Have you ever met a famous person?

[p106_peppy]

I'm at degree 2 in 7 degrees of kevin baccon.

I've met Stephen Haper, John Torry, and Bernard Lord.

I had communion from desmond tutu once.

I walked by nelson mandellas house once.

my parents know paul henderson and he held me as a baby.

 

[Vanni Fucci]

My mother went to school with Tommy Douglas' daughter Shirley...but I've never met her...

 

[Dexter Sinister]

I had communion from desmond tutu once.

Whoa, now there's a serious one. Wanna tell us a little more about that? I'm quite irreligious myself, but not without feelings. That's a story I'd like to hear.

 

[zenfisher]

Re: RE: Have you ever met a famous person?

Hey Zenfisher I was going to ask who Haggis Clinton was but instead I will ask who Edge is. You have mentioned Edge before. Just Curious

...Thanks for keeping me on punctuation duty GG. Edge ...short for edgerunner... aka also known as my everloving wife. The apple of my eye, the sweetest most wonderful woman I have ever met and...The reason the Rev is the Rev. She occaisionally makes her way onto the board to play a couple of games. At the moment she is eagerly building a little business for us, allowing me to escape the shackles of my employer and cut our own little niche into the world.

Please, Peppy telll us more. There are very few religious leaders I hold in high esteem.Tutu is one of them.

 

[GreenGreta]

 

[p106_peppy]

I had communion from desmond tutu once.

Whoa, now there's a serious one. Wanna tell us a little more about that? I'm quite irreligious myself, but not without feelings. That's a story I'd like to hear.

Well, I went to an anglican church in south africa (now I go to a wesleyan church becuase the canadaian anglican church is boring). and anyway, all the anglican churches had some sort of get together-rally thing in a stadium, and anyway, when it came time for communion, my familly got in the shortest line. Turns out most people were too modest to get it from him.

anyway, the important thing that happened taht day was that I had a bag full of toys, and I lost them all

 

[Judland]

One Saturday afternoon (this is when I lived in Sudbury) was when I got to rub elbows with two T.V. personalities.

I was at the gym, in the middle of my regular workout routine, when a guy with an Australian accent asked if he could use the machine I was using in between my sets. Of course, I said sure.

Then, his cousin came by and they chit chatted a bit with me. A few minutes later I finally recognized them as the WWF wrestlers, "The Bushwhackers."

I spent the next half hour working out with The Bushwackers. Really nice, down to earth guys. Nothing like their characters they are "in the ring."

We worked out and talked about how they enjoyed coming to Canada when they had the chance, familiarizing it to life back in Australia.

Luckily it was a quiet day in the gym. And, besides, with them not acting the way they did in the ring, I'm sure the few people that were there probably didn't even recognize them.

They were on tour and the previous night they had a show in Sudbury and wanted to get some exercising in before leaving later that day.

 

[Twila]

RE: Have you ever met a f

Got to party with Skid Row at Club Soda in Vancouver. Had Rod Stewart step on my foot at the same bar (he apologized)

My uncle was Harry Jerome. Not famous...but well known in the track and field sector....

Spoke with Drew Barrymore and Tom Green at the Molsen Indy here in Vancouver....

 

[TenPenny]

Almost ran into Stephen Harper...literally. I came down a staircase in a hotel in Niagara Falls, and missed plowing into him by about 6 inches...the RCMP were surprised....remember when he stood by the falls and talked about all the jobs flowing South, as he pointed North? It was about an hour before that.

I sat in Trudeau's chair in the House of Commons once....and the Speaker's chair....

 

[Dexter Sinister]

One of my sisters met Stockwell Day in the elevator of the building she lives in in Ottawa. He introduced himself and she said, "Really? I didn't recognize you without your wetsuit."

She's about as respectful of these guys as I am...:wink:

 

[bulldog]

Generally, however, my life has not had famous people in it, and I'm not famous either, and as Martha Stewart (haven't met her either, and don't want to) would no doubt say, that's a good thing.

Oh, oh, you made me think. I also met Martha Stewart. UGH.
I went to her TV studio, and my daughter and I had lunch with her crew. They helped up make a craft/and we had photos taken in her office. I held her Emmy. She gave me a flag.

You know what she said to her assistant? "You now how I don't like to waste time..."referring to our visit. My daughter said that the president of the US has more time for a visitor and better manners than Martha Stewart. Rude, rude.

Bull Dog

 

[Dexter Sinister]

...the president of the US has more time for a visitor and better manners than Martha Stewart. Rude, rude.

Insufferable bitch. I am not at all surprised though. I watched one of her tv programs once, and she struck me as someone who's constantly thinking, "I have way better taste than you do, and way better things to do than listen to you, so just do as I say."

 

[gopher]

As a former IRS agent, I met many people from all walks of life, including many celebs. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you who they were as that would violate government rules about confidentiality.

But I have also worked as a freelance sports reporter and met baseball great Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe (acknowledged by many as the greatest player in the old Negro Leagues), pro wrestlers Verne and Greg Gagne, and MLB players Willie Randolph, and Shawon Dunston. I met Cesar Romero when I was a little kid as he was shopping for a hat in Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn. That was a LONG time ago! I also sat about 10 feet from famous Latin music great Tito Puente as he played a free open air concert in NYC's Rockefeller Plaza --- that was fun!

 

[canuckster]

I've never met anyone famous.

My wife served Diana Krall in a store. The wife stayed very cool and they exchanged pleasantries. Elvis, who was waiting in the distance, came over and said hi. They seemed nervous and the wife thought she did a good job putting them at ease.

It must be tough being famous.

 

[TenPenny]

Was Diana Krall pleasant? I went to a show of hers once, before she was famous, and she was such a Bitch that I never bought one of her albums.

She treated everyone with disdain, and acted like she was well above playing for this crowd. I figured if she feels that way, she doesn't need my support.

 

[callum01]

i live near pete postlethwaite (if you know who he is) i'm good friends with his son so i see him often.

other than that not really met any famous people.

 

[TenPenny]

I was at a Christmas party at a friend's house, and got talking to a guy there.....Arthur Irving. Famous around here, anyway.

 

[missile]

LOL! I shook his father's hand once[K.C.] at a ChristmasParty long ago.

 

[PoisonPete2]

Had a Pavorati sighting at the Toronto airport. Very personable and larger than life. Met Trudeau twice on the Hill. Reminded me of a weasel. At that time also met John Turner. Seemed strong and capable. Must have later had a lobotomy or something. Bumped into Jagger at the Redding Festival. Seemed to be enjoying himself. Cat Stevens at a Canadian Entertainment event. He was all about money at the time. Got a one finger wave to Nixon but got boxed out by two men in brown Oxfords. Exchanged letters with Jimmy Carter's uncle George. Spent some time with Walter Weir, a Canadian Unionist. Shared digs in Gainesville with Tom Petty's lead guitarist the year before the band started. Shared an elevator with Bobby Orr.

 

[Diamond Sun]

Nobody super famous, but let's see:

Kurt Browning in his golden years.
I also "met" Desmond Tutu as he was the honorary degree recipient at my university graduation. I shook his hand. It was awe inspiring just being in his presence.

Bruce Guthro and James Keeleghan, both folk music singers, one pretty big out East, and the other HUGE in Australia.

Oh, and the Princess of Japan.