What Famous People Have You MET? ;) - Page 2

DrummerDeanna · #16 10-21-2004, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Cokie Roberts is a DOLL. I have not seen her for decades, but I have met and somewhat know her mother - Ambassadress Lindy Boggs - from growing up around New Orleans.

I am glad you like her as well!!!!!

I wasn't going to talk to her either - she showed up at NPR one day and I thought she looked totally harsh and like she'd be scary...so I stayed far far away - but then I was standing near the Morning Edition update station thing and Cokie was there along with my supervisor who said (loudly), "DEANNA! You're all star struck - come meet Cokie!!" hahaha...

So I met Cokie - and she was super nice...I'm glad I did....

chiliD · #17 10-21-2004, 10:51 AM

Whew...here goes...I know I'll forget a few:

Politicians:
Harry S. Truman (he's from my mom's hometown and a couple of my uncles used to work for him...I was only three years old, but I have photographic proof I met him! )
George Deukmejian (former Gov of California)
Barbara Boxer (current US Senator from CA)
Dianne Feinstein ( " )
Leon Pannetta
(and being that my mom is an environmental/animal rights activist, I've had the opportunity to meet a few elected officials...mostly on a civic level, but some state senators/assembly members, etc, too. My mom has met MANY celebs in doing her rallies & such...Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Peirce Brosnan, Ed Asner, Linda Blair, Clint Eastwood, to name just a few)

Athletes:
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Maury Wills
(and most of the 1960-62 Los Angeles Dodgers...Three of the Dodgers those years were neighbors of mine...I was classmates with their sons)
Jim Lefebvre (LA Dodgers rookie of the year, 1965)
Ernie Banks
Warren Spahn
Bobby Grich (who is a fellow alum from my high school)
Laura Baugh (LPGA golfer; also a fellow HS alum)
(since the LA Rams used to train at the field across the street from my high school, I've met MANY former LA Rams players from 1970-73)
Bill Walton
Manute Bol

Entertainers/Actors/TV personalities:
Tom Snyder
Tom Cruise
Vic Damone
Dennis Hopper (was a high school buddy of my dad's younger brother)
Paul Reiser
Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink on Hogan's Heroes)

Musicians: (Since I'm a musician, too, I've been in MANY situations that have given me the opportunities to cross paths with some really famous people)
Mick Fleetwood
Christine McVie
John McVie
Lindsey Buckingham
Stevie Nicks
Bob Welch
Peter Green (and the rest of the Splinter Group, too)
Bekka Bramlett
EDIT: Jeeeeeeez, I left off RICK VITO!!!!
Walter Egan
Annie McLoone
Rusty Anderson (current lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's touring band)
Burton Cummings (lead singer of The Guess Who)
Gary Peterson (drummer for The Guess Who)
Nick Rhodes (of Duran Duran)
Rick Nielsen (of Cheap Trick)
Dave Davies (of the Kinks)
Buddy Miles
Richie Havens
Ginger Baker
Spencer Davis
Edgar Winter
Leon Russell
Tim Bogert (bass player of Vanilla Fudge & Beck, Bogert Appice)
James Gurley & Sam Andrew (of Big Brother & the Holding Company)
Robbie Krieger (of The Doors)
Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody (Collectively known as "the Allman Bros Band"...circa 1989)
Albert King
John Stewart (the ex-Kingston Trio guy, not the Daily Show guy)
James Cotton
Buddy Guy
Junior Wells
Junior Watson (ex-Canned Heat guitarist)
Albert Collins
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers (the whole darn blues band)
Walter Trout (and the rest of the Walter Trout Band, too)
Kim Fowley (pioneering punk/new wave producer)
Brian Ingoldsby (former president of ABC/MCA records...top recording engineer)
Joe Lynn Turner (ex-lead singer for Rainbow & Deep Purple)
Patrick Moraz (ex-keyboard player for Yes & The Moody Blues)
Wayne Hammerly (ex-keyboardist for Three Dog Night...a former fellow bandmate)
Rick Elliott (ex-Walter Trout drummer...also was first drummer for Loggins & Messina...and a former fellow bandmate)

AND...at a two-day rock festival in 1989, I met one of the most famous hippie/beatniks, Hugh Romney...aka, "Wavy Gravy" (of "Woodstock" fame)

Livia · #18 10-21-2004, 10:57 AM

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Joe Lynn Turner (ex-lead singer for Rainbow & Deep Purple)

I have an autographed towel from Joe Lynn Turner.

chiliD · #19 10-21-2004, 11:08 AM

My aforementioned buddy Wayne Hammerly was doing a recording session with Joe Lynn and dragged him down to a dive Huntington Beach bar's blues jam...Wayne, Joe & I were on stage jamming when Wayne leaned over to me and whispered "after this song is over, go right into Smoke On The Water...and watch Joe's face!". I did, Joe's jaw dropped, then he frowned, turned to me and called me an SOB, flipped me off, (

) grabbed the mic and sang his heart out.

wondergirl9847 · #20 10-21-2004, 11:18 AM

Justin Guarini (twice...and he's the greatest EVAH!)
Kelly Clarkson (sweet homegirl)
Priscilla Presley (sweet)
Dennis Hopper (very nice)
Bobby Sherman (nice guy)
Matthew Fox (VERY sweet)
Jason Priestley (a--hole)
David Faustino (VERY nice)
Thomas Haden Church (eh..)
Michael W. Smith (extremely sweet)

Lots of Christian music artists:

DC Talk
Jars of Clay
Newsboys
Avalon
Audio Adrenaline
Bob Carlisle (Butterfly Kisses guy)
Rebecca St. James
Petra
Bryan Duncan

DrummerDeanna · #21 10-21-2004, 11:35 AM

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Jason Priestley (a--hole)
David Faustino (VERY nice)
Thomas Haden Church (eh..)

Not surprised Jason P. was a jerk - don't know why - something about pretty guys being jerks

lol...

And yeah - David Faustino..as in Bud? From Married with Children? That was his name right? Buck was the dog..I forget...

AND - You met LOwell? That is so cool...how'd you meet him...and I see that he got just an "eh" which, I guess, is better than big fat a--hole...

wondergirl9847 · #22 10-21-2004, 11:43 AM

Jason never did it for me...I was a Luke girl. LOL Perhaps he's nicer after his near death experience, who knows.

Yep, Bud Bundy...VERY sweet and I have a cute pic of he and I together. I'll try to find it!

Lowell...yep! I was so excited to meet him because I was a huge Wings fan, and I had a picture of the cast for him to sign. He was just eh because he wasn't that friendly, he wasn't rude or anything, he signed my pic, but he wasn't overly nice.

I met Jason, Thomas, David, Matthew Fox at this party for the new Fox shows (some of them were new, then you had 90210 and MWC), Party of Five, The Heights (Jamie Walters was there, but I didn't get to meet him!), Matthew was in Party of Five and Thomas was in Ned and Stacey at the time. My mom's friend got us in and it was fun, they had games where you could win prizes and stuff. I didn't win anything, but I did get an X-Files button, which I still have to this day. LOL I was praying to God that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson would be there because I was a HUGE X-Files fan at the time. Bummer.

estranged4life · #23 10-21-2004, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by madformac

Met Paul Reed Smith last winter.

Paul Reed Smith who creates some of the best guitars imaginable??? Man, I would like to meet that guy too...

Brian j.

DrummerDeanna · #24 10-21-2004, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Lowell...yep! I was so excited to meet him because I was a huge Wings fan, and I had a picture of the cast for him to sign. He was just eh because he wasn't that friendly, he wasn't rude or anything, he signed my pic, but he wasn't overly nice.

For me - Lowell is not on my list of folks to meet...simply because of the way he is on TV - I'd be so disapointed upon meeting him and the reality that he is, in fact, not Lowel hitting me...

This is why I actually have no desire to meet any of my favorite tv folks...I have a hard time even watching them in interviews..like Courtney Cox...I like Monica - so when she's just her...I'm like..."uh...where's Monica?"

Just a weird thing - and oddly I don't have that with movie actors...just tv folks...

Though - I always had the biggest crush on Tim Daly...haven't seen him in anything lately...but yeah - wouldn't have minded meeting him....I always thought he was way better looking than Brian...

amber · #25 10-21-2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by joe

So.....maybe i sit there an additional 10 minutes and then i hear "ok, it's a wrap" and everyone starts getting up and moving about. Now, how awkward am i? Am i supposed to act like i'm part of the crew...."oh yeah, ok Jim, just hand me them there cables and let's get this gear packed up for the night..." i mean, you know? Was i supposed to try to blend in with my "french dressing and sauce-laden Giovanni's Italian Restaraunt t-shirt"??? i don't think so.

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THat's awesome, and I *love* Tom Cruise...

wondergirl9847 · #26 10-21-2004, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Though - I always had the biggest crush on Tim Daly...haven't seen him in anything lately...but yeah - wouldn't have minded meeting him....I always thought he was way better looking than Brian...

Is that man gorgeous or WHAT?! Tim will be in a new ABC show called Eyes next year, I hear. I think he's a detective or something, not sure tho. I love Wings so much, it's sick! LOL Steven Weber has good and bad looking days. LOL He looked hot in the last season of Wings tho, I think he lost a lil weight and was working out, because yum!

I wanna meet Lindsey, which is a no brainer.

amber · #27 10-21-2004, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Lux

Ok, that's a big list. I don't get it though. I don't understand the want to meet random people. I'm sure some are nice, but then plenty of complete nobody's are nice too. It really has always baffled me, so I'm just curious. Unless you're Lindsey or Jimmy Page (I would add John Lennon, but if I saw him I'd probably run in the opposite direction) I personally would struggle to give hoot....not because I lost my voice though.

THe thing is, they're usually more attractive and/or witty then "regular" people, and i'm sure have better stories, since they are famous and can do waaaaay cooler stuff, and meet more other famous people...

I just don't get how these people (well, some i get, but) meet so many famous people...then talk to them and "party" with them. Apparently famous people are not as busy and selective as i thought they were...

estranged4life · #28 10-21-2004, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Athletes:
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Maury Wills
(and most of the 1960-62 Los Angeles Dodgers...Three of the Dodgers those years were neighbors of mine...I was classmates with their sons)
Jim Lefebvre (LA Dodgers rookie of the year, 1965)
Ernie Banks
Warren Spahn
Bobby Grich (who is a fellow alum from my high school)

to be able to meet the best 2 pitchers of the 60's in Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale & their speedy teammate Maury Wills (Who made base stealing an artform in the 60's along with Lou Brock of the Cards). I still root for the Dodgers to win, Except when playing my Cubs!!!

Jim Lefebvre was a better manager than player...

Ernie "MR.CUB....All Cub fans hail Ernie...And let's play 2" Banks would be one of the first Cubs players, From yester-year, I would die to meet. I would love to tell Mr.Banks I was pre-determined to be a diehard Cubs fan since I was born on the exact day he hit his 500th HR!!!

Warren Spahn was one of the best pitchers the Milwaukee Braves EVER had...He moved to Hartshorne, OK after he retired and farmed until his untimely death this past year.

Bobby Grich, I remember when he played with the (Then known) California Angels, That was back in the late 70's-early 80's, If I recall he was an infielder (Cant remember his exact position though)

Brian j.

wondergirl9847 · #29 10-21-2004, 12:10 PM

I have a scrapbook of my pics and experiences meeting people. I am forgetting some.

Lauren Lane (CC on The Nanny) - VERY sweet lady, she was reading to kids at our local Bookstop.

Mel Gibson - Never met him, but he came to Dallas to give an award to a Boy Scout for saving another kid from drowning. The man is stunningly gorgeous in person and was very shy and cool.

David (and Pamela, his wife) Hasselhoff - Knight Rider baby!! He was promoting a CD and yes, I bought it and he signed it for me. He's VERY sweet and his wife is sweet too.

Mark Frost (co-creater of Twin Peaks) - He was WAY cool!! I got up the nerve to ask him if he kept in touch with David Lynch and he said yes.

Tiffani Amber-Thiessen - When she was on 90210, she was promoting the 90210 perfume or something. She was terrified at the size of the crowd at the mall, but she was very cute and sweet.

William B. Davis and Dean Haglund (Cigarrette smoking man and Langly, one of the Lone Gunman on the X-Files) - Met them at the X-Files convention...told you I was obsessed with the show. LOL They were both sweet and Dean is HILARIOUS!!

Jerry O'Connell - was at the Fox bash for his show at the time, Sliders.

LMAO!! I wrote in my scrapbook that Thomas was mad that I brought a Wings photo. I don't remember if he said anything to me, but that's funny I wrote that down. Interesting.

Jay DeMarcus (East to West...now in Rascal Flatts) - Jay used to play in a Christian band, and now he's in a country band.

Jim Nabors, Mary Hart, Rex Reed, Tab Hunter, Ruta Lee, Mac Davis, Ruth Buzzi, Connie Stevens, Don Knotts, Loni Anderson - My mom's friend told her this gala was happening in Dallas, so we went, got in and met these folks. They were ALL so sweet and kind.

I need to put my Justin meetings in my scrapbook....it's needs updating.

chiliD · #30 10-21-2004, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

Ernie "MR.CUB....All Cub fans hail Ernie...And let's play 2" Banks would be one of the first Cubs players, From yester-year, I would die to meet. I would love to tell Mr.Banks I was pre-determined to be a diehard Cubs fan since I was born on the exact day he hit his 500th HR!!!

Well, actually, I met quite a few Cubs players, since at that time, they did their spring training at Blair Field in Long Beach (the aforementioned field across the street from my high school)...I also met Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Glenn Beckert & Don Kessinger, too.

It'll probably pain you, (for which I'm sorry), but I was at the Cubs/Dodgers game when Al Ferrara hit a three-run, walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 9th to break-up Dick Ellsworth's no-hitter. Dodgers only got the one hit in the game, but the Cubs lost.

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

Warren Spahn was one of the best pitchers the Milwaukee Braves EVER had...He moved to Hartshorne, OK after he retired and farmed until his untimely death this past year.

AHHH, my mistake...not Warren Spahn...Lew Burdette. His Milwaukee Braves co-hort...but I met him when he was a member of the California Angels...his final season as a player.

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

Bobby Grich, I remember when he played with the (Then known) California Angels, That was back in the late 70's-early 80's, If I recall he was an infielder (Cant remember his exact position though)

He played second base. He started out on the Baltimore Orioles...he was originally slated to be Mark Belanger's replacement at shortstop, but they put him at second after Davey Johnson was traded to the Atlanta Braves. He originally was recruited by USC & UCLA to be QB (since he was starting QB in HS...and starting PG on the basketball team, too...the guy was a definite phenom athlete in HS)