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So I met my first celebrity yesterday...

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Just a short list of of one I have meet. And before any one calls sheens on this I have worked for a Sci-fi convention for 20 years.

ST:TOS
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
DeForest Kelley
Nichelle Nichols
James Doohan
George Takei
Walter Koenig

ST:TNG
Michael Dorn
LeVar Burton
John de Lancie

ST😀S9
Avery Brooks
Rene Auberjonois
Alexander Siddig
Colm Meaney
Armin Shimerman
Nana Visitor


ST:Voyager
Kate Mulgrew
Robert Beltran
Roxann Dawson
Robert Duncan McNeill
Ethan Phillips
Robert Picardo
Tim Russ
Jeri Ryan

ST:Enterprise
Connor Trinneer
Dominic Keating
John Billingsley

B5
Jerry Doyle
Mira Furlan
Claudia Christian
Richard Biggs
Bruce Boxleitner
Peter Jurasik
Andreas Katsulas
Bill Mumy

Farscape
Virginia Hey
Lani John Tupu
 
Originally posted by: Literati

The only other person I met that I can say that is close to being a celebrity, was when I spend 2 days getting drunk with High Pitch Eric.

He's just huge, and disgusting. But he didn't mind saying "Hiiii, I'm Kelly Clarkson!"
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"Who's high pitch?? I'm Kelly Clarkson!!"

haha...where'd u meet him and get to hang out?
 
no comment. let's just say I've done some crazy things with some folks, and US Weekly and the Enquirer have approached me several times.
 
Originally posted by: daveymark
no comment. let's just say I've done some crazy things with some folks, and US Weekly and the Enquirer have approached me several times.
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Well first you say no comment, then proceed to comment on the situation. How did this go so horribly wrong?
 
Originally posted by: alkohoLiK
Originally posted by: Literati

The only other person I met that I can say that is close to being a celebrity, was when I spend 2 days getting drunk with High Pitch Eric.

He's just huge, and disgusting. But he didn't mind saying "Hiiii, I'm Kelly Clarkson!"
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"Who's high pitch?? I'm Kelly Clarkson!!"

haha...where'd u meet him and get to hang out?
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Some local bars in the nighborhood.

He has a huge mouth.
 
Wow- Bolo Yeung was 50 when he was in Bloodsport?! I need to get back in the gym.

I used to wait on some of the guys from Vore (death metal band).

In HS I dated a girl who published a story in Dragon magazine and became managing editor of a major tech website (one you've actually heard of).

That's about it, really.
 
My father sold one of our homes to Glenn Robinson. Met Michael Jordan, he golfs in my subdivision. Also met Tom Hanks, Lots of NHL , MLB, and NBA players.

My uncle is a Radio Manager, he has been to the Neverland Ranch before, Playboy Mansion, everywhere, my family is well connected.
 
I'm from south FL, so back at my high school days we went to this club and met Brian Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) where he played, and was really a nobody at the time, so I don't know if it actually counts...
 
Hrmm,
Dan Marino
Vanna White
John McCain
Rudy Giuliani
George Stephenopolous
Flava Flav
Lots of NFL, and NCAA players
Gobs of politicians
Got into a shouting match with Spurrier
Plenty more that I can't remember nor care to..
 
Some famous people I've met:

- Woody Harrelson (actor), I was around him when he come to our campus during his Hemp Tour.

- Michael Chang (Tennis legend), he was a few tables away from where we were eating and was with a MOST beautiful girl.

- Jeremy Camp (Christian Singer), during the Festivos Con Dios up near the Seattle Area.

- Delirious (Christian Band), met them after one of their concerts in Tacoma Washington.

- Jean Michel Coustou (son of famous oceanographer), met him after a talk he gave about ocean pollution on the PSU campus.

- Kevin Duckworth (Former NBA Trailblazer player), I was standing next to him at Worst Buy in Clackamas, he was buying a TON of DVDs and he has a sweet pink cadillac.
 
Metallica, CandleBox, and Suicidal Tendencies - Had backstage passes from ESP (Kirt uses ESP). Met them all with my Best Friend. I was 17 at the time.

Deftones - I was onstage with them for 2 songs in 1997 (great thing is there's a bootleg out there with me onstage with them shaking hands!). It was right after their ATF came out and they asked if anyone knew the words to this song. I got up onstage and they played Subliminal and South of Heaven. My wife and I got to hang out with them afterwards. I also met Chi a second time at Ozzfest about 4 years ago?? and then talked to Steph again at a Memphis show the same year.

Echo and the Bunnymen - They were walking around the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas. I had no clue who they were, but my wife said they were an 80's band apparently?

Marilyn Manson - Snuck backstage after their show at 328 Performance Hall here in Nashville. This was right before or right after their first album came out. I was wearing the exact T-shirt their road crew was wearing. I snuck back and met Daisy and Ginger Fish and Twiggy signed a drumstick. I didn't talk to Manson, he had a towel over his head and wouldn't talk to anyone.

Jevon Kearse and Samari Rolle (Former Titans)- Met them at the Backyard Burger in Brentwood TN when they played for the Titans.

Brad Hopkins, Chris Brown and Rocky Boiman (Titans) - Met them at Club 23 2 years ago in Nashville. Freaking Chris Brown tried to pick up my co-worker at the time. She was smoking hot 🙂

Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Rafael Belliard (Braves) - They signed a cocktail napkin for me at the Houstons in Buckhead, ATL. Went there for lunch with a good friend and both of our Moms.

Ron Mercer (Former Celtics/Bulls)- walked up beside me at Viragos bar and ordered a drink. I was the only one who knew who he was. I was telling my 3 co-workers "That's Ron Mercer" They were all know "who?". He had an awesome blue M3 out front!

Ken Andrews (Failure) & Year of the Rabbit - Friend and I met the band after Year of the Rabbits show at Exit/In in Nashville. REALLY nice guys.

Limp Bizkits, 12v Negative Earth and Cold - Limp Bizkits first album hadn't even come out and they played Exit/In. Fred Durst drew a clown on my wife's Tshirt and drew some stuff on ours. We hung out with them for a few ours until we had to leave. This was way before Fred had an ego and became a jackass. They were very nice back them.

Matt Mahaffee (Self) - Two times.

Jim Varney (Ernest) - He was walking around in Rivergate Mall wearing a black Cowboy hat, black leather trenchcoat and cowboy boots. lol

Terry Pendleton (Braves) - I met him in Atlanta and I can't remember where. I want to say Tower Records in Buckhead, but I', not sure. He won the MVP the year before. I think I was 16 at the time.

BJ Armstrong - After a Bulls game. He was nice enough to shake my hand and say hi. I tried to get Scottie Pippen to do the same, but the bastard just walked off 🙂

We did a T-Shirt for Bret Michaels and he stopped by and gave out T-shirts and signed pictures. LOL. He was the singer of Poison.

Carrot Top - We met him at store called Whatever.We were probably 17-18 and it was a headshop across from Exit/In (I think we were waiting for a concert) and walking around. You can guess what he was there to buy.

I know there have been others, but I just can't remember them off the top of my head.

I've seen many a country stars in Nashville through the years. Too many to care about. I don't like Country, so sometimes I don't even know who they are!

EDIT: I forgot

Steve McNair - He was teaching Football camp at my sons school about 3 years ago. He was leaving long after the camp had ended. I actually didn't know he was there. I parked to get my son saw him getting into the S500 next to me and said hi and his bodyguard walked up between us. Steve was cool though and he signed something and talked for a few minutes.
 
sat in front of Anthony Quinn in an Italian restaurant in New York...he was with a smoking young hot babe
 
The Wire did some filming on the street my office building was on and the actors were frequently standing around right outside our front door, but I don't go bothering them. They are easily seen all over Baltimore so that's not a great big deal.

Also Nicole Kidman filmed a scene directly in front of my building as well, so we watched her walking out of an alley and mingling with other pedestrians over and over and over for nearly 2 hours. No wonder it takes 6 months to make a 2 1/2 hour picture.
 
Ron Jeremy - he did a stand-up comedy act at a local strip club when I was in college. Cool guy, my friends and I hung out and BSd with him for a while after the show. I have an autographed Polaroid of myself with him from that night. I'd post it, except it's at my parents' house 🙁

Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns - This was at the Anthenium?? hotel in Detroit maybe 15 years ago. We were walking through the lobby, I had an empty plastic shopping bag for some reason. He was walking with two bodyguards - one of them came up to me and asked if he could have my bag 😛 Of course, I gave it to them. Don't know what they wanted it for.

A good friend of mine in college lived with the drummer for the Verve Pipe, Donny Brown, for a while. I went over there a few times and hung out with them, they'd sometimes jam in their basement (my friend plays the guitar).

The same friend also does the DVD work for The Minibosses - we went to a show of theirs in NYC, and I met the band. Cool guys.

I'm 95% sure I saw Lindsay Lohan in a club in NYC a couple years ago, although I'm not completely sure it was her.

I've also met a number of Detroit Lions players - My dad was a member of the "quarterback club," and I went to a few of the dinners when I was younger. Sometimes a few players would show up and talk with everyone, sign autographs, etc.

I can't really think of any more right now.

 
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