I got thrown our of a baseball game for yelling at randy johnson and calling him a burn victim. He then yelled back and my friend tried to pour a beer on him and we got booted. 24 years old at the time and in the navy, what can I say.
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Strangest celebrity encounter you've had?
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I grew up with Ryan Dunn from Jackass, he lived two streets over from me in my neighborhood in Brecksville, Ohio. He was in my 3rd grade class. I went to his birthday party, we saw Short Circuit at the theater and had a sleepover at his house. He climbed out his second story bedroom window and down a pine tree to his front yard. He always did crazy stuff like that, even at 9 years old. I was one of the other "bad" kids in the neighborhood, I wonder what would have happened to me if Ryan had stayed instead of moving to West Chester... might be me on MTV!
We've met several Titan's players over the years as most have a permanent residence here.
I bumped into Al Del Greco in the Sir Pizza in Bellevue. He just kind of gave the men nod and later waived on the way out. The guys that worked there said he was there about once a week, and often hung out waiting for his order to be up. Mom was upset that I didn't get his autograph, but whatever.
A few of us were on an elevator with Eddie George (nicest man ever). My grandfather had a heart attack, and we were on the way to the room. About halfway up, Eddie gets on. He was talking to his bodyguard about seeing some kids when my gradmother goes, "Oh God, you're Eddie George!" His response was "Yes Ma'am." and he handed her one of the autographs his body guard had.
Dad also had breakfast with Micheal Roos at a Hardie's. Said they talked for a minute waiting for food and Roos agreed to a photo.
I've seen several Preds around town, and I served a few country music guys at our Dairy Queen, but nothing as significant as the above.
I bumped into Al Del Greco in the Sir Pizza in Bellevue. He just kind of gave the men nod and later waived on the way out. The guys that worked there said he was there about once a week, and often hung out waiting for his order to be up. Mom was upset that I didn't get his autograph, but whatever.
A few of us were on an elevator with Eddie George (nicest man ever). My grandfather had a heart attack, and we were on the way to the room. About halfway up, Eddie gets on. He was talking to his bodyguard about seeing some kids when my gradmother goes, "Oh God, you're Eddie George!" His response was "Yes Ma'am." and he handed her one of the autographs his body guard had.
Dad also had breakfast with Micheal Roos at a Hardie's. Said they talked for a minute waiting for food and Roos agreed to a photo.
I've seen several Preds around town, and I served a few country music guys at our Dairy Queen, but nothing as significant as the above.
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He's a drummer and good friends with Geddy Lee, I sold him a Ric 4001 that he bought as a gift for Geddy in 98.
I live about 2 miles from Andy Pettite, in Deer Park , TX. One of the donut shops in town, which I know the family that owns it, asked him for an autographed picture to hang up and he told them no, he is not going help promote their business. He buys donuts from this place all of the time. He is a first class jerk.
True story:
I live around the Bay Area. Most frequently Petaluma. My friend who is an even bigger Tom Waits fan than me gets a job at this restaruant mainly because Tom Waits frequents the place supposedly. So one evening my friend calls me up and says Tom Waits is at the restaurant with his family. I say 'say no more', I throw on my Waits fedora and rush over there. I then proceed to sit at the bar and not order anything but instead just stare at him while I drink and eat my complimentary ice water and Sesame bread. Eventually Waits gets up to go to the bathroom and I think 'Nows my chance'. We'll be standing next to each other in the urinals and I'll causally bring up that he's Tom Waits and who knows? Maybe get a picture of him wearing my hat. So I enter the mens room, no dice. Only one urinal with Waits already hovering over it with one hand on his junk the other balancing himself on the wall. I dont want to risk going to the stall and missing him so I proceed to start washing my hands relentlessly which I think works out well since he'll maybe be more apt to shake it if he sees its freshly cleaned. So he starts approaching the sink and I'm starting to turn right with my hand and open my mouth to say hello when he grunts at me and storms out of the bathroom sans hand washing.
Shortly after him and his family finish their meal, pay the check and leave.
A few months later he comes into this cafe I work in with the silent half of Penn and Teller who proceeds to talk on and on and on about some production of the Tempest in London. Nothing too interesting but I do sell Waits a scone and call all my friends who proceed to assemble and study him.
Months later I'm in line at the market when who should be in front of me but Waits again. At first I think it might be a homeless guy but the bill he was tallying up and a quick glimpse of the name on his debit card confirmed my suspicions. In the end, Tom Waits spent about $218 on mostly individual cups of yogurt, along with a gallon of milk and sushi. Why did he need so much yogurt? I dont know. And for that matter, if he was buying so much yogurt why did he insist on buying them in their tiny cup incarnations rather than a more cost effective larger family size?
I don't know, and I never got to ask him.
I live around the Bay Area. Most frequently Petaluma. My friend who is an even bigger Tom Waits fan than me gets a job at this restaruant mainly because Tom Waits frequents the place supposedly. So one evening my friend calls me up and says Tom Waits is at the restaurant with his family. I say 'say no more', I throw on my Waits fedora and rush over there. I then proceed to sit at the bar and not order anything but instead just stare at him while I drink and eat my complimentary ice water and Sesame bread. Eventually Waits gets up to go to the bathroom and I think 'Nows my chance'. We'll be standing next to each other in the urinals and I'll causally bring up that he's Tom Waits and who knows? Maybe get a picture of him wearing my hat. So I enter the mens room, no dice. Only one urinal with Waits already hovering over it with one hand on his junk the other balancing himself on the wall. I dont want to risk going to the stall and missing him so I proceed to start washing my hands relentlessly which I think works out well since he'll maybe be more apt to shake it if he sees its freshly cleaned. So he starts approaching the sink and I'm starting to turn right with my hand and open my mouth to say hello when he grunts at me and storms out of the bathroom sans hand washing.
Shortly after him and his family finish their meal, pay the check and leave.
A few months later he comes into this cafe I work in with the silent half of Penn and Teller who proceeds to talk on and on and on about some production of the Tempest in London. Nothing too interesting but I do sell Waits a scone and call all my friends who proceed to assemble and study him.
Months later I'm in line at the market when who should be in front of me but Waits again. At first I think it might be a homeless guy but the bill he was tallying up and a quick glimpse of the name on his debit card confirmed my suspicions. In the end, Tom Waits spent about $218 on mostly individual cups of yogurt, along with a gallon of milk and sushi. Why did he need so much yogurt? I dont know. And for that matter, if he was buying so much yogurt why did he insist on buying them in their tiny cup incarnations rather than a more cost effective larger family size?
I don't know, and I never got to ask him.
What's he eating in there?
Sushi? Milk? Little yogurts by the pair?
What's he eating in therrre?
They say he dressses like a homeless man
and doesn't wash his filthy, chapped hands
He eats with Teller and listens to his boring storiessss
while being studying from afar at a dirty diner bar
What's he eating in there?
Not the free sesame bread.
That was all eaten by a slack-jawed freeloader
with a fedora on his head.
No a scone in a cafe
Fully paid for by a debit card that bears his name
What's he eating in there?
bc
Oh man, I can't believe that you missed that, she was prob drunk and hitting on you, you had the chance to at least get her number 
Probably the strangest encounter with a celeb was when I met Kari Turner (from the show JAG). I was at a benefit gala and she was the emcee. After the gala ended, there was a VIP party in one of the rooms at the hotel. I was at the VIP party, having a drink when Kari Turner approached me and said, "do I know you from somewhere?" I told her that she most likely had me mistaken for someone else. She then asked all the usual questions..."what do you do? Where are you from? Where do you live? Have you done any television?" etc. I told her that I likely just had one of those faces.
So anyway we talked for a few minutes and she insisted that she had seen me around.
After a few minutes of conversation with her, someone else approached us and asked for a photo of the two of us. Before I could even respond, Kari put an arm around me and leaned in against me to pose for the photo. So I put an arm around her and smiled really big and the camera lady snapped a few pictures.
After that, she got mobbed by about 20 people who weren't actually invited to the VIP party but somehow managed to find it. It was in a conference type room in the hotel. So there were no locks or anything on the doors.
Anyway, she got swept up in the mob and started signing autographs and posing for pictures and stuff.
The really strange part about that is that two other people that night had approached me, insisting that the knew me. The other two, however, were not celebs. They were jsut regular folks like me.
when Bon Iver played Pittsburgh, I spilled hot chocolate on Justin Vernon. it was awkward haha.
I met Dennis Rodman at a party at the Sands casino in Vegas during the Big Smoke several years ago. If you think he's a douchebag in real life as well as on TV and news reports, you're right!
I told Fabio to **** off once when he asked me to lite his cigarette at a night club.
my cousin whom I've since disowned was at an Adelaide F1 GP black tie ball.
He was standing next to GEORGE HARRISON!
he didn't know who he was , didn't care coz next to George was a beer baron millionaire and my wanna be millionaire cousin was in awe of HIM, not George !
GEORGE HARRISON !!!!
I usually respect my elders but I ripped him a new one when his wife told us the story lol
He was standing next to GEORGE HARRISON!
he didn't know who he was , didn't care coz next to George was a beer baron millionaire and my wanna be millionaire cousin was in awe of HIM, not George !
GEORGE HARRISON !!!!
I usually respect my elders but I ripped him a new one when his wife told us the story lol
Back around 1988 I was at the Palm Springs Concourse. I was in a restaurant restroom taking a leak at a urinal and Sonny Bono walked up and started using the one next to me.
We had a nice conversation while doing our thing and washing up afterwards. We walked out together laughing about something. My wife was waiting for me outside and freaked out when she noticed who I was with. He was a nice guy.
We had a nice conversation while doing our thing and washing up afterwards. We walked out together laughing about something. My wife was waiting for me outside and freaked out when she noticed who I was with. He was a nice guy.
Mark Egan and I were urinal neighbors. Had a brief conversation with him. That was a little awkward!
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A long time ago in a galaxy far far away the company I worked for hired Richard Anderson to do a promotional video. That's Oscar Goldman from Lee Majors' show The Six Million Dollar Man!!! Mr. Anderson was very focused and professional and I got to shake his hand. Oscar Freaking Goldman!!
Nothing strange about the encounter. I just like to brag about meeting OSCAR GOLDMAN!
Nothing strange about the encounter. I just like to brag about meeting OSCAR GOLDMAN!
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