Targets Guy
US Veteran
President Harry Truman
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
The Most Famous Person You've Met
- Thread starter nostraDONus
- Start date
Tradewind36
US Veteran
Soichiro Honda of Honda Motor Co. when I lived in Japan in the late 60's.
Beach Boys backstage after a concert in Tokyo.
Jimmy Buffett on his sailboat in St Thomas late 70's.
Beach Boys backstage after a concert in Tokyo.
Jimmy Buffett on his sailboat in St Thomas late 70's.
Joe Foss-Medal of Honor pilot at Guadalcanal WWII- 1999 at an NRA meeting.
Roy Rodgers-at his Museum in Victorville,Ca. 1994. I was speechless,
his hands were rough like a corn cob with no kernals on it. A really nice
guy.
Several others but won't list now.
Two I wish i could have met. Hank Aaron and Elvis.
Roy Rodgers-at his Museum in Victorville,Ca. 1994. I was speechless,
his hands were rough like a corn cob with no kernals on it. A really nice
guy.
Several others but won't list now.
Two I wish i could have met. Hank Aaron and Elvis.
usmc2427765
US Veteran
Bill Jordan, at the NRA Police Nationals at Jackson, MS in 1974. He was selling his book and there was a break in the action so I was able to visit with him for about 10 minutes without interruption. His hands looked like hams and you knew when you looked him in the eye that he was a man that no one, in their right mind, wanted to cross. He was truly a legendary Peace officer.
Harley Fan
Member
What a great thread!
My contribution is modest. In the late '70's, I met William Windom backstage after a one-man performance he gave as Ernie Pyle, the famous WW-II war newspaper correspondent. (Think Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain)
Mr. Windom was the prosecutor in To Kill a Mockingbird, worked in movies and TV for 50 years, and late in life, was Angela Lansbury's sometime sidekick in Murder, She Wrote.
I took my mom, and my elderly aunt backstage to meet him after the performance. They both grew up on the next farm from the Pyle family in Dana, Indiana. Mom and my aunt had a fine and somewhat long conversation about Ernie Pyle (Aunt Clara called him Ernest)
Mr. Windom was a paratrooper in WW-II, and obviously loved to do this one-man show about Pyle, to less-than-huge crowds. He was beyond charming, and Mom and Aunt Clara talked about this encounter for years.
My contribution is modest. In the late '70's, I met William Windom backstage after a one-man performance he gave as Ernie Pyle, the famous WW-II war newspaper correspondent. (Think Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain)
Mr. Windom was the prosecutor in To Kill a Mockingbird, worked in movies and TV for 50 years, and late in life, was Angela Lansbury's sometime sidekick in Murder, She Wrote.
I took my mom, and my elderly aunt backstage to meet him after the performance. They both grew up on the next farm from the Pyle family in Dana, Indiana. Mom and my aunt had a fine and somewhat long conversation about Ernie Pyle (Aunt Clara called him Ernest)
Mr. Windom was a paratrooper in WW-II, and obviously loved to do this one-man show about Pyle, to less-than-huge crowds. He was beyond charming, and Mom and Aunt Clara talked about this encounter for years.
Last edited:
Vernon A Walters, then US Ambassador to Germany:
Worked under him for two years. Most accomplished person I ever met.
His book "Silent missions" sums it all up.
Worked under him for two years. Most accomplished person I ever met.
His book "Silent missions" sums it all up.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
My former house painter in the 60's and 70's, Gino Done Paro.
Found out after his death that we was something of a hero in Italy for being a particularly effective Partisan fighter, working with the British in WWII.
And in Cuba, for being the only European in the fight against Batista, and saving Che Guevara's life.
Been the subject of books, movies, and songs in those countries.
I never knew anything about his past, and he never spoke of war or politics. Ya never know about people.
Found out after his death that we was something of a hero in Italy for being a particularly effective Partisan fighter, working with the British in WWII.
And in Cuba, for being the only European in the fight against Batista, and saving Che Guevara's life.
Been the subject of books, movies, and songs in those countries.
I never knew anything about his past, and he never spoke of war or politics. Ya never know about people.
Last edited:
Does Aristotle, Socrates, Pericles and Leonidas count? 
Yeah, I'm OLD!!!
Yeah, I'm OLD!!!
Freddie Greene of Sha Na Na was a good friend from the old Bronx project days.
Dennis Greene, a Singer With Sha Na Na, Dies at 66 - The New York Times
Donald Trump Jr was/is a member of my old gun club.
Putnam County Fish andGame
Dennis Greene, a Singer With Sha Na Na, Dies at 66 - The New York Times
Donald Trump Jr was/is a member of my old gun club.
Putnam County Fish andGame
When at the Fairmont in San Francisco, elevator doors opened up and there were fine dressed fellows in red tuxedos who were playing there...the Spinners. About as close as I ever got to someone famous...looking in the mirror doesn't count, I guess.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Maria Shriver
John Kennedy Jr. and his sister.
At a flag ceremony for special olympics. I ran the bucket lift so they could insert the nations flags.
Time to leave the governors body guard didnt like my black motorcycle jacket. I met the body guard again when the governors kids were riding dirtbikes were I was riding too. I got a big wave then. Lol Even the governor rode.
Bill Skoran ny yankee first basemen I went to summer camp with his kid.
Micky Mantle in a drug store in Ridgefield, Nj.
John Travolta's dad put tires on my dads truck. Travolta Tire in Westwood, Nj. James Gamblefini aka tony soprano grew up in west, Nj too.
I moved from Westwood, NJ. To Connecticut. I went out one morning here to get breakfast. There was some state workers on there coffee break. One called me a hick as I walked by. I laughed. With the proper clothing I could blend in anywhere. I'm just a kid from north jersey.
John Kennedy Jr. and his sister.
At a flag ceremony for special olympics. I ran the bucket lift so they could insert the nations flags.
Time to leave the governors body guard didnt like my black motorcycle jacket. I met the body guard again when the governors kids were riding dirtbikes were I was riding too. I got a big wave then. Lol Even the governor rode.
Bill Skoran ny yankee first basemen I went to summer camp with his kid.
Micky Mantle in a drug store in Ridgefield, Nj.
John Travolta's dad put tires on my dads truck. Travolta Tire in Westwood, Nj. James Gamblefini aka tony soprano grew up in west, Nj too.
I moved from Westwood, NJ. To Connecticut. I went out one morning here to get breakfast. There was some state workers on there coffee break. One called me a hick as I walked by. I laughed. With the proper clothing I could blend in anywhere. I'm just a kid from north jersey.
Last edited:
Mexican Kerry
Member
Tiger Williams. He asked me what I used for deer hunting and when I told him "Lee Enfield .303" he told me that wasn't good enough and then lent me a Model 70 .300 Win Mag.
Texas Star
US Veteran
Richard Nixon, at the Texas State Fair. I think I was about 12.
I've been within 10-12 feet from JFK, but had no opportunity to talk.
Have met various gun writers and novelist David Lindsey, who kindly autographed all of his books that I brought, despite the shop owner's griping that he should sign only copies bought that day.
I've talked with C.J. Box and Virginia Houston on the phone but not met them.
All three are excellent authors.
BTW, the woman pictured on the hardback cover of Lindsey's " In the Lake of the Moon" looks like my doctor. Yes, both are Hispanic. The doc was amused and flattered when I told her and she looked up that book cover.
I met Suzanne Arruda and gave her a spare copy of Taylor's, "African Rifles and Cartridges" and some added gun advice. She kindly credited me for this in later titles of her books. She had previously sought gun advice from a fellow professor and he didn't know zip about guns, let alone those that'd be used in 1920's Kenya, where her books are set.
Oh: Morgan Fairchild. She and her sister had the next table in a restaurant and I recognized her voice.
My mother taught her in 11th Grade Honors English in HS and her mother also taught in the Richardson ISD in T X.
We talked for maybe 45 minutes, partly about a shared interest in paleontology. She said her sister had just given her a fossil snail for Christmas.
I told her that I'd reviewed one of her movies in a gun magazine and asked if she had liked the Ithaca M-37 shotgun she used in it. But she barely recalled the movie!
You may recall her from TV series like, Flamingo Road and, Falcon Crest.
I've also met Barbara Eden, TV's, Genie. Very nice and I got her autograph in a TV station..
My daughter and I met Dr. Donald Johanson, whose expeditions discovered the fossil Australopithecus afarensis hominid they dubbed, Lucy. He was cordial in signing his books for me, but seemed nervous and a lot of campus police were around. I asked a sergeant why, and she said they'd had death threats from rabid creationists who opposed his belief in evolution.
Dr. J. was very polished and witty and my then-teen daughter loved him. Had a great lecture and slide show.
We also saw Jane Goodall there (SMU) on a different night. But she seemed condescending and impatient. I think she just wanted to raise money for her Gombe Stream chimp reserve and leave.
The celeb I most regret having missed when she was in Dallas is Candice Swanepoel, a famous spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret. (See Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.) She was in town, but I didn't know until she'd left. Missed the ad in the newspaper. But I did see Heidi Klum years ago. I stood in line for a long time to meet her, but that line extended around every aisle in the VS store and out down the hall and maybe into the parking lot of a LARGE mall. I did get within 20 feet of her and she seemed very smart and had good English by then. I think she was thinking the same as I was: how we were packed in there like sardines and there might be a fire or other emergency. I finally left without meeting her. But it was very informative just to see her in person. BTW, she looks even better in person than on TV, by no means true of many celebs.
My barber said her husband, a cop, was friends with a cop who guarded Heidi and he was very impressed by her. I could understand why. She seemed both very smart and gracious to her many fans. Her right hand must have hurt from signing so many autographs.
I've been within 10-12 feet from JFK, but had no opportunity to talk.
Have met various gun writers and novelist David Lindsey, who kindly autographed all of his books that I brought, despite the shop owner's griping that he should sign only copies bought that day.
I've talked with C.J. Box and Virginia Houston on the phone but not met them.
All three are excellent authors.
BTW, the woman pictured on the hardback cover of Lindsey's " In the Lake of the Moon" looks like my doctor. Yes, both are Hispanic. The doc was amused and flattered when I told her and she looked up that book cover.
I met Suzanne Arruda and gave her a spare copy of Taylor's, "African Rifles and Cartridges" and some added gun advice. She kindly credited me for this in later titles of her books. She had previously sought gun advice from a fellow professor and he didn't know zip about guns, let alone those that'd be used in 1920's Kenya, where her books are set.
Oh: Morgan Fairchild. She and her sister had the next table in a restaurant and I recognized her voice.
My mother taught her in 11th Grade Honors English in HS and her mother also taught in the Richardson ISD in T X.
We talked for maybe 45 minutes, partly about a shared interest in paleontology. She said her sister had just given her a fossil snail for Christmas.
I told her that I'd reviewed one of her movies in a gun magazine and asked if she had liked the Ithaca M-37 shotgun she used in it. But she barely recalled the movie!
You may recall her from TV series like, Flamingo Road and, Falcon Crest.
I've also met Barbara Eden, TV's, Genie. Very nice and I got her autograph in a TV station..
My daughter and I met Dr. Donald Johanson, whose expeditions discovered the fossil Australopithecus afarensis hominid they dubbed, Lucy. He was cordial in signing his books for me, but seemed nervous and a lot of campus police were around. I asked a sergeant why, and she said they'd had death threats from rabid creationists who opposed his belief in evolution.
Dr. J. was very polished and witty and my then-teen daughter loved him. Had a great lecture and slide show.
We also saw Jane Goodall there (SMU) on a different night. But she seemed condescending and impatient. I think she just wanted to raise money for her Gombe Stream chimp reserve and leave.
The celeb I most regret having missed when she was in Dallas is Candice Swanepoel, a famous spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret. (See Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.) She was in town, but I didn't know until she'd left. Missed the ad in the newspaper. But I did see Heidi Klum years ago. I stood in line for a long time to meet her, but that line extended around every aisle in the VS store and out down the hall and maybe into the parking lot of a LARGE mall. I did get within 20 feet of her and she seemed very smart and had good English by then. I think she was thinking the same as I was: how we were packed in there like sardines and there might be a fire or other emergency. I finally left without meeting her. But it was very informative just to see her in person. BTW, she looks even better in person than on TV, by no means true of many celebs.
My barber said her husband, a cop, was friends with a cop who guarded Heidi and he was very impressed by her. I could understand why. She seemed both very smart and gracious to her many fans. Her right hand must have hurt from signing so many autographs.
Last edited:
Hoov
Member
That is cool. I have one of the commemorative watches.
Jingles
Member
John Wayne. I grew up in Newport Beach near his waterfront home. He would come over to the high school to watch us practice football and basketball and sometimes come into the locker room to say hello. One time we were paddle boarding around his yacht, the Wild Goose, and he started yelling at us. We figured we were in trouble but he invited us on board for a Coke.
Hoov
Member
Meh, I worked a horse sale for George Strait once.
I once had dinner at "The Arches" and sat in his favorite 'horseshoe' booth.
Jingles
Member
Wow, The Arches! Loved that place. I think it closed in 2010. My parents used to go there when guys like Artie Shaw and Guy Lombardo used to eat there.
Viggo Mortensen Lives in my town, so he gets seen alot. And back when I lived in AZ I ran into Lebron James and Charles Barkley a few times, seems the diner next to my cousin's hotel was a favorite with basketball players.
