Celebrity Sightings/Meetings

tapu · 01-14-2014, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gráinne

My sister-in-law used to live in Carmel, California and worked in a department store. One day, then-mayor Clint Eastwood came in and asked her where the towels were. All she could say was "Hi....". He was really cool about it, and laughed (and found his towels).

Yes, I ran into (or ran past) Clint a number of times, as he was mayor when I lived there. He's the only celebrity I've ever seen who looks exactly like he does on screen. He's huge. And he holds out that big hand and says, Welcome to Carmel, or whatever. What a time that was with him as mayor. It made Carmel always feel like a movie set.

DapperButch · 01-14-2014, 08:55 PM

My sister lives in Thousand Oaks, CA.

A few years ago she was sitting next to Cindy Crawford and her husband at an information session about the private high school my nephew subsequently went to. My sister didn't know who she was (because she is not attentive to Hollywood), but when she came home mentioned to my brother in-law that she was next to someone who must have been a "celebrity" (evidently, you can tell who is and who isn't and she knew she looked a bit familiar). Based on her description, my brother in law pulled up a picture of Cindy on the web and my sister was like, yes, that is her!

My brother in law sometimes plays golf with "Puddy" from Seinfeld.

My nephew is friends with the stunt double for one of the kids on Modern Family. The kid's father is a huge stunt double and is a friend of my brother in law.

There are other stories.

I met Meatloaf at an airport in England, but that's it.

C0LLETTE · 01-14-2014, 09:01 PM

I once arm-wrestled Frank Zappa... it's a long story.

tapu · 01-14-2014, 09:19 PM

At least tell us who won!

C0LLETTE · 01-14-2014, 09:25 PM

He did. I could lie about it cause he's dead but it just wouldn't feel right. At least I didn't end up with kids named Moon and Dweezil.

TruTexan · 01-14-2014, 11:15 PM

I once met Frank Beard from the band ZZ TOP; he was friends with my sister and brother in law at the time back in late 70's.
I was 13 yrs old and had seen them in concert in Houston. He lived in Spring Branch just outside Houston in a very nice home there. My brother in law at the time was playing drums with Frank in the back yard in a contest to see who couldn't keep up drumming for an hour non-stop. True Story. I knocked on the door and Frank opened the door, I was shocked and stunned and in awe cause he was in a very popular band back then. I got to eat dinner with them and watch the drumming session. It was cool to me back then.

I haven't met anyone else yet. But that was an awesome experience to me as a kid back then.

QueenofSmirks · 01-14-2014, 11:24 PM

When I lived in NYC (for 5 years), I saw quite a few celebrities: Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe having lunch in the same café that I was picking up lunch on my break; Janeane Garofalo, Lily Taylor. I also saw Chris Meloni (Oz, Law & Order) while at the Metropolitan Museum.

torchiegirl · 01-15-2014, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

I once arm-wrestled Frank Zappa... it's a long story.

o, c'mon n' tell it!?
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torchiegirl · 01-15-2014, 10:46 AM

I walked along the paw prints of the old Tiger Stadium with Al Kaline on the final day of play... o.k., so I stumbled into the throngs of fans who were chasing him for an autograph.

I saw the Sheriff's motorcade transporting ex- Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick off to prison. Such a long and convoluted road to fame. Quit sad, actually.

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C0LLETTE · 01-15-2014, 10:57 AM

I met Oprah at a reception. All guests got individual photos taken with her. If I ever post the pic and you want to know which one she is, she's on my right.

QueenofSmirks · 01-16-2014, 08:39 PM

I forgot one! I played poker against Dan Harrington (famous pro poker player and author) at Caesar's in Atlantic City a few months after I started playing poker in casinos. I actually didn't know who he was, but other people at my table were talking about him, so I assumed he was a famous, professional poker player. When I got back home, I asked one of my buddies about him, and he told me who he was. Ironically, my buddy (also my poker mentor) later gave me his (Dan's) books to read to help improve my game. LOL

01-14-2014, 08:55 PM	#2
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