I met somebody semi famous and he has a couple of songs on Spotify, we met in a bar in Sri Lanka and we had a few beers together, we’re now friends on Facebook and he’s a song writer/singer. So if he gets really famous that would be cool, although his songs are shite at the moment.
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No but my dad met Kiefer Sutherland when I was a little kid. He walked into little ceasars where he worked (don’t wanna say state/city for annominity) and my dad got an autograph.
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I met an author named “Kate Millet” in a bookstore. She was prominent in feminist literature. I saw her on William Buckley’s “Firing Line” a few weeks after I met her in that bookstore. She was a nice person.
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When I was working at the hot tub joint in 1986, Joan Baez walked in one day.
When I was 13 a friend of the family took us to see Vincent Price give a talk at a college. Afterwards he appeared in the library to talk and meet people. I was standing right next to him but I was too shy to say anything.
There’s a famous Christian rock artist whose parents were friends with my parents. One time the artist was visiting home and he gave us an impromptu concert in his parents living room. He was a funny, charismatic guy, he was nominated for a Grammy award for a duet he did with Amy Grant, who was the most famous Christian rock artist of the 1970’s. He lost, but if he would have won it would shot his career up to being a famous star. My family watched the Grammy’s that year and he was sitting in the front row on TV with Amy Grant. I don’t want to say his name but he was relatively famous in the 1970’s and 80’s.
In 1980, the year the U.S. boycotted the Russian Olympics I met the two American shot put stars who were supposed to win gold medals. The female was renting a house from a guy who I was doing some yard work for and the male shot put star was visiting. They were both well known locally. They were physically huge by the way, the biggest man and woman I have ever met.
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My mom was friends with a famous writer, a poet and novelist named James Dickey and I played guitar for him. He was the author of DELIVERANCE, a movie most people know.
Once I was in the air and space museum in Washington DC and saw George Kennedy, a famous actor. He was buying lunch in the cafeteria and when they told him how much the can of beer cost he sent it back.
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I met quite a few famous people.
My hometown was full of them.
Alex Winter was in one of my classes in high school.
He sat behind me and I would frequently help him with his class work.
A very nice but shy guy.
He played Bill in the Bill and Teds excellent adventure movies.
This was before he became famous.
I met and shook Kevin Bacons hand
I met Rob Reiner
Lived next to Kim Zimmer of Guiding Light fame. ( the old soap opera)
Saw Billy Squire at a gas station once.
Met Boomer Esiason the famous NFL quarterback.
Met up with Olympia Dukakis daughter
Famous people like Telly Sivalis (Kojak) fame and Yogi Berra lived in my hometown
Buzz Aldrin went to my Middle School and grew up in my town.
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Thats insane @Wave lol
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Lol yeah looking back at everything, it was insane
There were plenty of other famous people, but I can’t remember all of them.
Too many
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I was misgendered by Willie from the Irish Rovers at age five when my gran took me to one of their concerts. I can trace every bad thing in my life back to that moment.
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Robert Patterson signed my fish and chips box. I saw him at a movie premiere
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Me and a friend played a pick up game with M. Jordan and friend in North Carolina 30 years ago. We never scored a bucket, but it was fun.
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Met Jimmy Saville, when he was doing a marathon in London. When i was living in Sutton, Surrey.
Even as a child - my senses told me he was a dodgy. Good job i wasn’t a young female.
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Comedians. I like comedy shows, so I’ve met a few. Otherwise, no. When we go to music concerts, I stay the heck away when everyone starts rushing the stage after. And I don’t think famous people live near me. Even if I saw someone, it admittedly wouldn’t mean much to me. They have a more public job, but they’re just people. I don’t get the hero worship stuff.
I met John Taylor and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and got their autograph!
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Don’t want to derail this thread.
I have not met anyone famous
Have worked for some people who have more money than what they know what to do with
No but your post made me laugh pretty hard. I’ve been to a few concerts but none where I met the artists.
I met Paul Wall and Krizz Kaliko after a Tech N9ne show one time.
ive met andrew bird. dicky barrett. and kelly clarkson. thought maybe whats his name who does borat too.
hell throw an osama bin laden impersonator in there. it was before 911 though. weird. i was told i slipped into a dream and came back.
Sandra Bullock came into my work one day
Steven king as well
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