Famous People you've met - no lying

[OR Freebird]

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.

OR Freebird Reviewed by OR Freebird on 06-19-2005. 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 Rating: 5

[Stedric]

Wayne Gretzky once...that was...boring.

[naluman]

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!

[NoosaHeads]

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..

[OR Freebird]

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.

[Sentinel]

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.

[makor01]

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

[daZenfmeister]

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.

[rhino44]

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.

[OR Freebird]

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