This post inspired by Polar Bear's post where she writes,...
"I know Neil Armstrong and his son. I lived near his house in the early 80’s. Yes this is the same man that was the first to walk on the moon!"
What are YOUR brushes with celebrity?
Here's my short list:
1-3.) Robert Joffrey, Melissa Hayden and David Howard (dancing big wigs, took classes from them at conventions in the 70s)
4.) Alan Fawcett, snobby host of the 80s show, "Lips Inc" (a lip synching contest show. I tried out, didn't make it. He was at a models convention where my dance troupe and I were performing.) My boss shoved me at him and said,..."get his autograph, you were almost on his show, tell him that!"
I hated doing it and he was so aloof, didn't even look at me. I wanted to say..."You've got a corny show and it isn't going to last." It didn't. Maybe sour grapes on my part, since I didn't make the show. I still have his autograph-dunno' why, it ain't worth nuffin'!
5.) Alan Hunter (MTV VJ) he was in town at a night club (1983) and he was "hosting" this MTV trivia contest and I won edging out several other kids...I deserved it, I used to watch it like 24/7!! I won with an Adam Ant question and I was absolutely his biggest fan so of course I knew his real name was/is Stuart Goddard! I won an album. Alan was nice, cordial. He said,..."What's your name?" and "Congratulations, Michele!"
6.) Elizabeth Parkinson (Star of Broadway's "Fosse" and "Movin' Out") but she's actually in the catagory of..."I KNEW HER WHEN." We took dance together as kids for many years. I knew her when she played a Gingerbread cookie in "Hansel and Gretel."
7.) Back in '83, I danced on stage with Lou Christie (he sang, "Lightening Striking Again." -circa '64) and unfortunately, I did it with my fly open the whole time. Geesh.
8.) And finally (told you it was a short list.)....Fiance and I were flying to NYC out of National (DC) back in '06 and Alan Alda walked in front of us, sat down and started reading the paper. I took my cell phone out and took a photo of the back of his head. Fiance cringed (but then he would, he's met like 50 celebs due to what he's done in his life for occupations; his dad worked for the FSU Alumni Assoc. [can you spell BURT REYNOLDS]and fiance has worked on various movie sets.) BTW: Alan Alda now looks like your grandfather...silver hair, bald spot...very tall, gangly....and extremely unapproachable!!!
Oh and did I mention, fiance and Fay Dunaway are related...they share a great grandmother...
Try and top that Michele...
I can't do it!
And now it's YOUR turn friends...tell me what celebs you've met!
****Addendum: 4/21 4:35pm....was in a group blessing fest with Pope Paul in Rome in '72...o.k., that's it...really!
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* I was at MY HOUSE. I came home from work for lunch & he was cutting the grass across the street from me (push mower/uphill). My exhubby said it was Robert Conrad, but I told him there was no way he'd be pushing a mower in E Gadsden. I knew his mother-in-law owned the house there, but just didn't expect him to be there doing yard work. His wife, Lavelda Fann Conrad, went to school with my ex, so he knew her.
Turned out it WAS him. He was pushing the mower UPhill for exercise. Dayum those legs were solid!
I spent a bit of time with him before going back to work. He signed an autograph for me (which my ex has) that was from "the lawn mower, Robert Conrad". He laughed about me not thinking it was him. He had me come back over after work & we sat out in the yard talking about all sorts of stuff.
I didn't go right home the next night & went to see my dad. When I came home for lunch the next day he yelled to me "Where were you last night? I was all set for margaritas & you were no-where to be found!". RatzinFratzin!!! We laughed & talked some more.
He had sold their house in Malibu & were building a 10,000 sq ft house in Tahoe. I could fit my house in there several times over! He told me if I ever got out that way to let him know as I could come visit them.
* I met Courtney Cox while at a DECA state convention while I was in high school - before she did her video with Bruce Springstein's "Dancing in the Dark".
I have a friend that looks like Robert Redford with green eyes.
"The legs, tell me about his legs again George...how strong and sexy where they George!!!"
Now get back to work Secret!!!
(Hope you are more awake today!!! Man, I remember having to go to work [as a preschool teacher] many days sick, hungover and/or desperately tired...3pm could not come soon enough!!! (I went in at 6:30am)
I love not having a boss anymore!
Bob's legs? mmmmmm Hard as steel & cut so perfectly!
Oh, I am at work. When I leave here, I gotta fly to get 2 of the kiddos & head to a softball field in the next county for Tay's game at 4:30. As soon as it's over, we gotta go to a field in our county for Lulu's game at 7:00.
Tomorrow will be 2 games too, but Lulu's is at 5:30, so I'll hafta miss Tay's.
Jay Barker (ALABAMA QB OF THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM)
Ivan Parker, Bill Gaither, Tim Riley, Anthony Burger,Jim Hamill,Joey Jones,Brian Free (and a bunch of others I can't remember right now)--These are all nationally known gospel singers.
Rick Burgess (talk show host...hard of me to think of him as famous, since I have known him since the 70's)
Saw Bear Bryant and his wife Mary getting in their car once....they waved.
Rick Bragg (local boy and former writer for the New York Times...also won the Pulitzer prize) autographed his best selling book for me.
Winston Groom (Alabama native and author of Forest Gump). He wrote a book on University of Alabama football and autographed it at a signing.
Charles Barkely (he came into Pop's one night....) LOL
Gregg Maddox, former Atlanta Brave....He and his wife were shopping in the store I managed.
Passed Burt Reynolds coming out of a lounge one day near where I work.
Richard Petty
Bobby Allison
Rick Bragg did a stint for our own St. Pete. Times and as a matter of fact...one day I almost did a post about a sad story he did about a little boy named "Dirty Red". His story SO moved me that I wrote to the paper and long story short, I contacted Red's family and wrote to his mom. Kept in touch for about a year until my ex found out and due to the circumstances of the story, nixed my correspondence. When I do post about it, I'll let you know because as I always do, anytime someone inspires me with a post idea...I give them a nod and a thanks!
He was quite a writer!
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Your list is very impressive!!
Hayley
My little list is nuthin'!
Thanks for visiting!
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Hey Rubble girlfriend!! How have you been?? I hope all has been good for you. WOW! I about passed out when I saw your comment.. :-) I'm very happy to hear from you!! :-) KIT now! YAAYYY! pr IS BACK!!
Jay Barker (also) & The band "Alabama" (Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, etc).
How about COUSIN CLIFF? He was a children's show host from Birmingham, AL when I was growing up. I've met him again as an adult too. He might be only known by local AL people....
Jerry Lewis (altho I can't remember which one cuz I was very young!)
David Byrne came through my town not long ago on his way to ATL or somewhere and was only spotted by a few people. I would have loved to have met him. Instead one night about 3 am middle of no where on my way across country a tour bus pulled into teh gas station that I was pumping gas at, and out came Limp Bizkit. But, alas, I am not a fan, don't even know one song, but they seemed nice enough!
Take Care!
Speaking of obscure, lets talk hockey players. My wife and I lived in Parry Sound for a year and met home town hero Bobby Orr who was drinking at the hotel with Eddy Shack. We shared a table the next year with Red Kelly who asked me to pass the salt.
Ann Murray's brother once played the bar in Powassan when we lived there. I stood in line for a snack with Natalie McMaster during a break in her show in a small town in Nova Scotia. I've shaken hands with Canadian Prime Ministers John Diefenbaker and Pierre Trudeau.
And (getting ready to name drop) as for BIG Hollywood stars, I was once waiting for an elevator at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto when the doors opened and Don Ameche stepped out(I know, you're completely stunned by that)!
Various sports baseball players.- Johnny Bench, Sparky Anderson, Joe Nuxhall, Kurt Browning, Ken Griffey Jr. I had VIP seats at the ballpark and was able to intermingle and talk to them. (Sparky I met when I was a kid at a luncheon because I won a fire safety contest by writing a poem)
Roxanne Qualls- Local Mayor and ran for Congress.
Local News celebrities that probably nobody knows.
Peter Frampton lives nearby but I have not seen him.
Blessid Union of Souls the lead singer lives down the street from me. I wave to him and his family all the time as I drive home from work.
I am sure there are more but I am drawing a blank.
Great Post Rubble!!
Bear Hugs,
PolarB ;)
I sure don't know any - I'm from Canada!! haha!
well, I have rubber elbows with a few hockey players, but you won't know any of those names: Patrick Roy, Miikka Kiprusoff, Wayne Grtzky's dad etc....
are they considered celebs??
Well, why not, I mean, people have been known to "rubber neck!"
I'm horrible about ever having met any sports or politicians myself...
Thanks for stopping by!
(OMG, this is weird Sittin' but guess who had an ovary pain this morning! The kind that shoots up your woo woo and electrifRIES your girl nut! ME...and after me telling you yesterday that things like that don't happen as much to me anymore!! Weird, I instant thought of you! LOL
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And you are kinda' like a celeb yo' damn self!
Thanks for stopping by Shree!
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When my fiance and I "found each other" again in '05 I wrote to her(!) and while she didn't remember the project, she was flattered that I had remembered her all this time...here she is this local STAR! But we "knew her when".....
Thanks for sparking that memory...as I sit here, her publicity photo is staring at me and she took the time to write a special note to us on it....
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My fiance would be envious about David Byrne...he also likes Dave Matthews (yuck, not my cup of tea.)
We were in Orlando last year and suddenly my daughter, 17, whispers..."OMG MOM, do you know who that is!!!??????"
I said, some 19 year old with bad dreads and an ugly girlfriend?
"NO, MOM!!! That's (then she mentioned some name from some emo type band or whatever...)
I said, "FASCINATING!"
(But it really wasn't,..not to me!)
But it made HER day!
(If that was indeed him...whoever him was/is)
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As a matter of fact, Don Ameche came to our neck of the woods in '83 (St. Pete., FL) for the filming of Cocoon (I wanted to try out for an extra but my schedule didn't allow for it--damn! I could met "THE GUTT",...Don and Ron Howard...shoot!
Thanks Anex. for swinging by and contributing to our Whose Who!
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Okay I think that's it now.
Bear Hugs!
PolarB ;)
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Oh, I was like a big fan of Michael Knight.."Tad" on all my children..and he came down near us..well..after he gave his talk and was leaving the bld...I found myself peeking thru the curtain with all these young girls..well I was only like 23 but they were younger than that..lol..we were all so excited..and I so wanted a pic of him..so when I saw he was leaving I couldn't help myself...I just yelled out to him..Michael can I have a pic of you..and OMG..he stopped...and looked at the cop next to him and told him to take my camera and take a pic of him and I...I almost died...lol...and let me tell ya, I didn't just stand there side by side..I wrapped my arms around him and so did he..that was one dream come true for a young 23 yr old ..mother of one at the time...Smile..Thank God my hubby wasn't a jealous guy lol lol...
What a COOL memory...and as Tad and I are about the same age (I think he has two years on me...) that was way back there! I used to be a HUGE AMC fan and I fondly remember the days when I didn't have school or the summers when I could watch it! And OMG, a few weeks ago I saw they had Jesse back again...after sooo many years!
Oh the memories your memory has sparked!
Thanks for sharing!
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I'm glad to have made you remember some good things...thank you for giving me the opportunity to remember also...Have a great weekend
Smiles to you