Casual encounters of the famous kind...

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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 23, 2009 9:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EvilDinosaur:
I met Nathan Fillion at an airport, that was a good trip :)

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

*envious*

The laughing Chrisisall

ECGORDON

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:13 PM

My encounters were a long, long time ago, but not too casual.

I was once a reporter for a local tv station, and I met and interviewed Robert Conrad, then starring in The Wild, Wild West (I told you it was a long time ago), when he was in town for appearances at the annual fair and rodeo.

I also interviewed quite a few politicians, most of them local only, but the one most people would have heard of was Lloyd Bentsen, then running for his first term as Senator from Texas, later VP running mate with Michael Dukakis and Treasury Secretary under Clinton.

Another interview I did was with Jane Fonda after she had been kicked off the base at Fort Hood during her FTA activities.

Wait a minute! I do remember a casual encounter. I was in a hardware store once and ran into Bob Richards. Most people younger than me probably have no idea who he is, but he was one of the first athletes featured on the Wheaties cereal box. He had been a multi-medal winner at the Olympics sometime in the '60s. This was sometime around 1989-90 I think, and he was still in exceptional shape.

MSA

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:15 PM

Kind of surprised Marina yelled at you, but totally agree Jimmy Doohan could make a rock laugh( also worked sci fi conventions as a make up artist)
Did also watch John deLancie LOSE IT with fans after repeating over and over that he wouldn't answer questions about Q's motives or choices since he wasn't the writer and didn't know.... after 30 min of nothing but questions about why Q did or didn't do something.... he flipped said he wasn't putting up with it any longer and left

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ECGORDON

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Did also watch John deLancie LOSE IT with fans after repeating over and over that he wouldn't answer questions about Q's motives or choices since he wasn't the writer and didn't know.... after 30 min of nothing but questions about why Q did or didn't do something.... he flipped said he wasn't putting up with it any longer and left.

He should have just pulled a Shatner and told them to get a life.

RYCE

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:57 AM

Was once pseudo-threatened by Alex Trebek with a rolling pin.

No power in the 'verse can stop me!

THATWEIRDGIRL

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:46 AM

I've run into a few, but I think the nicest was Mary Kay Place. When I was manager on duty back in T-Town, she came in to shop (she's a local). She was friendly and understated. The smile never left her face.

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EvilDinosaur:
I met Nathan Fillion at an airport, that was a good trip :)

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

Braggart.

I was at diner on Sunset near Bev Hills & W Holly and after a while realized the guy next to me, having exchanged a few comments, was Roy Scheider. He had a beard, so didn't recognize him easily - may have been for that Blue Thunder movie, don't recall. He was cool, very nice albeit more focused than most.

Met Willie Ames at the beach, Laguna or Corona Del Mar I think.
Met Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore at a dance club - it was one of those "it" clubs of the week I heard later.

Was talking to an nice interesting lady before she was introduced as a guest speaker, being June Foray - probably doesn't count as "casual" encounter, but she stayed for hours, said she enjoyed our company. She also said our questions were always the most interesting.

Tom Selleck played Volleyball, I think for a men's U.S. team ro something. The tourney was held at Naval Air Station Memphis (Millington) and he was always happy to chat with servicemembers, and I bumped into him twice during that time - the tourney was held near the base cinema. He wasn't interested in publicity stuff while in the tourney, but I guess he considered Military an exception. NEVER heard an unkind word of him from anybody who'd met him, and those numbered many. This was in the midst of the Magnum run.

My roommate needed to get to the other side of base at El Toro, so dragged me with my car over to the VMGR-352 hangar and we became extras in Heartbreak Ridge, met Clint and others in the cast, we didn't know them at the time. We were not on screen, but my car is in the background of a scene.

Went out with a Pet between her Pet of the Month issue and her Pet of the Year crowning, I didn't know (her issue came out before I was 18).
Also bumped into a Playboy Playmate (Barbara Edwards) on El Toro Marine Corps Air Station - her dad was an officer. I think she later became Playmate of the Year.
Another model for Penthouse worked as waitress at our Enlisted Club - she would have been "famous" to many at the time.

A girl I dated became Allyssa Alps, for those who know who that is.

A good friend of ours we somehow found out had done some modeling work - at the time almost every magazine you could pick up had his pic in the ad section in back - but nobody knew his name, and we'd known him several years before figuring it out.

One of my coworkers was an All-Star Wrestler, I think as The Fighting Irish Micky Doyle. Another coworker was on the cover of Newsweek or Time as a Marine in the first Iraq war.

Bumped into Amy Lee in the crowds at Summerfest in Milwaukee - almost nobody recognized her without makeup. She wasn't doing her own show at that moment, so maybe counts as "casual" - she was enjoying tthe other music.

Encountered Rachel Weiscz at a Madison store before she was well-known, she was filming Chain Reaction at the State Capital that week.

Drank with Shirley Manson while she was recording something which became Garbage. She left a vivid image when she'd drank. Of course Butch Vig was something of a fixture in the Madison music scene, so met him numerous times around town (many bars in Madison are music venues or have impromtu jam sessions). I'm told I met Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain, but I didn't know and wouldn't recongize them anyhow.

Every couple minutes I think of another, so maybe I'll still recall more.

SIMONWHO

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:26 AM

A lady leading around three children at London Zoo last month asked if I was having my face painted and I told her it was just my girlfriend's niece. Took me a moment to click that it was Jessica Hynes née Stevenson.

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:00 AM

Walking along 3rd Ave in The City, near Bloomie's rear entrance ran across Sally Struthers stepping out of a limo. All I could manage to say was "Hello" and she was gracious enough to say "Hello" back. She was much shorter than I thought her to be and kinda pudgy. Extremely beautiful smile.

Saw Howard Hesseman (Dr. Johnny Fever, WKRP; Head of the Class) walking along Lex Ave many moons ago. He looked old and haggard at the time, like he had a hangover.

Saw Muhammad Ali stepping out of the Star Deli along Lex Ave just before the big fight against Smokin' Joe Frazier. This man was bigger than life even back then. He was playing around with the fans on the street throwing fake punches and clowning around with the reporters. I was no more than 20 feet from him as he passed waving to the crowd and stopping to chat with people on the street. I was on my way back to work from an errand and I could not be more thrilled. No one at work believed me until they watched the news that evening. Funny thing was that he did not look like a boxer. He looked like he could be your next door neighbor, except his hands were huge.

Saw Gregory Peck, in his later years, filming a scene along Park Ave.

Oooh, I remember years ago seeing Richard Brooks "Jubal Early" when he was an ADA with Law & Order, walking into a trailer near City Hall not far from the Court House.

Bumped into David Brenner several times along Park Ave and 3rd Ave in the City, when I was a student at Hunter College. Our campus was at 68th Street and Lex Ave.

Harvey Keitel in a City Park not far from Chinatown and Little Italy in the City. He was very gracious and friendly as the community group I was working with was beautifying the local park. He actually participated, along with his lady friend and a young girl (who, I assume was his daughter), for several minutes until he had to leave.

Ran into Justin Timberlake and crew (when he was with N'Sync) not far from where they taped MTV TRL by 47th St and Broadway. He totally dismissed my son's friend (a 14 y.o. girl who was a big fan) and brushed her off. There was no one else around on the street at the time, just 3 kids and myself coming out of the movies by Times Square.
All she wanted was an autograph. He could have said "hello" but his bodyguard stepped in between and told her that he was too busy to stop. He and his buddies were just walking along laughing and carrying on (they didn't look busy to me) and didn't even look her way. Needless to say she swore off being a fan. I even saw a look of disgust on his face, like "who are you to ask for an autograph?!" I never liked him after that.

Danny Aiello filming the Last Don a block away from the World Trade Center (c. 1996-7). Waiting patiently as they set up the shot (a scene in a car).

Literally ran into "Bobby Bacala" Steve Schirippa, coming out of the movie theatre after seeing Indiana Jones last summer. We were in the East Village (near 11th street and 2nd Ave) and my son and I were talking with his friends when I almost bumped into him as he passed. You can't miss him because he's about 6' 4" tall.

Finally, last summer, I was walking along Times Square area around 12 Midnight coming out of the movie theatre at 42nd Street. As I was going toward the train station to go home (I don't remember the movie I saw) when I see a man walking alongside of me (about 5 feet away) and I said to myself "Man that guy looks so much like Howie Mandel." As I walked further along I realized, because people were stopping to take pictures and his bald head, it WAS him.
He was walking with about 6 or 7 people, one of which, was a pretty blond, who I assumed was his wife. They were patient as people in the street snapped away with cameras and cell phones.
I scrambled to find my phone and as he stopped to allow people to take pictures, I approached him and ask if I could take his picture. He turned toward me, said "sure" and posed briefly. As soon as I snapped my picture he took off going uptown with his entourage. But you could tell he was loving every mome

RIPWASH

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:57 AM

Oh my . . . well, I went to high school with Kristin Chenoweth (Glenda in the original cast of Wicked and Olive on Pushing Daisies) and was in a few plays with her during that time.

I passed Morgan Freeman on the set of Shawshank Redemption and he said "Hi" to me! Seemed like an incredibly nice guy. Saw him eating lunch later that day with a bunch of extras.

I saw Mos Def at the Chicago airport.

Also ran into a NASCAR driver at a restaraunt one time. He was very gracious to all who stopped and asked for an autograph.

Wish I had more, but alas, I don't. Don't get many chance meetings here in the midwest.

Zoe: "Get it running again."
Mal: "Yeah"
Zoe: "So not running now"
Mal: "Not so much"
- Out of Gas

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