Brushes with Fame

Got this idea from Jessica's journal in which she describes a run in with "Puddy" from Seinfeld.

So What famous people have you met?

I've met:
Adam sandler
Kenny Loggins(sp?)
Roseanne
Jerry (of Ben and Jerry's)
That tall guy from MASH

And now I mean MET, not seen walking down the street or something.

a one hour chat in a loft with the author rebecca brown is my claim to fame.

(doe's cutting off harrison ford on santa monica blvd, count?)

never really met anyone famous.
done shots and drank beers with lots of punk bands though.

*astro - you must meet them all in SB.
i lived there for awhile and we would always see celebs
walking around paseo nuevo.

[Edited on May 09, 2003 by asinine]

My sweetie Byron and I met Dr. Demento recently at Reed College (his alma mater) where he was doing a show. He signed one of his albums for me. He's a real sweetie-pie.

And we also met Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan Transfer when she did a show in her home town of Mt. Vernon, WA (where I used to live). She signed some of Byron's MT albums and joked at how "scary" they all looked on one of them. A very nice gal is she.

oh fuck. i've met somebody.... i know i have, but i can't remember who... thaks Effexor.. ugh, the memory is actually gone, not just forgotten at the moment cuz it's making my stomach sick to try & remember....

'nother day in my life to turn up missing.....

this season's "The Bachelor" was a good friend of mine in high school!!

A bunch of wrestlers is about it. Never got a whole lot of celebs. in my podunk area back in IL.

I once knocked Diane keaton over in the Ocean One Mall in A.C. when she was in town for the Lemon Sisters

Eddie Munster used to come into the bar where I worked

I knocked Andy Dick on his ass for being a jerkoff

Had a drink with Ed Asner and some friends at the Ash st. in Portland

gave sheryl Crow a light outside Juanita's in Boulder

I met and talked with David Letterman for an hour or so. Spent part of an afternoon with William Gibson. Hung out with various literary types. No rock stars.

I've met a few.

Music:

Adam from Tool.
Pauline Black from the Selecter
Dickie from the Bosstones
The singer of the Scofflaws (name escapes me)
The Linkin Park guys (chester called me "sir" - somewhat disturbing)

TV:

Went to the Xfiles season 8 wrap party, almost got body checked by spike guy, and chickened out before being able to say hi to scully.

Movies:

Gonna have dinner with Bryan Singer tonight.

Dunno how this stuff happens to me, but I'm not complaining.





[edited for spelling]

[Edited on May 09, 2003 by knoxville]

Hmmm...
Do the LA people have a distinct advantage here, or are they embarassed about showingup on "Behind the Music" or something of the sort...

Tom Wopat from the Dukes of Hazard. Y'know, the dark-haired Duke brother. He is sort of the creepy uncle that got rich somehow. His niece was a (bitchy) classmate of mine, so he showed up for some money-raising thing and I met him.

Chris DeBurgh (sic?) tried to pick-up one of my ex's while walking down a street in Boston.

She just laughed at him though.

Once attended a dinner party where Pete Townshend was the guest of honour. I was 16, awed, and could only mumble a few words about how much The Who rock.

[Edited on May 09, 2003 by spacemen3]

yah LA people and NY people probably have an advantage with movie stars. I've seen tons of celebs. As for meeting?

Biggest is Sylvester Stalone. I actually played baseball with him when I was a kid. He pitched to me more precisely.

I said hi to the dwarf from Twin Peaks. Saw him (believe it or not) on Hollywood Blvd. Only star I've ever seen there.

the boy from charles in charge. went to my dentist. He's a jackass.

Kevin and Bean from a local radio station here. Pseudo-celebs.

Gerald McKraney (sp?) - a friend of mine was on this TV show called Major Dad. He was the dad.

Oh and ummm quite a few <cough> porn stars.

I jammed and played live a few times with Cyril Jordan of the Flamin' Groovies...that guys a trip. Uh...anyone know who that is??

Ben Stiller hit on my ex-girlfriend, and she totally blew him off. She's so cool

I envy you so much right now...

I met the actual Mr. T when i was like 5 years old!!! I have a picture with him, he picked me up and sat me on his shoulder! Was really cool LOL... And i met some super model when i was like 3...it was at some cosmetics thing, i was too young to care then...but my dad's girlfriend has met like every famous person in the universe, no joke...like, she's got pictures of her with Richard Gere (sp?), Barry White, Jimmy Buffet (good friends for 20 years), David Spade, ect...just random people because she used to do promotions for Anheiser-Busch...

lets see, i know theres more...i met Elizabeth Dole when she came into my store to use the bathroom...i saw Michael Jordan, but only for a split second...Nathan Lane was in the airport sitting across from me in Detroit lol...he asked me what time it was and i realized who it was he's cool lol...i'll think of more later

ive met

cypress hill
beck
marilyn manson
arlo guthrie
phil lesh
bb king (best story of them all. i met him at a rest stop while he was on tour on the turnpike. he was taking a piss next to me)
days of the new
george clinton

SHIT! i forgot moe tucker. how could i forget moe tucker?!

[Edited on May 09, 2003 by Tadzio]

Hahahaha!! Are you serious?!! I just journaled about him a few days ago!! Hahaha!! That's crazy!

But anyways..

Me and Michael Jackson are best friends. You're jealous.

Jenna

ok here goes
carmen electra
matthew broderick
foo fighters
good charlotte
sarah michelle gellar (she used to live across the street from me in nyc)
umm...i think that's it though...
oh and i met pua (i think that's her name) from road rules semester at sea, she was working at a hotel i went to in hawaii.


oh yeah and i forgot the older pete from pete and pete on nick went to my high school


[Edited on May 09, 2003 by tastysoup]

i think i might hate you now.
grrrr.....so jealous...!!!
so um, were they cool???
i want to meet billy...

We did this before - so here's my list and some of everyone elses.

I'm so insane with jealously right now... I want to meet Billy Corgan too Dammit!!!!

John McEnroe passed by me while I was in Vegas a few years ago. He was jogging and a lot shorter than I thought.