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Scots_On_The_Rocks · 10-01-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MsBluem

I've met quite a few musicians in my concertgoing days. I also got the extreme pleasure of meeting John Barrowman (Torchwood/Doctor Who) at a comic book convention a couple years back.

Can we just say, "JEALOUS!"

MsBluem · 10-01-2013, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Scots_On_The_Rocks

Can we just say, "JEALOUS!"

He is genuinely the one of the nicest people I've ever had the chance to meet.

PoeticSilence · 10-01-2013, 08:12 PM

Gosh, I've met a few celebrities, but was never mindful enough to get an autograph...

Under sixteen: I met Dr. Sanguinary of Creature Feature fame. My parents drove me to a local fish shop where he was hosting some kind of marathon so that I could meet him. Dang was he nice.

Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mad Dog Vshaun (sic) and another wrestler whose name slips my mind. My family were friends with a guy that knew them so we were able to meet them when they visited my dads friends. I think my brother got to "wrestle" with one of them.

Over sixteen: I lived in England for several years (five) and met Eliot Gould who was performing at our Air Force base. I met Barbara Streisand that same year who was working on Yentl, it was brief but I was starstruck. I met Adam Ant at Picadilly circus where he was doing an interview, all I can remember about that was telling him I loved how he did his hair which made him laugh. I met worzel Gummidge, who was played by Jon Pertwee of Dr. Who fame, and like others, I prefer Tom Baker myself. I also met Nick Mason of Pink Floyd while they were working up the movie The Wall, not really met, but we were in the same shop in London at the time and he was allowed to the front of the line right when it was my turn, and he asked if it was alright. I couldn't even talk, I just nodded, I wonder still if he noticed I had a Juice Newton album and a Rush 2112 album in my hand. I met Margaret Thatcher in London and there were hundreds of people there at #1 Downing Street hoping to see her and when she came past, she shook our hands. Such a strong woman for all of the things that had to be done.

And that's all that I know of. Now I have seen Warren Buffet a few times, we live in the same city, but never really "met" him. His aunt was quite famous here in Omaha and I've met her many times. I've also met Chip Davis and his group Mannheim Steamroller, they live and record here in Omaha.

Cowboi · 10-01-2013, 08:18 PM

I met Hulk Hogan in the hotel at Little Rock this past weekend.

cara · 10-01-2013, 08:45 PM

Tim Noah (local kid entertainer)
Avner the Eccentric (performer)
Stephen Cosgrove (children's book author)
Danny Glover (actor)
Bernice Johnson Reagan (founder and singer, Sweet Honey in the Rock)

They all have stories, but I'm too tired to write them out. Maybe another day. :-)

cara · 10-21-2013, 12:33 AM

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I've also met Chip Davis and his group Mannheim Steamroller, they live and record here in Omaha.

Which totally reminds me: I have met and worked with Jackson Berkey of Mannheim Steamroller. His wife, Almeda, too!

Another famous person I've met and sang with is pop star Bonnie McKee. If you don't know her name, you have likely heard her music. She co-wrote a lot of Katy Perry's popular songs (Firework, California Gurls, etc.) and had a single out this summer (American Girl). I knew her before she was famous, but not very well. We sang in the same choir together when we were younger and I first met her at one of our choir's anniversary concerts.

Good times.

Greyson · 10-21-2013, 12:50 AM

Mayor Tom Bradley, Los Angeles. (Now deceased)

Senator Ted Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Former San Antonio Mayor and member of Clinton cabinet, Henry Cisneros.

Jerry Brown, Gov. of California

Henry Waxman, Dem Congressman

Geraldine Ferraro

Donna Brazile

Lilly Tomlin

Loren Green (Bonanza Western TV Star, when I was a child)

Chaka Khan, (my gf at the time opened for her at a fundraiser)

James Brown (After a concert)

Joan Nestle (One of my fondest memories. I got to be her escort on a trip to Disneyland when she came to Southern Cal to do a book tour.)

Lillian Faderman (I was interviewed by her for a book she was writing on Butch-Femme)

Edward James Olmos (Actor)

Easi Morales (Actor)

Lou Diamond Phillips (Actor)

Growing up in Los Angeles and being active in LGBTQ issues and local politics gave me the opportunity to meet a few "celebs."

Mel C. · 10-21-2013, 12:52 AM

Joan Jett - met her in her dressing room at a concert. I was on my knees. Nuff said.

Venus007 · 10-21-2013, 02:58 AM

I have met quite a few famous people so here is a list of highlights:

I had a friend, Rex, who used to work for a record label. We got backstage passes because of this, so from that I met:
Todd Rungren
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins

Heather McAllister- I met her through a girl we both dated and we hit it off and became friends. Heather later because a famous fat activist and burlesque performer and was photographed by Leonard Nimoy.

Laurie Anderson, Performance artist- My friend Heather was very active in the queer community in Ann Arbor she came to a party I was at after her show.

Karen Finley, Performance artist- through my friend Heather in Ann Arbor

Leontyne Price - I was in a youth symphony and we rehearsed and played with her.

Itzhak Perlman- I was in a youth symphony and we rehearsed and played with him

Trent Rezner of 9 Inch Nails- My friend Tony opened for him before "Pretty Hate Machine" took off. He came to my house and threw up on my white floor pillow, ew.

Al Jourgenson of Ministry, Revolting Cocks etc. - we were at a party together and did tequila body shots off the same girl. heh that was a fun night

Dennis White of Charm Farm and now is DJ Static Revenger but he was just Dennis White when I knew him. He was close friends with my brother and so I saw him hanging about before and after they went carousing.

The ever popular stalking around backstage has yielded some interesting famous people meeting. . .
Nina Simone
Etta James
Ray Charles

Anise Parker, mayor of Houston- I met her for a moment at a political function

The Indigo Girls- , got thrown off their tour bus because my ex (the crazy Russian) offended one or the other of them.

I insulted Andy Bell of Erasure because he was a dick at a party I went to and I didn't know, or care, who he was. I do like their music though.

Buck Angel- had dinner with he and his wife Elayne. They were friends of a guy I used to date and were in town. I hadn't seen or even heard of any of his porn before we had dinner so I had no idea he was famous.

PoeticSilence · 10-21-2013, 07:18 PM

Oh, that reminds me, I had met Etta James as well. She was performing at a military something or other and I was helping doing a set-up for the dining hall at the NCO club at Mildenhall RAF in England. I was stacking champagne glasses when her entourage came in and started to take seats. I went to take up coats and she had a fur thing and took my hand and told me how it was to be stored, not hung. I noticed her eyes were yellowish like many older women and men of colour. When I hung them all up and put her fur away I went back to move the champagne glasses and she called me over and said she would dedicate a song to me (as a tip I think). I stayed for a few songs and ended up buying one of her bawdier albums later that year.

girllikeu2 · 10-21-2013, 07:29 PM

I totally met Skipper Chuck in the 70s. Go ahead and die of jealousy

Bard · 10-21-2013, 07:43 PM

Olympia Dukakis at a one woman show she was preforming in at the university I work for she was not feeling well and was wanting some soup so I want and got some for her she is a sweet lady

and the director of Jason X who also has done special effects work on Gremlins Star Wars return of the jedi and Enemy Mine, James Isaac .. he died in 2012 I knew him for a very long time since we were kids he was my Cousin rest in peace Jimmy love ya

Rockinonahigh · 10-21-2013, 08:54 PM

Last August while I was in Vegas for the pool team nationals I was getting on the elevator being as absent minded as I could be cause I needed to get ti the next match.When I herd a voice I had herd on the T.V. so I looked up and saw it was Jenett Lee who is one of the top ladies pro pool players.I stuttered hello turning red in the face.She was really nice then as I was standing there she said,hear let me sign your t shirt...boy did it make my day,I still havent washed the shirt.

LeftWriteFemme · 10-21-2013, 09:01 PM

This was in the days when the Dodge poetry festival was still held in Waterloo, I was sitting in the tent and Mark Doty snuck up to me and quietly asked if he could sit with me and then asked if I would also save a seat for Stanley Kunitz......sometimes life is just extraordinarily grand!

tara_kerrie · 10-21-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowboi

I met Hulk Hogan in the hotel at Little Rock this past weekend.

Me too! and i got my pic taken with him!

Martina · 10-21-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

Mark Doty snuck up to me and quietly asked if he could sit with me and then asked if I would also save a seat for Stanley Kunitz......sometimes life is just extraordinarily grand!

I met Kunitz in the late seventies. He came to a writer's workshop my father helped organize.

Guy · 10-21-2013, 11:48 PM

The most recent celeb we have met was NY Yankee Mariano Rivera. We were at Bath & Body at the mall , he was in the back of the store checking out the scents when we spotted him. When we were finished checking out turned around and there he was right in front of my face. He noticed my chain and Yankee pendant and said it was really nice and thanked us for being fans. Caught me off guard. lol

Since we live near Clearwater we always see Hulk Hogan around town. He is always great.

Met Eddie Money after a show, he wasn't very nice, actually a complete ass

I went to high school with Ray Liotta. Popular guy and excelled in sports and drama. Who would have known?

girllikeu2 · 10-22-2013, 04:24 AM

Also I hung out with Hunter Reno waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day before either of us had hit puberty. (Mutual family friend's backyard party) Same party, hung out with Janet Reno too --- but she was just a lowly lawyer back then and deeply unimpressive to a kid.

Shay McGee · 10-22-2013, 05:11 AM

I used to get to go to school with Jeremy Jackson from Bay Watch . He wasn't in the show yet , but had parts on soaps. I remember him being a brat and kicking me in the leg. He begged me not to tell on him so his mom wouldn't take away his surf lessons . I guess he needed those surf lessons for work.
It must be hard being the bread winner when you are just a little kid yourself.
I think he was as normal as he could be .

Cid · 10-22-2013, 09:23 AM

I met John Travolta when he was Vinnie Barbarino,
I met the guys from the Bay City Rollers (embarrassing, yes) and I met the guys from Chicago (the band).
John Travolta was very nice and talked to us for awhile. We were all of about 14 or 15 and star struck.

10-01-2013, 08:12 PM	#43
PoeticSilence Member How Do You Identify?: dodges labels Relationship Status: Estranged Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 454 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 924 Times in 277 Posts Rep Power: 10661583	Gosh, I've met a few celebrities, but was never mindful enough to get an autograph... Under sixteen: I met Dr. Sanguinary of Creature Feature fame. My parents drove me to a local fish shop where he was hosting some kind of marathon so that I could meet him. Dang was he nice. Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mad Dog Vshaun (sic) and another wrestler whose name slips my mind. My family were friends with a guy that knew them so we were able to meet them when they visited my dads friends. I think my brother got to "wrestle" with one of them. Over sixteen: I lived in England for several years (five) and met Eliot Gould who was performing at our Air Force base. I met Barbara Streisand that same year who was working on Yentl, it was brief but I was starstruck. I met Adam Ant at Picadilly circus where he was doing an interview, all I can remember about that was telling him I loved how he did his hair which made him laugh. I met worzel Gummidge, who was played by Jon Pertwee of Dr. Who fame, and like others, I prefer Tom Baker myself. I also met Nick Mason of Pink Floyd while they were working up the movie The Wall, not really met, but we were in the same shop in London at the time and he was allowed to the front of the line right when it was my turn, and he asked if it was alright. I couldn't even talk, I just nodded, I wonder still if he noticed I had a Juice Newton album and a Rush 2112 album in my hand. I met Margaret Thatcher in London and there were hundreds of people there at #1 Downing Street hoping to see her and when she came past, she shook our hands. Such a strong woman for all of the things that had to be done. And that's all that I know of. Now I have seen Warren Buffet a few times, we live in the same city, but never really "met" him. His aunt was quite famous here in Omaha and I've met her many times. I've also met Chip Davis and his group Mannheim Steamroller, they live and record here in Omaha. __________________ Love is all you need.

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10-21-2013, 02:58 AM	#49
Venus007 Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Serene Highness ;} Relationship Status: Dreamily contemplating some outrage against conventional morality Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,362 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,417 Thanked 4,767 Times in 1,144 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I have met quite a few famous people so here is a list of highlights: I had a friend, Rex, who used to work for a record label. We got backstage passes because of this, so from that I met: Todd Rungren Peter Gabriel Phil Collins Heather McAllister- I met her through a girl we both dated and we hit it off and became friends. Heather later because a famous fat activist and burlesque performer and was photographed by Leonard Nimoy. Laurie Anderson, Performance artist- My friend Heather was very active in the queer community in Ann Arbor she came to a party I was at after her show. Karen Finley, Performance artist- through my friend Heather in Ann Arbor Leontyne Price - I was in a youth symphony and we rehearsed and played with her. Itzhak Perlman- I was in a youth symphony and we rehearsed and played with him Trent Rezner of 9 Inch Nails- My friend Tony opened for him before "Pretty Hate Machine" took off. He came to my house and threw up on my white floor pillow, ew. Al Jourgenson of Ministry, Revolting Cocks etc. - we were at a party together and did tequila body shots off the same girl. heh that was a fun night Dennis White of Charm Farm and now is DJ Static Revenger but he was just Dennis White when I knew him. He was close friends with my brother and so I saw him hanging about before and after they went carousing. The ever popular stalking around backstage has yielded some interesting famous people meeting. . . Nina Simone Etta James Ray Charles Anise Parker, mayor of Houston- I met her for a moment at a political function The Indigo Girls- , got thrown off their tour bus because my ex (the crazy Russian) offended one or the other of them. I insulted Andy Bell of Erasure because he was a dick at a party I went to and I didn't know, or care, who he was. I do like their music though. Buck Angel- had dinner with he and his wife Elayne. They were friends of a guy I used to date and were in town. I hadn't seen or even heard of any of his porn before we had dinner so I had no idea he was famous. __________________ . "I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction. " Ayn Rand, Anthem "So you'll die happily for your sins. You'd rather die in guilt then live in love?" Timothy Leary Last edited by Venus007; 10-21-2013 at 03:14 AM. Reason: can't spell worth a dam heh

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PoeticSilence Member How Do You Identify?: dodges labels Relationship Status: Estranged Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 454 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 924 Times in 277 Posts Rep Power: 10661583	Oh, that reminds me, I had met Etta James as well. She was performing at a military something or other and I was helping doing a set-up for the dining hall at the NCO club at Mildenhall RAF in England. I was stacking champagne glasses when her entourage came in and started to take seats. I went to take up coats and she had a fur thing and took my hand and told me how it was to be stored, not hung. I noticed her eyes were yellowish like many older women and men of colour. When I hung them all up and put her fur away I went back to move the champagne glasses and she called me over and said she would dedicate a song to me (as a tip I think). I stayed for a few songs and ended up buying one of her bawdier albums later that year. __________________ Love is all you need.

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girllikeu2 Member How Do You Identify?: Dingbat Relationship Status: Facebook Official Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: *** Posts: 699 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,100 Times in 288 Posts Rep Power**: 15433227	I totally met Skipper Chuck in the 70s. Go ahead and die of jealousy

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Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Last August while I was in Vegas for the pool team nationals I was getting on the elevator being as absent minded as I could be cause I needed to get ti the next match.When I herd a voice I had herd on the T.V. so I looked up and saw it was Jenett Lee who is one of the top ladies pro pool players.I stuttered hello turning red in the face.She was really nice then as I was standing there she said,hear let me sign your t shirt...boy did it make my day,I still havent washed the shirt.

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LeftWriteFemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Daddy's good girl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 16,642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,529 Thanked 12,321 Times in 5,198 Posts Rep Power: 21474867	This was in the days when the Dodge poetry festival was still held in Waterloo, I was sitting in the tent and Mark Doty snuck up to me and quietly asked if he could sit with me and then asked if I would also save a seat for Stanley Kunitz......sometimes life is just extraordinarily grand! __________________ Clicking on these dragon eggs will take you to my new erotic novella: Dragon Bait .........Hope you enjoy it! ________________________________________________ Please take a look at my work Click on flashing smilie to see my website To look at my Daddy/girl erotica book Click on pompom girl to see Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat

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Guy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,858 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,258 Thanked 2,574 Times in 889 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	The most recent celeb we have met was NY Yankee Mariano Rivera. We were at Bath & Body at the mall , he was in the back of the store checking out the scents when we spotted him. When we were finished checking out turned around and there he was right in front of my face. He noticed my chain and Yankee pendant and said it was really nice and thanked us for being fans. Caught me off guard. lol Since we live near Clearwater we always see Hulk Hogan around town. He is always great. Met Eddie Money after a show, he wasn't very nice, actually a complete ass I went to high school with Ray Liotta. Popular guy and excelled in sports and drama. Who would have known?

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girllikeu2 Member How Do You Identify?: Dingbat Relationship Status: Facebook Official Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: *** Posts: 699 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,100 Times in 288 Posts Rep Power**: 15433227	Also I hung out with Hunter Reno waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day before either of us had hit puberty. (Mutual family friend's backyard party) Same party, hung out with Janet Reno too --- but she was just a lowly lawyer back then and deeply unimpressive to a kid. Last edited by girllikeu2; 10-22-2013 at 04:24 AM. Reason: as far as current famous people - I got nuthin.

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Shay McGee Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: open Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: California Posts: 90 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 313 Thanked 105 Times in 32 Posts Rep Power: 1356859	I used to get to go to school with Jeremy Jackson from Bay Watch . He wasn't in the show yet , but had parts on soaps. I remember him being a brat and kicking me in the leg. He begged me not to tell on him so his mom wouldn't take away his surf lessons . I guess he needed those surf lessons for work. It must be hard being the bread winner when you are just a little kid yourself. I think he was as normal as he could be .

10-22-2013, 09:23 AM	#60
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