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 Posted: 03-17-2008 05:56 pm

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So in our lives, the chances are that at one time or another you have brushed up against the Rich and Famous!

Who was it and what was the situation?

I was once working at a pizza parlor when I was a teen.  A large man came in and ordered a large pepperoni for himself.  He was the only one in the restaurant.

I cooked it for him and served him (it was a very small place!)  then I noticed that the elderly hispanic lady that worked with me was very agitated.  She said, "Do you know who that is?!!"  I replied, "Nope."  She said, "That's ROCK HUDSON! I'll bet he's down from Durango, where he's filming "Avalanche!""

I was unimpressed since I was young and hadn't really heard of him.  To me then, he was just some old actor my parents liked.

"Really? I'll go ask him.

"Are you Rock Hudson?"
"Yes, I am."
"Cool.  How was the pizza?"
"Great, thanks."

and he gave me a twenty dollar tip! (after scarfing down the entire pizza!)

Another time I was cross-training from cook to security for a big bar.  My mentor told me, "Whatever you do, don't let anyone in without an I.D."

So a bit laterr, along comes this young, bald woman with a huge entourage of gorilla-sized men.  They all had I.D.s, but she didn't.

Me: "I'm sorry ma'am.  You can't come in."
Big gorilla: "Hey! don't you know who this is?"
Me: 'I don't care if she's Barbara Bush.  Valid I.D or she can't come in."
Big Gorilla: "Now look, man..."
Girl: "Nevermind, Shakeesh, let's go over there."

So she leaves and the bartender comes over to me and says, "Did you know you just threw Sinead O'Connor out of the bar?"





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 Posted: 03-17-2008 06:06 pm

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Saint wrote: Big gorilla: "Hey! don't you know who this is?"

No, because she doesn't have her ID.  ::chuckle::




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 Posted: 03-17-2008 06:11 pm

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lol!  Yeah, famous lines I should have said!  I actually felt really bad for her, because she went over to this empty restaurant and sat by herself with her little group.





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I once had Gary Lewis (Jerry's son, and a singer himself) buy me a drink in a bar.  He was performing there, and I met up with him at the bar, he bought us both a drink, and we had a nice chat.  he seemed vaguely familiar, but I did not realize just who he was untill he was introduced to perform.  Oh well.
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Good idea for a thread.  ::thumbs::

I use to work as a hostess in a small town airport restaurant (1980-81)...one day the Doobie Brothers plane had to make an emergency landing there, so they came in and ate.  I knew it was them because it said "DOOBIE BROTHERS" all over the plane.  ::chuckle::  I took them to their table and got their drinks, and rang up their tickets and took their money when they left, but i was so star struck i forgot to even ask them for an autograph.  :doh:

But the thing i remember most...the whole band sat together...except Michael McDonald...he thought he was too good for them apparently, he sat at a table with 4 or 5 girls hanging all over him.  :eew: 

too bad, i had liked him before that...but he was a tad toooo full of himself.

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Paul Newman, at the Seattle Raceway!  He's much shorter than you would think from his movies!

Ted Bundy, in Olympia!




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Ted Bundy, in Olympia!

YIKES!!!! Tell me you weren't dating him!!!!


But the thing i remember most...the whole band sat together...except Michael McDonald...he thought he was too good for them apparently, he sat at a table with 4 or 5 girls hanging all over him. :eew:

too bad, i had liked him before that...but he was a tad toooo full of himself.

Great story, Amy!




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Um, I sat behind the guy who played "Reuben" in the Partidge Family at a play. :yawn:
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I am suddenly reminded of a time, back in the 80's when my dad went to visit my brother and sister-in-law, who lived in Greenwich Ct at the time. (Well, bro still lives there, but with a different sis-in-law, but I digress).  When he got home he said to me, we went to the movies and I sat by that meatballs guy.  OK, fine.  That meatballs guy.  I was thinking Chevy Chase who was in the movie meatballs.  I could not clarify who he sat next to, so I called my nephew..."Who did grandpa see at the movies?"  Turns out it was Meat LOAF..the singer.  :doh:
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I have met and known a few............most long before they became famous. I have known Willie Nelson for over 40 years, have met Patsy Cline, knew Janis Joplin and I admit....we did have a few drinks together.

This was long ago before any were well known............hell Willie told me he felt lucky to get 150 bucks a night for the whole band, of course these were just Texas bars.

Known or met a few others, but it was just be cause we ran the same road, and they wasn't famous............yet




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knew Janis Joplin and I admit....we did have a few drinks together.

Wow! That was cool! Was she nice, or rough-edged?




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Very rough saint......she was the same to day zip...............but 100% real and honest.

She and I grew up near the same place. First met her in the most grungy Texas berr joint you can imagine.....she was singing there and sounded exactly like she always did.

I bought her a beer......then she bought one.....I think




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My daughters boyfriend Adam (sitting on the floor) plays video games with Rainn Wilson and his producers (from the Office)  :giantgrin:

 



 

 

 

 
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 Posted: 04-10-2008 06:15 pm

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My daughter has met alot of famous people, just seems to always be in the right place at the right time...she was an extra in "The Break-up" with Jennifer Aniston.  She said Jennifer was a very nice person.



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