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Have you met any celebrities?
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I talked to Maria Muldaur Friday after a concert and I got an autograph too. I've always pronounced it "MULL-dower" but it turns out she pronounces it "MULL-der".
I saw John Wooden an hour ago, at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival.
I saw John Wooden an hour ago, at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival.
a good friend of mine is a big big photographer who's shot some huge names in the past, but one that sticks out in my mind (i help him out with his Mac etc, and i do a lot of scans for him so i see all his celeb shoots) was when he was in Bill Gates' office, with the man himself, and JFK Jr.
talk about power.
talk about power.
The funny thing about celebrity is....
Aw.... never mind. Too deep.
Let's see... I used to be a newspaperman, so these are people with whom I have spoken and interacted...
President Jimmy Carter
the Dalai Lama (of Tibet spiritual fame)
Elmore Leonard (novelist, screenwriter, I was his paperboy)
Marc Brown (author of Arthur the Aardvark series)
Myron Scott (man who named the Chevrolet Corvette)
May add more as my memory cooperates...
Aw.... never mind. Too deep.
Let's see... I used to be a newspaperman, so these are people with whom I have spoken and interacted...
President Jimmy Carter
the Dalai Lama (of Tibet spiritual fame)
Elmore Leonard (novelist, screenwriter, I was his paperboy)
Marc Brown (author of Arthur the Aardvark series)
Myron Scott (man who named the Chevrolet Corvette)
May add more as my memory cooperates...
Here's my Short List
Red Skelton
Bill Nye (The Science Guy)
LaVar Burton
Roxann Dawson
Robert Picardo (Twice)
Tim Russ
Ethan Phillips
Nana Visitor
Casey Biggs
Robert Duncan-McNeil
Weird Al
Anne Ramsay
Manu Intiraymi (Icheb from ST:VOY)
Ron Ostrow
Richard Herd
Craig Charles
Robert Llewellyn
I'll have more in a few weeks.
TEG
Red Skelton
Bill Nye (The Science Guy)
LaVar Burton
Roxann Dawson
Robert Picardo (Twice)
Tim Russ
Ethan Phillips
Nana Visitor
Casey Biggs
Robert Duncan-McNeil
Weird Al
Anne Ramsay
Manu Intiraymi (Icheb from ST:VOY)
Ron Ostrow
Richard Herd
Craig Charles
Robert Llewellyn
I'll have more in a few weeks.
TEG
My step-mom is good friends with Oprah.
I hung out with a legendary Kiwi Cricket player, unfortunately I can't remember his name, having never seen a full cricket match (great game, just not a lot of it going on in the US). I met Tom Landry once.
A friend of mine got tackled by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the Portland OR airport. Cuba thought he was someone else and was really freaked out when he found out that my friend was a law student. Anyway, they ended up on the same flight and Cuba invited my friend up into 1st class and chatted with him for a while.
I hung out with a legendary Kiwi Cricket player, unfortunately I can't remember his name, having never seen a full cricket match (great game, just not a lot of it going on in the US). I met Tom Landry once.
A friend of mine got tackled by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the Portland OR airport. Cuba thought he was someone else and was really freaked out when he found out that my friend was a law student. Anyway, they ended up on the same flight and Cuba invited my friend up into 1st class and chatted with him for a while.
I'm at a trade show in New Orleans...
I saw William Hung walk by.
Do you think he knows he can't sing? Does he think he's a "celebrity," or is he laughing all the way to the bank?
I saw William Hung walk by.
Do you think he knows he can't sing? Does he think he's a "celebrity," or is he laughing all the way to the bank?
A lot of the celebs I've met have been at book signings, conventions, stuff like that.
Met William Shatner at a book signing in New York (he was signing madly away, but stopped when I said "Thanks Mr Shatner". Must have been the Australian accent, because he looked up and said "Thank you very much").
Saw Christian Slater in Santa Monica.
Met Kylie Minogue at a book signing - small but really, really cute and nice.
Tina Arena (a singer) bought a packet of cigarettes off me when I worked at a 7-Eleven.
Got a book signed by Peter Davison (5th Doctor Who) way, way back in '83.
Met Mel Blanc after the Logies - sweet, sweet man, carried a notepad with a picture of himself and the Warner Bros. cartoon characters he'd voiced so he could give autographs.
Various stars of television shows at conventions etc - had a cup of tea with Gareth Thomas of "Blake's 7".
Met Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss (at separate times) of legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel.
And not last, but definitely not the least, Moses himself - Charlton Heston. He signed his autobiography, looked me straight in the eye, shook my hand and said "Thank you".
Oh, and a friend of mine allegedly had sex recently with Enrique Inglasias, according to the trashy gossip magazines. And if you're reading this, "Hi, Emma!!!"
Met William Shatner at a book signing in New York (he was signing madly away, but stopped when I said "Thanks Mr Shatner". Must have been the Australian accent, because he looked up and said "Thank you very much").
Saw Christian Slater in Santa Monica.
Met Kylie Minogue at a book signing - small but really, really cute and nice.
Tina Arena (a singer) bought a packet of cigarettes off me when I worked at a 7-Eleven.
Got a book signed by Peter Davison (5th Doctor Who) way, way back in '83.
Met Mel Blanc after the Logies - sweet, sweet man, carried a notepad with a picture of himself and the Warner Bros. cartoon characters he'd voiced so he could give autographs.
Various stars of television shows at conventions etc - had a cup of tea with Gareth Thomas of "Blake's 7".
Met Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss (at separate times) of legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel.
And not last, but definitely not the least, Moses himself - Charlton Heston. He signed his autobiography, looked me straight in the eye, shook my hand and said "Thank you".
Oh, and a friend of mine allegedly had sex recently with Enrique Inglasias, according to the trashy gossip magazines. And if you're reading this, "Hi, Emma!!!"
Hootie and the Blowfish
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Edwin MaCain
Train
Jeff Gordon
Dan Quayle as VP
Ted Kennedy and a whole host of politicians
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Edwin MaCain
Train
Jeff Gordon
Dan Quayle as VP
Ted Kennedy and a whole host of politicians
My wife and I were skiing in Telluride and she laughed at Tom Cruise who fell off of the lift after her on his snowboard. He looked up at her and said something like "Well, that was embarrassing..." Cracks me up whenever I remember it.
Just remembered another bunch...
Adam "Batman" West @ a trade show
Kurt Vonnegut @ college. He signed my unread copy of "Slaughterhouse Five." He didn't seem happy to give an autograph. Maybe because I hadn't yet read the book?
Henry Winkler when I was a kid and "the Fonz" was cool. Think the play was "Room Service," and I got to meet him after the show.
Adam "Batman" West @ a trade show
Kurt Vonnegut @ college. He signed my unread copy of "Slaughterhouse Five." He didn't seem happy to give an autograph. Maybe because I hadn't yet read the book?
Henry Winkler when I was a kid and "the Fonz" was cool. Think the play was "Room Service," and I got to meet him after the show.
I went to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl last night (the acoustics of the new bowl are great, by the way). Coming in, I almost bumped into a lady getting out of a courtesy tram. Somebody whispered to me to notice who it was: Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine from Star Trek).
For some reason, the venue executives forgot to offer me a courtesy tram ride. I had to walk to get to my seats. No doubt just an oversight.
For some reason, the venue executives forgot to offer me a courtesy tram ride. I had to walk to get to my seats. No doubt just an oversight.
My wife and I had tickets for the "cheap" seats at the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in 2002, and although I'd never seen her before in my life, the lady who sat right in front of my wife (and got to have my wife's knees jammed in her back for the evening) introduced herself to everyone as the governor of Arizona, which indeed she was.
People I've met:
*Bill Elliott
*Dale Earnhardt Sr. (I didn't like him on the track, but he was a really friendly guy in person)
*The cast of Sesame Street (I got Bob's augograph)
*Ron Jeremy - My roommate and I posed for a picture with him. He threw his arms around us as soon as the camera came out. I guess he thought he was on set =) The girl in front of us jokingly said something about getting her breast signed, and he reached into her shirt and popped it out and started signing away! He's actually a nice, well-spoken person though. Even has a master's degree in special education, which was his previous career.
*Michael Badnarik - currently the Libertarian presidential candidate. One of the few politicians I've seen that comes across as honest and sincere. Really nice guy who obviously loves his country and very knowledgeable about the Constitution.
People I've seen/heard speak:
*George H.W. Bush -
*The guy who played Greg Brady
*William Cohen - former secretary of defense. Spoke about the liklihood of terrorism in the US, just a few months before 9/11
*Spike Lee - Saw him on the street, with several bodyguard types in tow
*Bill Elliott
*Dale Earnhardt Sr. (I didn't like him on the track, but he was a really friendly guy in person)
*The cast of Sesame Street (I got Bob's augograph)
*Ron Jeremy - My roommate and I posed for a picture with him. He threw his arms around us as soon as the camera came out. I guess he thought he was on set =) The girl in front of us jokingly said something about getting her breast signed, and he reached into her shirt and popped it out and started signing away! He's actually a nice, well-spoken person though. Even has a master's degree in special education, which was his previous career.
*Michael Badnarik - currently the Libertarian presidential candidate. One of the few politicians I've seen that comes across as honest and sincere. Really nice guy who obviously loves his country and very knowledgeable about the Constitution.
People I've seen/heard speak:
*George H.W. Bush -
*The guy who played Greg Brady
*William Cohen - former secretary of defense. Spoke about the liklihood of terrorism in the US, just a few months before 9/11
*Spike Lee - Saw him on the street, with several bodyguard types in tow
I met Jack Black on a flight from London to Chicago. I also met Steve Howe (of Yes fame) at an album signing.
For here today, gone tomorrow famous people I used to hang out with the band the Nixons whenever they played Tulsa, OK. There were a really friendly group. At one show the bar decided not to let anyone in under 21. Zac tried to tell them that my friend was his brother and that their mom would be pissed if he couldn't come in and watch the show. That didn't work either. So since the guys were on stage in front of a big glass window open to the street, they would turn around sometimes and perform facing us as we sat outside on the veranda area.
-jim
For here today, gone tomorrow famous people I used to hang out with the band the Nixons whenever they played Tulsa, OK. There were a really friendly group. At one show the bar decided not to let anyone in under 21. Zac tried to tell them that my friend was his brother and that their mom would be pissed if he couldn't come in and watch the show. That didn't work either. So since the guys were on stage in front of a big glass window open to the street, they would turn around sometimes and perform facing us as we sat outside on the veranda area.
-jim