Famous People you've met - no lying

I used to work for Paramount Pictures and took care of the computer networks for several television shows -- some big ones. So I won't count all the people I met while I was there. And besides, I met the ones I was most awed by totally on my own.

I did some work for the guy who used to run the Universal Ampitheater. As a favor he got me some backstage passes and house seating for a Grateful Dead show there (it may have been just Jerry and Bob, I was so high). Anyway, after the show I tried to get backstage but my name wasn't on the list.

After about 10 minutes of arguing, I was about to give up when someone discovered I was on the "special access" backstage list and they let me in. I met Bob Weir and Bill Graham and shook their hands. Missed Jerry by TWO MINUTES -- damn.

I chatted with Jay Leno at the Rock Store in CA, but so did everyone, so no big deal there. I also met Robert Thompson, the guy who designed the Steal Your Face emblem, while I was working the Renaisance Faire out in San Bernadino.

Wayne Gretzky once...that was...boring. :o :rolleyes:

shot on there lot loads.used the ocean back drop and shot a beer commerical in the brooklyn lot.

No comment bout meeting peeps there...they worked just like we did...sorry to say but your stage managers sucked cruzin around in the golf carts...lol..

nice studio tho.....has the classic feel...i think when we wrap out we headed up in one of the fake building and sparked a J......lol...

roll camera and action!

Steve Irwin's (the crockadile man) wild life park is 1/2 hour drive from My house I have been there a few times and met him in person once.and he's just as crazy in real life..

If smoked/drank with a few pro surfers also but not manny people here would know who they were...thats about it..:(

In the middle of the Paramount lot they have a fake city set up to represent various decades in the life of NYC. I too used to break and smoke a J in the privacy of the unused set lots.

Life on the lots was good. I ran all over cause I did five shows. Used to have to push thru throngs of star trek characters to get into my one show, it was across from one of the main star trek sets.

Which reminds me -- one day my good friend came down with me to the lot one Sunday to help me work out a problem. After it was better, we took a walk around the near deserted lot. Oddly enough, the door to one of the Star Trek movie set was was left open. We walked in and were on a recreation of the original enterprise set, captains chair, bridge, hallways and all. Well, you can guess what happened next -- yes, sitting right there in the captains chair. And we got away un-noticed.

Another time, Tina Turner was belting out some tunes for a Hane's commercial -- I stopped and watched that for a while. Shit, I should never have left -- it was a fun time of my life. And yeah, I had access to a golf cart myself -- though I never took it. There was a lot more to be seen walking.

The queen when she visited my city (Regina) well I didnt actually meet her just was within 10 feet of her and she looked at me. I also have wayne gretzkys autograph.

i met kelly slater at a surf contest at sebastian inlet, Fl once. I think i was 14 or 15 at the time.

gary snyder. lol he did a booksigning in my dad's store. also met russel banks, john nichols (er whatever his name is he wrote milagro bean field war, nirvana blues, and magic journey) met alot of famous authors.....I also met john malchovich he came into the store one time.

Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon outside of Star Hill brewery. they had finished their first set and i was walking out to smoke a bowl and ran in to him right as he was about to get on his bus. I just shook his hand and told him what a good time i was havin and kept it movin.

Who's Gary Snyder?

Book signings are a good place to brush up against celebrity -- at least for 3 seconds. Longest I waited in line for an autograph - like 14 hours -- at a Howard Stern book signing.

It's cool your dad ran the store ... that gave you extra access -- koo

I have met the joint-rolling kitten.....

Forgot to mention - I met the dog from "Frazier". Many times. Used to play ball with him on his breaks. Unless you've met Flipper it may be tough to top this one.

I've never met like famous famous people. But i know a shitload of underground horrorcore artists. When i lived in MI i got introduced to hella people through my homies Bedlam. I've smoked out with twiztid, icp, blaze and crew at the gatherings everyyear. But so does everyone else at the gatherings who got some killer budz :D

Sold Ivan Putski (wrestler from WWF in the 80's) a half Z @ a Wrestling match in the parking lot after a show in Hudson, NY.

this may not count

me and my bro where out on a ridge in a old beat up truck riding and smoking
this new jeep rolls up with alabamma tags,the window comes down and this dude ask me 'hey ya know where Dave City lives"
dave city was Big time dealer who spent the winter in jamacia every yr and came home to grow every summer,anyway
i told him directions and offered him a toke of jiont
he held up a jiont of his own told the dude driving "lets go"and went on his way and i kept thinking He reminds me of someone.and we went on our way

few weeks later i realized who it was,or who i think it was,it had nagged at me every since seeing him and it all clicked when someone ask me
did ya see Tom Petty's concert?
im like DING DING DING,thats who that dude looked like,and sounded like.

now it may not have been and i love would to ask Tom if he ever been to a place in lincoln county wv called nine mile road,in a jeep with alabama tags
looking for the dude with the mind blowing weed,
but to me it was him
maybe lol
peace

Wow....well, back in MY day (LOL) I was fortunate enough to get backstage and meet Journey. This was in the early-mid 80's, so it was a pretty big deal for us 14 year olds..all in our matching outfits and such...braces on our teeth. Yeah, we were some hot groupies. An experience, anyhow. Other than that, just some of the Pittsburgh Steelers after a game once. And Mario Lemeux....I have a game-used autographed hockey stick from him from 1986...that's my prized possession :)

rhino, you live in c'ville also?
assuming there are no other star hill breweries in the world

Gene Hackman, Marilyn Manson, and Conan O'Brien. Oh, and Ramirez from the Red Sox frequently came into the record store I used to work at to buy X-Box games, but I'm not really a sports fan and didn't know who the guy was until someone told me. Also, I thought I was meeting Jon Bon Jovi once, but it turned out to be Kevin Bacon wearing goofy rockstar sunglasses. All of the above were friendly; Marilyn the most of all. I think he was on coke at the time.

Bret Michaels (Don't laugh and don't ask, cuz I'll never tell. ;) )

Motley Crue (Don't laugh)

The Fixx (Don't laugh)

Richard Simmons (OK, I just saw him in a hotel once)

Once dated and lived with the guitar player from a reggae band that is famous in Jamaica but vurtually unknown in the US. Big whoop I know, but, I added him anyway.

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Originally Posted by wutang123456

rhino, you live in c'ville also?
assuming there are no other star hill breweries in the world

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i used to live in afton but would go to cville almost everyday

ooh, maryjanemama; your sig reminded me that I nearly met Steve Wilson of PT when they were up here last month, but he seemed in a hurry to get on his bus, so I didn't want to bother him. My girlfriend, however, lacks the scruples and tact that I have, and got his autograph. I sort of regret not doing it, because he's awesome.

Gabriel Byrne â?? at a friends house
Damon Hill â?? at the grand prix silverstone â??94, after race Jordan party â?? on guitar
Nick Mason â?? same as above, only on drums
Ian McCullough â?? ditched a graduation party and went clubbing with him, aged 17 aprx
Ian Dury - (the year b4 he passed on) in my old record store
Aerosmith â?? cooked them pre show dinner 1994 I think, I was pregnant at the time
Glenn Tilbrook - from Squeeze, after party in HQ '99
Colin Farrell â?? at a party
Dave Vanian, The Damned â?? kissed him on stage, 1983
Cher â?? in a bathroom, backstage at the point depot â?? Bon Jovi concert 1990

Dublinâ??s a small place, if youâ??re in town out and about youâ??ll bump into many and trip over some ~lol~ Oh and David Bowie, but I canâ??t remember when that was, impromptu gig in the Baggot Inn, maybe late 80â??s â?? shit Iâ??m fuzzy on is normally from around that time :p

Cuba Gooding Jr, Ben Affleck, Guy Torry, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckensale, Tom Sizemore, on the set of Pearl Harbor. Christian Slater on the set of Windtalkers.

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ooh, maryjanemama; your sig reminded me that I nearly met Steve Wilson of PT when they were up here last month, but he seemed in a hurry to get on his bus, so I didn't want to bother him. My girlfriend, however, lacks the scruples and tact that I have, and got his autograph. I sort of regret not doing it, because he's awesome.

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Oh man, I love steve wilson. I probobly would have been that asshole to chase him down. Is PT big in europe (I'm assuming your british?!?!?!)

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Originally Posted by mono repin

Oh man, I love steve wilson. I probobly would have been that asshole to chase him down. Is PT big in europe (I'm assuming your british?!?!?!)

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Holy moly, you're from PA, too, mono? And you know PT? That's awesome!! We should get together sometime and toke and discuss.

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Holy moly, you're from PA, too, mono? And you know PT? That's awesome!! We should get together sometime and toke and discuss.

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Yes I am... Lehigh Valley in the summer and pocono's at school in the winter. I'd be up for a toke...

And yes, PT I know and love. I orginally got into them because Steve Wilson produced for my fav. Opeth on there last few albums.

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Originally Posted by mono repin

Oh man, I love steve wilson. I probobly would have been that asshole to chase him down. Is PT big in europe (I'm assuming your british?!?!?!)

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I'm actually from Boston, MA; don't let the screen name fool you (long story).

God.

my girlfriend is working at a park where they're shooting the sequel to cheaper by the dozen. Carmen Electra, Eugene Levy, Steve Martin and Hilary Duff are all there. Shes saw them but was too scared too actually go and talk to them

since i lobby, i've met all the politicos--met the pres last week. celebrities--barry gibb, tori spelling, sigourney weaver (gorgeous), candace cameron, ross from friends, downtown julie brown (in 8th grade it was very exciting), harry belefonte, 311, phish (hung out with those crazy guys all the time in '97), black eyed peas, tyler beckford, tyson chandler (i was his 11th grade english teacher-hah!)

I REALLY want to meet Madonna...then my list will be complete. :)

Jay London from last comic standing :)

This doesn't really count, but as me and my friends were getting in our car from the mall, these two guys in nice suits came up and kept bugging us to buy their cd and that is was for a good cause. They used very good grammer and were polite...

We put in their cd called epidemic later and it was them screaming alot similar to System of a Down and they often talked about killing their families and harvasting souls for their dark lord. I was amazed.

I also met the guys from Guts and Nick Arcade when I was little, and the guy from nick Arcade told me if I sent him a letter I could be on the show, but I never was that bastard.

Someone once came up to me and my friends and claimed to be someone from some movie that we later saw didn't even exist. He was some fat guy that smelled funny.

I've met Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Sadie Frost and Johnny Lee Miller at the same time once at a film screening seminar thing. And Pharrell Williams and his two massive bodygaurds, they were outside a cinema i used to work in wantin a private screening of some film, but no staff wanted to stay open for them so said goodbye and went on my cheery way.
Also tons of UK tv presenters and boybands of the old days but thats not very interesting.

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my girlfriend is working at a park where they're shooting the sequel to cheaper by the dozen. Carmen Electra, Eugene Levy, Steve Martin and Hilary Duff are all there. Shes saw them but was too scared too actually go and talk to them

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Yeah, my friend worked as an extra on that set. She met Eugene Levy as well, said he was nice.

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God.

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:D :D :D :D

Never met anyone, then again im only 16 tho.

ive met alot of boston athleats corey dillon,mo vaughn,tom brady those three are jus from seein them around an gettin there autographs but my mom lives or use2 live next 2 derek lowe an i knew him kinda well tho an i hung out with his stepson a bunch of times an played on his baseball team an stuff so he use2 come but he got sighned by la an lives there now

michael pvonka(hockey player for caps back in the day)
art monk

my brother's met dave chappelle

i met wolf and lightning from gladiators :)

I've seen Donald Trumph in the atlanta airport...dat was really shocking.