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??

[Carmine]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
Who knew??

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!!