about them much. I got particularly fangirlish about singing with Susan Egan a few years back, being a Broadway junkie and all, and hanging out with the guys from Chanticleer was also a lot of fun.

Other than musicians, probably the most famous person I've met is John Ashcroft. There's a picture somewhere of me unenthusiastically shaking his hand.

by **Sorratsin** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:45 pm

No one, haven't seen any either.

by **The Black Forrest** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:56 pm

Jane Goodall, Amy Vedder, assorted other people in the Primate research world.
Donald Johanson, Tim White
David Attenborough
George Lucas
Red Skelton
Guy Kawasaki
Steve Wozniak
Brian Herbert
Kevin J. Anderson
President Carter
Cheech and Chong
The Dead Kennedies

There are others but this is the top of my head

by **Vivolve** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:01 pm

Quite a few..

But I'd have to say my favorite was probably your mom.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:38 pm

Pink, at a night club in Madrid.

by **Mussoliniopoli** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:40 pm

I met Hitler once in '45 he kept screaming for me to pour the petrol faster. I kept trying to remind him he hadn't taken his cyanide or shot himself yet. He told me no excuses and to get the job done promptly. I will give ole' Addie credit he went out in a blaze of glory but I eventually had to shoot him myself as his prepubescent screams were quite obnoxious.

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