MikeJD 0 #1 June 12, 2009 Within a week of moving to London over 20 years ago, I happened to sit opposite The Housemartins on the tube. Probably little remembered (if known at all outside the UK), their lineup included Paul Heaton (later of The Beautiful South) and Norman Cook (who would become Fatboy Slim). I thought hey, this is great! Famous people wherever you look! Since then either I've been walking round with my eyes shut, or that first impression of a celebrity on every corner was sadly wrong. All I can offer is: the inventor Clive Sinclair, who I passed once on Regent Street; Dustin Hoffman, who I saw being filmed a couple of years ago by the Thames for his movie 'Last Chance Harvey'; and the film director (of the second and third Bourne movies) Paul Greengrass, who I walked past the other day in the West End. So I was wondering - who's had a random encounter with a celebrity lately, and where? I don't think people coming to do tandem jumps count. These have to be chance sightings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 June 12, 2009 This is as close as I get; while I was at the dz in DeLand last weekend, I saw John Travolta's plane come in to fetch him. Apparently he had been hanging out at the FBO waiting for it. Had I known, I would have found a reason to go over there!She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #3 June 12, 2009 I see Miley Cyrus almost daily when she's not touring. Whoopie! Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #4 June 12, 2009 QuoteI saw John Travolta's plane come in to fetch him. Not bad! You've just reminded me of another one - David Soul turned up at my local DZ a few years ago. I think I'm allowed to count him since he wasn't there to skydive. He was just waiting for his helicopter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 June 12, 2009 Ooooh, David Soul! , he was the cute one. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #6 June 12, 2009 Quote Ooooh, David Soul! , he was the cute one. Hate to break it to you, but he's not as cute as he was.Lisa, I guess Miley Cyrus trumps my Paul Greengrass. Are we allowed to know the context, or would that be a breach of confidence? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #7 June 12, 2009 Quote Quote Ooooh, David Soul! , he was the cute one. Hate to break it to you, but he's not as cute as he was.Lisa, I guess Miley Cyrus trumps my Paul Greengrass. Are we allowed to know the context, or would that be a breach of confidence? I don't live far from where she lives. She shops and dines in this area. As does Britney Spears and others. It's actually a traffic pain in the ass when they are around. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #8 June 12, 2009 I landed in the Cincinnati airport after spending the last few days flying back to Ohio from the Tokyo Narita Airport (via an overnight layover in Seattle, and a short stop in Chicago) to my little sister being as excited as can be because Jerry Springer was in the same terminal (in fact he was about to get on the plane I just got off of...)Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #9 June 12, 2009 Quote Within a week of moving to London over 20 years ago, I happened to sit opposite The Housemartins on the tube. Probably little remembered (if known at all outside the UK), their lineup included Paul Heaton (later of The Beautiful South) and Norman Cook (who would become Fatboy Slim). I thought hey, this is great! Famous people wherever you look! Love, love, love "Happy Hour", "Get Up Off Our Knees", "Think For A Minute"!! I think I'll dig that disc out today... And My Squeeze "Singles 45s and Under". Memories of senior year in high school!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #10 June 12, 2009 Oh, I forgot, I sat next David Arquette on a flight home from Las Vegas a few years ago. That guy twitches a lot. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #11 June 12, 2009 Quote Oh, I forgot, I sat next David Arquette on a flight home from Las Vegas a few years ago. That guy twitches a lot. Is he as quirkily cute in person as he looks in movies and in pictures?Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #12 June 12, 2009 Quote Love, love, love "Happy Hour", "Get Up Off Our Knees", "Think For A Minute"!! I think I'll dig that disc out today... And My Squeeze "Singles 45s and Under". Memories of senior year in high school!! That's them! "Happy Hour" is a classic. Great dancing, too - must see if I can find it on YouTube. I've got that Squeeze album somewhere as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #13 June 12, 2009 Quote Quote Oh, I forgot, I sat next David Arquette on a flight home from Las Vegas a few years ago. That guy twitches a lot. Is he as quirkily cute in person as he looks in movies and in pictures? He's a big ball of quirky fun! The same as in his movies. Funny as heck and can't sit still. lolBe yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 1 #14 June 12, 2009 London, 24 years ago, small bridge near Tate, me jaywalking, Bryan Ferry missed me with his Jaguar. He wasn't angry, no horn or so. Sings great, acts great - Style.What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,517 #15 June 12, 2009 Quote I saw John Travolta's plane come in to fetch him I saw him at a local restaurant in Houston as he was leaving. Apparently he fell in love with this restaurant when he was filming Urban Cowboy, and would fly in for dinner every now and then. He was in a group of 4-6 walking him out to his car very quickly. The manager wouldn't confirm who it was, but said that they respect the right of their patrons to privacy. Saw Lucille Ball in LAX back around 1963... First time I remember recognizing someone like that. At that age, one's world is pretty small, and the only other celebrities I might have recognized would be Captain Kangaroo and Bozo the Clown Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARLDO 0 #16 June 12, 2009 3 yrs in SOCAL - nothing. Two days after moving onto Whidbey Island, WA, find myself talking to Danny Devito on the street in the tiny little town of Coupville. While attached to a squadron that delivers "things" to ships at sea, ran into all sorts of people trying to get their names out there as supporters of our troops. Some were legit, others really didn't want to be there but were obviously just there for the PR. Hung out with David Keith for a week in Bahrain while he was pushing the movie Behind Enemy Lines, nice guy. Met Jessica Simpson, her dad and Nick Lechey. Guys were cool, she was... well, lets just say she didn't want to be there. Too many other to mention."Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens MB#4300 Dudeist Skydiver #68 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #17 June 12, 2009 QuoteSo I was wondering - who's had a random encounter with a celebrity lately, and where? I don't think people coming to do tandem jumps count. These have to be chance sightings. Golly, over the years: Jeb and George Bush when Jeb was governor and George was starting his presidential campaign. Nancy Pelosi at a Memorial Day observance. Pat Robertson, on the Capital steps in 1987. Col. David Hackworth, when he was hawking his first book, About Face. Joe Galloway, co-author We Were Soldiers Once and Young. Chuck Yeager, Patty Wagstaff, Bob Hoover, et. al. at the Sun 'n Fun Air Show. R.C Gorman, Dennis Hopper, Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Murphy, and Robert Taylor, Elizabeth's brother, when I lived in Taos, NM. Also during that time I spent some time with the legendary Jim Arender, D 13. He was famous to me. Sri Darwin Gross, the Eck Master at the time. Johnny Vandermeer, Cincinnati Reds pitcher who pitched two consecutive no hit no run games. That's not random, I knew him all my life. My dad played with the Reds also.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #18 June 12, 2009 Bill Booth at the 85-86 Freak Bother Convention,,,he had an all Mink rig ! smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raftman 12 #19 June 12, 2009 I saw Willie Nelson eating breakfast in a restaurant across the street from Cowboy sadium before a game one time. I asked him if he was going to the game. He said "Yeah, Go Cowboys!" So I told him "Go cowboys, see ya at the game Willie". My brothers bimbo girlfriend asked me if I knew that guy. I told her "Yeah that was Willie Nelson, everybody knows Willie". She said she wanted to go back and get his autograph, I told her to leave that man alone, he's eating breakfast. He must not have gotten much sleep the night before, his eyes looked kinda tired. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurfer 0 #20 June 12, 2009 George Bush Sr. motorcade after work on my way to the DZ in Michigan (1992). Later we had to delay our jump-run because Air Force One and all it's support aircraft were departing GRR 30 miles away. Jorge Garcia (ABC's LOST). I used to pass this guy on the road or spot him all over Haleiwa, Oahu. They were filming the first season (mostly beach scenes) just down the road from our house. I was just out there last weekend and it looks like the "crashed" fuselage prop is still sitting behind Dillingham Airfield. aloha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
24fps 1 #21 June 12, 2009 I was walking back to the house after a party at 99' Sundance Film Festival when Michael Stipe from R.E.M steps out of the shadows and says hi. We talked for a bit and he asked if I was going to see the next film playing at the Egyptian Theater (we were standing in front of it). I had an early morning the next day working at the festival so I had to take off. He was really cool and laid back. John Larroquette would come into the Starbucks I worked at in Boise every now and then. I also met one of the founders of the MS 18 gang while in El Salvador at a church. He's no longer gang bangin'. I think he was more infamous than famous.There are others but they were not to random. They were working on the same films as I was. something funny and unique Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #22 June 12, 2009 Most of mine i seen while traveling with my last job... Little Wayne, being searched at airport security in LAX....go figure... Bush Jr. Did a show and he was the guest, presented him with something and shook his hand. Priest Holmes former Kanasa City Chiefs runnning back . Was in a late night diner in TX and he was there...about 1am...picking up breakfast...he signed a menu for us after the manager approved."Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 June 12, 2009 Flying home on vacation, this HUGELY tall person gets on the plane before me. Land in Houston, he disembarks (and finally stands up straight). Signs at the gate saying "Houston welcomes Yao Ming"Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #24 June 12, 2009 Having lived in SoCal most of my life my personal celberity sightings are too numerous to remember let alone list. I stopped being starstruck when I was a kid due to this.www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #25 June 12, 2009 I was on the game show "Liars Club" and met Betty White, Larry Hovus, Dick Gotie (sp). Dick wanted me to taste the tea he was drinking. I won by the way. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
