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

Probably Bob Hope,
Was in a bar once when O.J. Simpson walked in (he obviously just wanted a quiet beer) but his hangers on kept trying to entertain him; actually felt sorry for the guy. Left him alone, didn't impose myself on him.

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Happy Joe said:
Probably Bob Hope,
Was in a bar once when O.J. Simpson walked in (he obviously just wanted a quiet beer) but his hangers on kept trying to entertain him; actually felt sorry for the guy. Left him alone, didn't impose myself on him.

Enjoy!
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I shared an elevator in a hotel once with Bob Hope.
I couldn't believe how short he was!
 

OneEyedDiva said:
I met and actually kind of "igged" Jackie Wilson at Lloyd Price's Turn Table in N.Y.C. I also met and had a nice chat backstage with my crush at the time, Pervis Jackson of The Spinners when they appeared at The Cheetah in N.Y. I met Cuba Gooding, Sr. at a jazz club in Montclair, N.J. He told me I had pretty lips...but then again he was pretty high. 😅 I responded earlier in the thread that I'd met Sydney Poitier. He was walking around the Montreal Expo 67 by himself. Just found the photo I took which didn't come out so well because I was trying to hurry and take it.
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OK, I'll bite, what does "igged" mean?
 
Idk if I already answered this???

Michael J Fox..rode the elevator w/him at The Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was very short. Like me.

Shields and Yarnell came up to our room in Los Angeles..me, my sister and my mother. We visited.

Went to a graduation party here in town at one of the guys from Kool and the Gang's home.

Lou Diamonds Phillips autograph. He came and played music here in town.

I sound like a groupie lol.
 
dobielvr said:
Idk if I already answered this???

Michael J Fox..rode the elevator w/him at The Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was very short. Like me.

Shields and Yarnell came up to our room in Los Angeles..me, my sister and my mother. We visited.

Went to a graduation party here in town at one of the guys from Kool and the Gang's home.

Lou Diamonds Phillips autograph. He came and played music here in town.

I sound like a groupie lol.
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Cool! Or should I say "Kool"! :D My husband's best friend was good friends with Kool. When my husband and I were heading off to vacation one time, he asked us to drop him off at Kool's house which was in another city located in the direction we were traveling. We didn't go in with him so I never met Kool. That same friend later moved to PA. When we went to visit him there, he had just opened a restaurant in the same block as his apartment. He took us there, showed us around and told us that Bon Jovi was helping to revitalize that neighborhood. He met with Bon Jovi (a Jersey boy too) and was subsequently told if he needed any help to just call.

I should add that though I never met him in person, I talked on the phone with Al Goodman of Ray, Goodman & Brown (formerly The Moments). I was considering writing an article about RG &B for this entertainment e-magazine my friend publishes. He and my husband were very good friends. I would have been able to meet him, the rest of his group and The Manhattans if I wasn't sick the night Al and his wife hosted a party. at their house. My husband had to go without me. Before I got a chance to interview him for the article, Al went to the hospital for what was supposed to be a minor surgery and died in the hospital.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Cool! Or should I say "Kool"! :D My husband's best friend was good friends with Kool. When my husband and I were heading off to vacation one time, he asked us to drop him off at Kool's house which was in another city located in the direction we were traveling. We didn't go in with him so I never met Kool. That same friend later moved to PA. When we went to visit him there, he had just opened a restaurant in the same block as his apartment. He took us there, showed us around and told us that Bon Jovi was helping to revitalize that neighborhood. He met with Bon Jovi (a Jersey boy too) and was subsequently told if he needed any help to just call.

I should add that though I never met him in person, I talked on the phone with Al Goodman of Ray, Goodman & Brown (formerly The Moments). I was considering writing an article about RG &B for this entertainment e-magazine my friend publishes. He and my husband were very good friends. I would have been able to meet him, the rest of his group and The Manhattans if I wasn't sick the night Al and his wife hosted a party. at their house. My husband had to go without me. Before I got a chance to interview him for the article, Al went to the hospital for what was supposed to be a minor surgery and died in the hospital.
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Very kool Diva...
 
I was too young to remember however I was told that Leo Carrillo would give me quarters to leave he and my mother alone. Then in school in the lower grades we all got to meet(?) Monte Montana and his horse.
However the one I was most impressed with because I was an adult and remember it well was meeting Pierre Trudeau.
 
I met Rob McElhenny who stars in "It's always Sunny in Philly" a few days after he was born. His Mom is related to a family member and we were good friends. Rob was born a few days after I had my daughter.
 
I've met and photographed quite a few famous people over the years. Who the most famous is depends on the time, media climate and which circles you move in.

A personal favourite was Sir Ian McKellen. I spent a full day with him - a true gentleman.

Relevant at the moment would be Princes Charles, Andrew and Harry. Who's the most famous? I'm guessing all three will have their moments in the coming months.
 
whisteria said:
I was in the usa one year and we decided to go and see tombstone,
We we're told to use the truck stops as they gave good value for money ref meals,

Well true to form we'd enjoyed our first meal of the day and as we made our way to the hire car my wife decided she needed the loo after all
and so i said in a loudish voice "i'll see you in the car" And then i continued a few steps to this hire car
As i got nearer to the car a voice from an old truck parked next to us rang out and it said "love your scouse twang"

I looked at the driver and it was Paul Mc cartney and his then wife Linda,
At first i wasn't sure if it was him or not because he was a bit rough looking but it was him and we exchanged views on our home land and liverpool,

When my wife returned paul and family's truck was just driving away, my wife asked who i was talking to, "Paul and Linda McCartney" I replied,

What out here in this dusty place "Dont think so"

She never did believe me.

Have you met anyone famous?
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Steve Martin was a senior at my high school when I was a freshman. He was a friend of my girlfriend's older brother. They would be at the house sometimes when I was over visiting. He was on the pep squad and I remember him with the other members doing cheers at pep rallies. Back then Steve Martin was just another ordinary guy.
 
I've done some work with two White House Chiefs of Staff, Hamilton Jordan (Carter) and Mack McLarty (Clinton). Both very impressive, very polite gentlemen.
 
Does anybody know who Jesse Winchester is/was? I met him in a bar in Montreal in 1973. You think rock singers are going to be larger than life but he was skinny and a bit geeky.
 
DaveA said:
When the Anrea Doria sank off Nantucket our ship, and others, retrieved much of the floating debris and personal items. We happened to retrieve one of Ruth Roman's traveling cases - -does this count? 🥴

As a side note, we also sank some of the lifeboats that broke loose as the Andrea Doria sank and came to the surface inverted. Used the 40 mm. mount and it was surprising how many shells it took to sink them due to the many individual segments of these 26' boats.
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It's funny you mentioned the Andrea Doria. When I was about 7 or 8 yrs old my Dad drove my Mom's sister 2 of my cousins to go to Italy on the ship. We Were allowed to tour the ship and I remember looking over the side and thinking how tall the boat was and couldn't even imagine how much of the boat was under the water. Me and my sister got so scared that my Dad took us off the boat.I think 2 yrs later it sunk. Every year my sister and her family go on a cruise and wants me and my family to join them. I laugh and remind her how scared we both got just walking around the Andra Doria.
 
I thought I had answered this already. Perhaps there's another thread floating around.

1) Frankie Avalon 1972 or 1973 Houston, Texas

2) Tom Selleck and the entire cast of Magnum, P.I. 1982 Honolulu, Hawaii

3) Prince San Antonio Airport

4) Los Panchos
Los Panchos first met in 1944 in New York City. The three original members were Chucho Navarro, and Alfredo Gil, both from Mexico, and Hernando Avilés from Puerto Rico. All three played guitar and contributed vocally. McAllen, Texas

Los Panchos reached fame with their romantic songs, especially in Latin America where they are still regarded as one of the top trios of all time. Of course, members have been replaced.
2001

5) Drew Scott 2019 McAllen, Texas
 
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oldpop said:
It is a toss up between William Shatner from Star Trek and Paul Barrere guitarist, singer and song writer for the band
Little Feat. Oh, almost forgot about Iggy Pop and Dougie Maclean. I drank some beer with them back in the seventies.


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Loved Little Feat! Barrere was with them from Dixie Chicken onwards.
 

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