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Posted: 9/3/2001 12:53:45 AM EDT

Well, we didn't sit at the same table but she was at a wedding and reception we went to in Westwood this evening. She's a friend of the groom and we're friends of the bride. GORGEOUS lady! I was too chicken to ask for her autograph or take her picture but I did smile and say hi. [:)]

The groom is a stunt coordinator in the TV/movie industry and does bit parts. He played one of the bad guys in Lethal Weapon 4. Nice guy. The bride was lovely and very sexy looking in a backless gown and dinner at Eurochow was extraordinary! So that was my day rubbing elbows with the jet set. [8D]

Posted: 9/3/2001 1:03:11 AM EDT

[#1]

Here is my brush with greatness:

A few years ago, I got to go to some movie thing and passed gas in the same room as Steven Segal. Woo hoo!

Posted: 9/3/2001 6:27:39 AM EDT

[#2]

Man I am jealous. She is a babe. I'd have probably just drooled on the table.

Posted: 9/3/2001 6:45:32 AM EDT

[#3]

Somehow, 'passed gas' and 'steaven segal' go together.

Posted: 9/3/2001 6:55:10 AM EDT

[#4]

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He played one of the bad guys in Lethal Weapon 4.

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Weren't we all "bad guys in Lethal Weapon 4" (gun owners that is)?

Posted: 9/3/2001 6:57:12 AM EDT

[#5]

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The bride was lovely and very sexy looking in a backless gown.......

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You didn't hit on her did you?

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:07:12 AM EDT

[#6]

Here's my brush w/ greatness. ran into Cal Ripken Jr. in line for the head on an airplane 2 weeks ago. He's taller and thinner than he appears on t.v. Thanked him for being a class player and helping to restore my faith in baseball.

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:17:39 AM EDT

[#7]

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I was too chicken to ask for her autograph or take her picture but I did smile and say hi. [:)]

[8D]

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Big Bear,

My experience when meeting celebrities is not to ask for an autograph. Not that I've met that many, Derek St. Holmes (guitarist for Ted Nuggent), Carrol O'Conner, Neal Boortz, and a few others, I've found it best to just say something to the effect, "I just want to thank you for all the entertainment you have provided for me and my family. I've really enjoyed your_________." (movies, music, etc.)

Everytime I've sincerely said that to a celebrity, they actually wanted to stand there and talk to me for awhile. Derek St. Holmes even asked me to play a round of pool with him and two of his friends and bought me beer!

[img]http://www.ncsg.org/topohat-small.jpg[/img]

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:26:58 AM EDT

[#8]

Get to the point: didya get her number or not?

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:30:05 AM EDT

[#9]

Tia is totally hot. Did Mrs. Bear catch you looking?

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:43:08 AM EDT

[#10]

My brushes with greatness are as follows:

Two summers ago in Las Vegas, I ran into (literally) Brion James, who played General Munro in The Fifth Element, Leon in Bladerunner, and a whole list of other films. He looked old an haggard, but was escorting a young Barbie look-alike. He was a nice guy, but looked like something was bothering him. I just found out he died three weeks later.

Then last summer in Las Vegas again, both Kiefer Sutherland and Cuba Gooding Jr. stepped around my baggage while we were checking in at the Hard Rock Hotel. They were in town to film a commercial or something for the Hard Rock later that weekend. I only caught a glimpse of them and said nothing. The next day my friend and co-worker actually rode down in the elevator with Kiefer and told him that he liked his work and appreciated his movies. Personally I would have said "Dumping Julia Roberts was the biggest mistake of your life, right?" though I probably would have gotten punched. [:D]

Eariler that month I got to meet Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programmer who started Linux while in San Diego for the USENIX technical conference. He was a very nice down to earth guy, even with my fellow technophiles tripping over themselves to talk with him. I asked him what it was like being an icon, and he "It's great. I always get all the credit, no matter what I do, and I never have to pay for my own beer."

Oh, and I'm married to a woman who's a decendant of both Howard Hughes and one of the Eastmans of Eastman/Kodak fame.

God Bless Texas

Posted: 9/3/2001 8:43:21 AM EDT

[#11]

a) Met Danny Glover on flight into Savannah, GA, where his daughter was graduating from college.

b) Hung out with Paul Newman at Road Atlanta and Roebling Road near Savannah.

c) Helped Lorenzo Lamas out of his disabled race car at Sebring 15 years ago during the 12 Hour.

d) Participated in Tom Cruise' SCCA drivers school back in the '80s, and had him on the starter's stand at Road Atlanta at an IMSA race weekend.

e) Had a long, pleasant conversation with Marsha Mason at Road Atlanta at the SCCA Runoffs many years ago.

f) Met and talked with Craig T. Nelson at Daytona during the Rolex 24 and at Sebring during the 12 Hour. Very nice guy, especially for a celebrity car owner. Most celebrities aren't nearly as open and race car owners are not very pleasant when their car is having problems, but he was nice all the time.

Posted: 9/3/2001 8:55:32 AM EDT

[#12]

No, I didn't get Tia's number, and no, I didn't hit on the bride. Just a traditional peck on the cheek. Did Mrs. Bear catch me looking? LOL! She didn't have a clue who Tia Carrere was and I had to point her out. She said she'd take our picture together if I had the balls to ask. I didn't want to detract from the happy couple's special day. There was a bunch of Hollywood types there who were friends and family of the groom. Some of them looked familiar to me. Somebody said one of them was in "Joy Luck Club" but I didn't see that movie. The guy who played Endo in Lethal Weapon I sat right behind us. He seemed like an amiable sort and quipped that he'd like his picture taken with Tia Carrere too when he overheard Mrs. Bear and I. [;)]

Sometimes my job puts me on movie sets so I've been in the company of some famous people, like Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson, Robert Di Niro, Al Pacino, etal. I do my job and lend technical support but I still get a little starstruck sometimes.

Posted: 9/3/2001 9:02:17 AM EDT

[#13]

im my shitty little town, we have the "10 and under world series" where rich guys push thier kids to play baseball. on that 2 weeks, my 1000 person town is over run by yuppies with lincon navigators. anyway, roger clemen's son played on one of the teams. my family is really close to the mayor, so we all got to hang out with him at a few games, but im not really a baseball fan, so it didnt thrill me so much.

Posted: 9/3/2001 9:15:45 AM EDT

[#14]

I have served Alice Cooper and the group Alice in Chains at the restauraunt I work at. My buddy served Paula Abdul who was a good tipper. Arnold Schwarzanegger was a cheap bastard. Caught a glimpse of Rod Stewart once.

[):)]
NSF

Posted: 9/3/2001 9:53:58 AM EDT

[#15]

I personally know a woman who's former next door neighbor's son dated a girl who's fathers old army buddy actually met the guy who delivers coal to Paul McCartneys grandmother!

Posted: 9/3/2001 9:59:42 AM EDT

[#16]

One of the problems with this country is people fawning over actors (and their ilk). For gods sake, in earlier (more enlightened times) people would stone actors instead of allowing them into their towns.

I wouldn't know a julia roberts from a bo derek from a tia carrera, and I liek it that way. These people lie for a living, ugh, I don't think I could wash that off.

Posted: 9/3/2001 10:12:29 AM EDT

[#17]

Never met any actors.. Did meet Martin Fackler.. Nice guy, easy to talk shop with..

Posted: 9/3/2001 10:15:55 AM EDT

[#18]

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a) Met Danny Glover on flight into Savannah, GA, where his daughter was graduating from college..

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gun grabber.

b) Hung out with Paul Newman at Road Atlanta and Roebling Road near Savannah..

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Big-time gun grabber.

e) Had a long, pleasant conversation with Marsha Mason at Road Atlanta at the SCCA Runoffs many years ago.

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On board of directors of Handgun Control, Inc.. You guys talk about guns? :^)

Much as I love the products of the entertainment industry, 95% of them are liberal, and gun-grabbers in varying degrees of severity. Especially rock music- when was the last time- other than Ted Nugent- anybody heard of a big-time rock act touting RKBA?

Posted: 9/3/2001 10:57:21 AM EDT

[#19]

Here's one to make you drool/cry in your beers!I was drinking in my local last night and my bro in law's best friend came in w/a couple of other buddies of ours.This guy "Paul"is Hugh Hefners' Valet at the Playboy mansion,he was relating a few stories last night how that when a chick pisses off The Man and he dismisses them,he packs their stuff up and takes it outside to be removed from the premises. This guy has soooo many stories of the goings on at the mansion,I'm still trying to get an invite,but it's a tough stunt to pull off.Alot of people hit him up for special access,but he values his job too much.

Posted: 9/3/2001 11:07:28 AM EDT

[#20]

I know this thread is all in fun, but some of you sound like you actually idolize these elitist snobs who would like nothing more than to disarm you and step on you face (and would if it meant advancing their career in any way). Not one of them is worthy of your admiration or your attention. If I ran into any of these people, I'd be polite, but not drooling or go into some kind of fit. They're just pretty faces.

Nearly every rich, elitist Hollywood jerk is a socialist (or worse) because they have theirs and they don't care what happens to the rest of us. They're the "useful idiots" we hear so much about.

Posted: 9/3/2001 12:10:02 PM EDT

[#21]

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My brushes with greatness are as follows:

...The next day my friend and co-worker actually rode down in the elevator with Kiefer and told him that he liked his work and appreciated his movies. Personally I would have said "Dumping Julia Roberts was the biggest mistake of your life, right?" though I probably would have gotten punched. [:D]

God Bless Texas

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You probably would have gotten $1,000,000 as well if you sued!

Posted: 9/3/2001 12:19:35 PM EDT

[#22]

I worked at the same casino that NSF jojo does. When I was working at the bubunga lounge I met a nasty pile of celebs. Patrick swazey big dork and needs to put down that beer every once in a while. Paula abdul fuck is she short. Richard roundtree he was the biggest asshole of them all. too many has been sports stars. most were morons. Chece of cheech and chong fame was pretty cool and so was don johnson. But the coolest guy was Norman schwartscof (sp?) he was a bad ass. had no part of every body kissing his ass. He walked by me I greeted him with a nod and "evenin Genral". He stopped shook my hand and slapped me on the shoulder. Made a comment on my 49th AD lapel pin said good bye. Met alot of teeny bopper stars like cast members of 90210 and some show called charmed. Most celebs are just silly exhibition types who want to get alot of attention. Met cooler people just walking around talking to the every day folk like you and me. Celebs just had the luck to have everybody else know who they are.

Cheers Jim

Posted: 9/3/2001 1:50:28 PM EDT

[#23]

C'mon guys, lighten up! I know Hollywood is a liberal cesspool but which one of you wouldn't run out and tell someone if you saw a celebrity live and in person? I may or may not agree with Tia Carrerre's politics.. I don't know what they are, but I enjoyed watching the catfight she had with Jamie Lee Curtis in the back seat of a limo in [i]True Lies[/i]. Did anyone [i]not[/i] enjoy that scene? [;)] There's a whole thread dedicated to "BABE of the day" and I'm sure not all of those good-lookin' babes are pro-gun.

There are a few down to earth types in Hollywood. A buddy of mine ran into Tom Selleck in the Reloading Center and said he's the nicest down to earth guy you'd ever meet. I regularly shoot skeet with a character actor and singer/entertainer who's into horseback riding and guns. You wouldn't recognize his name but you'd probably recognize his face. He used to play bad guys on Miami Vice. They're entertainers for Pete's sake, and most everybody likes to be entertained, whether it's a good action movie, or a good lookin' actress.

Edited to add that there are more gun owners in Hollywood than people would believe. It's just a few of the BIG NAME celebrities who lend their support to HCI and their ilk.

Posted: 9/3/2001 2:07:52 PM EDT

[#24]

Get ahold of me wheb you have dinner with Asia Carerra.

Posted: 9/3/2001 3:10:30 PM EDT

[#25]

In January of this year, the reenactment group I am in was invited to participate in the remembrance ceremonies for the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Historic Park, in Louisiana. An experience unto itself....

Anyway, just for ha-has, we got kitted up and started marching down the main streets of New Orleans in full kit, w/knapsacks on, rifles slung, just to see the sights and be seen. (NO is an amazing place, BTW) Most people either didn't know who we were supposed to be, or didn't care- NO is a very blase place. In Boston or NYC we would have had the cops all over us like a cheap suit.

We went marching down Bourbon St. (I think) and a gentleman, in his 50s with a moustache and salt and pepper hair, comes out of his house and says to us from across the street, "I see the British have arrived- good job, lads." I thought nothing of it, but some how he looked familiar. The wife of one our members came running up and said, "Didn't you recognise him? That was Gerald McRaney, from Simon & Simon, Major Dad, etc."

Nice guy- no attitude, very courteous to us. Turns out that's his house we walked by.

Funny, this is one of the few celebs I've met, and he's pro-gun- whodathunkit?

Posted: 9/3/2001 3:41:43 PM EDT

[#26]

OH YAH, my proudest moment. i was sitting watching tv, and their was a knock on my door. and it was ROSIE!!!

[img]http://wsphotofews.excite.com/038/Lg/lg/nd/vz34978.jpg [/img]

Posted: 9/3/2001 3:57:58 PM EDT

[#27]

I cant say that I have ever met any big time entertainers but I did meet and have a short conversation with Ronald & Nancy Reagan many years ago. It was while they were campaining. Turns out his advance man grew up with my Dad. When they got to town he called my dad & arranged a meet. Unfortunately, I was a little to young to truly appreciate the moment. There was a professional phtographer on hand who burned up a whole role of film on us and then handed the film to my dad. Sure hope I can meet Ted Nugent some day.

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:14:06 PM EDT

[#28]

Worked a security detail for Sinatra, pleasant and not stuck up. Bill Wallace, Dan Inosanto, and a few others

Posted: 9/3/2001 7:25:20 PM EDT

[#29]

Did I mention that I was badly beaten by the security team of both Charlize Theron and then Jessica Alba 8 months later?

Posted: 9/3/2001 8:51:17 PM EDT

[#30]

A picture for those that are wondering what she looks lik:

[img]http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/battlefield_earth/tia_carrere/bearthpre2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.2topstars.com/pictdir/actresses/gallery/tcarrere/tcarrere26.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.2topstars.com/pictdir/actresses/gallery/tcarrere/tcarrere13.jpg[/img]

[url]http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actress/gallery/tcarreregallery1.html[/url]
[url]http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actress/gallery/tcarreregallery2.html[/url]
[url]http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actress/gallery/tcarreregallery3.html[/url]

Posted: 9/4/2001 5:09:17 AM EDT

[#31]

You should have asked her if she'd "like to tango",,,,

Jay
Arizona

"Life is hard:
It's harder if you're stupid"

Posted: 9/4/2001 6:25:31 AM EDT

[#32]

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One of the problems with this country is people fawning over actors (and their ilk). For gods sake, in earlier (more enlightened times) people would stone actors instead of allowing them into their towns.

I wouldn't know a julia roberts from a bo derek from a tia carrera, and I liek it that way. These people lie for a living, ugh, I don't think I could wash that off.

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I could not possibly agree more.

And 97% of these fricks are ANTI-GUN.

Posted: 9/4/2001 7:12:03 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Here's my brush w/ greatness. ran into Cal Ripken Jr. in line for the head on an airplane 2 weeks ago. He's taller and thinner than he appears on t.v. Thanked him for being a class player and helping to restore my faith in baseball.

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The Orioles are in town playing the A's and we went to the game last night. Unfortunately Cal didn't play, but we sat close enough to the A's clubhouse entrance that when the players left the field, I was able to stick my hand down and got high-fives from Jermaine Dye, Eric Chavez, Ramon Hernandez, Johnny Damon and Jason Giambi.

Posted: 9/4/2001 7:17:02 AM EDT

[#34]

Oh yeah, had dinner with Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness, Brisco County Jr.)

[img]http://www.petenelson.com/Photos/Vacations/Seattle%2C%20July%201997/Pete%20&%20Shell%20with%20Bruce%20Campbell.jpg[/img]

Posted: 9/4/2001 7:25:42 AM EDT

[#35]

Someone post a pic!

I think I know who she is but not sure. Any pics anyone?

Posted: 9/4/2001 8:30:45 AM EDT

[#36]

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Oh yeah, had dinner with Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness, Brisco County Jr.)

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What is Bruce Campbell like? I think he has a brilliant and hilarious style of acting, but I've always wondered if he gets a little of that from his true personality...?

Posted: 9/4/2001 8:40:55 AM EDT

[#37]

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What is Bruce Campbell like? I think he has a brilliant and hilarious style of acting, but I've always wondered if he gets a little of that from his true personality...?

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He just released a biography and is doing a book tour right now.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312242646/dvdtracker[/url]
[url]http://www.bruce-campbell.com[/url]
[url]http://www.brucecampbellbook.com/introduction.html[/url]

Posted: 9/4/2001 8:48:34 AM EDT

[#38]

I hope I get to meet Porsche Carrera one day!

Posted: 9/4/2001 12:24:50 PM EDT

[#39]

Ran into Debbie Harry of Blondie twice, once at "Escape from New York" tour. I was at Irvine Meadow waiting for concert to start, and a guy from KROQ asked me and my date to go backstage. Met her, plus some long haired guys called Ramones. Years later ran into her again at Coach House. She's surprisingly short, and by all appearance didn't age well.

Posted: 9/4/2001 12:59:10 PM EDT

[#40]

Was at an antique show with wife-unit several years ago and kept running into this blonde lady. Literally; it was crowded and we just happened to be in the same "population eddy". I kept noticing the killer pair of boots she had on. I looked over at my wife who was biting her lower lip and looking like she was ready to bust out. A few minutes later when we went off into another display, she told be later the blonde was: Jessica Lange. I looked, and sure enough, it was Herself. Weirdly enough, the first thought that popped into my mind was "Gee, she looks bigger on the screen.."

the shooter

Posted: 9/4/2001 1:25:24 PM EDT

[#41]

I lived in Vages for about a year and you see poeple like that all the time.

I only guy I got to talk to was Van Damn! after he made an ass of him self at a denner for Ed Parker.
Some guy wanted to fight him and he talked out his but for about five mins and then put his body gaurds on the guy.

He asked if I know the guy and I siad no,He asked me if I know who he was and I said yes your that guy from the WWF ( just to be a smrt ass, it's the only thing I could think of at the time)

Then he called me a fat prick, I think he was on crack or something cuz I'm and was at the time 5'10" and 180lbs.

Posted: 9/4/2001 2:30:51 PM EDT

[#42]

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One of the problems with this country is people fawning over actors (and their ilk). For gods sake, in earlier (more enlightened times) people would stone actors instead of allowing them into their towns.

I wouldn't know a julia roberts from a bo derek from a tia carrera, and I liek it that way. These people lie for a living, ugh, I don't think I could wash that off.

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i agree with not fawning over actors. they are just people who are paid for pretending to be someone or something else...like politicians. however you seem to have some personal issues and a case of the red ass.

non-important lib

Posted: 9/4/2001 2:33:41 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
I lived in Vages for about a year and you see poeple like that all the time.

I only guy I got to talk to was Van Damn! after he made an ass of him self at a denner for Ed Parker.
Some guy wanted to fight him and he talked out his but for about five mins and then put his body gaurds on the guy.

He asked if I know the guy and I siad no,He asked me if I know who he was and I said yes your that guy from the WWF ( just to be a smrt ass, it's the only thing I could think of at the time)

Then he called me a fat prick, I think he was on crack or something cuz I'm and was at the time 5'10" and 180lbs.

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I think this is what he is trying to say(practice for my new grammar nazi job)

I lived in Vegas for about a year, and you see people like that all the time.
The only guy I got to talk to was Van Damn! After he made an ass of himself at a dinner for Ed Parker.
Some guy wanted to fight him and he talked out his butt for about five mins and then put his body guards on the guy.
He asked if I knew the guy and I said no. He asked me if I knew who he was and I said yes youre that guy from the WWF ( just to be a smart ass, it's the only thing I could think of at the time)
Then he called me a fat prick, I think he was on crack or something cuz I am and was at the time 5'10" and 180lbs.

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