I saw sveltebunny on the subway this morning. She's really hot in person.

a little over 10 years ago (when i was going to uga in athens) i got pushed aside by michael stipe. we were waiting in line for a local venue and he was on his way out when he pushed into me.

a few years later, i worked in a video editing/duplicating store, and whitman mayo (grady from sandford & son) came in to have copies made of his demo reel. he was very sweet! there was another person that came by while i worked there, but i don't know her name. she was apparently a popular burlesque dancer in the 50s & 60s (long curly red hair). let me just say.... the years were not kind to her! :o

I saw Martin Sheene two weekends ago at the Atlanta airport. He was looking directly at me for like 60 seconds. (That was because there was a huge tv just above my head and he was watching CNN for a sec... but I can dream). I have also seen Aaron Nevile (big woop) and at LAX I saw someone famous... I think it was Tom Cruise but that was a while ago and I don't really remember anymore.

RD

i also ran into kevin bacon at the end of a knicks game. he was, of course, heading to his limo and me to the subway, but...

iron chef morimoto at his restaurant in philly.

also, met sharon stone (and even shook her hand) during dinner at some place in pittsburgh. she was wearing sunglasses but everyone recognized her anyway.

My celebs are mostly chefs:

Alton Brown at a book signing Thomas Keller at The French Laundry Charlie Trotter at his restaurant in Chicago Tony Bourdain at Les Halles

But there are others: Bill Clinton (I used to be from Arkansas, so it was weird to talk about mutual friends and have him say, "Tell them hi for me!") Al Gore - man they never really show how big his bald spot is on TV

I've never really had a random run-in with a celebrity, though ... although I have had some good random run-ins ;)

I got to go to an after party for a Brooklyn Academy of Music production of Twelfth Night about a year ago. The show starred Emily Watson (Gosford Park, Red Dragon) and was directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) so I got to meet them. That was cool.

Also Edward Norton and Selma Hyak were there (she's about three feet tall in real life) so I got to shake Ed Norton's hand. That was really cool.

Gorgio Armani was there because he apparently did the costumes for the show and had something to do with the hosting of the party. He was ridiculously drunk and tripped over my friend Chrispy.

-- M

Most of mine have been musicians.

I met Count Basie in Chicago in '74. I got to sit beside him on his piano bench and talk to him.

Back in the early '80s, R.E.M used to play a little bar in Greensboro and they almost always came to the after-parties.

Other somewhat notables: Stiv Bator from The Dead Boys Robin James from The Damned Rick Neilson and Robin Zander from Cheap Trick Jimmy Pursey from Sham 69 Roland Alphonso from The Skatalites and Pat Sajak and Vanna White when I was Wheel of Fortune

When I was in New York one summer, I lived downstairs in the building where Robert Redford lived in the penthouse. I saw him in the lobby and the elevator a few times. That summer I also met Clive Barker and Famke Janssen at the premiere of one of Clive's movies. And in school, I had classes with Fred Savage (who was a complete jerk), was good friends with Danny Pintauro (Jonathan from Who's the Boss) -- yes, he is openly gay -- and gave a mint to one of Chelsea's Secret Service agents at a football game (I was sitting directly behind her). I've met quite a few authors through classes and jobs: Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Murphy, Karen Joy Fowler, Pat Cadigan, Harlan Ellison, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Wolfe, Steven Jay Gould, Michael Moore, Jack Palance (he wanted me to give him and his grandson a tour of the campus, but we couldn't coordinate times, unfortunately), Warren Christopher (Clinton's Secretary of State), and others I'm not remembering right now. I also met Jonas Salk (inventor of the polio vaccine) at an awards ceremony once. And in high school, I had a master jazz class with Max Roach.

tommy lee and val kilmer were shooting a movie in the hall way infront of my apartment door a week or so ago... no one told me and i physically ran directly into them. its the weirdest, most surreal thing to open your door, walk into a couple celebrities and onto a movie set and not be expecting anything.... things you'd have thought your landlord might have mentioned. :lol:

I met Thom Yorke of Radiohead in 1995 on my way to their concert. I was out for a walk and I said, "Hi" to him. The other kids I was with didn't recognize him and wondered why I greeted him.

Patch Adams was a regular guest in residence in Allen Hall during my freshman and sophomore years I stayed there. He held workshops on all sorts of things from spirituality, activism, and relaxation to clowning and being silly. He was real cool and an excellent massager. He had forearms of steel.

Barbara Trent had also been a guest in residence in Allen Hall. She's the director and producer of the Oscar winning documentary, The Panama Deception. Those academy awards are pretty heavy.

BJ Armstrong, Will Purdue, Alonzo Spellman, and Richard Dent all have seen movies at the theater I worked at when I was in high school.

I was Mike Wilbon's waiter after he played a round of golf at the course I work at. Pardon the Interruption was playing at the time he was in and fill-ins had taken over for him and Tony Cornheiser because they were both on vacation.

I've shaken Al Gore's Hand.

I disqualify all of Matthew's run-ins cuz I've never heard of any of 'em.

Let's see...

Um, there was this one time when Kirstie Alley came to Wichita. I got to hear her say the "f" word. That was pretty funny. My favorite part was when (minutes before the show) her attendant comes out and screams "Everyone shut up. Ms Alley needs focus time."

That cracked me up.

Oh oh, and last night Gary Busci came to Wichita to promote his Buddy Holly story (I'll keep my comments about the movie to myself). I swear he was drunk... and that lazy, blinking eye... what the heck was up with that?

... on a final note... why is it that some celebrities feel they have to end all their shows with some sort of theological note... "...and I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for him and you all. Thank you, and remember God makes it all possible."

ya ya... whateva.

Jynx

the most famous person I ever met was Bozo the Clown...

I have a friend who works at Starbucks. Tons of celebrities get their fix there. She said Union Square is the one where she's seen the most.

Caffeine, the great equalizer.

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I disqualify all of Matthew's run-ins cuz I've never heard of any of 'em.

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