Famous People You've Met! - Page 2

**haroldeye** · March 7th, 2013, 08:21 PM

I met David Stirling (founder of the SAS) once.

**Mad Koala Bear** · March 7th, 2013, 08:59 PM

Some of the people who have met me during my years behind the camera. There's a few porn notables amongst them.

Quentin Tarantino, David Cameron, Roger Federa,

Ronnie Wood, Prince Charles, Bill Wyman, Frank Carson,

Shane McGowan, Shane Warne, Paul Weller,

Ingrid Bergman, Lord Olivier, John Berger, Ken Russell,

50 Cent, John Pertwee, Morten Harket, Jim Slip,

Robert Llewellyn, Rachel Hunter, Francis Rossi,

Rick Parfitt, Jo Guest, Ali G, Don McCullin,

Lisa Rodgers, One Eyed Jack, Paige Fox, Roy Strong,

Bruce Dickinson, Elton John, Ken Bruce, Elvis Costello,

Jimmy Saville, Prince, Michael Hutchence,

Boutros Boutros Ghali, Hugh Hudson, Shaw Taylor,

Hanna Shaw, Peter Gabriel, Dave Gilmour,

Miriam Stoppard, Joanna Lumley, Faye Rampton,

Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Briers, Suzie Best, Julie Andrews,

Cathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Kika Markham,

Stephanie Beecham, Michael Winner, Lorraine Chase,

Alvin Stardust, Seth Green, Matthew Lillard,

Ian McShane, Tony Curtis, Dina Mayer, Bob Hoskins,

Michael Caine, Raffaella De Laurentiis, David Frost,

David Ginola, Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone,

Tequilla Woods, Mike Oldfield, Charlie Richardson

**pharoahegypt** · March 7th, 2013, 09:01 PM

how could i forget.......... add Mick Miller & Bob Monkhouse to my previous list, please..!!! d'oh!!! (homer moments getting more frequent as i get older)

Mick was hilarious; funnier than on stage; and had some great stories of his great pal Bernard Manning, and his clapped out Cadillac's.............

While Bob was equally welcoming, and his act bluer than you'd imagine......

I was lucky to have been part of a large social club's ent's committee to have met them both; offering to take bob's preferred brand of expensive scotch to him just to get to say "hello". sad loss. didn't meet anyone else worth mentioning which is why i'd forgotten until now.... (comedy duo, Little & Large don't count; their off stage arrogance was as big, as their on stage act was poor)

**Reclaimedwg** · March 7th, 2013, 09:06 PM

I used to own a Limousine and Taxicab company for the first 5 years of the 2000's.

One night I got dispatched to a call to pick up a lady in her early 30's in the suburb outside of the main metro area.

She turned out to be a famous Academy Award nominated/winning actress and she ended up hiring me to drive her around town in one of my Taxicabs for a week .

I even accompanied her to night clubs and shopping with her at the Galleria sort of a personal bodyguard/chaperone.

She was by herself, she just wanted to get out of the house without the fanfare and the crowd attracting attention of the limousine and her entourage/bodyguards, etc

No one recognized her at the night clubs (I even danced with her since no one asked her to dance or even talk to her);

but she was recognized at the Galleria after we were there for about 1 hour.

She ended up signing a handful of photograph before we had to run for our lives with the mall security as protection so we could get back to the parking garage.

Other famous people I picked up/drove around in my Taxicabs or Limousines:

Mary Lou Retton
2 Members of ZZ Top (I don't know which ones out of the 3, they all have long beards)
Chloe Jones

Famous people I met:

all 34 Bikini Clad Victoria's Secret Angels in 2009 in Miami Beach

**Staffsyeoman** · March 7th, 2013, 09:15 PM

I've been presented to HM The Queen...

Asked Tony Greig for an autograph - and he immediately passed it round his companions to sign; Mike Denness, Keith Fletcher and Chris Old. (A verrry long time ago)

Fred Thompson, the Senator/Actor (Red October, Die Hard II etc etc)

Kevin Rudd, former Australian PM.

**Oswald** · March 7th, 2013, 09:19 PM

In 1989 I had the misfortune to meet Sarah Ferguson - Ginger Fergie. She was opening a new shopping centre near where I lived. I happened to be standing by the guard-rail when she emerged from the limo and the first 'normal' person she shook hands with was me. God, she was ugly.

**Reclaimedwg** · March 7th, 2013, 10:27 PM

Oh wait... are we just talking about Famous people in general or only those in show business?

I was a volunteer on the Reagan re-election team in 1984 and a volunteer for Bush Sr. in 1988.

I've met Reagan and Bush Sr.

I've shook their hands.

I even have a framed plague signed by Reagan recognizing me for the hard work and dedication I provided to his re-election campaign.

**blueballsdc** · March 7th, 2013, 11:08 PM

Living and working in DC, I have met hundreds of famous people. I have met presidents, vice-presidents, congressmen (and women

), cabinet officers, ambassadors, military attaches, actors, actresses, musicians, world cup winners, olympic gold medalists, etc... and ad nauseum. Everybody comes to or through DC at some point and you practically trip over them sometimes. However, there are a few moments that have stayed with me:

Giving a light for Johan Cruyff's cigarette (which he had bummed off of my buddy).

Sharing a table at a diner with Joan Jett and two of her band members.

Meeting Donna Edmondson (Playboy Playmate) and her incredible breasts.

Being entertained by Red Skelton at National Airport.

The last especially is memorable for me. I had watched Red Skelton growing up and had always been a fan. I don't remember where he was flying to but he refused the offer of a private lounge to wait in and insisted on sitting at the gate with everybody else. He then spent the next hour chatting with people, signing autographs, doing skits, telling jokes, and entertaining the travelers and workers around him. It just brightened everybody's day.

kenshabby2000 · March 8th, 2013, 12:13 AM

Met half the Python team, got a book signed by Micheal Palin, bumped into Burt Reynolds and the actor who plays Quark in DS9 at a memroabilia fair in 2004, somehow held back the urge to shout "Gordons Alive" when seeing Melody Anderson at the same fair.

Pauldec · March 8th, 2013, 12:29 AM

The brother's an actor so I've met a fair few down the years often in social situations including most of the "murphia" Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, James Nesbitt and that Daniel Day fellow they keep giving oscars to. I've usually found actors to be pleasant and civil company.

Most Rock'n'Roll fans of my age will have met a fair amount of musicians. Mine goes back to 79/80 when as keen young fanzine writer I sneaked backstage at the Ulster Hall to cop an interview with the Bass player of Siouxie & The Banshees. Ah the glamour! A few encounters stand out, a lovely drunken conversation with Steve Marriott being one; John Martyn and Andy Partridge of XTC were memorable too.

Actually the only real arseholes i've known have been politicians, no surprise there.

March 7th, 2013, 08:59 PM	#12
Mad Koala Bear Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 869 Thanks: 30,809 Thanked 10,733 Times in 850 Posts	A few famous people I've met Some of the people who have met me during my years behind the camera. There's a few porn notables amongst them. Quentin Tarantino, David Cameron, Roger Federa, Ronnie Wood, Prince Charles, Bill Wyman, Frank Carson, Shane McGowan, Shane Warne, Paul Weller, Ingrid Bergman, Lord Olivier, John Berger, Ken Russell, 50 Cent, John Pertwee, Morten Harket, Jim Slip, Robert Llewellyn, Rachel Hunter, Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Jo Guest, Ali G, Don McCullin, Lisa Rodgers, One Eyed Jack, Paige Fox, Roy Strong, Bruce Dickinson, Elton John, Ken Bruce, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Saville, Prince, Michael Hutchence, Boutros Boutros Ghali, Hugh Hudson, Shaw Taylor, Hanna Shaw, Peter Gabriel, Dave Gilmour, Miriam Stoppard, Joanna Lumley, Faye Rampton, Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Briers, Suzie Best, Julie Andrews, Cathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Kika Markham, Stephanie Beecham, Michael Winner, Lorraine Chase, Alvin Stardust, Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Ian McShane, Tony Curtis, Dina Mayer, Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine, Raffaella De Laurentiis, David Frost, David Ginola, Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone, Tequilla Woods, Mike Oldfield, Charlie Richardson Last edited by Mad Koala Bear; March 7th, 2013 at 09:05 PM..

March 7th, 2013, 09:01 PM	#13
pharoahegypt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 4,491 Thanks: 10,176 Thanked 43,617 Times in 4,154 Posts	how could i forget.......... add Mick Miller & Bob Monkhouse to my previous list, please..!!! d'oh!!! (homer moments getting more frequent as i get older) Mick was hilarious; funnier than on stage; and had some great stories of his great pal Bernard Manning, and his clapped out Cadillac's............. While Bob was equally welcoming, and his act bluer than you'd imagine...... I was lucky to have been part of a large social club's ent's committee to have met them both; offering to take bob's preferred brand of expensive scotch to him just to get to say "hello". sad loss. didn't meet anyone else worth mentioning which is why i'd forgotten until now.... (comedy duo, Little & Large don't count; their off stage arrogance was as big, as their on stage act was poor) __________________ Arguing with a intelligent person is hard; but arguing with a stupid person is impossible!

March 7th, 2013, 11:08 PM	#18
blueballsdc Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 112,645 Thanked 21,427 Times in 1,713 Posts	Living and working in DC, I have met hundreds of famous people. I have met presidents, vice-presidents, congressmen (and women), cabinet officers, ambassadors, military attaches, actors, actresses, musicians, world cup winners, olympic gold medalists, etc... and ad nauseum. Everybody comes to or through DC at some point and you practically trip over them sometimes. However, there are a few moments that have stayed with me: Giving a light for Johan Cruyff's cigarette (which he had bummed off of my buddy). Sharing a table at a diner with Joan Jett and two of her band members. Meeting Donna Edmondson (Playboy Playmate) and her incredible breasts. Being entertained by Red Skelton at National Airport. The last especially is memorable for me. I had watched Red Skelton growing up and had always been a fan. I don't remember where he was flying to but he refused the offer of a private lounge to wait in and insisted on sitting at the gate with everybody else. He then spent the next hour chatting with people, signing autographs, doing skits, telling jokes, and entertaining the travelers and workers around him. It just brightened everybody's day.

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March 7th, 2013, 08:21 PM	#11
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,715 Thanks: 113,492 Thanked 59,962 Times in 5,707 Posts	I met David Stirling (founder of the SAS) once.

March 7th, 2013, 09:06 PM	#14
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,946 Times in 3,089 Posts	I used to own a Limousine and Taxicab company for the first 5 years of the 2000's. One night I got dispatched to a call to pick up a lady in her early 30's in the suburb outside of the main metro area. She turned out to be a famous Academy Award nominated/winning actress and she ended up hiring me to drive her around town in one of my Taxicabs for a week . I even accompanied her to night clubs and shopping with her at the Galleria sort of a personal bodyguard/chaperone. She was by herself, she just wanted to get out of the house without the fanfare and the crowd attracting attention of the limousine and her entourage/bodyguards, etc No one recognized her at the night clubs (I even danced with her since no one asked her to dance or even talk to her); but she was recognized at the Galleria after we were there for about 1 hour. She ended up signing a handful of photograph before we had to run for our lives with the mall security as protection so we could get back to the parking garage. Other famous people I picked up/drove around in my Taxicabs or Limousines: Mary Lou Retton 2 Members of ZZ Top (I don't know which ones out of the 3, they all have long beards) Chloe Jones Famous people I met: all 34 Bikini Clad Victoria's Secret Angels in 2009 in Miami Beach

March 7th, 2013, 09:15 PM	#15
Staffsyeoman Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,268 Thanks: 34,177 Thanked 26,750 Times in 2,159 Posts	I've been presented to HM The Queen... Asked Tony Greig for an autograph - and he immediately passed it round his companions to sign; Mike Denness, Keith Fletcher and Chris Old. (A verrry long time ago) Fred Thompson, the Senator/Actor (Red October, Die Hard II etc etc) Kevin Rudd, former Australian PM.

March 7th, 2013, 09:19 PM	#16
Oswald Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,112 Thanks: 51,073 Thanked 282,462 Times in 13,802 Posts	In 1989 I had the misfortune to meet Sarah Ferguson - Ginger Fergie. She was opening a new shopping centre near where I lived. I happened to be standing by the guard-rail when she emerged from the limo and the first 'normal' person she shook hands with was me. God, she was ugly.

March 7th, 2013, 10:27 PM	#17
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,946 Times in 3,089 Posts	Oh wait... are we just talking about Famous people in general or only those in show business? I was a volunteer on the Reagan re-election team in 1984 and a volunteer for Bush Sr. in 1988. I've met Reagan and Bush Sr. I've shook their hands. I even have a framed plague signed by Reagan recognizing me for the hard work and dedication I provided to his re-election campaign.

March 8th, 2013, 12:13 AM	#19
kenshabby2000 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: east london Posts: 190 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 1,998 Times in 184 Posts	Met half the Python team, got a book signed by Micheal Palin, bumped into Burt Reynolds and the actor who plays Quark in DS9 at a memroabilia fair in 2004, somehow held back the urge to shout "Gordons Alive" when seeing Melody Anderson at the same fair.

March 8th, 2013, 12:29 AM	#20
Pauldec Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 231 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 5,180 Times in 227 Posts	The brother's an actor so I've met a fair few down the years often in social situations including most of the "murphia" Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, James Nesbitt and that Daniel Day fellow they keep giving oscars to. I've usually found actors to be pleasant and civil company. Most Rock'n'Roll fans of my age will have met a fair amount of musicians. Mine goes back to 79/80 when as keen young fanzine writer I sneaked backstage at the Ulster Hall to cop an interview with the Bass player of Siouxie & The Banshees. Ah the glamour! A few encounters stand out, a lovely drunken conversation with Steve Marriott being one; John Martyn and Andy Partridge of XTC were memorable too. Actually the only real arseholes i've known have been politicians, no surprise there.