Have you ever met any famous people?

Brian · 08-23-2006, 08:45 PM

Actors, Musicians, Athletes, etc...

I almost got to meet the cast of the PBS show Ghostwriter but in true Minnesota fashion, I skipped out on it and went to a hockey game.

For the longest time, I thought I had gotten my picture taken with Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, but I found it was a cardboard cutout.

Have you met anyone famous before?

*The Stryker* · 08-23-2006, 08:49 PM

I played Halo and Socom with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe in the TNA Locker room.

*Raven* · 08-23-2006, 09:16 PM

Kind of a long list I guess....

I was lucky enough to be able to meet Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb ( yeah he'll poke fun at you), Jim Lee (its true, one of the nicest guys around), Frank Miller ( I was surprised at how much he loves to kid around) margot kidder, Ale Garza, James O'Barr, Joe Quesdsa, John Romita Jr., Brian Azzerello (sit and talk with that guy once, he has some really good points on comics in general plus he draws a kick ass fly) and Alex Ross.

They may not be famous to you but they are to me....well um not really margot Kidder....

*Katie* · 08-23-2006, 09:39 PM

lesseeee....

Kid Rock was eating Tacos at my favorite Sat night hang out...we had a couple together.

Hank Williams jr and Kid Rock gave an impromptu sing along there once too

Michael Jordan owned a motorcycle race team and I talked to him in the pits at a race I was in once

Jose Canseco, Mark McGuire, Bo Jackson, those 3 played baseball in my home town.....Shaun Alexander was at a fundraiser I was at

I bumped into Wynonna, and Steve McNair at a Wal Mart here in town once each

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban eat breakfast in a place I like to get coffee from...

My dad worked for Bear Bryant back in the day....that's only important if you like a certian college football team.....

there's more I'm sure...but I can't think now

*Raph's Girl* · 08-23-2006, 09:41 PM

I've met some local celebs (a couple radio personalities and Mamma Scott of Mamma Scott's Hot Sauce)....I've met Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davey Jones....umm.. I met Pikachu.... this saturday Im gonna be meeting 2 of the TMNT, a Cabbage Patch Kid and one of the Winx Club peeps.

I've also met Boomer Esiasen (sp?)....and Reggie Rivers (back when he was playing for the Denver Broncos).

Im sure I've met others...Oh! I passed by the Gordon's Fisherman once at the grocery store...

Here's a pic of me and Pikachu:

*Zachatello00* · 08-23-2006, 09:47 PM

I've met Corey Feldman, and he signed my Donatello figure! Whoohoo!

I also met Erica Durance, Ray Park, and one of the chicks from bring it on.

And I'll also be meeting two of the turtles this saturday at the mall.

*DrSpengler* · 08-23-2006, 09:51 PM

Frank Cho was signing autographs at a comic shop I go to one Saturday. Didn't bother waiting in line to talk to him because I haven't read any of his work since Liberty Meadows was in the newspaper.

And that's the closest I've ever been to a celebrity.

Well...not counting the tinted limozeens that pass me by on occassion which may or may-not contain actual celebrities within.

Brian · 08-23-2006, 10:19 PM

I think I saw ZZ Top go by my friend's car in a tinted limo when we were on the highway once.

We also saw Gary Burghoff (Radar from M*A*S*H) and Mel Gibson's houses down in Florida.

Peanut · 08-23-2006, 10:23 PM

I've met a bunch of wrestlers and hockey players. I also met Mr. T, as a women who was in the tv show T&T with him lives in my apartment building.

*iris* · 08-23-2006, 10:43 PM

I met Holly from "Under the Umbrella Tree." I've met some other people but I like that one the best because she was so shocked. Poor lady was shopping for bricks at the time.

DrSpengler, you saw Frank Cho? It wasn't at Closet of Comics was it?

I used to love that place.

I've got a question, if anyone wants to answer: Why are you excited to meet "celebrities" or "famous" people? Maybe I'm a little jaded about it.

*DrSpengler* · 08-23-2006, 11:01 PM

Nah, it was Phoenix Comics at University Mall.

If he wasn't sitting at a table and there was a big sign saying "Meet Frank Cho", I probably wouldn't have noticed him because all azns look alike and I'm a horrible person.

*Buslady* · 08-23-2006, 11:03 PM

Been to the trek cons, mets lots of them. I remember shaking the hand of DeForest Kelly, my favorite from TOS. He was one hell of a guy, funny stories about the parrot who cussed and the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" poem.

If it's anything...we provide the fair shuttle service for the Orange County fair and I was driving the employee shuttle in my bus, a big one......suddenly I get a call to go switch to a small bus and to go back stage at the Pacific Ampitheatre and so I do. The dude back there tells me the Doobie Brother's limo failed to arrive at their hotel to otake them to their performance....so I went to go pick them up and take them. Only one of them said HI...it's not like I was star struck, I wasn't all ooooo aahhhh i got famouse people on my bus....i could care less, they're just people. I let our trainer take them back and I went back to my own bus to resume my shuttle work.

I wanna meet Uncle Joe Benson from the classic rock station 95.5...just cause he's cool, he's a great DJ, I've learned tons from him about rock history and he seems pretty cool.

Oh yeah I forgot...met a few of the DrWHO actors too...Sylvester McCoy back in '87 just before his run...Colin Baker...

*gobo* · 08-24-2006, 12:22 AM

Adrian Paul (of 'Highlander - The Series' fame)

*Katie* · 08-24-2006, 06:31 AM

I guess I've never been "excited" to meet one. Nashville's one of those towns where it's not unusual to be in the toilet paper aisle of the grocery store and look up and see someone famous. Most of mine have been chance encounters like that and usually i stare out of the corner of my eye trying to decide if that IS the person I think it is...then if i speak it's a shy "hi" and they usually say hi back (but what I do with just about everyone I see anyway so it's not that big a deal)

also, I don't get star struck easily....They're regular people to me...alot are neighbors... If I end up getting into conversation, I treat them like a buddy. I do this to everyone though also...I do not believe in being different around different people just because of their status or position or whatever. *shrug* I'm so tired. I hate going to work this early

*That Matt Guy* · 08-24-2006, 07:13 AM

I've met Dave Prowse, the guy who was in the Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars movies. He was kind of a dick.

Also met the band Amon Amarth (the guys in my signature) when they came to Dallas last December.

*KROW* · 08-24-2006, 10:07 AM

All the famous folks I met are mostly wrestlers.

I met Bob Backlund, Marc Mero, Sable, Batista, Lex Luger, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart (very briefly), Bill Alfonso, Spanish Angel (the black member of The Baldies in ECW), Tommy Dreamer, Dustin Rhodes, The Bushwhackers, The Big Boss Man, Roddy Piper (very briefly), James Vandenburg (the "Sinister Minister" back in ECW), and Sandman (very briefly).

Among the comic book world, I met Roger Stern, Ron Marz, Todd Dezago, Graham Nolan, and... um... the dude who did TMNT Vol. 1 #44.

Other than all those, I met local celebrities -- really nothing to mention since no one would know who I'd be talking about.

*XERO* · 08-24-2006, 10:22 AM

I met Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Jamie Foxx on HBO.

Brian · 08-24-2006, 11:09 AM

When I was little, I got to meet Sticks Franklin, me and my brother's fav DJ on the long dead radio station 1280 AM Radio Aahs (yes, that how it was spelled)

I also met Jason Davis, who does a program after the 10:00 news on Saturdays called "On the Road"

*Cascadia* · 08-24-2006, 12:17 PM

I have met Roger Metzger, a family friend, who played for the Astros and Giants in the '70s. I believe that he was the last Astro to earn the Gold glove award. I have also met the atheletic trainer of the Houston Astros whom lived on my block. Another Astro that I have met is Billy Hatcher, whom I invited to visit my 3rd grade class.

I have met several authors in the past 3 years and they have signed their respective books.

I personally know some university presidents and board of regents.

I know some regional celebrities but no one would know who I am talking about.

*discordiatookie* · 08-24-2006, 12:26 PM

musicians: ian brown (king monkey!), ocean colour scene (mods!), stereophonics (welsh rockers!) and shed seven (britpop band)...

sport: colin hendry (played for scotland in his day)and most of the aberdeen fc team circa early 90's... (football - or "soccer" as y'all call it!)

comics (and their sketches i got!): andy lanning (judge dredd vs batman), chris weston (rogue trooper), steve yeowell (spiderman), phil gascoine (wolverine), james hodgkins (death, of the endless), john mccrea (batman), and d'israeli (donatello, master splinter, batman) oh, and ian edgington!

dont think i've ever met any actors, although i did meet michelangelo as a youngster!!!

08-23-2006, 08:45 PM	#1
Brian Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	Have you ever met any famous people? Actors, Musicians, Athletes, etc... I almost got to meet the cast of the PBS show Ghostwriter but in true Minnesota fashion, I skipped out on it and went to a hockey game. For the longest time, I thought I had gotten my picture taken with Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, but I found it was a cardboard cutout. Have you met anyone famous before?

08-23-2006, 08:49 PM	#2
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	I played Halo and Socom with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe in the TNA Locker room. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

08-23-2006, 09:16 PM	#3
Raven follower of Jesus Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,212	Kind of a long list I guess.... I was lucky enough to be able to meet Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb ( yeah he'll poke fun at you), Jim Lee (its true, one of the nicest guys around), Frank Miller ( I was surprised at how much he loves to kid around) margot kidder, Ale Garza, James O'Barr, Joe Quesdsa, John Romita Jr., Brian Azzerello (sit and talk with that guy once, he has some really good points on comics in general plus he draws a kick ass fly) and Alex Ross. They may not be famous to you but they are to me....well um not really margot Kidder.... __________________ TMNT Future Despair Deviant Offical Ultimate Ninja Turtles Site!

08-23-2006, 09:41 PM	#5
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	I've met some local celebs (a couple radio personalities and Mamma Scott of Mamma Scott's Hot Sauce)....I've met Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davey Jones....umm.. I met Pikachu.... this saturday Im gonna be meeting 2 of the TMNT, a Cabbage Patch Kid and one of the Winx Club peeps. I've also met Boomer Esiasen (sp?)....and Reggie Rivers (back when he was playing for the Denver Broncos). Im sure I've met others...Oh! I passed by the Gordon's Fisherman once at the grocery store... Here's a pic of me and Pikachu: __________________

08-23-2006, 09:47 PM	#6
Zachatello00 On the beat! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hiding behind the phone booth Posts: 2,137	I've met Corey Feldman, and he signed my Donatello figure! Whoohoo! I also met Erica Durance, Ray Park, and one of the chicks from bring it on. And I'll also be meeting two of the turtles this saturday at the mall. __________________ "You're still news!"

08-23-2006, 09:39 PM	#4
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	lesseeee.... Kid Rock was eating Tacos at my favorite Sat night hang out...we had a couple together. Hank Williams jr and Kid Rock gave an impromptu sing along there once too Michael Jordan owned a motorcycle race team and I talked to him in the pits at a race I was in once Jose Canseco, Mark McGuire, Bo Jackson, those 3 played baseball in my home town.....Shaun Alexander was at a fundraiser I was at I bumped into Wynonna, and Steve McNair at a Wal Mart here in town once each Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban eat breakfast in a place I like to get coffee from... My dad worked for Bear Bryant back in the day....that's only important if you like a certian college football team..... there's more I'm sure...but I can't think now __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME Last edited by Katie; 08-23-2006 at 09:54 PM.

08-23-2006, 09:51 PM	#7
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Frank Cho was signing autographs at a comic shop I go to one Saturday. Didn't bother waiting in line to talk to him because I haven't read any of his work since Liberty Meadows was in the newspaper. And that's the closest I've ever been to a celebrity. Well...not counting the tinted limozeens that pass me by on occassion which may or may-not contain actual celebrities within.

08-23-2006, 10:19 PM	#8
Brian Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	I think I saw ZZ Top go by my friend's car in a tinted limo when we were on the highway once. We also saw Gary Burghoff (Radar from MAS*H) and Mel Gibson's houses down in Florida.

08-23-2006, 10:23 PM	#9
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I've met a bunch of wrestlers and hockey players. I also met Mr. T, as a women who was in the tv show T&T with him lives in my apartment building.

08-23-2006, 10:43 PM	#10
iris moddy mod mod Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: finally escaped the lab Posts: 1,886	I met Holly from "Under the Umbrella Tree." I've met some other people but I like that one the best because she was so shocked. Poor lady was shopping for bricks at the time. DrSpengler, you saw Frank Cho? It wasn't at Closet of Comics was it? I used to love that place. I've got a question, if anyone wants to answer: Why are you excited to meet "celebrities" or "famous" people? Maybe I'm a little jaded about it. __________________ Appeal to nobler motives. Like pie. [ life is at best bitter sweet ]

08-23-2006, 11:01 PM	#11
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Nah, it was Phoenix Comics at University Mall. If he wasn't sitting at a table and there was a big sign saying "Meet Frank Cho", I probably wouldn't have noticed him because all azns look alike and I'm a horrible person.

08-23-2006, 11:03 PM	#12
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	Been to the trek cons, mets lots of them. I remember shaking the hand of DeForest Kelly, my favorite from TOS. He was one hell of a guy, funny stories about the parrot who cussed and the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" poem. If it's anything...we provide the fair shuttle service for the Orange County fair and I was driving the employee shuttle in my bus, a big one......suddenly I get a call to go switch to a small bus and to go back stage at the Pacific Ampitheatre and so I do. The dude back there tells me the Doobie Brother's limo failed to arrive at their hotel to otake them to their performance....so I went to go pick them up and take them. Only one of them said HI...it's not like I was star struck, I wasn't all ooooo aahhhh i got famouse people on my bus....i could care less, they're just people. I let our trainer take them back and I went back to my own bus to resume my shuttle work. I wanna meet Uncle Joe Benson from the classic rock station 95.5...just cause he's cool, he's a great DJ, I've learned tons from him about rock history and he seems pretty cool. Oh yeah I forgot...met a few of the DrWHO actors too...Sylvester McCoy back in '87 just before his run...Colin Baker... __________________ Last edited by Buslady; 08-25-2006 at 08:25 AM.

08-24-2006, 12:22 AM	#13
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Adrian Paul (of 'Highlander - The Series' fame) __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

08-24-2006, 06:31 AM	#14
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	I guess I've never been "excited" to meet one. Nashville's one of those towns where it's not unusual to be in the toilet paper aisle of the grocery store and look up and see someone famous. Most of mine have been chance encounters like that and usually i stare out of the corner of my eye trying to decide if that IS the person I think it is...then if i speak it's a shy "hi" and they usually say hi back (but what I do with just about everyone I see anyway so it's not that big a deal) also, I don't get star struck easily....They're regular people to me...alot are neighbors... If I end up getting into conversation, I treat them like a buddy. I do this to everyone though also...I do not believe in being different around different people just because of their status or position or whatever. shrug I'm so tired. I hate going to work this early __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

08-24-2006, 07:13 AM	#15
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	I've met Dave Prowse, the guy who was in the Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars movies. He was kind of a dick. Also met the band Amon Amarth (the guys in my signature) when they came to Dallas last December.

08-24-2006, 10:07 AM	#16
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	All the famous folks I met are mostly wrestlers. I met Bob Backlund, Marc Mero, Sable, Batista, Lex Luger, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart (very briefly), Bill Alfonso, Spanish Angel (the black member of The Baldies in ECW), Tommy Dreamer, Dustin Rhodes, The Bushwhackers, The Big Boss Man, Roddy Piper (very briefly), James Vandenburg (the "Sinister Minister" back in ECW), and Sandman (very briefly). Among the comic book world, I met Roger Stern, Ron Marz, Todd Dezago, Graham Nolan, and... um... the dude who did TMNT Vol. 1 #44. Other than all those, I met local celebrities -- really nothing to mention since no one would know who I'd be talking about. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

08-24-2006, 10:22 AM	#17
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I met Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Jamie Foxx on HBO. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

08-24-2006, 11:09 AM	#18
Brian Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	When I was little, I got to meet Sticks Franklin, me and my brother's fav DJ on the long dead radio station 1280 AM Radio Aahs (yes, that how it was spelled) I also met Jason Davis, who does a program after the 10:00 news on Saturdays called "On the Road"

08-24-2006, 12:17 PM	#19
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I have met Roger Metzger, a family friend, who played for the Astros and Giants in the '70s. I believe that he was the last Astro to earn the Gold glove award. I have also met the atheletic trainer of the Houston Astros whom lived on my block. Another Astro that I have met is Billy Hatcher, whom I invited to visit my 3rd grade class. I have met several authors in the past 3 years and they have signed their respective books. I personally know some university presidents and board of regents. I know some regional celebrities but no one would know who I am talking about. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

08-24-2006, 12:26 PM	#20
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	musicians: ian brown (king monkey!), ocean colour scene (mods!), stereophonics (welsh rockers!) and shed seven (britpop band)... sport: colin hendry (played for scotland in his day)and most of the aberdeen fc team circa early 90's... (football - or "soccer" as y'all call it!) comics (and their sketches i got!): andy lanning (judge dredd vs batman), chris weston (rogue trooper), steve yeowell (spiderman), phil gascoine (wolverine), james hodgkins (death, of the endless), john mccrea (batman), and d'israeli (donatello, master splinter, batman) oh, and ian edgington! dont think i've ever met any actors, although i did meet michelangelo as a youngster!!! __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection