What famous people have you met?

Chuck Norris and Roger Clements, sat next to R.C. at a football game.

Teddy Roosevelt. No, nevermind that was the statue.

Thats how he says "hello."

coredump - 2006-01-12 3:48 PM

Did the roundhouse kicks from Chuck hurt? 

-Chris

Quite a few. Most aren't worth mentioning.

The coolest was when I stepped off the monorail at the Contemporary Hotel in Disney World and Roger Daltrey was standing there with his kid. I was 17 and had seen them in concert a few months prior. I wigged.

I tended bar for a while at a hotel bar in Boston in the theater district in the early 90's. Had a good number of well known people sit at the bar. The most memorable was one afternoon during the lull after lunch and before the after work crowd, the bar was empty and 5 guys wearing obviously expensive lounge/track suits and a lot of gold jewelry come in and sit down at the bar. It was The Temptations. This was when Melvin Franklin was still alive. I had just bought the book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" about James Jamerson and they were so impressed that I knew who Jamerson was they told me stories about Motown in the 60's for 45 minutes. Great guys, very sociable and generous of spirit.

hey GolfingGods did you talk bikes with Vai? He's supposed to be a huge hammerhead.

• I've met Tri Take Me Away, TriComet, Sue, and GatorGirl. I also stalk PM ChipmunkHeart on occasion.
  
• Mike Mills and Peter Buck from REM, while we were all waiting for our cars from the valet at the Beverly Hills Hotel (really).
• Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum, at a Mexican restaurant in Atlanta before his show (yes, he was eating a burrito). He had the table next to us.
  
• Martina Navratilova, at Indigo Coastal Grill in Atlanta. She had the table next to ours.
• Chipper Jones at a restaurant at Disney, during spring training a few years ago.
• John Glenn at the airport in Orlando
• Jimmy Carter when I was a kid. My mom worked on his Presidential campapign.
• Hung out with the guys and girls from Guadalcanal Diary and Fetchin' Bones, after their show at Georgia Southern.
• The chick that won "Wickedly Perfect" (that reality show last year or the year before for Martha Stewart wannabes) is my cousin's cousin's wife. Had dinner with her a few times.

Awwww...thanks Jim!

Wow you got to meet Tri take me away, Tricomet, Sue and Gatorgirl???? Was this all at once of over many years???? I would have wigged...

I only wish I could be that lucky....

Man some people get to meet all the celebs

Heh...my wife rode an elevator with Tone Loc in LA. 

Every year for my birthday (Jan 19) my coworkers and I go out for Happy hour. A few years ago we went to Seau's. My friends give me a hard time because they say I look like Jr. Seau (only less attractive, in worse physical shape and a lot poorer). We were there having a drink when Jr came in with his friends. When his friends saw me they freaked. They made us stand next to each other and were amazed at how much we looked alike (same height and weight). Neither Jr. nor I agreed with them. The funny thing was it was his birthday too. We were exactly the same age. We laughed and started talking about football. We went to high school in different districts in the city but palyed the same position with the same jersey number as well.

I have met other triathletes too but most are only famous in the tri community.

MiamiMan...it was a star-studded weekend. All except Comet...I had met her before.

I flew up front in a plane with Mr. barkley. That is one seriously large guy.

I was there too   But since I work with him it wasn't a big deal...but I still consider myself a celeb!

I walked by and said "hello Drew" to Drew Carey once at Pleasure Island on Disney. It was maybe 3am in the morning, we were heading out, he was coming in.    It was fun, he had a group of friends.   He waved hi back.  So we go back to try to see him again and see if he goes to dance!   Not five minutes later we saw him being chased and someone trying to tear off his jacket.    I wish I was close enough to trip them.

Yeah I've met TriTakeMeAway, TriComet, Sue and Renee.   The BTiches   

Kendall even got a hug.  And I"m not a huggy person.