Who was the last famous person you met?

[Merrick]

Turns out my new brother-in-law's brother-in-law's father is Rod Laver the big shot tennis player (only fella to win the grand slam twice I discovered from a quick internet research project I conducted). So anyway, I went to his house for a father's day barbeque this weekend and me and my dad beat his and his son's asses at pool. Really nice guy.

[bigwillq]

1. Joe Montana (nt)

[shanti]

9. he coaches his son's aau basketball team

i've seen him several times at bay area tournaments with his wife and daughter. my son plays basketball too. he looks much smaller than i imagined tho:)

[bigwillq]

15. See, I thought he looked much bigger

well at least much taller than I had thought. But compared to me, everyone is tall! :) :hi:

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

43. I saw him once about 10 years ago

I was suprise how thin he looked to be a former football player.

[shanti]

57. yes, that's what i meant by 'smaller'

but then again, he was just a quarterback, so what do i know :shrug: :hi:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

2. Rod Smith was the last. I love the guy.

The one before that was Bob Graham. Spent the day with him at a local dem function. He has enormous charisma that doesn't completely come over on tv.

[yvr girl]

3. Sarah McLachlan

She came into my work a couple of weeks ago. Very nice.

I didn't beat her in pool though. lol

[Aristus]

4. Harlan Ellison, writer par excellence!

And spellbinding oral storyteller, too.

I saw, but did not get to meet, the luscious Morgan Fairchild!

[ikojo]

19. Morgan Fairchild is the grand marshall at

this weekend's gay pride parade in St Louis or so I've heard

[Love Bug]

55. I saw Ellison, too, at a sf convention in April

Great story teller who does not suffer fools at all.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

5. AHNOHLD.....

we sat next to his family in Shatzi's (his restaurant) in Cali

[bluethruandthru]

6. Collective Soul

the band.

[lizziegrace]

7. John Kerry

insert swooning smilie here...

[radwriter0555]

8. Al Gore! A month ago here in Cannes.

Nice fella. He was all pumped about showing his movie.

[Duppers]

92. oooh, I'm envious.

Lucky. I love that man.

[shanti]

10. pipe from the wailing souls

among other reggae artists...

[WannaBePassingFair]

11. I kind of saw a celebrity....

it was Bruce Willis exiting his limo to his hotel in Paris. It was kind of funny because there was a gaggle of French women screaming "Bruce WEELLEES, BRUUCE WEEELLEEEEES!!!" at the top of their lungs.

[Rhiannon12866]

40. That is pretty funny, LOL!

Welcome to DU, WannaBePassingFair! :toast: It's great to have you with us!:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

12. Jane Goodall.

I will never forget it.





http://www.janegoodall.org/

[blondeatlast]

30. Very, very cool.

Did you get any chance to chat with her?

[Dangerously Amused]

36. I did!

:bounce:



She is one of my all-time biggest heroes (heroines). It was about four years ago in an animal law forum at Harvard. Steven Wise and Alan Dershowitz and a few other big AR legal-types were there. She was quite popular and I had only a few moments with her. We spoke, of course, about animal law. What a gracious, wise, kind, courageous, intelligent, compassionate, down-to-earth woman. I felt, god, so unworthy in her presence.

[Floogeldy]

13. Never heard of him.

But I did meet Brian Setzer! He was a cool guy.

:)

[smtpgirl]

27. Stray Cats

[Floogeldy]

34. Impressive!

:)

[StellaBlue]

14. Al Gore.

Eat your hearts out.

[since72]

17. It was a good night

At a fundraiser we helped to organize we met Howard Dean, Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Jon Corzine, Debra Stabenow, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with Rob Reiner,Eric Roberts, Robert Greenwald and Arianna Huffington. As I said it was a good night.

[StellaBlue]

18. Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome.

[Duppers]

94. dang! you hit the jackpot!

!

[Fleshdancer]

16. Quentin Tarantino

He was in Austin for a film festival a few months ago. Very nice guy, very gracious.

on edit: forgot the "n" in his last name. :eyes:

[Mikimouse]

20. Sergio Mendez...n/t

[blondeatlast]

32. Very cool! I love his music! nt

[Mikimouse]

42. He was an extremely nice person as well...

nothing phoney about him.

[Ava]

21. harry reid (n/t)

[RevolutionaryActs]

22. Bill Rancic, he won The Apprentice, came into where I work

not that long ago. He was with his girlfriend Giuliana DePandi, who hosts a couple shows on the E network. They were extremely nice, ordered a bunch of sandwiches one day, came back the next day and got some more. :)

[WCGreen]

23. Michael McDonald......

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/WCGreen/MikeandME.bmp

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

44. I clicked on the picture

to see if it was the Michael McDonald from the Doobie Bros or Michael McDonald from MadTV. WCGreen is that you in the picture with Michael? If so you two could pass a brothers.

[WCGreen]

48. That's how I got him to take the picture....

[Dinger]

24. Jerry Kramer

Great, retired NFL player from America's Team - The Green Bay Packers.
Fan Fest on March 10th.

[DemoTex]

25. Liz Patterson, last night at our Dem fund raiser for "Griff."

Liz is a former member of congress (Democratic), and she and I were sponsors of last night's Democratic Party fund raiser for "Griff" at the restaurant "O's". As was Richard Riley, former Secretary of Education under President Clinton. It was a great rally!

Mac

[smtpgirl]

26. Joan Jett at a party

when I was 22, she was talking O's, while I was talking Redskins, 1981.

[Monk06]

28. Noam Chomski

[derby378]

29. Cindy Sheehan

We saw Wesley Clark at the Texas Democratic convention, but didn't get to meet him.

[scoey1953]

31. I met Singer Song writer Mari Iijima...(Music from MACROSS- anime)

Here is the double autograph photo I scored that day...


Here is Mari Sitting with some guy at the Sakura Matsuri..Blossom Festival in San Francisco

[GalleryGod]

33. These Guys

Upstairs of this joint...

[KeepItReal]

35. I told Jerome Bettis to get up outta my boy's seat

...at my fav club in L.A....right after he had won the Superbowl!

Didn't recognize him 'til tha fellas told me who it was - afterwards. I was jus shocked someone tired to bogart my boyz seat at our table!

You can't just roll up up in tha club and take someone's seat... MAN LAW!

Even if I had recognized him, he still would've had to go...

Oh yeah, my next famous was Muhammad Ali in Cheesecake Factory Atlanta. :-)

[RoyGBiv]

37. Kurt Vonnegut ...

A couple years ago he gave a presentation in OKC, and I got to meet and speak with him afterward. The man oozes intelligence.

That's not really the last famous person I met, but it depends on the level of celebrity we're talking about here. Because of a person I know, I've actually run into Toby Keith a few times more recently. He's not as bad as most people around these parts think, but he doesn't even approach the level of Vonnegut in my mind.

[fleabert]

38. Francis Ford Coppola. nt

[Skittles]

39. Dennis Rodman

I was picking up food at a deli and he was in line in front of me

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Probably David Cassidy, LOL!

He was really very nice, though I got the impression that he'd had a few...:beer::D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

45. Ray Manzarek from The Doors.

He was signing stuff at a Borders a few years ago. I got his autograph and a picture, though it came out funny, since he was wearing a white shirt and the camera flash was on.

Also, when I was at Staples last year, I could have sworn I saw Brian George in my aisle. He's most famous for playing Babu Bhatt on "Seinfeld." But before I could ask, he was already gone.

[BlueIris]

46. Does Ted Kulongoski count? He's my governor. Great guy.

[Ptah]

47. I met Edgar Bergen 1961 or 1962

He was a steam engine fan.

[rug]

49. Johnny Cochran

[Crazy Dave]

50. John Edwards in '04

Well actually, he was about 10 feet away and he waived at me and my wife and told us thanks for showing up and for our support.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

51. Jane Krakowski

I work for her mom sometimes though, so I've met her a bunch of times. The last time, I actually just ran into them at a liquor store.

[eastbeast]

52. Maya Angelou--absolutely lovely and gracious!

[arwalden]

72. Wow!! Lucky You!!

I've always admired her.


PS: Welcome to DU!!

[Duppers]

95. indeed. nt

:)

[atomic-fly]

53. Bobke!

Former pro cyclist OLN announcer Bob Roll.

[blindpig]

54. Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcgee

About 1975, I think. Seemed like those two old dudes about hated each other by then.

I don't get out much.

[MorningGlow]

56. Gregory Hines

In New Orleans--Mr. MorningGlow and I were hanging out at one of our favorite coffee-and-cigar places (gone now, alas) and Mr. Hines walked by the open doors/shutters--the ones that go all the way to the ground--and nodded hello. Seemed like a nice, classy guy. Also gone now, alas, of course--this was several years ago. I don't get out much either.

[Richardo]

58. Jack Klugman

At a book-selling event during his one-man show. Pretty cool guy. I've got a pic somewhere, but it's in 'analog' form so I can't post it here.

(I'm glad I met Jack because otherwise I would have been forced to respond 'Oliver North' who I met at another book-selling event.) :eyes:

[AlCzervik]

59. Jack Black.

[auntAgonist]

60. Pierre Elliot Trudeau

former Prime Minister of Canada.


Peter Fonda, while he was doing a shoot in Milton Ontario.

aA
:hi:

[Mutley]

61. Cal Ripken

[huskerlaw]

62. Stockard Channing

Well, I saw her at the farmer's market anyway.

Actually *met* ... Bradley Whitford.

[WoodyTobiasJr]

63. Peter Mayhew - Chewbacca

[Scout1071]

64. Erica Hill (CNN anchor), Greg Lamonde (Tour de France winner)

and Lance Armstrong in the same week.

[jane_pippin]

65. Studs Terkel

It was at a book signing so I only "met" him for about 7 seconds, but still.

[AngryAmish]

66. Ditka, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicholas

[Richard Steele]

67. I don't think I've ever met anyone famous.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

68. Jon Snow (British news anchor)

http://www.channel4.com/news/about_us/meet-the-team/jon-snow.html

He was just standing around at last years Hay Festival so I took the opportunity to gush all over him. Wonderful bloke.

[NewWaveChick1981]

69. Celia Weston

She's a character actress and has done lots of TV and film roles. I sat beside her at a scholarship luncheon two years ago at a college where I used to work. She's also an alumna of that college, so she was there to show support. :) She was extremely nice and easy to talk to, and the students at the table with us were fascinated to hear what she had to say. :)

[Arugula Latte]

70. Holly Hunter.

Many years ago. She was sweet as can be, and spoke at a pro-choice event.

[Broken_Hero]

71. Kurt Heinrich

and his dad, at back yard burger, in Lawrence Kansas...in 2003...:) But, if you consider CEO's to be famous as well, than it would have to be John Menzer last November...

on edit: also Colmen Peterson...

[otherlander]

73. Bernard Purdie. (The drummer)

[1gobluedem]

74. Mo Rocca

I've met him twice, when my station brought in the live Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me show. He's great and very nice. Even e-mails me occasionally.

.

I met Jeff Daniels right about the same time; he was in to do a live interview and cut some IDs and promos for us. Very nice guy.

[EFerrari]

104. I love Mo Rocca. He's hilarious. I met Robin Williams last

Winter very briefly and Doug met Craig Ferguson a couple of weeks ago. Nice comedian isn't an oxymoran. :)

[begin_within]

75. Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey. My dad met Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosev

elt, at a National Geographic Society luncheon sometime in the early 1930s.

[Sequoia]

81. How excellent for you all!

[CottonBear]

76. Sonny Perdue (R-GA governor)

:puke: He was at a BBQ organized by some of my business colleagues. I had to be polite and bite my tongue. The BBQ was one big Republican, good old boy mutual masturbation event complete with many Republicans running for state and local offices. I was sort of an undercover Democrat. I listened and eavesdropped on the opposition.

I met him met him when he first running for office. He asked for my vote and I told him that I had never and would never vote for a Republican. He said "I'm more of a populist." I thought , yeah, Lester Maddox was a populist. :puke:

[LynneSin]

77. I was at the local theater about 6 months ago, Joe Biden's son was there

he's running for Attorney General of DE now.

[Reverend_Smitty]

78. Probably Al Franken

I met him last year and got him to sign a copy of his book for me and pose for a photo. I don't think I've met anyone famous since then

[joneschick]

79. dinner and drinks with Herb Kohl

many years ago. many, many

[sinkingfeeling]

80. Bill and Hillary Clinton.

[kwassa]

82. Bill and Hillary, separately.

Famous folks are much more plentiful on the West Coast than around these parts.

Saw many out there.

[GumboYaYa]

83. Al Gore, I talked to him for a few minutes last Thursday,

then I participated in a small group with him to discuss documentary filmmaking, then we went to a reception he was hosting and spent a few hours bumping into each other and chatting small talk.

He is smart, funny, focused and at ease with himself. He begged off everyone asked him to run. I think he is having a lot of fun right now.

[countingbluecars]

84. Robert Ballard,

the scientist who found the Titanic-He also started the JASON Foundation for Education which allows kids to work side by side with scientists at different sites around the world.

[CBHagman]

85. Said hello to Helen Thomas the other night.

She was doing a book signing. I had met her before, though.

[blondeatlast]

100. You didn't meet a clebrity--you met a legend.

I would love to meet her probably more than anyone else I can think of.

My boss is leaving for the American Library association conference in NOLA tomorrow, don't know if Helen will be there, but I asked my boss to please get her autograph or a pic if so!

[querelle]

86. Stephen Harper

Our new prime minister. Met him at a book fair last weekend. He was rather cold and distant, but his wife and kids were very warm and friendly. His wife Laureen actually asked me if I would be interested in fostering a cat from the Humane Society! Even though they are conservatives, they seemed like decent and down to earth people.

Q

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

87. Rodney Dangerfield.

In fact I ended up playing to games of eight-ball with him.

[chaska]

103. Now THAT is cool...

cooler'n shite.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

88. Mike Patton

said hi to him at a bar. he hung out for a second. nice guy, genius too.

[Wetzelbill]

89. I shook hands with John Kerry... also see some basketball players

around campus. Like Channing Frye, Andre Igoudala, Luke Walton and guys like that when they were at the U of A. Had a class with Salim Stoudamire. Knew a couple football players too, I think Andre' Thurman plays wide reciever for somebody in the NFL right now. He isn't exactly famous though.

[tallahasseedem]

90. John Edwards

At a rally here in Tallahassee right before the election.


I also met Curt Schilling last Christmas, but I dont count him on the fact he campaigned for Bush.

[L A Woman]

91. Dick Van Dyke yesterday, Jamie Foxx today

Yesterday Dick was shooting a TV movie where I work and Jamie Foxx is a member I've met several times. (It's a large fitness facility)

I meet lots of celebs, but I still get tickled sometimes, especially when I meet people my grandmother really loved (like Dick Van Dyke).

[Guava Jelly]

93. Lisa Lampanelli

The Queen of Mean.
attended her concert And got an autographed Cd.
She Is SSSSOOOOOOOO very wrong!!! yet funny

[Duppers]

96. Peter Yarrow, James Carville

Had dinner with Peter Yarrow (PP&M) a couple of times some yrs. ago and bumped into Carville at Heathrow Airport in the mid 90's.

Peter is a good friend of a friend. He's a most charming, wonderful person....kissed me smack on the lips too.

Shook Carville hand.

[MissB]

97. Some guy

named Linus.

[sendero]

98. Bob Lilly..

... a player for the Dallas cowboys. Didn't really care jack about football at the time, but he popped into the kitchen of the restaurant where I cooked, and shook everyone's hand. He was HUGE and very polite :)

[melnjones]

99. Wes Clark!!!! nt

[chaska]

101. Bill Frisell. I was doing the dishes one day...

and looked out my window to the street below, and there he was talking to his drummer. I went down and shook his hand and told him how I'd been a fan from his sideman days back in the late Seventies or early Eighties. I was giddy as a schoolgirl.

Oh, I used to live across the street from the Tracktor Tavern in Seattle. Frisell plays there a lot.

[long_green]

102. I tended bar for years and saw some famous people

George Clooney, Ashley Judd (actually better looking in person), Harry Shearer some others. I actually talked a little bit with Eric Burdon (the Animals) and Rudy Tomjanovich but have never really met anyone famous. Except maybe Walker Percy, who was friends with my dad.