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beyoku

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Originally posted by: Ziptar
I met Tom hanks years ago on the set of Dragnet the movie... he told me to "fvck off!"... arrrr!

Oh yeah i met Wu tang clan, about the time that tupac died and they were going to some hip hop confrence in LA, there mid point was Minnesota. They were cool but that fvcker method man said "hey kid get the fvck otta here." i was 16 then and i was really pissed.
 

xospec1alk

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Originally posted by: Swag1138
Adam Lazzara, lead singer for Taking Back Sunday.

yo so you know what the beef was with jesse from brand new? i was wondering about that. i saw brand new last month, while singing seventy times seven he broke into TBS' theres no I in team.

and whats with the dude that just left TBS and started straylight run?
 

PaperclipGod

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Originally posted by: Doug3737
Originally posted by: PaperclipGod
Ive met Arnold Schwarzenegger, Drew Barrymore, and Britney Spears.

Britney goes to my gym. :D

Which gym? :)

World Gym Manhattan - apprently she has an apartment just a couple mins away in soho. :Q
 

Gooberlx2

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Originally posted by: jntdesign
know, as in...more than just "met them once"
converse occasional
the way of "knowing" is a 2 way street.

henry rollins
the guys from mudvayne


I would think that Henry Rollins would be a very cool and slightly opinionated individual to talk to.
 

Gooberlx2

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Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Went to high school with Madonna.


Didn't she go to Rochester Adams HS in Rochester Hills, Mi? I lived there from grades 3 through 9 and then moved to Milwaukee. I met Barry Sanders once (cause he lived around there too) but he surely wouldn't remember.
 

anxi80

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roberto alomar. family invited him to a x-mas party one year when i was a kid. he told me to go ask santa for a new baseball bat and glove. seemed like an alright guy. keep in mind this is when he was with the padres, before the whole spitting-in-the-umpire's-face debacle.
 

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Originally posted by: jntdesign
know, as in...more than just "met them once"
converse occasional
the way of "knowing" is a 2 way street.

henry rollins
the guys from mudvayne


I would think that Henry Rollins would be a very cool and slightly opinionated individual to talk to.

Rollins is really cool, although if you give him the "OMG! You're Henry Rollins" attitude, he'll most likely just be like "yeah" and not say much to you.
If you talk to him like he's just an average joe he'll actually talk to you.


pic of rollins signing my shirt the first time we met

The 2nd time we met, he remember me by name, we hungout on the bus.
He gave me a bunch of books and CDs...we now communicate via email
 

AlienCraft

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Just off the top of my head.....
Paul Rodgers vocalist for FREE, and BAd COMPANY, as well as The Firm.
Journey ALL members
Gregg Rolie (sings Black Magic Woman/ Santana)
 
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Originally posted by: jntdesign
Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Originally posted by: jntdesign
know, as in...more than just "met them once"
converse occasional
the way of "knowing" is a 2 way street.

henry rollins
the guys from mudvayne


I would think that Henry Rollins would be a very cool and slightly opinionated individual to talk to.

Rollins is really cool, although if you give him the "OMG! You're Henry Rollins" attitude, he'll most likely just be like "yeah" and not say much to you.
If you talk to him like he's just an average joe he'll actually talk to you.


pic of rollins signing my shirt the first time we met

The 2nd time we met, he remember me by name, we hungout on the bus.
He gave me a bunch of books and CDs...we now communicate via email


yeah he would be a really interesting person to talk to...seems like he has lived a very interesting life
 

TravisT

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Hmmm, well, I've met Dustin Diamond a while back at Disney World when he was 'Screech' on Saved by the Bell.

I was also a basketball player when I was in High school and met several well known basketball players. Ryan Humphrey (sp?) who played at Oklahoma University and went on later in his college career to play at Notre Dame. Also played with Michael Johnson, OU Point Gaurd a few years back.

I've played against OU's Center now, Kevin Bookout. I've also met the coach and many other college level athletes.
 

hjo3

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Haven't met many famous ppl in person... but I did have lunch with Larry Niven (author of Ringworld and a bunch of other good SF books) once.
 

Mani

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Originally posted by: coldcut
Originally posted by: Mani
Went to school with Tom Welling (Superman on Smallville).

!!!!

What kind of kid/student was he? Was he a pimp?

He was a pretty low-key but likeable guy and probably an avg - above avg student. Was (of course) pretty active in drama clubs/ theater.


I forgot to mention I have spoken with Michael Dell a bunch of times and exchange e-mails with him fairly often.
 

conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: hjo3
Haven't met many famous ppl in person... but I did have lunch with Larry Niven (author of Ringworld and a bunch of other good SF books) once.

Did you ask him if anyone's asked him about the movie rights???
 

Kaervak

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My half sister. She was a backup singer for Tears For Fears back in the day. Released her own CD, was in a couple movies and now lives in LA directing softcore porn. And if you count me meeting Tears For Fears when I was like 8, then them too.
 

conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Kaervak
My half sister. She was a backup singer for Tears For Fears back in the day. Released her own CD, was in a couple movies and now lives in LA directing softcore porn. And if you count me meeting Tears For Fears when I was like 8, then them too.

I worked w/a guy who played for them in the studio.
 

hjo3

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May 22, 2003
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conjur:
> Did you ask him if anyone's asked him about the movie rights???

No, but I though QDE Entertainment bought those rights back in 1997...?
 

conjur

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Originally posted by: hjo3
conjur:
> Did you ask him if anyone's asked him about the movie rights???

No, but I though QDE Entertainment bought those rights back in 1997...?

hmmm...a series of movies based on Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers would be sweet!