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Posted: 11/4/2013 8:20:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2013 8:39:21 AM EDT
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I know a lot of famous musicians, so I'll skip those. Worked in DC around lots of heavy brass, so I'll skip those.
Used to live down the street from Wee Man from Jackass. Kinda boring dude when not performing. Sold Ethan Haas (actor) a puppy 20+ years ago Had lunch with MaryLou Retton in Austin at the food court of a mall Was interviewed by G Gordon Liddy about collector cars on his radio show, then schooled his Vette afterwards :) Had dinner with Billy Baldwin and Kelly Lynch when visiting a friend who later became a famous writer-director but also became a douche Chatted with Patrick Duffy in line at the Washington Monument Hung out with Eli Manning back stage at a concert and didn't have a clue who he was Chatted up Joan Severance and seemed to be getting somewhere when she started in with some strange new age strangeness. Should have kept going and tagged it. damn damn damn. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 8:40:36 AM EDT
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Almost hit Stephen Tyler with a door Opportunity lost . . . . . . 
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Posted: 11/4/2013 8:54:00 AM EDT
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Sat across the aisle from Laura Bush on a Southwest Airlines flight form DAL to MAF a month or two ago.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 9:05:15 AM EDT
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I was in the Wynn in Las Vegas and witnessed her being arrested for cocaine possession. 
Her little circle was having a fit, while the crowd that formed all just wanted to watch her getting cuffed and stuffed. Hahahaha! I remember that shit! Dude...you can find me at the Wynn three times a year; always at the "European Section" of the pool, with my favorite "lily-pad." I make them bring me frozen mojitos and/or bourbon/cokes ALL DAY LONG! I'm somewhat of a fixture there! |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 9:09:00 AM EDT
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I know a lot of famous musicians, so I'll skip those. Worked in DC around lots of heavy brass, so I'll skip those. Used to live down the street from Wee Man from Jackass. Kinda boring dude when not performing. Sold Ethan Haas (actor) a puppy 20+ years ago Had lunch with MaryLou Retton in Austin at the food court of a mall Was interviewed by G Gordon Liddy about collector cars on his radio show, then schooled his Vette afterwards :) Had dinner with Billy Baldwin and Kelly Lynch when visiting a friend who later became a famous writer-director but also became a douche Chatted with Patrick Duffy in line at the Washington Monument Hung out with Eli Manning back stage at a concert and didn't have a clue who he was Chatted up Joan Severance and seemed to be getting somewhere when she started in with some strange new age strangeness. Should have kept going and tagged it. damn damn damn. I would have just looked at her and listened while I rubbed one out on her, just saying. god she was HOTTTTTTTTTTT, on a sodom and gomorrah scale. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 9:42:35 AM EDT
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I was with some friends on the gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb a few winters ago. There was only us and two other people on the gondola at the time, but one of them looked kind of familiar. Eventually my buddy figured out it was Grace Park (she played Number Eight/Boomer in the new Battlestar Galactica series).
My friend gets the bright idea of walking up to her, introducing himself, then proceeding to inform her in his best Saul Tigh impression, that "There's no fracking Cylons allowed on this gondola!" Needless to say, she was not amused. 
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Posted: 11/4/2013 9:49:51 AM EDT
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I was with some friends on the gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb a few winters ago. There was only us and two other people on the gondola at the time, but one of them looked kind of familiar. Eventually my buddy figured out it was Grace Park (she played Number Eight/Boomer in the new Battlestar Galactica series). My friend gets the bright idea of walking up to her, introducing himself, then proceeding to inform her in his best Saul Tigh impression, that "There's no fracking Cylons allowed on this gondola!" Needless to say, she was not amused. 
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:01:05 AM EDT
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I sold Scottie Pippen a fish tank in 1998 when he came into the store I worked at and sat next to this guy
 on a plane coming back to the states for R&R from Iraq in 2004.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:09:04 AM EDT
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According to my teacher, he let him help him back up and laughed his ass off. Apparently the entourage was going down a hallway and overtaking my teacher when one of the colonels yelled at him to make a hole. He spun around to see what was coming and his bag knocked the General off his feet. Lots of "sorry sir!" and "It's all right, Carry on." followed by the stink eye from the rest of the entourage. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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As a 1Lt, my ancient US History teacher knocked General Patton on his ass with a duffle bag in Italy. How many folks can claim that? You can't stop there... How did Patton react? According to my teacher, he let him help him back up and laughed his ass off. Apparently the entourage was going down a hallway and overtaking my teacher when one of the colonels yelled at him to make a hole. He spun around to see what was coming and his bag knocked the General off his feet. Lots of "sorry sir!" and "It's all right, Carry on." followed by the stink eye from the rest of the entourage. Obviously your teacher was wearing his tie and leggings. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:12:11 AM EDT
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I had lunch with Paul Tibbets at an airshow when I was 12. He, the bombardier, and navigator stayed a whole weekend at a motel I managed. Spent hours in our lobby asking them questions. Still can't believe it. That was around 1990 I think. Have a picture signed by all of them. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:18:08 AM EDT
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I would have just looked at her and listened while I rubbed one out on her, just saying. god she was HOTTTTTTTTTTT, on a sodom and gomorrah scale. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I know a lot of famous musicians, so I'll skip those. Worked in DC around lots of heavy brass, so I'll skip those. Used to live down the street from Wee Man from Jackass. Kinda boring dude when not performing. Sold Ethan Haas (actor) a puppy 20+ years ago Had lunch with MaryLou Retton in Austin at the food court of a mall Was interviewed by G Gordon Liddy about collector cars on his radio show, then schooled his Vette afterwards :) Had dinner with Billy Baldwin and Kelly Lynch when visiting a friend who later became a famous writer-director but also became a douche Chatted with Patrick Duffy in line at the Washington Monument Hung out with Eli Manning back stage at a concert and didn't have a clue who he was Chatted up Joan Severance and seemed to be getting somewhere when she started in with some strange new age strangeness. Should have kept going and tagged it. damn damn damn. I would have just looked at her and listened while I rubbed one out on her, just saying. god she was HOTTTTTTTTTTT, on a sodom and gomorrah scale. She still is- we swap Christmas cards every year and an email once in a while. Missed opportunity, big time. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:27:02 AM EDT
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Noel Gallagher of Oasis - nice enough guy
David Carradine - absolute dickhead Peter Mayhew/Chewie - spoke with his wife for a bit and then got to talk to him. Very nice people. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 10:42:35 AM EDT
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Melissa Gilbert and hubby (red headed guy from "thirty Something" fame) live somewhere in my little town. Never seen em.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:00:05 AM EDT
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Don Henley in an elevator.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:08:01 AM EDT
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Ran into Lou Diamond Phillips at The Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, MS. You should've asked him to sing Labomba, his greatest song. 
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:13:20 AM EDT
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When I first started Karate way back in 1976 it was with Bill Wallace here in Memphis. Ran into him in Danvers with his then small son, he asked me if I was working out that day and of course I was. Also Red West at the same dojo, part of the Memphis Mafia.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:25:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:25:34 AM EDT
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Obviously your teacher was wearing his tie and leggings. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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As a 1Lt, my ancient US History teacher knocked General Patton on his ass with a duffle bag in Italy. How many folks can claim that? You can't stop there... How did Patton react? According to my teacher, he let him help him back up and laughed his ass off. Apparently the entourage was going down a hallway and overtaking my teacher when one of the colonels yelled at him to make a hole. He spun around to see what was coming and his bag knocked the General off his feet. Lots of "sorry sir!" and "It's all right, Carry on." followed by the stink eye from the rest of the entourage. Obviously your teacher was wearing his tie and leggings. Never asked him what he was wearing. I don't get the reference. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:32:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:34:15 AM EDT
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James Brown in the Crown Room at ATL
Evil Knievell in the Honda dealership in Great Falls, MT James Cravel running in downtown Charlestons, SC David Letterman shopping at small grocery store in MT Ted Kenedy on a flight to Boston Vince Neil at a bar in Covington KY |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:36:11 AM EDT
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Met this guy a couple of years ago. http://livingourdreams.spotlife.se/files/2012/10/dolph-lundgren-expendables-piccc2.jpg Coincidentally, the most "famous" person I've ever met is one of his exes. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:38:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Chatted with Andy Dick in the men's room at the Viper Room in LA back in 1996. It was interesting conversation my friend and I had with him. This was during his substance abuse period. A few summers ago, my family and I were hanging out at a kids wading pool near our house. Tobey Maguire and his family were sitting next to us in the grass. He was filming a movie in town. Talked with his wife briefly.  |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:41:53 AM EDT
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Saw George W. Bush get off his plane on our ramp, he waved at us, dog-under-arm;
Stood next to Neil Armstrong at our FBO's counter without recognizing him; Ted Nugent at SHOT; R. Lee Ermey at SHOT; Hulk Hogan at FBO in Tampa. Oh, and I know osprey21 |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:44:00 AM EDT
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Running into famous people hurts just like running into non-famous people.
What's the difference? |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:50:56 AM EDT
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I met Mike Tyson, he was a nice enough guy. My brother saw him in Idaho. Said that Tyson got all excited and wanted his picture taken with the LDS missionaries.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 11:54:27 AM EDT
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Never asked him what he was wearing. I don't get the reference. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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As a 1Lt, my ancient US History teacher knocked General Patton on his ass with a duffle bag in Italy. How many folks can claim that? You can't stop there... How did Patton react? According to my teacher, he let him help him back up and laughed his ass off. Apparently the entourage was going down a hallway and overtaking my teacher when one of the colonels yelled at him to make a hole. He spun around to see what was coming and his bag knocked the General off his feet. Lots of "sorry sir!" and "It's all right, Carry on." followed by the stink eye from the rest of the entourage. Obviously your teacher was wearing his tie and leggings. Never asked him what he was wearing. I don't get the reference. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 12:34:29 PM EDT
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I met Mario Andretti at a local bar/restaurant.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 12:42:32 PM EDT
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Mark Eaton (former Utah Jazz)stops by where I work every now and then. For the longest time I didn't know who he was.
I sell hiking boots and he'll come by my area, look at the display wall and kind of sigh. A few times I've said "sorry, still nothing for you" and he'll dejectedly reply "yeah, I know. Still nice to dream". Can't figure out why he hasn't got himself a custom made boot. I've suggested that as the best course. given their lifespan, it's not as expensive as you might think. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 12:46:00 PM EDT
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Don Henley in an elevator. Did you ask him if he ever got down to the heart of the matter? |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:01:47 PM EDT
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I've heard he likes to vacation in America (particularly Texas) because it's about the only place on the planet where can can walk around unnoticed. I guess that's one good thing about relatively few people being F-1 fans in America. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I once was seated just next to Michael Schumacher at a restaurant I've heard he likes to vacation in America (particularly Texas) because it's about the only place on the planet where can can walk around unnoticed. I guess that's one good thing about relatively few people being F-1 fans in America. It might be a reason why Schumacher bought a huge ranch in Texas last year. I imagine he's probably down there now to enjoy the run up to the Austin race. Hell, Vettel being his buddy, might be hanging out there before the race as well. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:05:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When I first started Karate way back in 1976 it was with Bill Wallace here in Memphis. Ran into him in Danvers with his then small son, he asked me if I was working out that day and of course I was. Also Red West at the same dojo, part of the Memphis Mafia. Met Bill "Superfoot" Wallace at the Battle of Atlanta one year, when a couple of our black belts were competing. Our Grandmaster was stoked to meet him :-) |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:05:18 PM EDT
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I have run into Bush 3 times now riding local Dallas Trails. First time we exchanged Hi's and he went on his way. Do you post on DORBA? I go by the same name there. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:08:16 PM EDT
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Not really "running" into but I met a bunch of famous people in the shooting sports industry at shot show last year.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:25:28 PM EDT
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On 9-11-09 I was TDY to the NVA/DC area, and we decided to go to the Pentagon Memorial to pay our respects. Bret Baier was doing his "Special Report" live at the Pentagon. So we watched him do his live show, which was neat. Afterwards we hung around to see if he would come shake hands or brush us off.
here are the results.  Nice guy that Bret Baier Bonus- pic of SO |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:26:21 PM EDT
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Read toady's entries and realized I had three more.
Met Big Show from WWE at a truck stop a couple of years ago. Found out he has his CDL and was driving almost as much as he performed. These days he's probably given up performing and simply drives truck to keep busy. He had a very nice Peterbilt he had just picked up from the Chrome Shop Mafia guys a few weeks prior. Very nice truck and one very huge dude. too. While TDY to upstate NY we ended up staying at the same Residence Inn as a bunch of PGA players and celebrities in town for a tournament. One of the celebs was Tommy Smothers and we had a great time shooting the breeze and drinking the Inn's boxed wine during an "extended" hospitality hour that evening. I gather that some people were still going at midnight and the Pro-Am portion of the tournament the next day was a rather hung-over event. Was TDY to a company on the outskirts of San Diego and our group stayed in a family-owned hotel near NAS Miramar. Back when the Miss Universe contest was held in San Diego, the owners had been the host family for a couple of the contestants. One of the girls was Linda Carter. She had regularly come back to visit the family and while I was there she came down for a visit one Saturday. I was hanging out by the pool when she walked up wearing skin-tight jeans and top. Right at the peak of the Wonder Woman period and she was as hot in real life as she was on TV. Also very friendly and easy to talk to woman. And she drove a very nice Midnight Blue De Tomaso Pantera L. I don't know if I was more hot for her or the car. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:26:38 PM EDT
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I've met quite a few famous people just in ordinary life.
Dated a girl in college whose dad was Vanna White's ex-husband, and their son ran around with John Stamos. Went to Thanksgiving Dinner at their house and he (Stamos) showed up with their son. Got to talk to him quite a bit that night, very nice guy and super down to earth. Ran into Bruce Willis and Demi Moore when they were married at an airport, we were both in line for a chauffeur and I chit-chatted with him. I was wearing a Glock t-shirt and he said he liked my shirt, I told him I was gonna write "ho ho ho, now I have a...." above the "Glock" on it and he cracked up. Went out on a blind date with Toni Halliday (singer for the British band Curve) when I was in high school spending the summer in London with my aunt. Her mom and my aunt were friends, and they set us up. It was before she got any kind of fame, and I don't think she liked me, there was never a second date. Also met Alan Hale Jr. at his restaurant when I was a little kid. He came to our table and signed a picture for us, and was kind of sweet on my mom...I still hold it against her that she didn't hook up with "Skipper". Jack Hanna from the Columbus Zoo (been on Late Night and the Tonight Show about 1,000,000 times) is very good friends with my boss, and I've met him a bunch of times. Also met Alice Cooper at a golf club here in Central Ohio, my friend and I were working an event and he was here to golf in it. Hell of an avid golfer, too. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:32:09 PM EDT
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Ran into Uncle Si at a local McDonald's a couple of weeks ago...does that count?
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:39:09 PM EDT
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Ran into Larry Bird coming out of a restaurant in Seattle. Still have his autograph on the restaurant's business card somewhere.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:45:54 PM EDT
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Ran into Larry Bird coming out of a restaurant in Seattle. Still have his autograph on the restaurant's business card somewhere. shit, I grew up in Terre Haute when he was something, I saw him at "the bird nest". last time was when I was on a crew doing some renovations on it. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:47:42 PM EDT
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I see famous people all the time at work, only one I would go out of my way to meet ask to get a photo with. Obama? yeah, me too. 
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Posted: 11/4/2013 1:56:04 PM EDT
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Don Henley in an elevator. Did you ask him if he ever got down to the heart of the matter? supposedly, he is the most perverted, cheap assed call girl lover in history. atleast that is what a book alludes too. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 2:02:07 PM EDT
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When I was in high school I played varsity basketball and in two games I had to guard Larry Bird. We beat Springs Valley team both times but Larry got the best of me
and I also worked with his uncle for a couple years which his uncle picked up his mom and took her to games every time Boston was at Indy. I have metLarry and he is a very laid back guy. He grew up about 20 miles from me.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 2:07:41 PM EDT
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my uncle was a tank commander under Patton his tank was the first to run out of gas on the night battle that is even featured in the movie and his name is used. He was one of few that made it out of that battle alive and he was hurt but not bad his tank got and direct hit from a panzer and somehow he and his driver got out alive. he said he would follow him anywhere but he was a )(*&.
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Posted: 11/4/2013 2:26:17 PM EDT
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While skiing in West Virginia, I road the lift up with a stranger who was very friendly, his voice sounded familiar and he looked familiar. But since I wasn't expecting to ride with a celebrity, I didn't think much of it. When we got off the lift my buddy who was waiting at the top asked me what we talked about, I asked "Who", he said "Kenny Rogers" that's who. He recognized him right away, but with the hat and glasses on, I was oblivious lol. Checked around and it turned out that my buddy was right... Kenny had been spotted several times that day by other folks. Snowshoe Mountain WinterPlace. |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 2:42:56 PM EDT
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I meet a lot of famous people: Dick Cheney, Chuck Yeager, UFC fighters, Boxers, musicians, etc.
The closest I had to what the OP is describing happened about 13-14 years ago when I was in Ireland in a town called Doolin. I had been in Ireland for about 2 weeks, it was off season and did not run into too many other Americans. Some guy started talking to me in a pub and right away I knew he was American. His name was Bill and he worked for a software company in Washington. We bulshitted about the pubs, food, beer, etc for about 10 minutes and then someone came up to him and he went to a table with about 20 other people. Looked like a typical tourist wearing shorts and a t-shirt but had a large entourage obviously. My wife came up and said, "do you know who that guy was that you were talking to?" "Yeah...Bill, he's from Seattle...nice guy" "That was Bill Gates" |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 3:01:15 PM EDT
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Ran into Jackie Onassis and former Gov. Tom Keane and wife at my BIL wedding. Picked up off dance room floor the same Mrs Keane. She had a bit too much to drink. Also found out my BIL is an attorney for Caroline Kennedy. She popped into his 5th ave apt in the middle of a football game one Sunday to have him look over some papers. Met Mr and Mrs Fred Gwynne at a afternoon lunch at my wife's aunts home. That was more unexpected than running into Caroline Kennedy. It took me a few minutes to recognize Caroline Kennedy but Fred Gwynne was like holy shit. My wife and her aunt were thankful I didn't say anything stupid like "hey you're Herman Munster" he hated that fucking role. I would have recognized him from My cousin vinny before being Herman. This was before he did My Cousin Vinny but after Pet cemetery I would reconize him being in cotton club |
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Posted: 11/4/2013 3:26:35 PM EDT
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As a 1Lt, my ancient US History teacher knocked General Patton on his ass with a duffle bag in Italy. How many folks can claim that? You can't stop there... How did Patton react? According to my teacher, he let him help him back up and laughed his ass off. Apparently the entourage was going down a hallway and overtaking my teacher when one of the colonels yelled at him to make a hole. He spun around to see what was coming and his bag knocked the General off his feet. Lots of "sorry sir!" and "It's all right, Carry on." followed by the stink eye from the rest of the entourage. Obviously your teacher was wearing his tie and leggings. Never asked him what he was wearing. I don't get the reference. Watch the movie "Patton". It will make sense then. |
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