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(Message started by: sandie99 on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:51am)

Title: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by sandie99 on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:51am
All that GW talk got me thinking....

Have you ever seen a celebrity closeby?  :)

My best is Prince Charles, who actually visited my former university in London.

There's no use mentioning the Finnish celebs I have seen and met, because most of non-Finns have no idea who they are! ;;D


Best wishes & PFdays,
sandie99

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Pegase on Oct 22nd, 2004, 8:33am
Yeah... I already seen a Fin celeb... Sakuuuuuu Koiiiiiiivu.... ;)


Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by john_d on Oct 22nd, 2004, 8:37am
Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland when they were making the movie Space Cowboys.  Bruce Willis when he was making Armeggedon.    

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Tom K on Oct 22nd, 2004, 8:38am
Yes, the private school that I work at is pretty much filled with the who's who of Chicago business.  Seeing celebs pick up their kids at school kinda brings them back down to earth.  Also, my Grandfather worked in the movie industry in Hollywood for 30 years, got to meet many through him.  Additionally, working with many elections in the Chicago suburbs, have met many national politicians.  Even though they may be from a party different than mine, you still show respect for the office.  When you put politics aside, many of them are pretty fun people to talk to.


T

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Oct 22nd, 2004, 8:56am
I worked construction in down town Chicago for a long time. While working at 900 North Michigan (Bloomingdales/Four Season Hotel), I used to run into someone almost daily.

Cher, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray (When I met Eric and Robert, Stevie Ray Vaughn was upstairs sleeping. The helicopter crash that took his life happend that evening.) Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) 3 times in one week. Martina Navratalova, Madonna, Oprah, Bill Murray, Mike Jordan, Ronny Howard, Martin Mull, Mr. T, Dianna Ross.

Most of them were really nice easy going people. Eric and Robert stopped and BS'd with me and a couple buddys for over 15 minutes. Steve Tyler was cool too. Dianna Ross smiled at me. Cher laughed out loud at me. (That's another story.) Ronny Howard Actually started the conversation I had with him. He's a class act.

There are more but I don't remember right now. It's been a long time.

Edited to add the following...

Bruce Willis, Patrick Swayze, Gene Sheppard (wrote Christmas Story)

Comic magicians Penn & Teller.

I almost forgot to mention that I was introduced to Jesus when I was 10 years old. I've stayed in touch with him on a regular basis since then.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by thomas on Oct 22nd, 2004, 9:17am
Phil Persetti - original drummer for White Zombie.
Blackie Lawless - W.A.S.P.
Senator Russ Feingold
Al Toon - Wide reciever for the UW badgers and the NY Jets.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by JDH on Oct 22nd, 2004, 9:19am
I met Jonny in Nashville...does that count?  ;;D

Jim

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by john_d on Oct 22nd, 2004, 9:20am

on 10/22/04 at 09:19:15, JDH wrote:
I met Jonny in Nashville...does that count?  ;;D

Jim


I haven't met him, you have one up on me  ;;D

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by lionsound on Oct 22nd, 2004, 9:25am
The two people that I've been most privileged to connect with are Sargeant Shriver and on several occasions one of his sons Timothy Shriver.

Incredible and wonderful and wise people.

-lionsound

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by floridian on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:03am
I had coffee with Haldor Laxness at his house - maybe not a celeb in the ordinary sense, but a Nobel Prize winner in literature and a very interesting guy to talk to.  His attitude towards writing was like Jack LaLane's attitude towards exercise - hated having to do it, but liked the results and felt compelled.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Bethany1 on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:10am
The only celebrity I have ever met was Coolio at a Waffle House in Florida. Thats pretty lame, considering I was at all the Sox games that Ben Affleck was at and never even spotted him. Oh well.  :P

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by AlienSpaceBabe on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:15am
I met John Dye (Andrew - Touched by an Angel), Kathy Ireland (even MORE gorgeous in person), and.....

bumped butts with Dolly Parton (seriously....) - she's tiny and beautiful

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by john_d on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:21am

on 10/22/04 at 10:03:46, floridian wrote:
I had coffee with Haldor Laxness at his house - maybe not a celeb in the ordinary sense, but a Nobel Prize winner in literature and a very interesting guy to talk to.  His attitude towards writing was like Jack LaLane's attitude towards exercise - hated having to do it, but liked the results and felt compelled.


much more valuable meeting than a bubble-headed celeb I am sure, sounds cool.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by vig on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:40am
I met Isaac Asimov.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by echo on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:44am
President Nixon
President Ford
General Alexander Haig
Mohamad Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
George Carlin
Sean Penn
Ann Margaret


Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by PittsburghJoe on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:45am
Lots of them while doing extra work on films here:

James Woods, while working on Citizen Cohn. Pretty cool, very quiet and focused.

John Cusack and Debi Mazar in Money for Nothing. John was cool, much bigger guy than he comes across onscreen. Debi Mazar is a goddess. I worked for a week on the film, and she would come hang out with me on some of the breaks. VERY funny lady, and very down to earth.

Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson in Hoffa. DeVito was amazing to watch. Very affable when the cameras weren't rolling, laser-beam focus when they were on. Nicholson must have tied one on the night before. Couldn't remember his lines to save his life. But had a great sense of humor about it. After 27 takes of the scene, we finally got it.

Olympia Dukakis in Cemetery Club. Pure grace and class.

Also ran into Nicholas Cage rather early in his career at a club in Honolulu. Really nice guy, actually came up and introduced himself.

Chatted with Eddie Izzard (Brit comic, you MUST see him if you haven't before) after a show here. INCREEDIBLY nice guy, VERY intelligent and witty. Didn't seem like he had to be "on" all the time.

Hung out a bit with the guys from Barenaked Ladies before and after their first show here in Pittsburgh. Big bunch of goofballs, they were a blast.

I know there are more, but that's all that comes to mind immediately.

Joe

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by ClusterChuck on Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:49am
I had the distict honor and privilege to spend an evening with my all time favorite comedian, Red Skelton.  When I told him what a fan I was of clowns (this was before I went to clown college, and became one), he sent me a print of one of his paintings (he was a very talented artist, too) of a clown that he signed personally.  I treasure that print.

I have met a few other celebs, and even shook hands with JFK (before he was president), but I treasure my evening with Red Skelton the most.

Chuck

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jayne on Oct 22nd, 2004, 11:17am
I had a long conversation on acting with Martin Sheen back stage in a theatre in London...he was staring in a play called "The Normal Heart" He was so gracious.
I have met a lot of country stars living here in Nashville.
I met and talked with Twiggy and Dame Judy Dench in London.
Recently at heathrow Airport, Samuel L Jackson walked past me.

But.....by far the WORST celeb I have ever met....Donna Summer......she is AWFUL.

Here's the story about her.
I was working in a furniture/interior design showroom and she came in (she had been in before).
She name dropped the whole time and really let me know how many houses she had.
Well she bought about $3000 worth of stuff...which isn't that much in this business.
She required it to be shipped to her house in Atlanta...
She gave me all her contact info, including her home number and her office number.
I called the shipping company and they told me they had shipped for her many times before and they had all her contact info. So that was that.
The next day Ms Donna Summer called me up and chewed me a new arse hole.
"How dare you give my personal home phone number out to the shipping company!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"I gave that number for you to contact me, not delivery men"
I tried to defend myself politley
"But ma'am, I didn't give it to them, they  already had that number on file from previous dealings with you"
"NO THEY DIDN'T"  
"You should know better than to give out information like that....blah blah blah"
So I just let her go off on me until she had her fill.
Horrible woman!!
What I should have said was "Please Miss Summer, you had better treat me right, cause I work hard for my money"

A good friend of mine said I should have got her home number and post it on a Donna Summer fan website.
I didn't but was very tempted. She spoke to me something terrible. She is still trying to be a Diva, and the 70's are over.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by karma on Oct 22nd, 2004, 11:26am
Four months working on Speed II set. Terrible movie but a great job.
Sandra Bullock, Super cool
Jason Patrick, spent the whole time trying to coverup his receeding hairline. It was hilarious.
Willam DeVoe, normal guy.
Jan DeBont. (Director) An not a very nice person, a really dangerous person.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jeepgun on Oct 22nd, 2004, 11:43am
I was walking down a mostly deserted concourse in the Dallas Ft. Worth airport, and George Burns was just strolling along in the opposite direction. When we were close enough, I stopped and said, "Hello, Mr. Burns." He shook my hand, peering down at me, and said, "Well hello there, young man!" :)

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Charlie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:35pm
Wow Jayne.  :o

The most famous person that slightly acknowledged my existence was Robert Kennedy... He was running for NYS Senator at the time. Mom loved the pix I took of her meeting Nelson Rockefeller too. Dead guys.


Quote:
I met Isaac Asimov.


Me too at the local college. He told me he hated our weather here.

The last one I talked to is Garrison Keillor when he played here at Chautauqua. Guy is almost as ugly as I.

You get to see a lot at Chautauqua. Ones that I really enjoyed were Victor Borge and Ella Fitzgerald. Lots of authors show up there too.

Charlie

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Donna_H on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:43pm
Manasota Key and Casey Key (barrier islands off of Englewood, Venice and Sarasota, like Boca Grande and Sanabel Island) are where homes cost millions....right on the water front of the Gulf Coast.

The population of stars and politicians (including Pres. Bush) is pretty great, and when first moving here to Fla., I took a part time job in Venice where several of the stars would stop in and shop.  I met Martin of Martin and Rowen, and his wife......she called him "mister" when she addressed him.  I've met  the big guy who stars in Beatle Juice (Can't remember his name)..he's a really humble man and very nice.

The home of Ringlling Brothers circus was in Venice until about 1994.  I had a friend who was warehouse manager and he introduced me Gunther Gable, the famous Tiger , elephant ect. trainer and performer. I had the privilege of goofing around with him ond day when he was taking a bunch of elephants for a walk around a track.  He repeatedly jumped up in the air clicking his heels until I got the picture that I wanted.  A really neat guy who passed away at a young age about 3 years ago.


Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Margi on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:45pm
I shook Muhammed Ali's hand when he was here in Calgary for a publicity thing in the late 70's.  Amazing man - eyes that look right through you.  Hands the size of ham hocks.

Oh and I met Guy Lafleur after one of the first Flames' games, right after they transferred up here from Atlanta.  We played the Habs that night and we hung out in the halls of the old Stampede Coral to meet some of them.  Guy was the last one out of the dressing room.  He has the prettiest brown eyes......*sigh*

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jimmy_B on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:47pm
See them all the time in my second job at a Princeton, NJ hotel.

Recently: Ron Howard, Chevy Chase, Dr. Phil (McGraw), Christopher Reeve. John Lithgow, John Edwards, Brooke Shields (I also have a Security Officer Application from Brooke, while she was enrolled at Princeton U.) Alex & Stephen Baldwin, Russell Crow.

Jimmy

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by vig on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:48pm
Oh, I forgot.
I met Walter Payton, the CHicago Bear....
http://images.ofoto.com/photos437/4/99/26/38/79/0/79382699405_0_ALB.jpg
and if we get to count Hockey Margi,...
That's Stan Mikita of the CHicago Black Hawks in the knickers standing behind me...
http://images.ofoto.com/photos595/1/60/4/35/81/3/381350460105_0_ALB.jpg
[smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by eddie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:51pm
http://www.geocities.com/smeaux38/eddie1.jpg
                  i am a celebrity? LOL
                    walker texas ranger

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by floridian on Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:54pm

on 10/22/04 at 11:17:21, Jayne wrote:
But.....by far the WORST celeb I have ever met....Donna Summer......she is AWFUL.


A friend of mine used to work sound and lighting in the venues in St. Louis (Kiel Auditorium, MRF).  He said that most of the celebs he came across were easy going or downright pleasant.  Then he mentioned the disco diva from Jayne's story, and said she was the biggest b_itch he had ever come across.  

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Donna_H on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:08pm
Oh, I forgot Yogi Beara (sp), a long ago Cleveland Indians picher who opened a dry cleaning business in my neighborhood after he retired.  It was called " the Big Bear's Cleaners.  

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by BlueMeanie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:39pm
Just a few people i've met, but the one that was the most interesting was Dwight Stone. He was a kick-off return man for the Carolina Panthers then was traded to the Jets. I talked with him for about 2 hours in a little bar in Charlotte. Very down to earth guy. It was funny how he talked about the rookies & their spending habits. He'd tell them a career can end in an instant especially if they got hurt. They wouldn't listen though, and blow their money on stupid shit.

That Monday night he returned the opening kickoff. Thought that was pretty cool.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jayne on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:43pm

on 10/22/04 at 12:54:27, floridian wrote:
A friend of mine used to work sound and lighting in the venues in St. Louis (Kiel Auditorium, MRF).  He said that most of the celebs he came across were easy going or downright pleasant.  Then he mentioned the disco diva from Jayne's story, and said she was the biggest b_itch he had ever come across.  


I tell ya, I had to keep my trap shut and check my behaviour as I was representing a company....BUT!!....
If I ever come across that woman on the street ...she's going to get the biggest mouth full from me. I will let the disco has been have it with both barrels.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by BlueMeanie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:47pm

on 10/22/04 at 13:43:04, Jayne wrote:
I tell ya, I had to keep my trap shut and check my behaviour as I was representing a company....BUT!!....
If I ever come across that woman on the street ...she's going to get the biggest mouth full from me. I will let the disco has been have it with both barrels.


lol Jayne. I never liked disco anyway.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Kevin_M on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:47pm
I don't cross paths I guess with anyone.

Once I met Jeff Beck and shook his hand and walked a ways up to to his room and talked with him after a concert.  About it.


As a scorekeeper and referee for tournaments I met about every professional pool player there was in the late seventies and eighties.  Big egos some.  The old men were the best talkers, Texas boy Dallas West was a real gentleman player.  


Quote:
Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson in Hoffa

Great movie Joe, Jack should have won the Oscar.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Carl_D on Oct 22nd, 2004, 1:47pm
Met alot of people. Spent 4 hours on a layover in Chicago with Bronson Pinchot - best known as Balkie on Perfect Strangers.
While living in Michigan about 10 years ago I had lunch with Patti Smith - '70 punk rocker. I saw her that evening performing at a small club. and hung out with her the nest day.
At an industry dinner (I used to be customer service manager for a small music company) I met David Geffen, Amy Grant, Michael W Smith and Charlie Daniels.

Met alot of cool bands, and opened for a few too. My claim to fame was replacing Dan Spitz on lead guitar for the metal band "Anthrax" I was in, but had become chronic a few months before and unable to do the tour.
I've met too many people to mention here. I'd feel like I was just dropping names.  ;)

Carl

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by PittsburghJoe on Oct 22nd, 2004, 2:03pm

on 10/22/04 at 13:47:25, Kevin_M wrote:
Great movie Joe, Jack should have won the Oscar.


Believe it or not, I still haven't seen this one. It's on my list, though. People have told me they actually saw me in it, a relative rarity for an extra.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Superpain on Oct 22nd, 2004, 5:26pm
Tons...
I work in a high end steakhouse which celebs love. I've seen or met too many to remember over the past few yrs. It used to be exciting but that wears off after a while. They're just people.... In the last yr I've met...
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Harvey Korman
Tim Conway
Xzibit
Ellen Degeneres
Wayne Gretsky
All of the StLouis Blues
All of the San Jose Sharks
Matt Clement (Cubs pitcher)
Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals football WR. Holds NFL record for largest rookie contract. 70 mil/7yrs)
Ken & Scott of Crystal Method
Kevin Garnett
David Crosby
Neil Young
Stevie Nicks...

And a few more I can't remember...

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Charlie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 5:47pm
Speaking of baseball: I took my neighbor's kid to meet Bob Feller here at the park once. Never have I seen a bigger schithead. Real jerk who was fine with me but seemed to hate kids. He's dead I guess.

My friend has daughter in Jersey who works as an accountant for some movies during filming. She meets everybody. She says of all the people she's met, the one who treats everybody the nicest is Jim Carey. Go figure. He wouldn't have been my guess.

Charlie

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by netniet on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:16pm
Iron Maiden I worked on a hardrockfestival they played(in Holland of all places  [smiley=JAW_DROP.gif]) . I had backstage cards so I drunk a beer with them[smiley=headbanger.gif] verry nice guys.

B. Pitt, G. Cloony[smiley=sayyes.gif] didn't talk to them just saw him from a distance. They where in Amsterdam for a movie. And ladies even from a distance they looked good   [smiley=smug.gif]

Ninet ;)

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jonny on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:19pm
Charlie told me he use to hang with Hitler and Stalin....Oh, and he use to sweep up Thomas Edisons work shop ;;D .....LMAO!!

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Charlie on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:32pm
Yeah and you can see what happened when Hitler and Uncle Joe fought over me.

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/kiss.gifJonny

Charlie

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by fubar on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:39pm
I am very happy to be able to call Steve Wozniak (founder of Apple) a friend of mine.  He was practically my idol as a teenager, and he is the reason I chose my profession.  To not only meet, but befriend someone who inspired me so much is an experience that is very hard to describe, but it doesn't seem real even after a few years.

I also had the interesting experience of helping put Kevin Mitnick behind bars, then kind of helping him out a few years later.  We also became friends, and to be honest, the whole experience with him had an enormous impact on my career path.

As a kid, my mom was dating the lead sound engineer at Harrah's in South Lake Tahoe, so I got to meet a few 'stars' there.  Liza Minelli (she kissed me), Mac Davis and Sammy Davis were the ones I remember the most because I actually got to talk to them.  A lot of times I merely watched the rehearsals of whoever was in town.



Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by john_d on Oct 22nd, 2004, 6:45pm
fubar is a computer security guru,  trippy

I found a news story about your experience with Mitnick Shawn,  I hope you don't mind.  Very cool story and I will tell you folks that our friend fubar here is a very impressive guy.  

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by athos on Oct 22nd, 2004, 7:01pm
When I was in da biz....


Gary Sinise - Coolest Guy that I have met - Lunch several times on set. Most down to earth guy that I have met.

Rob Lowe - very to himself

Stephen King - Well, he flew into town in a bright lime green leer....  Working with him was very different

Ray Walston - RIP - Very strange man

Bill Fagerbakke - type cast in everything...  now the voice of Patrick in Sponge Bob...

Matt Frewer -  Max Headroom himself

Molly Ringwald - The prissy bitch

Laura San Giacomo - Sweet sweet gal...  Tiny.

Corin Nemec - This was the guy from "Parker Lewis Can't Loose" series most recently he was on Stargate SG-1 - He was high 90% of the time I worked with him...  And trying to get everyone else high as well.

Willford Brimly - "P"rick!!!!!

Richard Farnsworth - RIP - Very Very Very nice man

Robert Urich - RIP - great to work with

Michael Dorn - funny - has a couple of his own fighter jets

Nana Visitor - Major Kira on Deep Space 9 - Sweet very sweet.

Armin Shimerman - Quark - Deep Space 9...  He looks better in makeup


Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by LeLimey on Oct 22nd, 2004, 7:09pm
Wel I met Mickey AND Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Captain Hook, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Chip and Dale, Goofy, Snow White, Belle, Aladdin.. and loads more! Honestly.. The best place for celeb spotting is at Disneyland Paris! On a less interesting note I met the pope when I was 16.. I can't say it was the highlight of my life but it WAS a day out of school!!

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Melissa on Oct 22nd, 2004, 9:05pm

Quote:
Ever seen a celeb?


Nope.  

I used to wish that I'd run into one someday, but now I could give a rats butt.

;;Dmel


Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Karla on Oct 22nd, 2004, 11:03pm
We were riding on a marry go round  hourse carasel and ron Howard and Hennry Winkler with their 2 kids right in front of us were being video taped.  So we made it on their home movies!  We talked to them briefly and then left them alone since they were with their kids.  I met Kenny Rogers while he was boarding a bus.  I met Mike Reno from Loverbooy very upclose and personable.  

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by athos on Oct 22nd, 2004, 11:54pm
Oh...  was on a plane with Jim Belushi.....

What an ass

he was in first class...  made his wife sit in the back of the plane....  the flight was delayed  and all he did was bitch.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Turts on Oct 23rd, 2004, 12:05am
Crocodile Dundee and Blinky Bill..

Turts

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by fubar on Oct 23rd, 2004, 4:55am

on 10/22/04 at 18:45:14, john_d wrote:
fubar is a computer security guru,  trippy

I found a news story about your experience with Mitnick Shawn,  I hope you don't mind.  Very cool story and I will tell you folks that our friend fubar here is a very impressive guy.  


Oh shit... you've blown my cover

There's nothing quite like a security dude with CH after your ass...

Actually, the article they did in Wired was my favorite.  I never imagined I would be in Wired.  It's a long strange trip indeed.

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by pubgirl on Oct 23rd, 2004, 5:21am
I used to work in Harvey Nichols in Kinghtsbridge, London which was frequented by a lot of Hollywood and British celebrities and Royals, and also ran a kids' Toy shop in the Kings Road in London which a lot of celebrity Mums used to come to with their brats

(ssshhhh, don't tell Scarlet Jagger- Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger's daughter, now a top model that I had to clean up because she peed on the floor, being fair, Jerry was totally sweet and offered to clear it up herself, bet not many Hollywood celebs would do that!)

Have LOADS of celebrity stories including a few Princess Diana ones, mainly centering around the fact that she WASN'T  trying to avoid paparazzi and press, she used to tip them off before she came and refuse to use our security entrances, preferring to be followed around the shop being photographed with the various men she lunched with.


Wendy

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by john_d on Oct 23rd, 2004, 9:59am

on 10/23/04 at 04:55:14, fubar wrote:
Oh shit... you've blown my cover

There's nothing quite like a security dude with CH after your ass...

Actually, the article they did in Wired was my favorite.  I never imagined I would be in Wired.  It's a long strange trip indeed.


non-techie folks don't realize what a big deal the Kevin Mitnick affair was, and the fact that you came to the guys defense after the prosecutors tried to overblow the case is an amazing testament to your character.    computer security is hard-core computer science, I have nothing but respect for you guys.  glad to see guys like you around here shawn, you should post more often bro.  /John

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Oct 25th, 2004, 8:55am
fubar.... You are now my hero. I have to constantly fight to keep our systems secure.

Now on the celeb note, I need to add one more name to my list.

I met Joe Satriani on Saturday. For those of you who aren't REALLY in to guitar..... Joe Satriani is by far one of the best technical rock guitar players in the world.

Here's a pic of us. He's actually admiring my vintage Kramer guitar. That's him on the right pointing at my guitar. (He actually touched it!!!) He was impressed by the original black Floyd Rose Tremelo and actually pressed it a couple times to check the tension on it. That's me on the left looking like - Wow! I can't believe Joe Satriani is touching my guitar.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce04b3127ccea90ff8e2ea6b0000001610
And here's a picture of the guitar after he fixed it up for me.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce04b3127ccea90ff8e76b5e0000001610

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Jayne on Oct 25th, 2004, 9:45am
Oh yeah...I met Tim Mcgraw...here's a picture of him with my good friend Dylan who wrote his latest hit "watch the wind blow by"

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p8e13f6262c2e335c42d3703009c9f09d/f6830eb8.jpg

For the ladies....Tim's Butt

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p6292a7b2035010ace6cf2a20534b134e/f6830ebb.jpg

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by Melissa on Oct 25th, 2004, 10:38am
Jayne, I am still peeved at Tim wearing cargo pants. >:(

Tight jeans dammit, make him change next time!

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by fubar on Oct 25th, 2004, 11:53am
satchmo is a God.  Met him in San Jose about 15 years ago...

Title: Re: Ever seen a celeb?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Oct 25th, 2004, 11:55am
I should have known....

fubar.....Computer geek......Music freak.

These two personality traits are found together at an alarmingly high rate.



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