Famous People You Have Met

[SeamasterGMT]

As the title says, which famous people have you met?
I'll start.

I have met King Felipe VI of Spain.

Me and a friend sat and had a drink and a chat with him many years ago in a bar in Majorca. He was Prince Felipe then. Nice guy.

[MonBK]

I've met Jocke

[locutus49]

A few days after 9/11, we went to see the World Trade Center. We had to walk the last 7 blocks or so and the street was empty except for a few firemen. The air was so thick with smoke we could hardly breathe.

Walking the street, coming from the WTC wreckage, was Mayor Guiliani with a posse of police and firemen. I recognized him and yelled out to him. He walked over and reached over the metal barricade (between the street and sidewalk) to shake my hand. The wife struggled to get our throw-away camera out of her purse. She managed to snap a photo before the Mayor left, but is only of our hands. The Mayor, and we, were very emotional.

FYI, we were in NYC on vacation, unrelated to the attack. We made it to the wreckage with a small crowd, and watched the firemen at work. The smoke was so poisonous we could not stay long, and we were breathing through napkins.

[joeychitwood]

Robert F. Kennedy as a child.
Many pro hockey players. (Son-in-law played pro hockey.)
Ed Schultz of MSNBC. (Lives down the beach from me.)

[Callummcs]

I used to work for Rangers Football Club and used to meet quite a few famous people.

Probably one of the most famous ones was Sean Connery. I met Mr Connery quite a few times as he was a regular at Ibrox. A really down to earth and nice guy.

I also met quite a few famous footballers during my time with Rangers including Lionel Messi. Again, quite a nice and down to Earth guy who just loves playing football.

I met many of my footballing heroes as I am a huge Rangers fan but not many you guys would know.

[antbkny]

theres been a few, the most memorable for me was johnny depp

[GradyPhilpott]

I've met a number of New Orleans musicians who, while not very well known in the US, have been quite famous abroad.

I've met others and worked with some who have been nationally and internationally prominent, too.

A few of the now more famous ones I met when they were children because I was either working in a setting where their fathers were playing or in attendance or because I knew the families well enough to visit their homes from time to time.

The thing that's odd about these folks is that when their in New Orleans, they're just regular folks that you run into at the grocery store or they have relatives that live your neighborhood and in some cases they live in your neighborhood.

This is also true of sports figures.

I once almost got into a fight with a nationally prominent musician over a woman, but the details of that are best left unsaid.

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by monbk

i've met jocke

Great Mon !

Now there is a big difference in meeting for me

Just shaking a hand or having a few drinks together unformal makes the big difference . . .

[kilyung]

Lots of famous folks but these stand out for me:

My good friend Jack "Goose" Givens. Go UK!

Ashley Judd (hot!!) with at-the-time husband Dario Franchitti (super cool!) in my box at a race.

Gunny Lee Ermey was super cool on a flight. Really tall!

[Psmith]

Musicians mainly...
Jimmy Page
Lemmy
Michael Hutchence (RIP)
Jay Kay (Jamiroquai)
and a number of others.
Quite a few actors as well...
Geoffrey Rush stands out

[wantonebad]

I had brunch one table over from Carl Malden once at a mountainside inn off Mulholland drive in the 80's. Had another brunch in the same room as Stanley Tucci in Manhattan. I don't get out much. LOL

[landroverking]

Lots of music people, lots of political people. Both president Bush's and LBJ and all three of their First Ladies.

[bayerische]

Not so many. Had lunch with Teemu Selänne.

[Dr. Robert]

I shook hands w/ LBJ when he was veep, Nixon & Carl Wilson.....I liked Carl the best.

[GB-man]

Just hockey players and football players out at local bars. Regular people, particularly all the hockey players.

[bobernet]

Lots of politicians and business leaders. Most recently, flew from Detroit to Las Vegas with Les Stroud (aka Survivorman). Neat guy who autographed some pictures for my boys.

[T. Ferguson]

Can't think of any huge A listers off hand that I've personally met, but living in Southern California I've obviously had some encounters.

The one that stands out:

In the 70's on the Pacific Coast Highway headed to Zuma Beach we come to the stoplight at the entrance to the Malibu Colony, an exclusive ocean front community. A 6.9 Mercedes pulls into the left turn lane next to us going into the Colony. Back in those days the car itself was enough to warrant a look. So I glance over and it's Steve McQueen behind the wheel and Ali McGraw sitting next to him. In the back was an assistant of some sort taking notes about one thing or other. He flashed us the peace sign. No question, the guy simply exuded "cool".

[GermanyMatt]

Brad Pitt and his father.

[joeychitwood]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Regular people, particularly all the hockey players.

Very true. Many hockey stars (and their significant others) grew up in blue-collar towns and maintain the same group of friends they were raised with. The only difference is they cash much larger paychecks.

[smith one]

Eric Clapton

[mtrunner]

I sat next to David Schwimmer, Friends actor, on a flight from NYC to Chicago. Talked to him most of the flight. Really nice guy.

I shared a couple beers with Ted Turner in Bozeman, MT. He came into a bar/restaurant and sat next to father and I. We talked to him for a couple of hours. Really interesting guy. Several of my relatives homesteaded Bozeman and a couple of them were born on the ranch he now owns, The Flying D Ranch.

I have also met Peter Fonda in Bozeman. He lives full time in Livingston, MT. Peter and his wife sat next to me at Shakespeare in the Park.

And last but not least, I played pool with Jeff Bridges while hanging out at a bar in Bozeman, MT! A lot of movie stars live in the Bozeman area either part time or full time. My mom just met John Mayer in Livingston while she was eating at a restaurant a couple of weeks ago.

[MILGAUSS88]

American Pickers --( pre TV show.)
Mike Wolfe is just a real jack***.
Told a story about trading a six pack of beer to farmer for a$80,000-100,000 motorcycle. Really has no conscience.
Felt like I needed a shower after talking to him.
Frank Fritz kind of a whiny cry baby.

Alan Page -- vikings
Rich Gannon -- vikings
Famous Dave (BBQ)

Morgan Freeman on. Venice Beach

[Frosty]

I have met a few, but the only ones that mattered to me were the three Medal of Honor winners I had the pleasure to meet.

[Swearengen]

I met Eddie Gray, Norman Hunter and Jack Charlton a couple of year ago. They were all real gents.

Originally Posted by Callummcs

I used to work for Rangers Football Club and used to meet quite a few famous people.

Probably one of the most famous ones was Sean Connery. I met Mr Connery quite a few times as he was a regular at Ibrox. A really down to earth and nice guy.

I also met quite a few famous footballers during my time with Rangers including Lionel Messi. Again, quite a nice and down to Earth guy who just loves playing football.

I met many of my footballing heroes as I am a huge Rangers fan but not many you guys would know.

[Presa canary]

Beetlejuice. After we shook hands I had the opportunity to toss him onto a air mattress

[Roselló]

Tim Duncan nice guy. I'm 6'2" and he way way taller than me.
Jeff Dunham. Cool guy.
Ricky Martin. Way too cool guy.
I oul love to meet Jeniffer Lopez and Scarlett Jhansson in person

[Gaijin]

Neil Armstrong. Shook his hand shortly after he got back from the moon. Bunches of actors in town filming.

President carter. President Reagan. President Clinton. President Bush JR. Senator Kerry. Vice President Al Gore. VP Dick Cheney.


All while augmenting the Secret Service when they were in town.

[Noonan]

I was having dinner in town with my gf and Jose Andres (famous chef) and his whole family came in to dine. The place we were at was tiny (10 tables, maybe) so it was almost like we shared a meal. Only difference was that the chef came out and presented every dish to them; we just got waiter service. lol

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by Noonan

I was having dinner in town with my gf and Jose Andres (famous chef) and his whole family came in to dine. The place we were at was tiny (10 tables, maybe) so it was almost like we shared a meal. Only difference was that the chef came out and presented every dish to them; we just got waiter service. lol

10 Tables in JP?

[Noonan]

Salts in Cambridge