Celebrities in Their Natural Habitat...

[Double L]

Let's face it, we can't be special like B-Side and get invited to fancy bag parties and hob nob with celebrities. So just curious if any of us average folks have bumped into a celebrity while going about your daily life.

[Firecat]

Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, when they were together. O-Town (from the first making the band) while they were still filming the show. Hmmm....I can't really think of anything else.

I did meet (and have a photo) with Ralph Nader :cool:

[zoobabe]

Queen Latifah ( previously mentioned). Her real name is the same as mine.


I would always have something to say to random reality stars. What do you have to lose?

[zoobabe]

could I mention Gary Gulman fron LCS? Even though I went to see his show on purpose, he and I had an intimate conversation that thrilled me.:D

[susanarosa]

I just posted my Ivana and Ivanka Trump sighting waiting for the Chunnel in London on the Apprentice thread.
Ashley Judd at the Detroit Grand Prix (She's married to Dario Franchitti)
Jack White -- Uh, everywhere? Mostly at bars though.
Lots of Hockey players, basketball players and football players around town. Barry Sanders and his son at Gameworks.
Larry Murphy bringing his bottles back at Meijers
Darren McCarty and Kris Draper at a coffee shop
Bill Laimbeer at a health food store
Isiah Thomas talking to someone on the corner outside a building at my college
I was supposedly at a party in high school where Andre from RR season one was there too... not that I saw him though.

I'm still kinda bummed out that I never Saw Renee Zellweger when she lived here though. Although a friend of mine's wife ran into her at Farmer Jacks and my boyfriend was bartending a night she came into his bar. He didn't recognize her. Boys are so useless.

[monkeypeanut]

Okay, I'm old, but when I was 17, Steven Dorff bought me a coke at Ed Debevic's in Beverly Hills.

The same year, Paula Abdul and Arsenio Hall were driving next to me on the 405 through West L.A. (I told you I was old). I waved like a big nerd and Paula waved back!!!

Al Pacino and his kids sat in front of me and my kids at "Jamorama" (a kids music festival) in Long Beach on Oscar Sunday this year. He has really strange hair.

Genie Francis said hi to me in a public bathroom.

Oh, and as I mentioned in some other thread, I went to college with Meeno Peluce. And Rebecca Romijn too.

[brutal youth]

Sandra Bullock at a furniture store in Austin while I was walking to work in my very cool waiter's tuxedo.
The Austin Real World Cast- TOO many times out ruining a decent night on sixth street. I was thankful to see them go.
Luke Wilson running at Town Lake in Austin.

[zoobabe]

I met John Stallworth (Pittsburgh Steelers WR) in the grocery store where I worked.

I met an actor from my sopa opera I watched (Capitol) on the monorail at Epcot Center when I was in high school. Poor guy had to ride in a car full of giggling girls.

[tvaholic]

Does seeing Ed Asner at the airport count?

[derder]

I waited on REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Holtz, and the cast of "Fargo". REM tipped great (so did the Fargo party)- they were cool. (I think there were more, too- I just don't remember right now).

[derder]

Oh yeah, and I sat next to Billy Idol at CBGB's in like 1988. And I have seen Prince around Minneapolis a few times.

[derder]

(sorry, I keep remembering stuff)-
Oh yeah, and I saw Pamela Anderson <em>and</em> Paris Hilton on the same night (they weren't together) at The Ghost Bar in Vegas last year. Our waitress said Paris Hilton was a total bitch and wouldn't make eye contact with her or order for herself- she would have one of her hanger-onners order for her.

[derder]

(sorry about the code- I thought the forums accepted HTML)

[J-Unit]

You know Double L, judging by where you are seeing your celebrities, there is a good chance you've bumped into one of the TVgasm crew before.

[HoneyBunny]

Tony Hawk lives near me so I see him all the time.

[samynoodle]

When I lived in Pittsburgh, I managed a shoe store down by these trendy little condos that you could rent on a month to month basis and the area where my store was was a little trendy outdoor mall. A lot of the Pittsburgh Steelers lived/shopped there so I've met Jerome Bettis, Charlie Batch, Dan Krieder, Veron Haynes, Chris Hope, Jaremy Tuman and Hines Ward. No Big Ben though. And Mark Cuban is from a suburb of Pittsburgh so he used to go to all of the Pitt basketball games. He's totally as tall as me.

[EdHill]

I guess going to a convention doesn't really count... even though I did see Chewbaca without the costume eating lunch. :)

I don't understand. What do you mean costume? Why would chewie be wearing a costume?

[Madam Pomfrey]

I saw Frederique, the Victoria's Secret model, at a restaurant in NYC. She was at an outside table next door to my friend's apartment.

She was STUNNING. I felt like a big whale in her presence. I was 5 months pregnant at the time which didn't do a thing for my confidence in my own beauty. I was wearing a lime green maternity shirt also:eek: She and I made eye contact and she looked at me with disgust. Or maybe it was just her droopy lids that made it seem that way.

I met Charlie Daniels, The Judds, Reba MacIntire and many other country music folks. My dad was a local celebrity (he was a musician) and he opened for them at concerts. Not so cool when I was a teenager. Or even now!

[Double L]

I don't understand. What do you mean costume? Why would chewie be wearing a costume?

Chewbaca was going nude and he looked very human underneath the fur, it was rather disturbing.

You know Double L, judging by where you are seeing your celebrities, there is a good chance you've bumped into one of the TVgasm crew before.

Uh, oh, I sense a Lost Flashback of our chance encounter. :D I think I would've remember a guy with a pixalated face walking around... but on the other hand, if you guys met me, I'd be one who would need a pixalated face... dun, dun, duuuun! :eek:

[amy303_1/2]

I live in NC, not many celebs, but one time when I was like 13 or 14, and still watched wrestling, we went to a taping and afterwards I met Scott Hall. He called me babe. I was so exited! I also got to touch Dimond Dallas Page when he went through audience, I even saw myself on TV. Do these two count? Probably not, but I will always remember.:rolleyes:

[derder]

Oh yeah, and Mark (?) - Devo kept chasing me around backstage one night (Many many moons ago when I was a senior in highschool);
I kissed Tommy Shaw (Styx) highschool as well.
And I made out - yes- made out with Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) about 12-15 years ago (It was one of the biggest moments of my life at that time).
I think there are more. I swear, I love this thread- Ohhh the memories...

[zoobabe]

Wow derder! Cool groupie stories! My friends went back to the hotel with Duran Duran when we saw them in high school, but I wasn't slutty/pretty enough to even try for that route.

samynoodle- I'm jealous of your Steelers meetings. I really want to meet Terry Bradshaw some day and Jerome Bettis too.

[samynoodle]

While I'm not proud of it, I made out with the Miz. I deserved to be made fun of.

[derder]

FUCKING AWESOME Sammynoodle!! That is so funny- is he a good kisser??

[mirenis]

I met Mr. Rogers when I was 9 at Lurray Caverns. He was shooting an episode of his show I think.
I had to take my granny to to the hospital for a doctor's appt. and Cameron Diaz was sitting across from us in the waiting room with her grandparents. I didn't say anything to her b/c I figured it was inappropriate given the situation.
I've met Glenn Danzig.
I've seen some wrestlers because many live around Tampa. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Dean Malenko.
Also seen TB Buccaneers. Tony Dungee (former coach) and his family used to come into the grocery store I worked at. Also Jon Gruden, Derrick Brooks, Mike Allstott, Chidi Ahanotu.

[samynoodle]

FUCKING AWESOME Sammynoodle!! That is so funny- is he a good kisser??


I was so wasted (it was a sorority event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation...which btw provided more than their fair share of reality stars for our various fundraisers...Ethan and Jenna, The Miz, a couple other survivor people... and is a really great charity to be involved with) I didn't even know what happend until I got the pictures back. I was like, "Uhhhh why didn't anyone tell me about this?" And then my friend Catie had a tank top made for me that says in really fancy lettering "I made out with The Miz". My boyfriend hates it.

[derder]

Ahh- a drunken makeout with the Miz- even better.

[msCCRN]

Ron and Clint Howard visiting their mother in the hospital. Ron was very nice and very bald, Clint is bald and a freak.

Debbie Reynolds visiting her mother in the hospital. It's 6:30 in the morning and she has a turban on her head and sun glasses that cover her entire face ( a strategic move, I'm sure)

Jay Leno at a gas station in Calabasas. He was wearing his "uniform" (blue workshirt and jeans) and filling the tank of an antique fire engine. He and my husband had a conversation about our Corvette (the two gear heads were having a great time, I just stared at his chin).

Lots of celebs and their families where I work, but I guess it would be very tacky (and a violation of many regulations) to talk about the circumstances since I work in healthcare. People, famous or not, show what they are really made of when there is a crisis.

[derder]

msCCRN- You must work at Cedars-Sinai. Oh I bet you have some stories. I worked in Chemical Dependency forever and I too have to bite my tongue as far as confidentiality goes. It was especially hard when we would get someone famous who was in the air (flying)- if they became unruly and beligerent, the pilots would land the planes and they would end up in "Detox in the midwest somewhere". Now wouldn't that suck??? I always felt terrible for them.

[sg-dub]

um. ESPN anchors galore?
Guys that used to play for the Whalers?

er, good long talk with David Foster Wallace once, that I still cherish.

CT rules!

[zoobabe]

OOH sammy- I would so LOVE to meet Ethan Zohn. He is by far my fave Survivor and on my list of top 5 celebs I'd wanna "do".

[msCCRN]

I don't work at Cedars, but at a nice little place situated between Disney studios and NBC, so you know I've seen a few famous people. Remember John Ritter?
You're right, it's really hard to hold my tongue and not spill the beans on some of these people. Some are really gracious and thankful for what you do for them and their family/friends. Some, you'd like to call the **insert gossip rag of your choice** and give them an earful.

[chick110]

I was sitting at the same bar with Sam Shepard once. I snatched his beer bottle after he left (Guinness). Very lame, but I was a college student at the time and also had been drinking... (imagine that!) ;)

I've seen Sissy Spacek at the mall as well as McDonald's before. At the mall, Schuyler had run away from her and she was calling her name and running after her. (obviously this was some time ago since Schuyler now is grown up and acting in her own movies)

I'm still waiting for my Howie Long sighting. :confused:

[msCCRN]

chick110,
You reminded me of a mall sighting I had years ago. Valerie Bertinelli (when she was still married to Eddie VanHalen) was in a bookstore with their son who was about 3 at the time. He had gotten away from her and she was yelling, "Wolfgang, Wolfie, come here." I wouldn't have known she was in the store, but I had to look at who would name their kid Wolfgang. I knew there had to be a VanHalen around somewhere!

Saw Eddie once in my hospital cafeteria during one of his "trips" there (Derder, you know what I'm talkin' about). ;)

[zoobabe]

hmmm...now I want to know the true John Ritter story b/c I read that his family received a settlement from the hospital that allegedly misdiagnosed him. You guys have such cool celeb sighting stories.

derder- did you work at Hazelton?

[derder]

I am afraid honestly to say to much about who, what, where, etc. Patient confidentiality is such a huge lawsuit waiting to happen, you kind of have to be careful. I hope you understand.... but I happily dish about people I have met outside of the Chem Dep arena!

[zoobabe]

that's cool derder- I was just being nebby. Plus I think that Matthew Perry went to Hazelton for one of his rehab visits and he's #1 on my list. Dish away safely and non-incriminatingly all you wish!:)

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Gosh I could fill this thread with stories. Let's see what comes to mind first:

Mike Schneider - former Today Show news guy - lived down the street when I lived in Miami. It was such a Ted Knight thing cuz he had a normal voice that dropped three octaves lower when he was on tv or around anyone he wanted to impress.

Chicago Bulls - Most of the Bulls from the 90's, had a friend who played for them and so got to go to the games and sit in the wives/and family seats. Sat near MJ's dad - sweetest man ever, and his mom when she showed up. Usually MJ's seats went to celebs - MC Hammer (I touched his can't touchable hand), Macaully Culkin, Bo Jackson. My friend had a party for his kid and most of the Bulls and their families came to it - so that was fun. Also ran into Dennis Rodman a lot at the mall where he got his hair dyed all those whacky colors.

Jerry Springer - When I lived in Chicago one night I had to work late, after work went to pump gas - it was super late and this car pulls up next to me - out of the whole empty gas station it was right next to me then the guy gets out and is staring at me - creeped me out - so I pumped as fast as I could and was jumping in my car - when I looked back it was Jerry Springer. I think he was just annoyed I didn't recognize him and fawn over him.

Oprah - not that this counts, when you live in Chicago you have to take people to see Oprah the same way you take people to Disney in Orlando. We also saw all three Judds, Lionel Richie, Sally Field and Elizabeth Taylor and then hubs Larry Fortenski while going to various Oprah tapings.

Barry Williams/Greg Brady - When I was in High School, Barry Williams came to the grand opening of a restaurant. My mom took all 6 of us kids to see him. He was so tickled by our family that he sat with us through lunch asking what it was like to really have a big family - while we asked about the show. He was really nice - but oldish and nerdie.

Harold Ramis - I saw him many times around Chicago. With his family at Panera, at the food court at the mall (in line in front of me at Sbarro) and at a few Cubs games.

Chicago Bears - Two of them went to my church, Ran into Ditka at the mall - real jerk btw.

Robert Picardo - from Innerspace, Stargate, Star Trek Voyager - ran into him at a grocery store in Orlando - baby food aisle. He was looking for formula for his then new baby. My Mom an OB nurse was talking to him about what brand to get to avoid diarhea - my sister and I were dying of embarassment but he was really grateful to mom.

We are realllllllllly close to signing a veryyyyyyyyyyy major sports personality as a new client but I best not mention it until it actually happens.

Ok that's all for now - I'm sure I'll think of more.

[poor, dead shannon]

just had lunch next to tashon prince of the detroit pistons... we was chillin' at the Houston's in coral gables. he had the ribs.

that dude is freakin' tall.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

I saw former prime minister Joe Clark in a hotel lobby once!

[msCCRN]

Poor Dead Shannon, you reminded me of two basketball player sightings:
Kobe Bryant at a restaurant after a Laker's game. He was with Vanessa (before they were married and he became an adulterer), and her parents. The chairs had really tall backs that with an average person sitting in them, you wouldn't be able to see the person's head. I could see all of Kobe's 'fro from the back and it just looked wierd.

Another time I was at a bar in a line. I turned around and I was staring at Vlade Divack's (hope I spelled it right, at the time he was the center for the Lakers) stomach. It was like a comedy, me doing the slow upward gaze until I found a face to go with the stomach. I said, "oh Hello!" and felt really dumb.

When these guys stand up and you are in an ordinary setting, (not a basketball court) they are freakishly large :o

[TinkerbellAPixie]

When these guys stand up and you are in an ordinary setting, (not a basketball court) they are freakishly large :o

I'm 5'2'' and when I went to that birthday party with all the basketball players I felt like I was in the land of the giants.

[B-Side]

I once went to a party that Elton Brand, Corey Magette, and Marko Jaric were at (all of the Clippers at the time), and I definitely felt very short. Coincidentally, I was supposed to go to a Clippers game two days prior, but the jerk from ebay sent my tix to the wrong address and I missed out. So what did I do? I actually told Corey Magette about the incident, hoping that maybe he'd feel sympathy for me and throw me some tickets to another game. But alas, all he said was "Oh, that sucks man." No love from Magette.

[samynoodle]

that's cool derder- I was just being nebby. Plus I think that Matthew Perry went to Hazelton for one of his rehab visits and he's #1 on my list. Dish away safely and non-incriminatingly all you wish!:)


AHHHHHHHHHHHH Nebby...you sure are a yinzer aren't you?

Anyway the Affleck-Garner crew (Mom, dad and baby...plus uncle casey) are up here shooting something or other and I saw them in cambridge last week. It was less than thrilling.

[zoobabe]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH Nebby...you sure are a yinzer aren't you?



you're funny samy. I say "pop" and "jimmies" too!:D

[samynoodle]

you're funny samy. I say "pop" and "jimmies" too!:D


A breif aside for those of you not familiar with what went on in the last two posts. The city of Pittsburgh has a language that is just simply amazing. There's the midwest "pop" for soda and a little bit of Philly- "jimmies". However there exist words that simply blow one's mind:
yinz - the plural of you
slippy - when something is wet and you might fall
sweeper - vacuum
gumband - rubber band
chip-chopped ham - the kind of ham used in a "sammich"
nebby - nosey

the list could go on forever.

And one of my co-workers literally ran into John Malkovich while getting lunch. He apparently lives up here too.

[derder]

Wait, what is "jimmies"?

[samynoodle]

what you put on ice cream aka sprinkles

[derder]

ahhh...
then what's a yinzer?

[zoobabe]

John Malkovich? Sa-weet!

samy- don't forget "jumbo" (bologna), and "jaggers" (thorns)




please forgive me guys for being such a post-whore on my days off. I need to get out of the house soon.:o

[zoobabe]

ahhh...
then what's a yinzer?

A Pittsburgher, someone from the place that says yinz.:)

[derder]

I am from Minnesota. I use to live in DC and one of my friends from there still calls me and says "Will you please say hotdish and boat for me"? Yes, apparently my accent is straight out of "Fargo", although I always think I have a grip on it. Even my family tells me that my accent is extremely heavy (and some of them have ALWAYS lived here). I can do an impersonation of Francis McDormand as "Margie" and if your eyes were closed, you would think it was her. And although I am not particularily proud of this, I just thought I would share...

[susanarosa]

I was friends with some race car driver guys from California in my younger years and they would laugh at my Michigan accent all the time. We also say "pop" instead of soda up here. Folks still constantly ask if I'm Canadian.

[susanarosa]

just had lunch next to tashon prince of the detroit pistons... we was chillin' at the Houston's in coral gables. he had the ribs.

that dude is freakin' tall.

Tay-Tay needs to spend less time eating ribs and more time practicing, gosh darnit!

[tvaholic]

derder & susanarosa- I'm also a midwesterner, from Wisconsin. Although my little corner of the state is the only one that says "soda" & not "pop." We also say "bubbler." (SE) But I also lived up Nort, ya der hay, for a few years & it's like a whole different world, phonetically speaking, dontcha know? Much like youse guys in Fargo. Or da yoopers, if you are one, susanarosa! I'm guessing you are if you sound Canadian.

[susanarosa]

Nope, not a yooper, only a Detroiter.

But those not from the midwest can't seem to tell the difference!

[helltotheno]

I feel like such a loser dropping the weird celeb sightings I have made, but here we go...

I have seen Kanye West in Louis Vuitton with his gf. He was short.

Just saw Justin Timberlake a few days ago at the TIme Warner center. He was pastier looking than I would have guessed

I have seen Jennifer Connolly and her husband walking around NYC alot and also Eva Mendes...Oohh and I saw Katie (ahem *Kate) Holmes at a pizza place one time, she was alone, tall and not with that starry gaze she has since the love match (brainwashing)

And I have enough weird stories about some celebs from my friend who works at a fashion magazine but she doesn't want to be fired. ah.*sigh*

[monkeypeanut]

My dad is a Pittsburgher too. He says "crik" for "creek". He still says "dahntahn" for downtown and "sousside" for south side. Also, when it's time to clean up the house, he "reds it up".

[zoobabe]

^those are all good ones mp. I really don't have a Pgh. accent though. Too long in the south I guess, 'cuz I think I have a slight drawl now. At least it's what my yankee friends tell me.

Did anyone go to high school with any celebs? Dennis Miller went to my high school, not at the same time as me though.

[samynoodle]

^those are all good ones mp. I really don't have a Pgh. accent though. Too long in the south I guess, 'cuz I think I have a slight drawl now. At least it's what my yankee friends tell me.

Did anyone go to high school with any celebs? Dennis Miller went to my high school, not at the same time as me though.


Does that make you a Dragon then?


Bea Arthur went to my boarding school for a breif time (obv not at the same time I was there). She was kicked out for hiding alcohol in her perfume bottles (or so the tale goes). And James Van Der Beek went to the boarding school my dad went to (again not at the same time) and apparently Jame's mom is a teacher there.

[EdHill]

I saw the guy who plays Winters in Band of Brothers in New York Saturday. At least I think it was him.

[plethLaura]

Back in my Concierge days I met:

Billy Joel (very short, huge entourage all ray-banned)
Peter Graves (gave him directions to the service elevator)
Jim Belushi (eyes locked on my chest the entire conversation)
Helen Hunt (giant sunglasses and weird floppy hats always)
Lara Flynn Boyle (what a bitch - horrible to everyone)

[tvaholic]

^
Did anyone go to high school with any celebs? Dennis Miller went to my high school, not at the same time as me though.

Frank Caliendo (MadTv) went to mine, a few years behind me though. And I think Les Paul did too, many moons ago.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Kyle Brandt from Real World Chicago and now Days of Our Lives went to my High School (after I graduated but my sis knew him).

So did that cute long haired guy from Dr. Quinn Medicine Woma, he was there before me, so was his hs gf who I for the life of me can't remember but she went on to become famous too. (ojk this second paragraph sorta sucks in the information department)

[msCCRN]

Did anyone go to high school with any celebs? Dennis Miller went to my high school, not at the same time as me though.

Jackson Browne's mom was a teacher at my high school. She would get his pre-released records (yes, vinyl records) in plain white sleeves and play them during class.

My high school boyfriend went to school in Pasadena with the Van Halen boys, they were always causing trouble.

[brutal youth]

Jackson Browne's mom was a teacher at my high school. She would get his pre-released records (yes, vinyl records) in plain white sleeves and play them during class.


So JEALOUS. But I would also never have gotten any work done in high school if that had been the case.

[susanarosa]

Madonna's brother went to my high school.

Bruce Campbell went to the high school I would've gone to if I my parents chose to send me to public school.

[tvtvtv]

What a funny thread. Arsenio?! I don't usually name drop, but what the heck.

Been seated on planes next to Eric McCormack and Sofia Coppola (before she was too cool for school.) Seem to have lots and lots of baseball and basketball ones, especially after somehow ending up at the ESPYs one year. And once worked with some random TV anchors (Steve Berthiaume is quite possibly the slimiest man alive, Daryn Kagan is rather frightening without makeup.) But here are the only funny / cool ones:

Back in the early 90s, Bruce and Demi came in all grunged out during our daily visit to a coffeeshop in Sun Valley ... she was cute, he was pretty skanky and - I kid you not - actually wearing a plaid, sheepskin-lined cap with earflaps.

Hung out at a really random tailgate that included Keibler and the Stults Bros. (I didn't know who any of them were at the time and was totally unprepared for her appearance on Dancing w/ the Stars like a month later.) They're all quite normal and nice, and actually slightly goofy.

Ran into, like nearly literally ran INTO in an embarassing way, Jude Law in NYC. I'm not fan, but I gotta admit, he's jaw-dropping in person. Sienna was across the room sporting some ridiulously huge headband.

Hmmm...guess that's all I got.

[derder]

Craig Kilborn was in my studyhall- he was in ninth grade, I was in seventh. I never said a word to him. He was the star of the basketball team ( I heard he is a real dick).
Another pretty famous writer/ director was a pretty good friend of mine all through grade school, jr. high and high school. I don't want to write his name though. I feel kind of protective of him, I guess. But he is a great guy, having lots of success. And he is still married to his highschool sweetie (who was also a good friend- they are great people)....

[palmtree]

Level 42 was on our plane to Irvine long, long time ago and I was so excited. Once the plane landed I followed them to baggage. Saw Larry King at the '96Republican convention here. All I have to say is My God What A Big Head. My mom had her picture taken with Paul Newman and Shirley McClane when she worked for Phillipine Airlines. She said Newman was cool and McClane looked like she didn't want anyone to touch her and was bitchin' the whole time.

[helltotheno]

I have the best. "Ravishing Ric Fleir" from the WWE(WWF?) wrestling went to my high school. He was actually in my dad's class .

[TinkerbellAPixie]

OOHH Grumpy Celeb encounters, I have a few of those.

Robert Urich - hate to speak ill of the dead but met him a while back at a Tradeshow and he was such a jerk.

Bozo the Clown - Saw him at some festival near Chicago, He was on break in his tent but the flaps were open, a little kid walked up to him and was all "BOZOBOZO!" and he said to the kid's Mom "Get you're fucking kid out of my face, can't you see I'm on a fucking break?" Makes you see that Krusty The Klown isn't that far off.

Jackie Gleason - Back when I was rehearsing with my marching band for the Orange Bowl Halftime show, they introduced Jackie Gleason as the star of the show, he came rushing through the crowd pushing everyone out of his way as he made his way to the stage in the center of the field. At the time I was all of 100 lbs and when he shoved me (big ole bear of a man that he was) I went flying and fell on my face. He was already long gone and didn't bother to slow down to see if I was ok. I had skinned knees, elbows and a bloody nose. Creep.
He died not long after.

Elizabeth Taylor - when you see celebs on Oprah you get to talk to them during the commercial break. We were asking Liz about some of her earlier movies (You know the things that made her famous since she hasn't done much lately) She brushed us off saying she doesn't care about any of that "nonsense" since it was ages ago. Well Liz - you wouldn't be on this show if not for that NONSENSE!

[StreetHassle]

I went to school with the children of Sissy Spacek and John Grisham, both of whom where heavily involved within the school.

[palmtree]

My husband met that guy from Mad About You and My Two Dads, can't remember his name, he said he was jerk. Very snotty and expected to be treated like he was star. Punk.

[samynoodle]

I totally forgot...
I went to an all girls boarding school for high school. This meant fewer girls (125 total grades 6 - 12) and the ability to take an entire week off from learning and have a color war. Blue and White Days. There was your normal color war fare - kickball, soccer, homerun derby- during the week and then on friday afternoon was Airband and Dance. These were the two best events. Not only did members of each team lip sync and dance but at the very end the teacher also did something, a reuniting of the school if you will. Friday arrived and my blue team perform a spectacular Madonna medly (totally made up the night before) and we were eagerly awaiting the crapfest that was the teachers' performance. They filed past us in "crazy" hippie clothing and the curtain closed. When it opened instead of being treated to bad dancing and awful clothes, there performing for us was Sister Sledge belting "We Are Family". An impromptu Sister Sledge concert in Lancaster County PA. Turns out one of the sisters was actually a student's mom. It was amazing.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

My husband met that guy from Mad About You and My Two Dads, can't remember his name, he said he was jerk. Very snotty and expected to be treated like he was star. Punk.

Paul Reiser is his name - and I am sad to hear he was a jerk :(

[ElectraGlide]

^Did anyone go to high school with any celebs? Dennis Miller went to my high school, not at the same time as me though.

Tommy Lee Jones went to my high school, but way before me.

[Lizardqueen]

I was telling a friend where to eat in Key West and I remembered a celebrity run-in.

So we just enjoyed a lovely hangover breakfast at Camille's. Our group was waiting for one of us to come out of the bathroom. Another group gets up to leave and is going to walk by us. Paul Teutul Sr. of American Chopper fame is leading the pack. He slams into me as he goes by. I turn around, flex my guns and say "You want some of this?!?!?" He politely declines my offer and apologizes profusely and sweetly. In retrospect I see that he only bumped me because he's about 14 feet wide and had no other choice.

[EdHill]

I went to the same high school as the one and only Mark Linn Baker, star of Perfect Strangers. No not Balki, the other one.

[ObstinantGirl]

I've met lots of famous people over the course of my life, but it would be nearly impossible for me to list them. Where I grew up (my hometown, and the schools that I attended) were chock full of famous people. And then I grew up and married someone who also grew up around famous people (his are mostly all comedians or athletes...an interesting combination!).

Maybe it's because of this, but even though I love my TV, I've never been a
'fan' type person. And I'm loathe to give attention to someone who is dying for me to give them attention (very passive-aggressive of me :p ) and I'm sensitive to people who just want to be treated like a normal person (one of our best friends is an ex-athlete who is still very well-known and recognized wherever he goes...to us, he's just "X", and he appreciates that).

Growing up, I never had posters of people (celebs, athletes, etc) on my walls or in my lockers. I had posters of horses!

Anyway...not criticizing anyone else by being fans, or starstruck when they meet/see someone! I just don't tend to get that way...and even when I do, I fight it like crazy! :rolleyes:

[Lizardqueen]

I've met lots of famous people over the course of my life, but it would be nearly impossible for me to list them. Where I grew up (my hometown, and the schools that I attended) were chock full of famous people. And then I grew up and married someone who also grew up around famous people (his are mostly all comedians or athletes...an interesting combination!).

Maybe it's because of this, but even though I love my TV, I've never been a
'fan' type person. And I'm loathe to give attention to someone who is dying for me to give them attention (very passive-aggressive of me :p ) and I'm sensitive to people who just want to be treated like a normal person (one of our best friends is an ex-athlete who is still very well-known and recognized wherever he goes...to us, he's just "X", and he appreciates that).

Growing up, I never had posters of people (celebs, athletes, etc) on my walls or in my lockers. I had posters of horses!

Anyway...not criticizing anyone else by being fans, or starstruck when they meet/see someone! I just don't tend to get that way...and even when I do, I fight it like crazy! :rolleyes:

EdHill and I were just discussing this in bed the other night. :D I said that I would never go up to a famous person and gush or ask for an autograph. Or can you imagine bothering someone when they are trying to have dinner? So rude! I agree with you completely and I always enjoy passive aggression. Tom Crusie was is CT for some War of the Worlds Shooting (I think). Crazy womena and their crazy daughters were taking time off of work, hanging out at the airport, and climbing fences. It was so strange to me.

[derder]

I never want to gush over a celebrity, but always end up doing so because I am a STAR STRUCK LOSER!!!! I wish I could keep my cool, but I rarely do.

[Bauer's Sweetheart]

Do you think famous people ever appreciate it when someone comes up and compliments their work? Is it possible that they are sincerely pleased when one of us regular people approaches them to say, thanks for what you did in X Movie or on Z Album, I have really enjoyed it and thanks for making a positive impact.

For example, my sister has seen Billy Joe from Green Day at the beach twice this summer. She hasn't said anything to him. But do you think it would make him feel good if a person came up to him calmly and respectfully and said something like, Thanks for "American Idiot" - it's really intelligent and accurate and rocks like crazy too? It's been in the CD changer of my truck since I bought it in 2004, I've enjoyed it every one of the 4,000 times I've listened to it and I am just grateful that you and the other guys in the band shared your talent with us in such an awesome way.

Don't you think it would be kind of like if some stranger approached you and said, Your kids are amazingly well behaved OR a client called your boss to compliment how hard you worked on the big project?

Of course I would never ask anyone for an autograph, what value is there in that? You already have the memory of meeting the person, who cares if they scribble their name down and then they never see you again.

[derder]

Do you think famous people ever appreciate it when someone comes up and compliments their work? Is it possible that they are sincerely pleased when one of us regular people approaches them to say, thanks for what you did in X Movie or on Z Album, I have really enjoyed it and thanks for making a positive impact.

For example, my sister has seen Billy Joe from Green Day at the beach twice this summer. She hasn't said anything to him. But do you think it would make him feel good if a person came up to him calmly and respectfully and said something like, Thanks for "American Idiot" - it's really intelligent and accurate and rocks like crazy too? It's been in the CD changer of my truck since I bought it in 2004, I've enjoyed it every one of the 4,000 times I've listened to it and I am just grateful that you and the other guys in the band shared your talent with us in such an awesome way.

Don't you think it would be kind of like if some stranger approached you and said, Your kids are amazingly well behaved OR a client called your boss to compliment how hard you worked on the big project?

Of course I would never ask anyone for an autograph, what value is there in that? You already have the memory of meeting the person, who cares if they scribble their name down and then they never see you again.


Yes, I think many times a real "artist" does appreciate level headed congratulatory praise. They just don't like the psychos who drool over them. (like me)- just kidding- I'm really not THAT bad. And autographs are out- I don't care who it is... it's just way too gushy.

[ObstinantGirl]

Okay, here's my experience based upon the famous people that I know, etc:

-They're all individual, just like us. So SOME of them do appreciate it when reasonable, normal, nice people go up to them and say "Hey, nice work!" or when someone shares a story about how the famous person positively affected/impacted upon their life or the life of someone they know. It's touchy territory, but handled well it can be a great thing.

-That said, one of the guys that we know is really wary of everyone. So if you even let on that you know who he is, the game's up & he puts you on his 'mental list'! I was fortunate, because I knew practically nothing about the sport he played...so I was like "yeah, whatever" when my husband introduced us. So I'm one of his favorite people! I'm pretty unimpressed and unphased by him. But whenever we go out with him & his wife, people always come up to him and gush over him, and he is always gracious, but not all that thrilled.

-I've personally sent letters or emails to people who I admire, or who I want to share a story with. Some people I've received responses from, and some I haven't. That's okay, it was more about me saying "Thank you" and baring my soul (corny, I know!) So I'm much more inclined to go that route than to approach someone on the street, or in a restaurant, or whatever. And I've actually become friends with a couple of well-known people that way...although I'm inclined to think that that's unusual.

[jenny10girl]

You name the Hair Band and somehow or another I have met them. :D ...ALL of them...LOL...
Besides that, I bumped into Keanu Reeves in NYC. He looked very dirty. Wasn't expecting that from him...

[ObstinantGirl]

Okay...Keanu Reeves? I don't care what anyone says...I might just HAVE to go a little fangirly if I ran into him...and the dirtier the better :p (Just kidding about the dirty part. Well, sorta.)

Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp...they are two of my weaknesses.
Them, and Sean Connery. And Denzel Washington.
All knee-weakeners.

But you didn't hear ME admitting that, now, did you??? :rolleyes:
(Thank goodness I'm married to someone who also makes me weak-kneed!)

[Clair]

The ONLY famous movie person I ever talked to was the gal from The Road Warrior who wore the football pads and who dies on top of the gasoline tanker. I met her at Frank and Sons which is sort of an indoor swapmeet for collectibles (comic books, anime, etc) in the City of Industry. She had a table set up and was probably selling autographed photos or something. Once I recognized her, I told her how much I enjoyed watching her in the movie and she did a great job and I was sad when she 'died'. She was really nice and looked absolutely gorgeous. I think I played it cool but I might have landed myself in the "gushing fan" cagetory.

[jenny10girl]

ObstinantGirl - I love Sean Connery too...not sure what it is about him...perhaps the accent? ;)

[Lizardqueen]

It's the wife beating that attracts us to Sean Connery. That is SO HOT!

[CrazyTrain]

Do you think famous people ever appreciate it when someone comes up and compliments their work? Is it possible that they are sincerely pleased when one of us regular people approaches them to say, thanks for what you did in X Movie or on Z Album, I have really enjoyed it and thanks for making a positive impact.


I went to a screening of Little Miss Sunhine Last night and after there was a panel Q and A with the producers and Greg Kinnear, who is a lead in the movie. And ALL of their faces genuinely lit up when a couple of people went in depth how they enjoyed the movie or the way that Greg was able to act so much using just facial expressions - their thank yous were sinciere.

I'm not anti autographs - my memory's so bad that i can't tell you most of the people I've met or seen (not TONs, but I have done some seatfilling and such where there are a lot of statrs to see). At least an autograph is proof.

some of the best are the unexpected - I was in a hotel in NYC years ago and I saw Christian Slater in an elevator - just as the doors were closing. That same hotel had that red haired guy from 30-sdomething (and Byrds of Paradise... it was around that time) SCREAMING at the poor front desk clerk. I don't remember why.

[ObstinantGirl]

It's the wife beating that attracts us to Sean Connery. That is SO HOT!Really? I hadn't heard that about him...

Well, I'm purely speaking about physical attraction here anyway. So setting aside any other things that I know/don't know about them, I stand by my original list! Lord knows that Johnny Depp is a wackadoo, and Keanu Reeves seems to be as well...and I'd probably hate them in 'real life'...but if Depp kept his mouth shut & didn't speak, but just gazed at me with those dark, soul-searching eyes? MELT!!!! :p

[jenny10girl]

Really? I hadn't heard that about him...

Well, I'm purely speaking about physical attraction here anyway. So setting aside any other things that I know/don't know about them, I stand by my original list! Lord knows that Johnny Depp is a wackadoo, and Keanu Reeves seems to be as well...and I'd probably hate them in 'real life'...but if Depp kept his mouth shut & didn't speak, but just gazed at me with those dark, soul-searching eyes? MELT!!!! :p


AGREED!!!!!!

[tati]

re) Johnny Depp---how can any1 resist, he's gorgeous & seems so cool! i recently caught him on 'Inside the Actor's Studio', cool guy. I love the movies he picks, does them so well.

Obstinant--I find Sean Connery very attractive, too, but I've heard that about the wife-beating, too :( Disappointing. well, we're going w/ pure looks nywys!

when i was in hi school (in NYC), my fr'nds & i were approaching a street corner, when we spotted LL Cool J in the passenger seat of a tiny red Porsche---he was wearing a tall purple Fedora hat. The car came 2 a stoplight so we ran dwn the block & asked him 4 an autograph---he was really sweet & quickly signed a piece of looseleaf, writing 'Stay Sweet! Be Cool! LL Cool J'

About 10 yrs later, i was waiting to cross the street by Macy's & spotted him AGAIN, this time driving a white Mercedesm waiting 4 the lite 2 change ---I simply smiled (too old 2 b running aftr cars!) & he smiled & waved back politely.

I've seen a few celebs. here & there, some at charity functions or similar settings, but never really met or got 2 talk 2 any1 in depth. A few yrs ago, my fr'nd & i spotted Jimmy Fallon at a bar & we had our picture taken w/ him---he was polite & friendly & patiently posed w/ ea. of us. I've seen Cameron Diaz (bad acne) & Elijah Wood walking dwn the street. I attended an after-party 4 a Disney movie (a remake of 'Annie') so all the stars of the flick were there--Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Kathy Bates (she walked right by me & gave me a dirty, scowled looked 4 no reason!) & Sarah Polley.

[whawha]

Barry Williams (Johnny Bravo!) from the Brady Bunch, eating sushi iat Malee's restaurant in Scottsdale. Had a total cougar with him.

[Lizardqueen]

Oh my God whawha! A total cougar! I'm wondering if my friends and I are total cougars. We're always wondering "When do we have to stop shopping in the juniors department?" I largely have, but goodness I don't want to be that lady.

[angiemarie]

A few years ago, when Charles Barkley was in town for the Mario Lemieux charity golf tournament, I saw him at a downtown bar. My friends were all too chicken to go over and say "hi". I guess Charles has a bit of a tough guy image. I, however, was fearless (translation, I had 4 cosmos).

I had seen him interviewed on HBO the day before, so I went over and struck up a conversation about whatever the topic was. ( I can't remember what now). He was gracious and charming. I offered to buy him a drink, but he bought me one instead. When we were finished chatting (about 10 minutes), he stood up and shook my hand. He did the double hand shake, you know his right hand on the bottom, mine in the middle his left hand on top. It felt like my hand had been swallowed by two baseball mitts. His hands are ginormous!

When I walked back over to my friends (mostly guys), they were so jealous! I told them to grow a set and go over, but no one did.

[Lizardqueen]

LOVE Charles Barkley. He's definitely on my list.

[angiemarie]

LOVE Charles Barkley. He's definitely on my list.

And he had on beautifully tailored suit. Every girl loves a sharp dressed man.

[whawha]

Oh my God whawha! A total cougar! I'm wondering if my friends and I are total cougars. We're always wondering "When do we have to stop shopping in the juniors department?" I largely have, but goodness I don't want to be that lady.


I hate the "junior mind/senior body" thing. We have tons of moms wearing their daughters' clothes out here...I think the official uniform of AZ is a Juicy Couture velour sweat bottom (rolled down to show the lower back tat, natch!) and a crop top where you can see undercleavage.

Another thing: Out in Scottsdale, we musta had a biohazard spill, which released a deadly cloud of Second Wife Syndrome. Worse than a Cougar is the CEO with the second trophy wife, who of course, wants children. He's 60 and pushing a baby carriage. At this rate, he'll have kids but be too old to pick them up....

[carewski]

(rolled down to show the lower back tat, natch!)

....also known as the 'Tramp Stamp'.

[noballs]

Tati I'm jealous, LL is hot! I love him and it's awesome that he was so cool. Lick those lips.

Yeah wife beaters are hot! :)

When I was about 19 years old a friend of mine & I worked in an office and CC Penniston (remember her? - yeah me either) came in and I knew exactly who she was, but was trying not to be a total dweeb-lameass and just went about my business to help her and walked in the back and she said to her friend, "These white bitches don't even know who I am!" LMAO :D

[Lizardqueen]

....also known as the 'Tramp Stamp'.

As though a great ass needed further adornment. Bitches, please!

[whawha]

....also known as the 'Tramp Stamp'.


Tramp Stamp! I love it! But now I owe you 10 cents every time I use it....

[whawha]

As though a great ass needed further adornment. Bitches, please!

Tell it girl!

Although a friend of mine calls the back tat "the runway marker." You know, to direct the flight in....

[CrazyTrain]

Hey, a dude who was on survivor works here! I'd totally forgotten that. I have'nt actually met him but I did share an elevator with him once! :D I forget his name (don't watch Survivor!) but he's hot.
Oh, it's Andrew Savage. :)

[HoneyBunny]

Hey, a dude who was on survivor works here! I'd totally forgotten that. I have'nt actually met him but I did share an elevator with him once! :D I forget his name (don't watch Survivor!) but he's hot.
Oh, it's Andrew Savage. :)


I remember him - he was a lawyer for Jerry Springer.
Hmmmm - ya think with all that going for him, he would have done better on the show...


hb

[Lizardqueen]

And that reminded me of a sort of sad celebrity run in I had. I was shopping at a food co-op and there was a lady there giving facials and skin analyses. She approached me and asked if I'd like a facial. So there I am, getting my face rubbed by this very gentle, sweet, small voiced woman. She's showering me with compliments. I'm loving it. (sidebar comment: thanks Mom and Dad. You may have been shitty parents, but I can't complain about winning the genetic lottery). So anyway... I realize that this meek little kitten is none other than Wendy O. Williams! Of The Plasmatics fame. One of the baddest ass, mother fuckin', punk rockin', chicks OF ALL TIME! www.plasmatics.com . It was a great pleasure to get a facial from the high priestess of punk. Wendy ended up working in my local health food store after that. I'd see her and talk to her all the time. You could not reconcile in your brain that Wendy the vitamin seller and Wendy O. Williams were one in the same. It was beyond Clark and Supe. Then one day, she walked out into the woods behind her house and shot herself in the head. It was soooooo sad

[angiemarie]

So anyway... I realize that this meek little kitten is none other than Wendy O. Williams! Of The Plasmatics fame. One of the baddest ass, mother fuckin', punk rockin', chicks OF ALL TIME! Then one day, she walked out into the woods behind her house and shot herself in the head. It was soooooo sad

That is so bizarre! I can't really imagine Wendy O. giving facials. I can imagine her ripping someone's face off, but not by gentle exfoliation. :confused1:

I forgot she killed herself, that was really sad.

[jenny10girl]

And that reminded me of a sort of sad celebrity run in I had. I was shopping at a food co-op and there was a lady there giving facials and skin analyses. She approached me and asked if I'd like a facial. So there I am, getting my face rubbed by this very gentle, sweet, small voiced woman. She's showering me with compliments. I'm loving it. (sidebar comment: thanks Mom and Dad. You may have been shitty parents, but I can't complain about winning the genetic lottery). So anyway... I realize that this meek little kitten is none other than Wendy O. Williams! Of The Plasmatics fame. One of the baddest ass, mother fuckin', punk rockin', chicks OF ALL TIME! www.plasmatics.com . It was a great pleasure to get a facial from the high priestess of punk. Wendy ended up working in my local health food store after that. I'd see her and talk to her all the time. You could not reconcile in your brain that Wendy the vitamin seller and Wendy O. Williams were one in the same. It was beyond Clark and Supe. Then one day, she walked out into the woods behind her house and shot herself in the head. It was soooooo sad


When I started reading this I was thinking "she's dead..." until I got to the end that is....how long ago was this? Hasn't she been dead for quite a while now? (I want to say 98ish but I could be wrong...)

[Lizardqueen]

When I started reading this I was thinking "she's dead..." until I got to the end that is....how long ago was this? Hasn't she been dead for quite a while now? (I want to say 98ish but I could be wrong...)

Yeah, it was 98ish. Aprilish 98ish.

[jenny10girl]

Yeah, it was 98ish. Aprilish 98ish.


Thanksish for the clarificationish... Hey this is kind of funish (HA!) :D

[Lizardqueen]

Here's one for the UCONN fans (what's up sg-dub?). One morning I was leaving a restaurant after finishing breakfast. I step outside and who should be dining out there but Kevin Ollie and Donny Marshall. I smile politlely and pretend I don't know who they are plus there were Lizardspawn swarming everywhere and I was trying to keep them from running in the road, overthrowing the government, etc. So Kevin Ollie is all polite and gentlemanly, but Donny Marshall gives me the eye. Hardcore. Then he gives me the smile. Then he winks at me. Then he gives me the tongue across his teeth! I clearly have my hands full, and this dude is coming on to me. So he turns all the way around in his chair to watch me walk down the street. I found it very bizarre. So I told my brother (who went to UCONN while they were both there playing basketball). He says "Yeah, I remember hearing from a friend in the infirmary about an unusaul gonorrhea outbreak. There were 6 random girls who all came down with it at the same time. They couldn't figure out what was going on. With more prodding it was discovered that the common denominator was...DONNY MARSHALL!" So I feel really guilty about telling that part of the story, and it is just heresay, but I can vouch for my part of the story. And maybe sg-dub can back me up on the other part???

[nic75]

I have never felt the need to post, but I can no longer stand it.
Is anyone else sick of hearing Lizardqueen talk about how beautiful, rich and skinny she is?
I sure am.
Does anyone actually believe her?
I sure don't.
Everyone knows that if those things were true, she wouldn't feel the need to keep writing them.
I know other people feel the same way. Even if they won't admit it.
You sound like a broken record. SHUT UP!

[Lizardqueen]

I for one am sick of it! Sick, I tell you! Make it stop!
FYI to nic75, put me on ignore like plenty of other people do and then you will be spared my feeble attempts at comedy. Thanks babe!

[derder]

Hey Nic-
FU
I LOVE THE LIZARDQUEEN!!!!!

[jampony]

Congrats, LQ! Leave it to you, you little attention whore, to receive the forums' first hate post! ;)

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Finally! Someone with the balls to anonymously stand up to LQ! I applaud you, Nic75! Well done, good sir. Well done.

[samynoodle]

I must post this simply because it made me feel 8 years old today...we had a big ol' Comcastic pic-a-nic today and they bring in d-listers to hype things that are coming up. For those of you that enjoy the fakeness that is WWF (I will never bow down to World Wrestling Entertainment...boo) Summerslam is this weekend and none other than Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart was here today! Officiating over arm and thumb wrestling no less!

[chick110]

I forgot to mention my best celeb encounter, how lame am I?? You know the guy who played the big marine in A Few Good Men? We went to college together and were both art majors. We even did our senior show together with another girl. I was up late one night watching Cinemax about to turn it off, when a movie came on and I saw his name in the credits, so I watched it. It was Freeway with a very young Reese Witherspoon and a very creepy Kiefer Sutherland and the guy who was on the Pretender. The guy I knew's name is Wolfgang Bodison and he played the cop. When we graduated, he told me he wanted to get into making videos. Our senior year, he made this really cool one of these boys playing war to U2s "Bullet the Blue Sky".

[zoobabe]

why are you blacking out your face LL? Embarrassed or fugly?:p

[Firecat]

why are you blacking out your face LL? Embarrassed or fugly?:p

Have you seen the photoshop thread?


and i'm so jealous that you got to meet Zayra. I didn't even follow the show and i'm a fan.....teehee

[angiemarie]

Great pictures Double L. It was nice of you to let your 14th wife Zayra leave the compound to attend the party. :)

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Some girl whose name starts with Z
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/prime_oracle/z.jpg

How many times have you had to reprint this one due to lip prints and other assorted stains and markings?

[HoneyBunny]

Some girl whose name starts with Z
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/prime_oracle/z.jpg



You're having this made into a life size cut out aren't you?


Great pics LL - thanks~

hb

[TinkerbellAPixie]

why are you blacking out your face LL? Embarrassed or fugly?:p

I think it's nice to have a little mystery return to TVGasm. There's something about a marked out face that I find intriguingly attractive. :blush:

[zoobabe]

I think it's nice to have a little mystery return to TVGasm. There's something about a marked out face that I find intriguingly attractive. :blush:

OK- I was a mean drunk last night. Sorry LL. The girls all look lovely in their pics and I'm happy that you got to meet Miss Z. You should make a wallpaper out of that pic.

Was Marty Casey at the party? I would so love to meet HIM!:)

[zoobabe]

Who needs Marty Casey when you got Jill? OMG... is she humping my leg in this picture?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/prime_oracle/j.jpg

I don't think that's your leg she's humping...:sneaky2:

[IndustryMonkey]

I've met too many so I won't bore you with the details--most of them have been work-related but I have run into celebs while hanging out with friends and having those celebs recognize ME and wanting to hang out with my group.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I've met too many so I won't bore you with the details--most of them have been work-related but I have run into celebs while hanging out with friends and having those celebs recognize ME and wanting to hang out with my group.

I think I speak for everyone when I say - BORE US WITH THE DETAILS - the more sordid the better. ;)

[IndustryMonkey]

I guess I could tell everyone my Boogie story from a few years back when my friends and I were visiting one of our out-of-town friends at the Sheraton in Universal City and ran into him when he came to see Krista.

Or Colin Hanks laughing and hugging me everytime he saw me at a WB event because my friends kept disappearing around me to go stalk..ermm...say hi to the other celebrities there.

Or getting hit on by a former WB starlet's boyfriend (who also happened to be on the same network) in the corner of a room at a industry party while she was talking to the reporter from TV Guide.

Or entering a party and being hoisted up in the air by a former WB star who was on a TV show that when it ended its run, the creator of that show created a water cooler show on a cable network that is reviewed by TVGasm. And being carried around as this person introduces you to their co-stars.

Then there's the wrap party for the first season of The OC a few years back and Adam Brody kept following me around and Rachel Bilson kept shooting me the evil eye because he was giving me attention and not her. Or how I had to keep pulling my friend literally off of Ben McKenzie. And by the end of the night, I had both Ben and Adam following me around and who kept asking me, "Seriously, you're ____? Can we see your license?" Or would bump into me and shake their heads at me and just go "You look so young. I can't believe you're 27 (the age I was at the time)."

That's just for starters. I have lots more juicer stories that I will tell once I get off deadline.

[whawha]

That's just for starters. I have lots more juicer stories that I will tell once I get off deadline.

Deadline. Right. Waiting for a break in the Halo action?!

[zoobabe]

I want more stories!!!! Are you going to the TVGasm happy hour monkey?


Have you met the cast of Buffy (Spike)? Does Sarah Michelle Gellar really smoke? I NEED TO KNOW!:rolleyes:

[IndustryMonkey]

Haha whawha. Seriously though, I am on deadline to get my article written else my boss is not going to be happy with me.

I'm going to try and come to the festivities. Yes, I've met the entire cast of Buffy and yes SMG did smoke when I have run into her on a few occasions.

[whawha]

Haha whawha. Seriously though, I am on deadline to get my article written else my boss is not going to be happy with me.

I'm going to try and come to the festivities. Yes, I've met the entire cast of Buffy and yes SMG did smoke when I have run into her on a few occasions.

what kind of weak-ass publication waits for sometihng at night? Revolt! Revolt! Go freelance! Revolt!

[IndustryMonkey]

A newspaper. We're short a few people right now because of vacations so I am filling in doing some of the regular news stories.

I do some freelancing as well. And I'm in the midst of trying to write a book for children. One of these days, maybe I'll share some of my writings with everyone.

[whawha]

A newspaper. We're short a few people right now because of vacations so I am filling in doing some of the regular news stories.

I do some freelancing as well. And I'm in the midst of trying to write a book for children. One of these days, maybe I'll share some of my writings with everyone.

don't be such a tease...

[tati]

I'm going to try and come to the festivities. Yes, I've met the entire cast of Buffy and yes SMG did smoke when I have run into her on a few occasions.

oh dear. have you seen our other thread, Industry? the one pointedly named 'Does Sarah Michelle Gellar really smoke'? there are going to be some very crushed hearts around here!

Anywys, I liked hearing about your party gossip! keep on dishing! :thumbup1:

[CrazyTrain]

I'm going to try and come to the festivities. Yes, I've met the entire cast of Buffy and yes SMG did smoke when I have run into her on a few occasions.


NO!!!!!!!!!! :eek: Say it isn't so! :crying:
My entire world has shattered!!! :hang:

[zoobabe]

My friend moved to Pasadena recently and she sent me a belated b-day card today to tell me that she saw Matthew Perry getting out of his car on the street and it made her think of me. Probably b/c at her going away party I said- "remember if you ever see Matthew Perry, tell him I'm waiting for him in Texas"! Obviously she is too selfish to hook up her friend on her birthday and everything. Will you do it for me IMonkey? Please?;)

[CrazyTrain]

Dang... all those years in Pasadena and I saw NOBODY! :( Not even when I went by where they were filming :(

[zoobabe]

Dang... all those years in Pasadena and I saw NOBODY! :( Not even when I went by where they were filming :(

her first week in town she and her husband went to a taping of America's got Talent and they put her on TV (up close) in the crowd reaction shots. maybe she's just lucky.

[IndustryMonkey]

Sure, zoobabe. I'll do what I can. ;)

When I first moved to California, i didn't see any celebs or meet them until I got into high school. The town I lived in had some celebs living in it and I would see them out and about. Tina Majorino (Veronica Mars) grew up in the town I lived in as did the actress who was on "The New Munsters."

My sister went to high school with a few of the guys who guest-starred on '7th Heaven.' One of them was a friend of hers and as a joke one day, they autographed and traded head shots with each other. My sister did some commercials when she was growing up--mostly regional ones but she did do an oatmeal commercial that was national. Of course you couldn't tell it was her but it was one that has gymnasts in it and my sister was one that did a backflip on camera. They cast her solely because she has red hair...okay and plus she was ranked nationally for her gymnastics so I guess that helped.

I've been on camera a few times--some on accident and some because I was placed there on purpose. I sat next to Ray Romano and his daughter's friends when Fantasia won the third season of "American Idol" My dad and I made our way into an episode of "Doogie Howser, MD" on accident. Alas, it was not with Neil Patrick Harris but with Max Casella who played his best friend Vinnie. My family and I went to Magic Mountain and we went to get in line for Colossus (a roller coaster) and usually they have two lines going as the ride has dual tracks. But one of the lines was shut down and as we got closer to the front of the line, we saw NPH and a female coming in from the ride on the other track. They were shooting a scene from the show and everyone around me was fascinated with seeing the scene shot over and over again. Neil was gracious during short breaks to reset the ride or the camera and when female fans would shout things to him, he'd look over at the crowd waiting to go on the ride on our side and wave and say hi to everyone and tell everyone that he's sorry for the long wait they had because of him.

Later on after we rode the ride, my mom, brother and sister decided to go on a ride where you are standing up but then the ride twists and turns and goes side to side and upside down and gravity is the only thing holding you up. I decided to pass even though I'd been on the ride before. So my dad and I went to sit down at one of the planters. Then it happened. The producers were moving all the extras into place around us and trying to get the non-extras out of the way because they were about to film another scene for the show. The producers didn't say one word to us--i guess they thought we were 2 of the extras...either that or they liked seeing the visual of a teenager sitting and talking to her dad off to the side of the scene. The scene was maybe 30 seconds in the actual show--It just had Vinnie and a girl walking past the rides talking about 'Doogie' and they walked past where my dad and I were sitting so you see us briefly. One of these days, maybe I'll cap the scene from the DVD.

[tvaholic]

I always liked Vinnie better. What ever happened to him?

[whawha]

I always liked Vinnie better. What ever happened to him?

Didn't he wind up playing a low-level mobster on The Sopranos? Or am I cornfusing him with someone else?

[HoneyBunny]

Didn't he wind up playing a low-level mobster on The Sopranos? Or am I cornfusing him with someone else?


Hasn't everyone played a low-level mobster on the Sopranos?



hb

[IndustryMonkey]

Yeah now he's a mobster on The Sopranos:
http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/actor/max_casella.shtml
http://www.sopranosuessightings.com/casella.htm

[may1]

And what exactly is wrong with being a mobster on the Soprano's???
Except for maybe Vito, of course. Hey, I'm just an Italian girl who grew up with a lower level of these guys all around me. I'd much rather have organized crime than disorganized crime.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I'm fairly certain I saw a celebrity today on my way home from work. I was at a red light when this older model cadillac rolls up next to me. I look ever and who should I see? Well it might just have been the infamous Sex Lady, Sue Johanson.

Than again - it might have just been someone's granny.

[chick110]

My boss lives by her pearls of wisdom... (which she shares with us whenever she can :rolleyes: )

[TinkerbellAPixie]

My boss lives by her pearls of wisdom... (which she shares with us whenever she can :rolleyes: )

Actually last night I saw she was sharing a toy that had "pearls" of wisdom in it. :ohmy:

[simeone]

Haha whawha. Seriously though, I am on deadline to get my article written else my boss is not going to be happy with me.

I'm going to try and come to the festivities. Yes, I've met the entire cast of Buffy and yes SMG did smoke when I have run into her on a few occasions.

IndustryMonkey -- when was the last time you saw SMG smoke -- was it after the Buffy series or before? Why do you think she always denies that she smokes -- is it for image reasons? thanks alot

[Tabby Lavalamp]

IndustryMonkey -- when was the last time you saw SMG smoke -- was it after the Buffy series or before? Why do you think she always denies that she smokes -- is it for image reasons? thanks alot

Wow. You haven't been around since September, and what were you writing about then? Sarah Michelle Gellar smoking.

http://forums.tvgasm.com/showthread.php?t=659

That's just... just... a little obsessive.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Wow. You haven't been around since September, and what were you writing about then? Sarah Michelle Gellar smoking.

That's just... just... a little obsessive.

Ya gotta admit - the kid has some definite sticktoitiveness.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Ya gotta admit - the kid has some definite sticktoitiveness.

It must come from combining a nictotine fit with a Buffy rerun.

[photochild]

Some people just don't give up. It's amusing...if not a bit scary.

[zoobabe]

maybe SMG will give up the nic sticks for New Year's.

I just may as well.:coolshades:

[HoneyBunny]

maybe SMG will give up the nic sticks for New Year's.

I just may as well.:coolshades:


:thumbup:
hb

[jampony]

maybe SMG will give up the nic sticks for New Year's.

I just may as well.:coolshades:

What would it hurt to try? Everyone talks about the addiction to nicotine being hard to break, which I'm sure it is, but I found breaking the habit (the rituals) harder. That one that you grab right after you finish eating... almost four years and I still miss that one. :sniff:

[campfiregirl]

maybe SMG will give up the nic sticks for New Year's.

I just may as well.:coolshades:

I'm gonna try for the New Year but am afraid of murder/suicide. Plus I just got new jeans that fit!!

[jampony]

I'm gonna try for the New Year but am afraid of murder/suicide. Plus I just got new jeans that fit!!
Just do it, ya' big wimp! You know you want to. Everyone is quitting. Don't you want to be cool?

(I figure if peer pressure makes people smoke, maybe it can make them quit, too!)

[zoobabe]

the thing that makes me want to quit most of all is that they are raising the cigarette tax in TX on Jan 1st to $1 more per pack, so smoking will become very expensive! I'm gonna load up on cigs w/the coupons I have before then, smoke 'em up, and try quitting after.

[jampony]

the thing that makes me want to quit most of all is that they are raising the cigarette tax in TX on Jan 1st to $1 more per pack, so smoking will become very expensive! I'm gonna load up on cigs w/the coupons I have before then, smoke 'em up, and try quitting after.

What are they up to per pack, now? I think I quit just when they were hitting $4.00 or so. With all the extra money, I decided to upgrade my internet connection. Of course, you could always spend it another way... like maybe... I don't know... get cable! :)

[TinkerbellAPixie]

With all the extra money, I decided to upgrade my internet connection.

OOOH so not only are you healthier - but you get to hang with us folks online - double bonus!

Zoobabe - I am thrilled to hear you are quitting (tho, I must confess I didn't know you smoked). We luv us some zoobabe so we wantcha to stick around longer. I'll head up your support group if you like. :thumbup:

[campfiregirl]

Maybe there should be stop smoking support thread. Every time we think of smoking a pixie and jampony will bitch us out. I dread doing it but my hubby is quite insistant.:mad:

[pearlblackdragon]

the thing that makes me want to quit most of all is that they are raising the cigarette tax in TX on Jan 1st to $1 more per pack, so smoking will become very expensive! I'm gonna load up on cigs w/the coupons I have before then, smoke 'em up, and try quitting after.

I almost refuse to quit, just because everyone wants me to. I am down to 5 smokes a day though. I am doing it slowly. I went all day Christmas day without even one. Eventually it will happen, but on MY terms.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Maybe there should be stop smoking support thread. Every time we think of smoking a pixie and jampony will bitch us out. I dread doing it but my hubby is quite insistant.:mad:

I am totally willing to bitch ya out! Cuz - you know me - I'm a giver!:cool:

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I almost refuse to quit, just because everyone wants me to. I am down to 5 smokes a day though. I am doing it slowly. I went all day Christmas day without even one. Eventually it will happen, but on MY terms.

I guess it would go against your nature to quit (ya know - cuz yer a dragon):tonguewag: .

But seriously - you can do it! :thumbup1:

[campfiregirl]

And my hubby thinks I don't have any friends...

[TinkerbellAPixie]

You tell him you have a whole lotta friends! Show him your tvgasm reputation!

[campfiregirl]

Where do I find that at?

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Where do I find that at?

If you go to the top of your screen - top left - and click on USER CP - it will show the comments left for your reputation and tell you how many reputation points you have.

[campfiregirl]

Okay I saw it and am flattered. 32 points and two nice comments and one not so much (I think it may have been Scoty the prude).

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Okay I saw it and am flattered. 32 points and two nice comments and one not so much (I think it may have been Scoty the prude).

See you DO have friends here :D

[campfiregirl]

This is the bestest place ever. And now the kids will take over my computer for now. Thanks for the fun:thumbup:

[jampony]

Maybe there should be stop smoking support thread. Every time we think of smoking a pixie and jampony will bitch us out. I dread doing it but my hubby is quite insistant.:mad:

I almost refuse to quit, just because everyone wants me to. I am down to 5 smokes a day though. I am doing it slowly. I went all day Christmas day without even one. Eventually it will happen, but on MY terms.

I hated when other people told me to quit. I knew I wouldn't be able to do it unless it was my decision to stop. I would smoke about five during the day and then smoke the rest of the pack (or more) when I got home while sitting in front of the computer and TV. I have to say, I had no idea how bright the colors on my monitor actually were until I got a new one! And I was so embarrassed about the color of my old monitor I couldn't even donate it. Blech. :eek:

Sorry to sound like one of those pushy ex-smokers, but if any of you ever do decide to quit, maybe look into the nicotrol inhaler. I think that's what made it so easy(ish) for me. I tried the drugs (wellbutron?), too, but I had such horrible side effects I had to stop taking it.

Well, enough of the speechifying. Just know that if any of you decide to quit, in addition to your friends and family, you'll have a huge support system here, too, if you need it.

[campfiregirl]

I hated when other people told me to quit. I knew I wouldn't be able to do it unless it was my decision to stop. I would smoke about five during the day and then smoke the rest of the pack (or more) when I got home while sitting in front of the computer and TV. I have to say, I had no idea how bright the colors on my monitor actually were until I got a new one! And I was so embarrassed about the color of my old monitor I couldn't even donate it. Blech. :eek:

Sorry to sound like one of those pushy ex-smokers, but if any of you ever do decide to quit, maybe look into the nicotrol inhaler. I think that's what made it so easy(ish) for me. I tried the drugs (wellbutron?), too, but I had such horrible side effects I had to stop taking it.

Well, enough of the speechifying. Just know that if any of you decide to quit, in addition to your friends and family, you'll have a huge support system here, too, if you need it.
That is why I love you. And now be ready for the bitching in the new year...

[JasonR]

Anyone had any good celebrity sightings recently?

I'll give anyone in the NYC area a good tip. Prime spot to see celebs with young kids is the Childrens' Museum of Manhattan on the Upper West Side, in particular the "Playworks" area on the third floor. I just saw Jon Stewart with his little boy there yesterday, and in the past few months I've also seen Angelina Jolie with kid #1 (Sahara?) and Elizabeth Hasselbeck (Survivor/The View) with her kid(s). However, you'll probably want to make sure you bring a kid with you so people don't think you're a stalker and/or pedophile.

Thought about going up and saying hi, but everyone else either didn't recognize him or was leaving him alone, so I didn't want to be the douche to bother him while he's playing with his kid. I guess that's why so many celebs like living in Manhattan, most people do leave them alone here.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I don't see celebrities that often - so I'd have a hard time containing my delighted giggles if I were to see someone of Jolie's star power.

[JasonR]

I don't see celebrities that often - so I'd have a hard time containing my delighted giggles if I were to see someone of Jolie's star power.

To be honest, in street clothes and not made up she didn't look any hotter than any of the other hot moms there. Elizabeth Hasselbeck looked very cute and has a nice figure. Jon Stewart looked like the rest of us dads, enjoying a few days off from shaving, wearing jeans, sweatshirt and a baseball cap. His son was cute, looked about 2-3 years old.

[minda07]

Two weeks ago I was at a hockey game and went early to eat at the really uber expensive nice buffet place in the arena. I was sat two tables away from none other that Billy Joel. Everyone stared at him while he ate and whenever he would get up to get a plate of food, 50 people would get up too! No one bothered him for an autograph or picture we all just made him really uncomfortable by staring. I did think it was kinda funny that I saw Billy at a buffet!

[JasonR]

Two weeks ago I was at a hockey game and went early to eat at the really uber expensive nice buffet place in the arena. I was sat two tables away from none other that Billy Joel. Everyone stared at him while he ate and whenever he would get up to get a plate of food, 50 people would get up too! No one bothered him for an autograph or picture we all just made him really uncomfortable by staring. I did think it was kinda funny that I saw Billy at a buffet!

At times like that it's gotta suck to be famous. That reminded me of when I went to see "Jersey Boys" on Broadway, probably almost a year ago. Frankie Valli was in the audience, so everyone was gawking at him, so we were basically watching him watching his life story. Pretty weird.

[jasminetheawesome]

They film a lot of movies in Louisiana now, especially in Shreveport. Anyway, I've seen a million celebs now:

50 Cent
Sam Jackson
Kiefer Sutherland!
Demi Moore
Steve Buscemi (In a bar!)
Kevin Costner
Others who totally don't matter (like Jessica Simpson)

My sister and I talked to Jack Bauer. He was so cool. He was sitting on the stairs in front of the building where my sister's office is. He actually got off his phone to talk to us. When I saw him, I was all "Oh my God, Jack Bauer". He said, "Oh you like 24"? We talked about Shreveport for like 5 minutes. It was awesome, totally the best thing that happened all summer.

Oh yeah, Demi Moore was so skinny, it looked weird and scary.

[Ms. Tumnus]

My sister and I talked to Jack Bauer. He was so cool. He was sitting on the stairs in front of the building where my sister's office is. He actually got off his phone to talk to us. When I saw him, I was all "Oh my God, Jack Bauer". He said, "Oh you like 24"? We talked about Shreveport for like 5 minutes. It was awesome, totally the best thing that happened all summer.


That's cause he's Canadian. We're nice like that.

:tonguewag:

[LonnaSaur]

Two weeks ago I was at a hockey game and went early to eat at the really uber expensive nice buffet place in the arena. I was sat two tables away from none other that Billy Joel. Everyone stared at him while he ate and whenever he would get up to get a plate of food, 50 people would get up too! No one bothered him for an autograph or picture we all just made him really uncomfortable by staring. I did think it was kinda funny that I saw Billy at a buffet!

Millions of years ago, I worked for Citibank. I was one of those customer service reps who comes on the phone when you call up to check your balance or raise your credit limit or your card's been stolen. Of course, celebrities have credit cards, too. When one of them called up, their account would have a special flag on it and we were supposed to forward the call to a special unit who could deal with celebrity requests. Well, Billy Joel called up one time and I didn't realize it was him, for some reason. I think it was my first celebrity call and I didn't see the flag at first. So the name on the account is "William Joel," and of course for security purposes the information the caller gives you is supposed to match what's on the account. So when this guy says he's Billy Joel I asked him to verify whether he was, in fact, WILLIAM Joel. That's when I realized who it was, and I felt really stupid!

[photochild]

I want to meet famous people. God, DC sucks with its politicians.

[LonnaSaur]

I want to meet famous people. God, DC sucks with its politicians.

You met Scoty. Does he count?

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I dedicate this post to Rach:

About 4 years ago when Six Feet Under was still on the air and in it's Hey Day - I had an encounter with the actor who plays Keith.

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/31/99/0000033199_20060926170147.jpg

I used to work right by the Orlando Airport. We get a lot of celebs down here shooting shows on some of the production lots near Disney and Universal so it's not unusual to see celebs at the airport or out at the parks.

On this particular day I was at Wal-mart fighting my way through the crowded aisles and I looked up to see Keith (that's who he is to me, he may have real name but he's Keith to me) heading towards me.

For a flash I just thought he looks familiar and I was probably giving him that "I know you from somewhere look" but then I instantly knew and had that "OMG IT'S YOU" look and he smiled and before I could say anything put his finger to his lips and looked around at all the people.

I noded and mouthed "I love you!" and he smiled and nodded and mouthed "thank you".

He passed me and headed out and I melted to the spot. He's wayyyyyy dreamier in person.

[ajerseyromance]

What a boring life I've led! :unsure2: I haven't met anyone famous. I saw Vin Diesel once at the Xgames... he is really short. And a dick.

[giffordsaz]

I met Vern ... in a mall in Alaska....... he was really short too. I have a picture of Hubby, Vern, and me .. and he was shorter than my 5'6''. He is gone now and although he made kids movies I will always remember him gettng his fingers caught in a window shutting on the Braum's commercials.

[RachWho?]

OMG! I am sooooo jealous, Tink and thank you for the story. I didn't even know this thread existed!

I should share my best story for this thread.

As almost anyone who knows anything about him knows, John (no longer Cougar) Mellencamp is from Indiana, specifically born in Seymour, lives some of the time near Bloomington. I grew up about 30 minutes from Bloomington and Seymour, and one day my sister and I were working at my parents' bookstore when this gorgeous blonde model walker in with an enormous bag of popcorn. I noticed her because she didn't look like our typical clientele. Then a couple of minutes later I look up and see John Mellencamp standing at the front display table looking at some books. I sidle over to my sister and say, "Nikki, that's John Mellencamp!" and she says, "No it's not, Rachael" and I say, "Yes, it is!" and she says, "No, it's not". This goes on for a while...we are being quite. He eventually walks out of the store, his wife is still in there (she is the model, if you didn't know it).

Immediately customers start walking up to the counter saying, "Oh my gosh! That was John Mellencamp!" and I say, "SEE!" and my sister still refuses to admit it was him. Finally, I am really frustrated and I yell, "NIKKI, THAT WAS JOHN MELLENCAMP!" just as he is walking back into the store. He immediately looked at me, grabbed his wife, and ran out of the mall. Hordes of people were running after them as they fled.

My sister admitted that she was just fucking with me and she knew it was him all along.

[angiemarie]

On this particular day I was at Wal-mart fighting my way through the crowded aisles and I looked up to see Keith (that's who he is to me, he may have real name but he's Keith to me) heading towards me.


You are one lucky pixie. :infatuated2:

[giffordsaz]

angiemarie
TVgasm Celebrity

Status: Online
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look at the number of posts... so weird

[TheVoiceOfReason]

We lived in Memphis when my Dad was stationed at Millington NAB. Whenever friends or family came to visit we'd haul them out to Graceland. Sometimes we drove out there just because. I can just imagine Elvis looking out his livingroom window saying, "There's that damn green station wagon again. Who ARE those people???"

Anyway, we hung on the gates, drinkin' our RC Cola and trying to get a glimpse of The King. We never did. Once, though, a big limo drove up and it was the Osmond Brothers, including Donny. They stopped, got out, gave us all autographs, etc. Now this was early 70s and I 'bout pissed my pants!!! Another time we saw Shirley Jones and her family but they didn't stop the car. I cried for two days straight because I wanted David Cassidy to stop and talk to me.
I. Was. Dev. A. Stated.
They were in the exact same model of station wagon as ours but it was gold. My mother thought that justified her purchase of our hideous vehicle that we nicknamed "The Wooden."

Now I'm grown up, SO over the Osmonds and David Cassidy, and back home near Houston. I've seen Lance Berkman at a restaurant and Craig Biggio at a high school football game. They are both just as gentlemanly up close as they are on the field.

Cool note: My great-grandma lived in Bogota, TN almost all her life. She was on her porch shelling peas c.1960, and two limos drove up the road. One was pink. The other white. They pulled up to her neighbors' house and out pops Elvis and his entourage. He was delivering one of the limos to a family with a sick son so that they could travel to Memphis for treatment. All the folks (in Bogota, that's about 15-20 people) went over to meet Elvis and he was very sweet. In the early 90s, the Hubster and I took GG back to Graceland but she refused to go inside. She said it was a travesty what they'd done to Elvis' home.

p.s. For the one who spoke of attending High School with the Van Halen boys: Girl, I'd would have gotten in SO much trouble if that had been me. But it sure would have been fun!

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Wow - cool meetings Voice, I used to have such a crush on Donny. Was Shawn in the car with Shirley?

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Yes, he was! He was a bit young then, as was I. David was the big star. However, a few years later Shawn graced my bedroom walls with all the Tiger Beat pages I could tear out. Then I started liking Van Halen, Journey, and Foreigner so the Cassidys and Donny Osmond became SO passé.

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Okay, so I'm a noob and therefore, clueless.

Why the hell am I a bloody donkey???

[TheVoiceOfReason]

And now I'm fresh meat? You folks aren't checking IDs very closely, are you?

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Your titles are tied to your post count. When you start out your a Bloody Donkey, as you post more your titles will change. If you don't like being Fresh Meat - keep posting and your title will improve.

:)

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Well, I just celebrated a birthday that doesn't exactly signify "fresh." More like um...vintage.