VanillaSkyGirl 6 #76 July 22, 2004 QuoteThis thread cracks me up! Love it... I know!!! While any real or close ties to "famous" people is info. that is best kept private, it IS quite fun to read whom everyone else has had a brief encounter with and the funny ways in which they have met them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Daizey 0 #77 July 22, 2004 hmmm....Ive met a bunch... I met Tommy Matola and Mariah Careywhen they used to live around here....tommy was a jerk and Mariah wasn't much better....Ill never forget how they used to complain that roads of our little town weren't up to their standards....they got particularly mad when the town did soemthing about it and ended doing something to their driveway when they repaved it....my aunt used to do Mariah's nails....she said shed have to do them over and over again because the light had to play off the color just perfectly...if it didn't, shed have to start over Robin Williams is HYSTERICAL! I met him once when i was a cashier at a grocery store...woman in front of him said "omg are you who i think you are?" he goes "well who do you think i am?" "robin williams??" "Robin Williams? How cpuld you confuse me with that jerk...of course everyone knows Im Derek Jeter-cmon dont the muscles give it away??" she laughed and said "you really are robin williams!" He kept saying no but got himself laughing pretty good I also met Meryl Streep in the grocery store....she didn't talk much...wore a big hat and sunglasses...her family skiis at my local ski area...they dont associate with anyone and they close off the entire area of the lodge where she is. My parents sat next to Daryll Hall form Hall and Oats at dinner one night...that same day woody harrelson (from cheers) came into the store they work in... Ive met Kevin Bacon, his wife, and his son Travis...gone skiing with Travis (hes my brothers age) and he was there when i tried snowboarding for the first time....that night was also the first time i figured out who he was-right after i said no to his offer of a ride home....my brother and i were saying goodbye to him when we saw him get into an SUV being driven by Kevin.... hmm...Oh Harrison Ford and his son Malcolm...Ive seen Harrison around town a bit and Malcolm went to high school with my friend and i partied with him a few times...it was a boarding school..i dont think he did much there besides party...when he wasnt partying though he was REALLY quiet Oh and I met Mary Kate and Ashley Olson...theyre really nice-totally down to earth...they were shopping in old navy when i worked there...theyre not as pretty without makeup-but it was still easy to spot them...but i was surprised to see how well they get along with one another...i helped them find a few things and talked to them a little bit... hmm last person i can think if is Britney Spears...met her back before she really made it big..right when her first cd came out.....she was insanely nice...she talked to and hugged my cousin who kinda just stood there starstruck, staring (and drooling) haha *daizey* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #78 July 22, 2004 This is the best thread! This is just hilarious... Ok, one last one I just thought of...my husband ran into Regge Jackson at the Ghost Bar in Las Vegas. He didn't say anything to him, apparently Reggie had some girl that looked about 19 years old hanging off him, so of course my hubby didn't want to interrupt...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aprilcat 0 #79 July 22, 2004 My parents sat next to Daryll Hall form Hall and Oats at dinner one night... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How come no one ever runs into Oates? Please, someone say they know a guy that knows John Oates (and MEAN it!!). ~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #80 July 22, 2004 Quote~R+R...And yes, I played the flute, so ha.. You know whats odd? I was just thinking the other day "man RoadRash seems like a flute player, I wonder if she ever played..." Its funny how personality types get associated with instruments, but then they prove themselves true again and again. For instance I play the trumpet, I've played the trumpet for 15 years, played all through highschool and now play lead in the TAMU Jazz band...you can see it in my personality too.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Steph2 0 #81 July 22, 2004 Dr Who (Tom Baker) lives down the road from the DZ! ? or ?!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RoadRash 0 #82 July 22, 2004 QuoteQuote~R+R...And yes, I played the flute, so ha.. You know whats odd? I was just thinking the other day "man RoadRash seems like a flute player, I wonder if she ever played..." Its funny how personality types get associated with instruments, but then they prove themselves true again and again. One of my favorites was Pineapple Pole......Damn that made my fingers move...... QuoteFor instance I play the trumpet, I've played the trumpet for 15 years, played all through highschool and now play lead in the TAMU Jazz band...you can see it in my personality too. My guess would have been sax...but trumpet can be as much fun...I almost learned how to play the trumpet too...... ~R+R~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FlyinNover 0 #83 August 6, 2004 To keep this thread at the top.... I just found out that I work with the lead singer of the Badlees. (Anyone know them? They did "Fear of Falling" on the album River Songs.) It's a great song and seems like it would be cool for skydivers.....(Last night I dreamt of flying over hillsides in the snow/And I dove down through the clouds to the valley there below) but it's not, really. The next line is "When the fields turned into parking lots my freedom turned to dread/the ground rose up to meet me and I jumped up out of bed." Oh, and another time I was working in a restaurant and there were these six or seven dudes hanging around after their meal. I asked them what their deal was (obviously out-of-town, obviously on some kind of business trip, but they weren't business types.) They said they were a band (and their managers). I asked them what kind of sound they played. "Well, it's sort of country-bluegrass-rock. But it's a little more rock than country, but some of our songs are........oh hell.....do you know that song "I Should Be Sleeping" by Emerson Drive?" "Yeah...I just heard that song on the radio. Do you guys sound like them?" "Uh.....um.....we *are* them." ---Nover Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aprilcat 0 #84 August 6, 2004 "Uh.....um.....we *are* them." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOICE... I found out TODAY (whoo hooo) that I work across the street from Theodore Roovesvelt's birthplace...I didn't NOTICE from the street but from my desk I have been looking at this really kewl brownstone for months.~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Harksaw 0 #85 August 6, 2004 I know a guy who has a brother who flies Air Force 2 (Vice President)__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jday3 0 #86 August 6, 2004 I used to date a girl whose fathers house was the set for Dawsons Creek in Wilmington Nc. The kid that was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, works a coulple of blocks away from here. And thats about it - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 220 #87 August 6, 2004 I was on a jump that a guy accidentally pulled the PC of our Regional Director - during Competition.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shananay 0 #88 August 6, 2004 Walter Cronkite is my great great uncle on my father's side. George Burns slapped my moms ass at a convention... Do it Again! P.M.S. #22 LaLa Gang #4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #89 August 6, 2004 My Dad has discussed a screenplay he wrote with Clint Eastwood. They continued the discussion in a bar in Colorado. At the time they were shooting "Every Which Way But Loose", and all the crew members in the bar were raving about how intelligent the orangutan was. And my Dad also dated Texas columnist Molly Ivans during the '70s. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyDolphin 0 #90 August 6, 2004 Went to High School with John Kruk ex San Diego Padres. When I lived in Virginia, Brian Mitchell of the Washington Redskins lived a few houses down the street from me. My Chiropractor also treats multiple members of the Seattle Seahawks so I run into them occasionally. My father-in-law knows Tom Clancy but I've never had the chance to meet him. My father-in-law also used to work with Bob Ballard, who is the Marine Biologist that found the Titanic. I'd love to meet him. Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyDolphin 0 #91 August 6, 2004 How could I have forgotten this one! I handed Tyne Daly toilet paper under the stall wall in the restroom of the National Theater in DC during intermission of the "Three Penny Opera" staring Sting. Then we had a nice conversation by the sink about the show she was staring in at the time. "Gypsy". She was fascinated to hear that I had been in a community theater production of the show a year earlier in Martinsburg, WV. Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FlyinNover 0 #92 November 15, 2004 I just realized that the ship where I work is the same used in Godfather II that brought Vito Andolini (Don Corleone as a kid) to America. The prow of the ship is very distinctive and visible. So is the large word "MOSHULU", which isn't painted the same way on the ship anymore, but it is still the name. This is all embarrassing.......because I've worked on the ship for 6 months, and I've seen Two close to 50 times. Another thing for this thread, three things I did today: I saw the preserved body of The Soap Lady, I saw one of Meriwether Lewis' original compasses, and I met a man who has won three Emmys for songs he wrote for Sesame Street. ---Don Nover Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BGill 0 #93 November 15, 2004 I've met Metallica, Green Day, MXPX, NOFX, Orgy, Sublime, Staind, System of a Down, Deftones, Kottonmouth Kings, Cypress Hill, 311, and countless others (sneaking backstage is fun) I went to a concert with the guitarist of Good Charlotte and saw him a few days later at another concert P.O.D. invited me on their tourbus and i wrestled with the lead guitarist I ran into Bush's neice (the Hilfiger model) a few months back at a pub in Sydney My friend used to follow Silverchair around on tour while working for their webpage A guy I know is a chef at the White House (only 5 or 6 of them), so he personally knows the last 4 presidents and calls them by their number (ie "Hey #41, whatcha want for dinner?") My uncle occasionally flys Bloomberg's helicopter I hung out with Chris Carmac (he plays Luke in The OC) back in highschool during a national theatre festival My dad met Elvis while working as a bellboy in a hotel (fat elvis) My dad also claims to have made wearing blue-jeans popular My friends know where Kerry lives and have rang the doorbell and ran quite a few times now My friends in high school had a cameo in Air Force One Martin Lawrence and Maya went to my high school My mom used to play with Martha Quinn (old-school MTV vj) back when they were kids My cat's breath smells like catfood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FlyingJ 0 #94 November 15, 2004 Wow, this thread brings back lots of memories. I spent the last few years planning concerts/fundraising events w/ Wynton Marsalis as my boss. Every spring we held a big gala concert/dinner at the Apollo theater. Made for some really amazing experiences w/ the artists we booked: -Following the first one in 2001 hung out w/ Stevie Wonder until 5:30am at which time he had to go meet Peter Jennings for breakfast at 6am. Stayed for breakfast with the two of them. -Hung out with Willie Nelson and his crew in his tour bus following a rehearsal. -Hung out w/ BB King and Eric Clapton backstage as they decided to scrap what was planned and perform together. They actually asked me if it would be ok to change the program. Uh, yeah! -Met and hung out with Ray Charles less than a year before he passed away. Not sure how many big jazz fans we have here, but had the honor to present and spend a lot of time w/ Jon Lewis just a few months before he passed. Same thing w/ Tito Puente, Chico O'Farrill. Got to know Illinois Jacquet and the Heath brothers and piles of other amazing jazz musicians. Had some of the best times of my life in my last job.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hipwrddude 0 #95 November 15, 2004 My Mom has a slight resemblance to Bette Midler, but my Mom has always been a bigger celebrity to me. I have a friend who was Alexander Haig’s driver in the 70’s; another friend was stationed at the White House and met Nixon, Kissinger and many others. Bruce Willis tried to pick up a former model friend of mine but she declined. I went to junior high with Marty Friedman (martyfriedman.com) rocker of Megadeth? in Laurel, Md. He clung to his guitar tighter then Linus to his blanket. My older brother partied with BTO on an airplane. Paris Hilton wanted my body but I turned her down. She said, “I want your body.” I said, “You can’t have it, it’s mine.” A record producer friend of mine had Patti Labelle recording in his studio with Patti’s son on the phone with Mariah Carey. He’s met and worked with a slew of celebrity musicians and rappers. I shook Evander Holyfield’s hand before he stepped up to heavyweight. I met the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Al Grey, when he was a Major General. One of my squad leaders when I was a platoon sergeant in C Co., 2nd Recon, USMC, went on to become CFO of Komatsu (# 2 to Caterpillar.) Another friend of mine was at the Pentagon and had President Reagan say, “I hear you boys had a good time last night;” reflecting his knowledge that my friend had sex with a high-class call girl the night before (long story.) My aunt’s boyfriend builds homes for billionaires that take years to complete. He built a home for Paul Jones (see Forbes list of billionaires.) The fence around the property was 22 miles long, and that was one of several homes he owns. He flies in on his chauffeured chopper, inspects the property, then his pilot tells him he has two minutes, he turns to Rick and says, “I have two minutes.” Wraps up and flies out. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #96 November 15, 2004 QuoteI know a guy that knows Sunshine the super sky chick! Haha, how did i miss this thread the first time around? I love you dave. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #97 November 15, 2004 One of my cousins ATC'd Air Force One when Bill Cliton flew to Geneva. Gloria Estefan is the cousin of my cousin Christina's husband... In some way I am related to her Ousama Ben Laden's nieces were in my sisters class. I know Phil Collin's wife. Their first baby even has my name...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WhirledWeb 0 #98 November 15, 2004 I know the guy who's father invented the Hacky Sack I'm friends with the grandson of the guy who started UPS I know "Bob" of Bob's Red Mill (it's a natural foods company on the west coast) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quatorze 1 #99 November 15, 2004 I went to college and still party with [url"http://www.pauseforeffect.com/"] these guys[/url] and in march of 03 I was chilling out backstage with them and unknown to me started partying with [url"http://www.maroon5.com/"] these cats[/url] Talk about a cool group, hell I invited them to my wedding. And I know a guy who knows Tom Berringer, I know a girl who hooked up with Tom's ex (?) while partying at thier house after a wedding And living in Columbia SC for as long as I dead, running into Darius Rucker (Singer Hooite and the Blowfish) was no big deal I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycutie 0 #100 November 15, 2004 My father met Salvador Dalí MEN: you can't live with 'em, you can't shoot 'em, but you can act psychotic and keep 'em off balance. HISPA #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 4 of 6 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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Daizey 0 #77 July 22, 2004 hmmm....Ive met a bunch... I met Tommy Matola and Mariah Careywhen they used to live around here....tommy was a jerk and Mariah wasn't much better....Ill never forget how they used to complain that roads of our little town weren't up to their standards....they got particularly mad when the town did soemthing about it and ended doing something to their driveway when they repaved it....my aunt used to do Mariah's nails....she said shed have to do them over and over again because the light had to play off the color just perfectly...if it didn't, shed have to start over Robin Williams is HYSTERICAL! I met him once when i was a cashier at a grocery store...woman in front of him said "omg are you who i think you are?" he goes "well who do you think i am?" "robin williams??" "Robin Williams? How cpuld you confuse me with that jerk...of course everyone knows Im Derek Jeter-cmon dont the muscles give it away??" she laughed and said "you really are robin williams!" He kept saying no but got himself laughing pretty good I also met Meryl Streep in the grocery store....she didn't talk much...wore a big hat and sunglasses...her family skiis at my local ski area...they dont associate with anyone and they close off the entire area of the lodge where she is. My parents sat next to Daryll Hall form Hall and Oats at dinner one night...that same day woody harrelson (from cheers) came into the store they work in... Ive met Kevin Bacon, his wife, and his son Travis...gone skiing with Travis (hes my brothers age) and he was there when i tried snowboarding for the first time....that night was also the first time i figured out who he was-right after i said no to his offer of a ride home....my brother and i were saying goodbye to him when we saw him get into an SUV being driven by Kevin.... hmm...Oh Harrison Ford and his son Malcolm...Ive seen Harrison around town a bit and Malcolm went to high school with my friend and i partied with him a few times...it was a boarding school..i dont think he did much there besides party...when he wasnt partying though he was REALLY quiet Oh and I met Mary Kate and Ashley Olson...theyre really nice-totally down to earth...they were shopping in old navy when i worked there...theyre not as pretty without makeup-but it was still easy to spot them...but i was surprised to see how well they get along with one another...i helped them find a few things and talked to them a little bit... hmm last person i can think if is Britney Spears...met her back before she really made it big..right when her first cd came out.....she was insanely nice...she talked to and hugged my cousin who kinda just stood there starstruck, staring (and drooling) haha *daizey* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #78 July 22, 2004 This is the best thread! This is just hilarious... Ok, one last one I just thought of...my husband ran into Regge Jackson at the Ghost Bar in Las Vegas. He didn't say anything to him, apparently Reggie had some girl that looked about 19 years old hanging off him, so of course my hubby didn't want to interrupt...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aprilcat 0 #79 July 22, 2004 My parents sat next to Daryll Hall form Hall and Oats at dinner one night... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How come no one ever runs into Oates? Please, someone say they know a guy that knows John Oates (and MEAN it!!). ~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #80 July 22, 2004 Quote~R+R...And yes, I played the flute, so ha.. You know whats odd? I was just thinking the other day "man RoadRash seems like a flute player, I wonder if she ever played..." Its funny how personality types get associated with instruments, but then they prove themselves true again and again. For instance I play the trumpet, I've played the trumpet for 15 years, played all through highschool and now play lead in the TAMU Jazz band...you can see it in my personality too.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steph2 0 #81 July 22, 2004 Dr Who (Tom Baker) lives down the road from the DZ! ? or ?!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #82 July 22, 2004 QuoteQuote~R+R...And yes, I played the flute, so ha.. You know whats odd? I was just thinking the other day "man RoadRash seems like a flute player, I wonder if she ever played..." Its funny how personality types get associated with instruments, but then they prove themselves true again and again. One of my favorites was Pineapple Pole......Damn that made my fingers move...... QuoteFor instance I play the trumpet, I've played the trumpet for 15 years, played all through highschool and now play lead in the TAMU Jazz band...you can see it in my personality too. My guess would have been sax...but trumpet can be as much fun...I almost learned how to play the trumpet too...... ~R+R~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinNover 0 #83 August 6, 2004 To keep this thread at the top.... I just found out that I work with the lead singer of the Badlees. (Anyone know them? They did "Fear of Falling" on the album River Songs.) It's a great song and seems like it would be cool for skydivers.....(Last night I dreamt of flying over hillsides in the snow/And I dove down through the clouds to the valley there below) but it's not, really. The next line is "When the fields turned into parking lots my freedom turned to dread/the ground rose up to meet me and I jumped up out of bed." Oh, and another time I was working in a restaurant and there were these six or seven dudes hanging around after their meal. I asked them what their deal was (obviously out-of-town, obviously on some kind of business trip, but they weren't business types.) They said they were a band (and their managers). I asked them what kind of sound they played. "Well, it's sort of country-bluegrass-rock. But it's a little more rock than country, but some of our songs are........oh hell.....do you know that song "I Should Be Sleeping" by Emerson Drive?" "Yeah...I just heard that song on the radio. Do you guys sound like them?" "Uh.....um.....we *are* them." ---Nover Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aprilcat 0 #84 August 6, 2004 "Uh.....um.....we *are* them." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOICE... I found out TODAY (whoo hooo) that I work across the street from Theodore Roovesvelt's birthplace...I didn't NOTICE from the street but from my desk I have been looking at this really kewl brownstone for months.~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harksaw 0 #85 August 6, 2004 I know a guy who has a brother who flies Air Force 2 (Vice President)__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jday3 0 #86 August 6, 2004 I used to date a girl whose fathers house was the set for Dawsons Creek in Wilmington Nc. The kid that was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, works a coulple of blocks away from here. And thats about it - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #87 August 6, 2004 I was on a jump that a guy accidentally pulled the PC of our Regional Director - during Competition.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shananay 0 #88 August 6, 2004 Walter Cronkite is my great great uncle on my father's side. George Burns slapped my moms ass at a convention... Do it Again! P.M.S. #22 LaLa Gang #4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #89 August 6, 2004 My Dad has discussed a screenplay he wrote with Clint Eastwood. They continued the discussion in a bar in Colorado. At the time they were shooting "Every Which Way But Loose", and all the crew members in the bar were raving about how intelligent the orangutan was. And my Dad also dated Texas columnist Molly Ivans during the '70s. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDolphin 0 #90 August 6, 2004 Went to High School with John Kruk ex San Diego Padres. When I lived in Virginia, Brian Mitchell of the Washington Redskins lived a few houses down the street from me. My Chiropractor also treats multiple members of the Seattle Seahawks so I run into them occasionally. My father-in-law knows Tom Clancy but I've never had the chance to meet him. My father-in-law also used to work with Bob Ballard, who is the Marine Biologist that found the Titanic. I'd love to meet him. Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDolphin 0 #91 August 6, 2004 How could I have forgotten this one! I handed Tyne Daly toilet paper under the stall wall in the restroom of the National Theater in DC during intermission of the "Three Penny Opera" staring Sting. Then we had a nice conversation by the sink about the show she was staring in at the time. "Gypsy". She was fascinated to hear that I had been in a community theater production of the show a year earlier in Martinsburg, WV. Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinNover 0 #92 November 15, 2004 I just realized that the ship where I work is the same used in Godfather II that brought Vito Andolini (Don Corleone as a kid) to America. The prow of the ship is very distinctive and visible. So is the large word "MOSHULU", which isn't painted the same way on the ship anymore, but it is still the name. This is all embarrassing.......because I've worked on the ship for 6 months, and I've seen Two close to 50 times. Another thing for this thread, three things I did today: I saw the preserved body of The Soap Lady, I saw one of Meriwether Lewis' original compasses, and I met a man who has won three Emmys for songs he wrote for Sesame Street. ---Don Nover Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGill 0 #93 November 15, 2004 I've met Metallica, Green Day, MXPX, NOFX, Orgy, Sublime, Staind, System of a Down, Deftones, Kottonmouth Kings, Cypress Hill, 311, and countless others (sneaking backstage is fun) I went to a concert with the guitarist of Good Charlotte and saw him a few days later at another concert P.O.D. invited me on their tourbus and i wrestled with the lead guitarist I ran into Bush's neice (the Hilfiger model) a few months back at a pub in Sydney My friend used to follow Silverchair around on tour while working for their webpage A guy I know is a chef at the White House (only 5 or 6 of them), so he personally knows the last 4 presidents and calls them by their number (ie "Hey #41, whatcha want for dinner?") My uncle occasionally flys Bloomberg's helicopter I hung out with Chris Carmac (he plays Luke in The OC) back in highschool during a national theatre festival My dad met Elvis while working as a bellboy in a hotel (fat elvis) My dad also claims to have made wearing blue-jeans popular My friends know where Kerry lives and have rang the doorbell and ran quite a few times now My friends in high school had a cameo in Air Force One Martin Lawrence and Maya went to my high school My mom used to play with Martha Quinn (old-school MTV vj) back when they were kids My cat's breath smells like catfood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #94 November 15, 2004 Wow, this thread brings back lots of memories. I spent the last few years planning concerts/fundraising events w/ Wynton Marsalis as my boss. Every spring we held a big gala concert/dinner at the Apollo theater. Made for some really amazing experiences w/ the artists we booked: -Following the first one in 2001 hung out w/ Stevie Wonder until 5:30am at which time he had to go meet Peter Jennings for breakfast at 6am. Stayed for breakfast with the two of them. -Hung out with Willie Nelson and his crew in his tour bus following a rehearsal. -Hung out w/ BB King and Eric Clapton backstage as they decided to scrap what was planned and perform together. They actually asked me if it would be ok to change the program. Uh, yeah! -Met and hung out with Ray Charles less than a year before he passed away. Not sure how many big jazz fans we have here, but had the honor to present and spend a lot of time w/ Jon Lewis just a few months before he passed. Same thing w/ Tito Puente, Chico O'Farrill. Got to know Illinois Jacquet and the Heath brothers and piles of other amazing jazz musicians. Had some of the best times of my life in my last job.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hipwrddude 0 #95 November 15, 2004 My Mom has a slight resemblance to Bette Midler, but my Mom has always been a bigger celebrity to me. I have a friend who was Alexander Haig’s driver in the 70’s; another friend was stationed at the White House and met Nixon, Kissinger and many others. Bruce Willis tried to pick up a former model friend of mine but she declined. I went to junior high with Marty Friedman (martyfriedman.com) rocker of Megadeth? in Laurel, Md. He clung to his guitar tighter then Linus to his blanket. My older brother partied with BTO on an airplane. Paris Hilton wanted my body but I turned her down. She said, “I want your body.” I said, “You can’t have it, it’s mine.” A record producer friend of mine had Patti Labelle recording in his studio with Patti’s son on the phone with Mariah Carey. He’s met and worked with a slew of celebrity musicians and rappers. I shook Evander Holyfield’s hand before he stepped up to heavyweight. I met the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Al Grey, when he was a Major General. One of my squad leaders when I was a platoon sergeant in C Co., 2nd Recon, USMC, went on to become CFO of Komatsu (# 2 to Caterpillar.) Another friend of mine was at the Pentagon and had President Reagan say, “I hear you boys had a good time last night;” reflecting his knowledge that my friend had sex with a high-class call girl the night before (long story.) My aunt’s boyfriend builds homes for billionaires that take years to complete. He built a home for Paul Jones (see Forbes list of billionaires.) The fence around the property was 22 miles long, and that was one of several homes he owns. He flies in on his chauffeured chopper, inspects the property, then his pilot tells him he has two minutes, he turns to Rick and says, “I have two minutes.” Wraps up and flies out. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #96 November 15, 2004 QuoteI know a guy that knows Sunshine the super sky chick! Haha, how did i miss this thread the first time around? I love you dave. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #97 November 15, 2004 One of my cousins ATC'd Air Force One when Bill Cliton flew to Geneva. Gloria Estefan is the cousin of my cousin Christina's husband... In some way I am related to her Ousama Ben Laden's nieces were in my sisters class. I know Phil Collin's wife. Their first baby even has my name...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhirledWeb 0 #98 November 15, 2004 I know the guy who's father invented the Hacky Sack I'm friends with the grandson of the guy who started UPS I know "Bob" of Bob's Red Mill (it's a natural foods company on the west coast) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #99 November 15, 2004 I went to college and still party with [url"http://www.pauseforeffect.com/"] these guys[/url] and in march of 03 I was chilling out backstage with them and unknown to me started partying with [url"http://www.maroon5.com/"] these cats[/url] Talk about a cool group, hell I invited them to my wedding. And I know a guy who knows Tom Berringer, I know a girl who hooked up with Tom's ex (?) while partying at thier house after a wedding And living in Columbia SC for as long as I dead, running into Darius Rucker (Singer Hooite and the Blowfish) was no big deal I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycutie 0 #100 November 15, 2004 My father met Salvador Dalí MEN: you can't live with 'em, you can't shoot 'em, but you can act psychotic and keep 'em off balance. HISPA #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
