Celebrity Encounters Thread

[Vivian Campbell]

Sometimes we peasants are granted the opportunity to be graced by the split second presence of a celebrity. Maybe you were able to shake their hand, or even take a picture. Share your story/pics and please tell us who was cool and who was an asshole.

[DLR7884]

When I was 14, I met Queen Latifah at the airport in San Francisco.

DLR7884
She was fucking huge.

[Matt White]

Had a retail job in college at a friends clothing store. Sold a THREE STOOGES shirt to SOUPY SALES. Very kewl guy.

[Carmine]

17 years old....Joe Belladonna(Anthrax) took me to the Guns-n-roses/Aerosmith show. We went backstage, met Steven Tyler and Joe Perry(both are very cool!) met Guns....ALL DICKS! Yep, ALL OF EM!

[Nickdfresh]

I went to school with Johnny Reznick's (The Goo Goo Dolls) ex-wife. She's very cool and very sweet.

[Nickdfresh]

I also once saw Rick James at the Buffalo Airport in about 85' or so. BITCH! He had an entourage of family and friends. But, no he was not high and no he didn't slap me either!

[Carmine]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
I went to school with Johnny Reznick's (The Goo Dolls) ex-wife. She's very cool and very sweet.

Long way down is on the radio right now in syracuse! LOL

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by Carmine Raguzza.
met Guns....ALL DICKS! Yep, ALL OF EM!

Who knew??:D

[Carmine]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
Who knew??:D

Right, but dude, they were even dicks to Joey! And he was singing for Anthrax then....

[guwapo_rocker]

I grew up with Keanu Reaves. I think he is a terrible

actor, but the guy is a great hockey player(goalie),

and the best chess player I have ever met.

We hung out all the time until we were about 14.

[DLR7884]

Oh, also when I was in highschool I met Dave Grohl.

I sold him a pound of Turkey Breast and a half pound of White American Cheese.

DLR7884
This was in 1996 or 1997, here in Northern VA.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Carmine Raguzza.
Long way down is on the radio right now in syracuse! LOL

We both trained to be teachers at Buffalo State College in the late 90's (right after her divorce, she needed a change and wanted her own career). I haven't seen or talk to her in about three years

I feel the same way about the Goos' music as Gwapo feels about Reeves' acting, but in fact she had nothing bad to say about Johnny and is a very wonderful woman.

But I heard from other mutual friends that Johnny Goo was the typical pretty-boy dick that moved from Buffalo to L.A. after his big hit and 'traded her in for a younger model.'

"Give a Little Bit" indeed.

[Matt White]

Same job. Jeff Daniels and his wife passed through. That cat is much Taller than I would have guessed.

[twonabomber]

went to the airport with my friend to pick up her parents...Corbin Bernsen was on the same plane. guy walks right by me and says "how ya doing" and i'm trying to figure out who the hell he was. he was in town for the Major League premiere. my friends mom gets off the plane and says "did you see who that was?" and then i knew. same day, we saw the singer from Information Society waiting for his plane back to Minneapolis.

we were at Tiffany's strip club for my brother's bachelor party...Zydrunas Ilgauskas and former Cavalier Vitaly Potapenko came in after the game. Drew Carey was upstairs in the VIP section, you could just see his glasses and flattop haircut over the railing. he usually comes to town for Indians opening day. also saw Carey walking up E. 9th St. the day of the Rock Hall ribboncutting. saw Joe Walsh walking around the Rock Hall one day, another "is that who i think it is?" moment.

when i was doing the insurance gig i sold a policy to one of the Washington Redskins and almost got to talk to Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails. he was moving and needed his policy rewritten, but he hung up before they could transfer him to me.

i see local celebs all the time but i typically don't go up and talk to them. i'm just a nobody and i don't like to be bothered when i'm out, so i'm not gonna do it to someone else.

[aesop]

Sat by Lou Ferigno at the Pitt airport one day...

...He was Huge!!

[Mezro]

OK...here we go.

Robin Williams - Met him on Clement Street in SF. Rainy day, he gets out of his Mercedes SUV with a hooded windbreaker on. I recognize his face, charge across the street and just about scare the shit out of him saying hello. He was pretty nice but a real short fucker.

Danny Glover - shopping in the Mollie Stone's market on California and see Danny. Walk over, talk to him about Lethal Weapon etc...super nice guy. We wrap up the conversation and Danny asks me my name - I tell him it's Mezro. He says to me laughing "didn't your momma love you? that is one fucked up name!" Shakes my hand. Super nice guy.

Patrick Stewart - with this hot Chinese girl at a Walgreens downtown shopping for toothpaste and I just about walk into Patrick. My gal pal points at him and keeps saying "the Captain, the Captain" over and over again in broken english. He seemed pretty amused. For the next five minutes we shopped together discussing toothpaste, toothbrushes and the evils of Listerine. He was warm, gracious and had a great sense of humor. The fact I'm not a Star Trek geek probably contributed to his mellowness. I made him laugh pretty hard twice and he patted me on the back as I left. Another really short guy.

Kirk Hammett - I'm walking around Japantown and see this guy eating noodles that looks really familiar. All I can see is the back of his head (and this major bald spot peeking out of slicked back black hair) but the shoulder length curls kind of give it away. Once I confirm it is him I just walk up, excused myself for disturbing his meal and say hello. He seemed very shy and a bit intimidated that I recognized him. His wife was with him and she was super nice; very outgoing. I got the vibe that he didn't want to talk so I wrapped up the conversation and shook his hand. He thanked me for coming over and seemed sincere. Without much fanfare I walked over to the cashier and paid for his lunch.

Robert Trujillo - I'm at the Stonestown YMCA, it is 6am, I'm an hour into my workout when I see this guy with a long ponytail walk in. Don't think much of it and go about my workout. 15 minutes later the guy sits down on the bench next to me, spins around and I'm face-to-face with Robert. I say hello, we start talking and he seems thrilled that I recognized him. He told me he was in town visiting Mike Bordin. He talked to me for about 10 minutes; this was just before Metallica went out on their St. Anger tour. Saw him again as I was heading out. We talked again and I wished him best of luck. Super down to earth and a nice guy.

Mezro...I'll go into the porn stars list another time (but I won't say which one is a close friend of mine who I see/talk to on a more than regular basis)...

[Carmine]

Originally posted by Mezro
Mezro...I'll go into the porn stars list another time (but I won't say which one is a close friend of mine who I see/talk to on a more than regular basis)...

Uhhhh, you cant drop a "Mezro" like that and walk away!

DETAILS!

[Mezro]

Originally posted by Carmine Raguzza.
Uhhhh, you cant drop a "Mezro" like that and walk away!

DETAILS!

LOL...well, when I write_"got me a date with a japanese porn star. I know, I know; I think it's fucked!" at the close of my posts it is not because I'm full of shit:)

Mezro...I don't kiss and tell...

[Carmine]

Originally posted by Mezro
LOL...well, when I write_"got me a date with a japanese porn star. I know, I know; I think it's fucked!" at the close of my posts it is not because I'm full of shit:)

Mezro...I don't kiss and tell...

Crap!:(

[teamaa104]

family friends with NFL hall of famer Lynn Swann, he is an awesome guy

[Golden AWe]

Diamond Dave wiped his ass on our Jack Daniels-flag...

[ashstralia]

i hung out with john entwistle (r.i.p)
at a music trade show in sydney
in '93. we both got roaring drunk
at this club (microbrewery) which
brewed 11% beer.
i got him to autograph my chest.
wish i'd had it tattooed!!!

heheheh

[ashstralia]

one of the finest gentlemen
i've ever met, btw....

[Dan]

I met Rodney Rude on his Don't Give a Rats Ass Tour.Signed my t-shirt and toilet roll.Fucken funny guy."Everywhere I go there's coxs and kunts"Not Guilty.

[jojo2371]

met all the stars in the movie "true colors" when it was filmed in annapolis,md they shot some of the movie in my cousins townhouse john cusack was the star of that movie with james spader and mandy patikin they were all super nice people ,my grandmother had cusack and spader over for dinner which was really cool ,mandy declined cuz he had his family with him and wanted to sight see in dc ,my brother and his wife live next door to hall of fame runnin back john riggins in nyc which is really cool cuz i grew up right outside dc watching him play for the skins,he is without a doubt the most laid back easy going guy you 'd ever wanna meet ,he is the kinda guy when ever i see him he always says hi to me

[LadyTudor2711]

Hey there,

Living in New York you tend to see a number of celebs. I have met Mr. Trump, he makes you feel like a billion bucks. I also saw Robert Plant in the Village when I was having dinner with a friend. He still looks good, a little more seasoned. Very low key.

I also saw Woody Allen at the Met, I love his work but he is a creepy guy. David Byrne of the talking Heads down in Soho at a gallery event. Nice guy easy to approach.



Cheers,

ALM

[academic punk]

I'm an NYC dweller, so we get our fair share. here's a few:

Sean Penn, 2000: actually asked me for directions to the Angelika Film Center. And all I remember is tthree thngs: 1) how weird that Sean Penn is asking for directions to the Angelika. It's about NYC's best and most-renowned art film theater (and it was also only two blocks away). 2) how much I wanted to figure out something to say to get the guy to hit me. An insult about Madonna? His current wife? A Spicoli reference? That The Crossing Guard sucked ass and he owes me ten bucks? Too many possibilities, and I wound up merely telling him to turn around and he'll find the theater two blocks away. And 3) He had GREAT hair.

Mariah Carey: At the premiere of Good Will Hunting: She is far TALLER than you would think. And uglier. Her head is shaped like a light-bulb. Maybe not ugly, but definitely BIZARRE.

Al Goldstein: well, he's a star to me. The publisher of SCREW magazine, a complete fat slob, but just to prove he is worth more than you and I ever will be, he wear TWO GOLD WATCHES. ON EACH ARM. BRILLIANT!

[academic punk]

Oh, and I forgot to mention...DAVE!

True! I was walking down Bleecker St. (near where I live), and I was walking east and I see this guy wearing a full-on hiking outfit - in NYC - walking west. The works - hat, shorts, backpack, sunglasses. I (and I'm sure everyone else) was wondering if this guy thought he was somewhere in the Congo or what the hey. I noticed this person simply because he stood out. Maybe not to the level of getting out of a sparkling gold limo in front of the 7-11 at 3am, but...you know, everyone was noticing this guy.

It took me a moment, but I suddenly realized it was DAVE, no mistake. My jaw dropped, and I watched him walk by. I WISH I had noticed and recognized him soon enough...that way I could have said, "Hey, man, that hiking outfit is YOU! You'll get some leg tonight for sure! Tell us how you do!"

[tjvhou812]

i met dave at the tweeter center in mansfield ma.
it was the bad co. dlr tour.. had front row seats..

well i never really met him but got to shake his hand
it was a great fucking show btw.

[distortion9]

I'm the king of "B-List" celebrity encounters. Off the top of my head....

Dio
Nugent
Mark Gasteneu
Riddick Bowe
Enuff Z Nuff
Stern
Quivers
Fred
Jackie the Jokeman (many times)
Stuttering John (hung out a bunch of times)
LL Cool J (actually in his house more times than I can count)
Opie and Anthony
Jim Norton
Rev Al Sharpton
Steve Vai
Terry Bozio
Nina Blackwood

Lame....but true

[twonabomber]

Originally posted by LadyTudor2711
I also saw Woody Allen at the Met, I love his work but he is a creepy guy.

fucking his adopted stepdaughter throws off that "creepy" vibe, eh? :D

[twonabomber]

Originally posted by distortion9
Mark Gasteneu
Riddick Bowe
Stern


Stern i didn't really count. i met him at his book signing. i told him i thought that "infomercial" he did for Miss America was great...he says "you liked that, huh?" i said yeah, i laughed my ass off...he says "thanks," signs my book, and sticks the red Sharpie in my book and handed it back to me. i still have the Sharpie too.

we used to go to amateur fight nights here. every couple months or so there would be fights on a Friday night...there were always Browns players there, and local TV people. they'd be a couple rows up, a section over, whatever, not all in suites or anything. there was also a card at Cleveland State on a Friday night, before Bernie Kosar's charity golf tourney...all the QB's were sitting together, Warren Moon, Jim Kelly, Elway...a ton of other players. my friend went to the can and saw Buster Douglas in the concession stand line on the way back. for reference, this was the 400 pound, fallen from grace Buster Douglas.

[col5150]

i met the really camp british tv presenter Tony hart, he was scary and i did a smoke with Ozric Tentacles on there tour bus when i was like 17, they guys were way cool. Anyway all you american wont have a clue who im talkin about.

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by col5150
i met the really camp british tv presenter Tony hart, he was scary and i did a smoke with Ozric Tentacles on there tour bus when i was like 17, they guys were way cool. Anyway all you american wont have a clue who im talkin about.

Wot? :D

[guwapo_rocker]

I used to beat the crap out of Keanu Reaves (in fun)

'till he got bigger than me and pinned me on an ice hockey

rink. Good guy, not gay!!

[hard rock]

living in toronto you run into a few. i was coming home from a leafs hockey game and took the subway home and who is standing next to me Mike Myers (austin powers and waynes world fame). a few years earlier i was downtown steped in for a slice of pizza at a restaurant and Tia Carere (waynes world and relic hunter) was also there. Just 2 months ago went into sporting goods store check out some skis and Drew Barrymore was in there buying a jacket. She is in town now filming a movie with Jimmy Falon called Fever Pitch. Last year around xmas time i walked right by Geddy Lee of Rush who was also Xmas shopping. Once in the toronto airport i was flying to Montreal for a weekend and William Shatner was standing next to me. That same weekend flying back i met The Rock and Razor Ramon who were also flyng to toronto for a monday night raw event here. Was at a Junior A hockey game watching a buddy play and met Bobby Orr. so many little ones like signings etc, ozzy,gene simmons,paul stanley.

[hard rock]

THE BEST ONE OF ALL TIME FOR ME AND I MEAN I WAS ON A HIGH FOR WEEKS. I MET VAN HALEN- ALTHOUGH IT WAS WITH GARY CHERONE AT MUCH MUSIC STUDIOS. i TOOK PICTURES OF THEM AS MANAGER RAY DANIELS AND SCOTTY ROSS WOULD NOT ALLOW PICTURES WITH THEM. HUNG OUT WITH ED AND THE GUYS FOR A BIT AFTER INTERVIEW GOT AUTOGRAPHS ETC ETC. I ALWAYS HAD A FEELING I WOULD MEET ED , AL AND MIKE BUT I ALWAYS FIGURED IT WOULD BE WITH SAMMY AS DAVE WAS NOT IN BAND ANY MORE. GARRY REALLY COOL GUY. I ASKED HIM HOW HE FELT TO BE PLAYING CLASSIC VH AND HE SAID IT WAS TRULY AN HONOUR. HE SAID EXTREME USE TO JAM TO CVH TUNES ALL THE TIME AND NOW HE IS IN THE BAND. MIKE WAS THE COOLEST OF ALL MAKING CONVERSATIONS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ME ETC ETC.

[83USFESTIVAL]

i used to host a television show in dallas for about 5 years and have interviewed most of the big celebs either on the show or at award shows. i must say that most are pleasant when you treat them like normal people. the worst are atheletes. the rudest celebs i have ever met are: bette midler, gillian anderson(bitch), ruppert everett, michael richards, eric estrada(my childhood icon) ted lange (love boat - total ass) to name a few. the coolest: will smith, brad pitt, clooney, julia roberts, sandra bullock, ozzy and sharon, marilyn manson ...

i must admit my dream would be to meet dave and eddie. doubt that day will ever come.

[DeadOrAlive]

I met DLR!!! It was back in the day... December 28, 2003, Harrah's South Shore Ballroom, after the show. He is one hell of a guy!! He signed me an autograph, i got to shake hands with him, and his guitarist Brian Young gave me his pick!!! It was so awesome!

[83USFESTIVAL]

lucky bastard. i got to meet brian several times at atomic punks concerts and then took some pics with him on new years eve in orlando.

[DeadOrAlive]

lol i was jsut lucky to go to a DLR concert!!

EDIT: Mispelled just lol

[83USFESTIVAL]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hard rock
[B] living in toronto you run into a few.

what about tom green? i think he is from toronto.

[Pontius Pilate]

I had a run in with Jesus of Nazareth a while back. Nice guy, once you get to know him.