Who's the most famous person you've ever met?

hollydolly said:
I wouldn't mind meeting Jay...never met any of them, but I did get the opportunity once but 2 different dates clashed and I lost the chance of meeting them ( well 4 of them who were here at the time Jay, Merril, Jimmy, and Wayne) )...
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oh thats a shame holly...ive met them all...A lovely bunch of lads ....
 

hollydolly said:
No I never met Mungo Jerry at all, they were famous when I was a teen (I always thought the lead singer was revolting you got the best looking one out of them ) :D .. before my time working in TV production. I don't know if hubs ever met them, possibly in later years , but it's doubtful as he's 5 year younger than me and their greatest hit ''In the summeritme'' came out when I was 15 years old ,. I retired 2 summers ago...hubs is very much still working within the Biz... so I really can't talk about too much about anything publicly...:sneaky:
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Revolting !! thats a bit harsh holly......not a nice thing to say about someone !!!.......
actually , he is lovely charming guy, with a beautiful-wife and family ,,!!”!
 
charry said:
Revolting !! thats a bit harsh holly......not a nice thing to say about someone !!!.......
actually , he is lovely charming guy, with a beautiful-wife and family ,,!!”!
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Charry..I have no doubt of what you say, if that's how you found them

. I was 14 or 15, a young teen, they were much older I found him revolting to look at , what more can I say that was my opinion at the time... :rolleyes:
 

I have met a few, mostly sports stars. One being Muhammad Ali in NYC at our hotel. He called me over to him in the lobby and he was doing magic tricks and already had others around him. I also met some of the NY Knicks and the Harlem Globetrotters. That was all back in the eighties. Then I got into NASCAR and met Alan Kuwicki and Davy Allison within a year or two of them both getting killed. And Richard Childress and the crew of Dale Earnhardt's car. Didn't get to meet Dale though. I met some others too but these are the ones who come to mind right now.
 
About 30 years ago, I was in line at a restaurant cashier & the guy in front of me looked sorta familiar, even from the back - the hair, the shape of his head. When he turned around & smiled at me, I couldn't help but burst out laughing - Al Lewis ("Grandpa" on The Munsters). Several other people started laughing when they recognized him. He seemed to expect it & enjoy it.
 
hollydolly said:
Charry..I have no doubt of what you say, if that's how you found them

. I was 14 or 15, a young teen, they were much older I found him revolting to look at , what more can I say that was my opinion at the time... :rolleyes:
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Theres nothing more to say !!....beauty is skin deep......thankgod , some of us have TACT.....!!! 🤬
 
I've known many famous people. Abbie Hoffman was my neighbor. In my family, there are 2 actresses, both famous, one is extremely famous. I've met many politicians. I marched, arm in arm, with Dr. Benjamin Spock. I was a political groupie. I loved being in the thick of things and made sure I got there.
 
treeguy64 said:
People I had face to face, conversations of substance, with:

Muhammed Ali
Telly Savalas
Susan Dell
Sandra Bullock
Luci Baines Johnson
Mark Andes
Georgina Spelvin
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
Tony Randall
Ravi Shankar
Tony Bennett
Buddy Rich
Buster Crabbe
Michael DeLano
Mandy Patinkin
Suze Orman
Charlotte Crossley
H. Ross Perot (My band played for a party he had.)

Some of the above, I shared just a brief conversation with. Some, i talked with as I drove them around Chicago, in my cab. Others, I handled their bodies for a good amount of time, as I tattooed them. (My lips are sealed.) Some, I shared a shower with. (Ditto.) Some, I went to school with, and knew pretty well.
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Georgina Spelvin? That had to have been a deep conversation.
 
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Nautilus said:
Georgina Spelvin? That had to have been a deep conversation.
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She actually approached my Dad and I as we walked in the lobby of this classy XXX movie house I had taken him to for his birthday. Yeah, "The Devil In Miss Jones" was playing. The first thing she said to us: "I'll bet you guys would've recognized me sooner if I had my clothes off!" We thought about pursuing the matter, but, in a quick, side conversation, decided to let it go. No matter. We would go on to other, great, father/son escapades. Man, I miss my Dad!
 
RadishRose said:
Hey, I think this belongs to the Games forum, in the Oxymoron thread!;):giggle:
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Aw, come on, RR, some XXX theaters did have some class, way back when.... Then came the proliferation of old theaters that converted to XXX schlock houses as they became progressively more run down. Actually, the theater I took my Dad to was on North Lincoln Avenue, right across from The Biograph, where Dillinger met his fate. It was called The 3-Penny Cinema. Agents aimed at Dillinger from its rooftop, in 1934. It was a garage, then, I believe. The 3-Penny was the first theater, in Chicago, to screen Deep Throat. It is now called Lincoln Hall.
 
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treeguy64 said:
Aw, come on, RR, some XXX theaters did have some class, way back when.... Then came the proliferation of old theaters that converted to XXX schlock houses as they became progressively more run down. Actually, the theater I took my Dad to was on North Lincoln Avenue, right across from The Biograph, where Dillinger met his fate. It was called The 3-Penny Cinema. Agents aimed at Dillinger from its rooftop, in 1934. It was a garage, then, I believe. The 3-Penny was the first theater, in Chicago, to screen Deep Throat. It is now called Lincoln Hall.
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Interesting TG. I just looked up his quick bio. In part-
Dillinger, whose name once dominated the headlines, was a notorious and vicious thief. From September 1933 until July 1934, he and his violent gang terrorized the Midwest, killing 10 men, wounding 7 others, robbing banks and police arsenals, and staging 3 jail breaks—killing a sheriff during one and wounding 2 guards in another.
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Way back when, my older daughter was selected to be an extra for Back to the Future III. The filming was being done near where we lived and so many of the local people were chosen to be extras for the outdoor festival scene.

She was one of 10 children that were used for filming. Labor laws required that a parent had to be in attendance while the children were working. So I "had" to go on set 4 times. Before filming, the children had to attend class taught by a certified teacher.

By the last time I was on set, my daughter personally introduced me to:
-Christopher Lloyd
- Mary Steenburgen
-Lea Thompson

They all seemed like genuinely nice people and were so happy to be working with children and were gracious when meeting the parents.

I never got to meet Michael Fox because he was too reclusive, but I did get to see the DeLorean time machine!

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Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, when I was an extra in the 1980 Superman II movie. It was in Niagara Falls, where I lived for a few years. Christopher Reeve was playing with my friend's little boy, whose name was also Chris, and Ms. Kidder had her daughter with her. I have photos somewhere.

My brother has met big names, since he's in the film industry .. Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Sean Connery (he gave my brother a signed photograph on his birthday), Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa - and so many others.
 
John Travolta. Long story. I used to live in California.

Nancy Cartwright. She is the voice of Bart Simpson of the Simpsons. Her daughter Lucy and mine used to play together.
 
Captain Thomas Kelly US Navy Metal of Honor winner.
I spent quite a bit of time working with him when I was stationed in Korea in 1985 to 1988. He was a class act in every way.

General Louis Wilson USMC Metal of Honor winner and Commandant of The Marine Corp
General Wilson was Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa as a 3 star in 1970 to 1973. He made it a point to meet all of the Navy and Marine Officers on the island. He was quite a gentleman and easy to talk to even when I was a W-1. That Metal of Honor hanging around his neck was mesmerizing to say the least.

I did get to salute President Eisenhower when he came to Treasure Island, San Francisco to visit ailing Fleet Admiral Nimitz in 1961. I was an E-3 and part of a "ripple salute" formation as his vehicle drove to the residence of Fleet Admiral Nimitz. There were still a few five star officers around in those days. Nimitz used to go to the PX every now and then but he was very discreet and slipped in and out very quietly.

Senator McCain's father was still on active duty as a 4 Star Admiral in charge of all Pacific Forces while I was there in 1966 to 1969. I went to a luncheon where he spoke when I was a CPO (E-7) and it is easy to see where Senator McCain got his values. It was quite a speech!!

One night I sent one of my young technicians up to Camp Smith where Admiral McCain worked to fix some electronic equipment. As my E-4 was leaving the 4th floor, he boarded the elevator with Admiral McCain. They sat out on the front steps of the building and watched the sun come up over Pearl Harbor. My young sailor was never quit the same after that and he got more serious about life, ….. and the Navy.
 
Warrigal said:
Not that famous but Brian Mulroney, the then PM of Canada, came over and shook my hand when we were outside the parliament house in Ottawa. He was obviously in campaign mode at the time. It was so unexpected that I was dumbstruck.
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He was like that on Parliament Hill even when not campaigning. He went over when my niece was there and even posed for pictures.
 
Canadian golfer, George Knudson - at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
He unfortunately died quite young (age 51) of brain cancer.
 
I had lunch with Mike love (of the Beachboys) . . alone! Others are>..Dick Clark, Kirsty Alley, Regis Filbin, Steve Allen, Fred Travalone, George Carlin, Shirley Jones, Vera Miles, robert Conrad, Wolfman Jack, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry.
 

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