Casual encounters of the famous kind...

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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:08 PM

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Originally posted by MsA:
Kind of surprised Marina yelled at you

Actually, she very quietly called me a "lit'le bastard" with an angry smile.

I just wanted to get a photo of her, and raised my camera high over the crowd while she was signing autographs...not MY fault that she was wearing something VERY low-cut...I didn't even really know why she'd said it until I conjured what view that angle might produce- later I saw the developed pic & totally got what she thought I was up to.

The laughing Chrisisall

WASHNWEAR

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:19 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Kind of surprised Marina yelled at you
Actually, she very quietly called me a "lit'le bastard" with an angry smile.
I just wanted to get a photo of her, and raised my camera high over the crowd while she was signing autographs...not MY fault that she was wearing something VERY low-cut...I didn't even really know why she'd said it until I conjured what view that angle might produce- later I saw the developed pic & totally got what she thought I was up to.

So where's the pic?! Hide not your light under a bushel...

It was like that when we got here!

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:22 PM

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Originally posted by WASHnwear:

So where's the pic?! Hide not your light under a bushel...

She had her boys pay me a visit; hand over the picture & negatives or get a pair of concrete galoshes.

Actually

, it's in a box somewhere.

The laughing Chrisisall

MSA

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:34 PM

Somnambullst... what's Tom Baker like????

Ok Chrisisall I might have called you a name too if I thought you were trying to get a camera down my shirt...you should have practiced your innocent face

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.

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:41 PM

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Originally posted by MsA:
you should have practiced your innocent face

Oh, I was ALL innocent face! I REALLY didn't have a clue why she was like that at the time.
But the picture was great.

The laughing Chrisisall

THESOMNAMBULIST

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:07 PM

MsA

Tom Baker is a real character. He used to lived two miles from the village I work at and he was always in the village. He just became one of the locals. He'd flirt with the cashier girls at the local sainsbury's. His presence is overwhelming. Not only is he a tall man (taller than you'd think) but he's also wide! He fills a room. He has a deep booming voice that seems to arise from the pits of Hades and when he laughs you think a mini earthquake is coming. Actually his laughter is a big part of him - now I think of it he's always laughing. He wears a beige mac alot and strides like a horse and has that curly, stringy mane of silver hair. Total character!
My boss (who lives in the same village) said that for a while he had his tombstone outside his house with the words : 'Here lies the daftest wanker of them all!' - I don't know how true that actually is but it was a favourite little tale amoung the villagers while he lived there...

He has now moved out of this particular village and is more local to Tenterden (I think) which is why I now see him there alot.

I really only know him from the Sinbad film where he plays that evil wizard: Sinbad and the eye of the Tiger, and I saw that film as a little kid, so to be honest I always keep my distance... I know what dark sorcery he can conjure!

Oh and I just remembered there are heaps of celebrity chefs around here aswell but I don't know their names...

...and Chris! Really! As if we believe your innocense over the - what is now known as - 'The Marina' incident!!! I mean really! At your age!!! Dood never get caught!!!

WASHNWEAR

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:10 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by WASHnwear:

So where's the pic?! Hide not your light under a bushel...

She had her boys pay me a visit; hand over the picture & negatives or get a pair of concrete galoshes.

Actually , it's in a box somewhere.

Hmph! - likely story...

Actually, Ida preferred it if you'd left the explanation at her sending her crew around. Somehow the thought of Morena having a "staff" she can deploy in these PR emergencies just makes her that much more...nifty.

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...in a box somewhere...

Yeesh...

It was like that when we got here!

LWAVES

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:25 PM

Well I live just outside of Leicester, England and nobody famous ever visits us.

The closest I get to local celebs are Roger Clark the rally driver. Only met once but was pleasant enough.
The other one being Bill Maynard. Any Brits remember him from Selwyn Froggitt, The Gaffer or even Greengrass in Heartbeat?
He used to be a regular visitor to my village. His picture is up in the local chippy and I even managed a long conversation with him in the local electrical store. I was dropping a TV off, he was picking one up. Very nice bloke who was extremely gracious to people and was a true gentleman to womenfolk. Not many like him left now.

And when I was a nipper I met Lenny Henry at Skegness (just as Tiswas was about to hit Saturday TV screens). He was great with a group of very impatient and loud kids who'd waited ages to see him.

In my 6th form years (late 80's) we went to a lecture in London. During some free time me and a mate went to Dillons bookstore and saw Dudley Moore signing, but it was one of those 'buy his book to get an autograph' type events. Anyway we wandered for a bit and ended up caught near a archway. Who should walk by shaking everybodys hands (presumably as he went to lunch) but Mr Moore himelf. He was very pleasant and cheerful. When we got back to the coach and told everyone they didn't believe a word of it. Then a teacher got on and asked if anyone had seen Dudley Moore at Dillons. Needless to say it made our day.

More recently I met Pancho from Dirty Sanchez at a Chili Peppers gig. Seemed like a decent guy and was quite happy with the attention but didn't make a big deal out of it.

Even more recently (and one of, if not my all time fave so far) I met Neil Gaiman at a book launching. As a major fan this was something of a coup for me and I will forever be at my girlfriends beck and call for getting me an invite to a non-public event. A very intelligent and knowledgable man, quite quietly spoken but eager to hear other points and discuss them. Top guy.

These are my main non-convention meets.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

SPACEGIRL32

Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:46 AM

I wasn't going to post this but I am having a crappy day & I thought "Oh- why not!"

I meet DAVE MATTHEWS (from The Dave Matthews Band) at the airport while waiting for a delayed flight about a year and a half ago.

He approached me first & asked me were I was traveling to & we talked about his guest spot on House. I purposely didn't ask for an autograph or signature so I could keep the conversation going becaus I KNEW this was a once in a life time thing! Yes ladies, I managed to keep him for myself for about 20 minutes! Happy to say he is better looking in person & totally friendly!

It was an EXCELLENT trip to Burbank

Later that evening I meet Nathan Fillion.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:26 AM

Oh, yeah - airports.
Met the Chicago Bears at the Dane Co airport, I was coming in from LA and they were waiting to leave, their training camp is Platteville (or at least it was then, in 1987). McMahon was QB, and Walter Payton was very low-key, but very nice. Friend of mine from High School was with he team before the final cuts. 2 weeks later, met them again at the LAX, they had just played preseason game against whatever team was in LA that year. Of course, LAX much busier, but they had just met me 2 weeks ago in Madison and remembered, and others thought I was some celeb or whatever. At the time I still looked like a taller Tom Cruise, or Peter DeLouise, or some Bo guy from a soap opera.
Also went to an opera (dragged by gf), and Lyle Alzado was in the same row, after we were seated, he got up and came over to shake hands, largely due to my bieng in Dress Blues for the show.

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