I shook hands with Bill Jordan at an NRA convention in D.C. His hand swallowed mine !
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My boss's son was in the marching band scene in the movie "Animal House" filmed in Eugene Oregon.

I met Ernie Shavers recently. He is dating one of the guys that I work with's mother. He is still in excellent shape after all these years. I understand that he still works out and wears out a bodybag every 2-3 months. Ali called him the "Acorn". He was a heck of a fighter.

When I was a callow youth of 17 in 1956, my high school closed for the traditional Rodeo Day. This was the day of the annual Phoenix rodeo parade. I went downtown, and sought some shade in a parking garage right next to the grandstands opposite the reviewing stand on Central Avenue. Pretty soon a movie crew arrived, and began setting up cameras focused on the grandstand next to where I was. I soon found out why. A big black limo pulled up in the garage, right in front of me. I could see there was a blonde in the car, and after a few moments, she emerged. She was none other than Marilyn Monroe! She gave me a big smile and I shook her hand! Moments later she went to take the scene in "Bus Stop" where her cowboy boyfriend lifts her up on his shoulders in the grandstand to better see the parade. Her image is indelibly etched in my mind to this day. She was wearing the exact same outfit you see in this photo; it was taken on the same day I met her:

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NBA Hall-of-Famer and Boston Celtics center Bill Russell
back around 1973 when I was a teenager.

While in the Navy in 1952-55, in Patrol Squadron 6,flew for a while as a crew member in a crew with Lt.JG Scott Carpenter. For those youngsters who may not remember back that far, he was one of the original Astronauts. Also back when he was running for the nomination,met and had a picture taken with George H.W.Bush. (Bush 41)

That's the best you can come up with? I've seen pictures of you with the infamous Mickey D!!!

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Bobby and Ethel Kennedy. Wife and I had breakfast with them in a family style restaurant on Nantuckett, many years ago of course.

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celebrities and politicians........
Big Deal.

I've met rburg!

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Lee Jarrett

Way back in 1977 I sat directly behind Mackenzie Phillips at an Eagles concert at the Los Angeles Forum. The Eagles were fantastic. It was the opening night on their Hotel California tour and the first concert with Joe Walsh.

Then in 1978 I spent the whole weekend with Bruce Jenner at the Motorcycle Olympiad held at Saddleback Park and Carlsbad Raceway. I was 16 years old and my neighbor was a big wig at Yamaha who got me in and introduced me to Bruce. He was a cool guy and very famous at the time.

Giorgio Armani on the slopes in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Ric Flair , David (skywalker ) Thompson and Allen Keyes (SP)

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I've met then Vice President Al Gore (please don't ban me ) he was stumping for a local politician the rally was on the campus of the school I was going to. It was free and there was nothing else going on. I also met Kristi Yamaguchi during her 'Stars on Ice' days.

You win

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Bob Hope, as part of his close in security; Chuck Yeager at the O club bar at Scott AFB; Al Haig (*****); Mary Lou Retten, bodyguard at Olympic Event in St Louis, Gen Schartzkopf, Al Jawf SA; Ed O'Bradovich, Chicago Bears; Ray Crock (McDonalds)

Paul Simon (former senator from IL and presidential candidate, not the singer). He knew my Dad from many years before and stopped by when he first ran for the senate.

He actually was once of the nicest guys you could meet, not the typical phony politician. He was a dedicated socialist, so neither me nor my Dad could ever vote for him.

I put him in the honest and well-meaning, but wrong and misguided category. I don't consider him to be one of the evil, elitist, enslave the country to do their bidding types like Stalin/Mao/Pelosi/Obama etc.

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Common sense isn't so common.

You ARE my hero..

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DAV in honor of POP

I've met quite a cross section of folks. Arthur Godfrey (all around celeb), Keith Magnuson (Chicago Blackhawk), Gary Gaetti (St. Louis Cardinal) and Dennis Franz (various movies, Hill St Blues and NYPD).

The only one I really spent any time with was Franz. A regular guy, very nice and not at all smug or pretentious.

JFK on the campaign trail. My high school girlfriend's father was his campaign mgr for Georgia. Most evenly tanned person I have ever seen.

Stan Musial - got his autograph as a kid.

Met and talked to Angie Dickinson and Carl Malden. Both were very personable.

Harry Gant, stock car driver - not so personable.

Walked across the street to the Gondola in Aspen right behind Arnold in the mid-80s (alone & carrying his own skis). I was in line to ride also, but didn't get to ride up with him. Saw him several times throughout the day - solid skier.

Robert Hillyard, orthopedic surgeon. He saved my foot!

Delbert McClinton once bummed a cigarette from me.

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I was at a Club Med in Bermuda, where Johnny Rotten(John Lydon) of the Sex Pistols had been staying for a month. We didn't know who he was, but we had dinner with him several nights, and all the younger people came to say hi. It wasn't until we were back in the states, and I asked a young woman at work if she knew who he was. He was a nice enough chap.

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My Mother likes me.

Ummm. I've met Charlie Sherrill and Lee Jarrett. Does that count?

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Richard Petty. He was always my favorite. One year we bought infield passes at Atlanta in hopes of getting up-close and personal with some of the drivers. We hadn't seen anyone yet, and as we walked by the media center here comes the King himself. I politely asked for an autograph and he said "sure, walk with me" and I'm walking on one side taking his picture while my wife is on the other having him autograph our program. He moves fast for an old guy

Ummm. I've met Charlie Sherrill and Lee Jarrett. Does that count?

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My grandmother was wardrobe mistress for the shows at the Palmer House and Conrad Hilton in the '60s. I got to meet Jimmy Durante and Frank Gorshin.

I met Carlos Hathcock at the PGCA show in Monroeville, PA in the '90s.

OK, you win. Celebrities don't cut much weight with me, they're mostly phonies. Gunny Hathcock was a performer..

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I met Phylis George (Miss America 1971) and Miss North Carolina on Marine base in 1971. She kissed me on the cheek!

My wife was a friend to slim pickens, that count?

Two years ago my wife and I stayed at the Hilton in Denver when we were on a bus tour and they were having a Medal of Honor winner convention there. I met a Medal of Honor winner on the elevator and he was wearing it. i was so flabbergasted by the chance meeting I forgot to get his name and truth be told I was a little choked up.

I once was part of the security detail for President Reagan. They wanted me to help when Hillary was in town a couple of years ago. I had something else to do that day. Oh yeah, I've met rburg.

He seems like an interesting fellow. Fairly conservative and a few friends that have met him say that he's very down to earth and friendly. Makes a mighty fine suit or sport coat, too!

I workout at the same gym as Robert Irvine. He's a little more personable in real life than on his show, but not much. I would hate to work for him, but I certainly understand his personality......

When I was very young, I shook hands with Tex Ritter.

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I'll start with the most infamous, John Daly. Very nice person. Most famous is Fred Thompson. I have an old pair of my running shoes autographed by Florence Griffith Joyner & husband Al Joyner.

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The only famous person I ever met was Captain McSorley. And he didn't become famous until his ship sank.

I've met rburg and I've helped wrangle passes to get Charlie Sherrill & crew thru the back door at National Gun Day.

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Jacques Cousteau...he looked about 5' tall and 100#!

I met Arnold when he was in the Mr. Olympia in Columbus, Ohio in 1978.
I met Oliver North when he spoke at Baldwin-Wallace College in 1999 and we had quite a conversation (Marine talk.)
I was a friend and student of Carlos Hathcock, famous Marine sniper during Vietnam (more Marine stuff.) He was very emotional and I recall we cried a couple times together.
Semper fi,

Dave Swaffield

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My ex wife won a contest at Burger King when she was young and got to have lunch with Ann B. Davis (Alice on the Brady Bunch). I got a lot of mileage out of that one over the years. Still use it now and then to needle her a bit. All in good fun. We're friends still. I also understand that Ann B. is a pretty good person, so in reality she got to meet a celeb and receive a free burger. I guess we've all had worse days.

Gen. John Singlaub.

Famous folk huh? Howard Cosell (SP) at the Football hall of fame in the seventies as a kid- what an small frail lookin man he was - he wasn't very nice at all... left an impression

A few Big name preachers and some Christian music artists- all of whom have been decent folk even behind the scenes. Even got to sing with Carmen if any of ya know him... that was kida fun for a guy who don't sing especially well

I don't get very star struck not real upo in their face so a few doors have opened to pick up and help over the years. I even have taken a few shooting and forgot until they reminded me how much fun they had...

I enjoy treatin the famous as regular folk and knowing them outside of the fame if it happens.

I have an uncle who ran some serious hotels/casinos as the building super over the years in NYC and Atlantic city... He is the same way not apt to be star struck and as such some neat doors have opened for him.

Too many to recall, but here's a few that I can recall off the top of my head.

Proudest current - US Senator Scott Brown (just as down to earth in person as you've seen him on TV).

Least wanted to meet - Tricky Dick Nixon as he was campaigning for Prez. Couldn't avoid shaking hands as he extended his to me and couldn't wait to wash it off afterwards. I was News Director at my college radio station (an ABC Affiliate) and thus met all candidates for Prez and VP in 1968 (excluding Bobby Kennedy and one other VP candidate).

I interviewed Eliot Richardson at Nixon HQ-Boston the night of the election. Elliot Richardson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Randomly:

Don Rickles
Ted Kennedy (before he murdered Mary Jo)
many popular wrestlers in the 1960s
numerous MA governors, state senators/reps
numerous singers/bands from the 1960s-1970s
NYC Mayor Koch
Robert Ballard - fascinating man

For you cyclists:
1. Eddy Merckx (the greatest cyclist of all time. Surprisingly quiet and humble, despite his nickname "the cannibal")
2. Lance Armstrong (the greatest modern cyclist. A bit arrogant in his younger,pre-cancer days)
3. George Hincapie (multiple USPRO champion, TDF yellow jersey holder and stage winner. A genuine nice guy)
4. Many others at the elite levels of the sport.Too many to name here.

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LBJ in '68

He sent me a signed copy of our pic along with his business card. All the card had on it was "The President".

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I met Meryl Streep in the post office line one day. I used to play racquetball in a gym/club owned by Yogi Berra. The afore-mentioned post office was in Yogi's home town. We had a lot of famous people who lived there and most of us made it a point not to bother them, it was their home too. Ms. Streep had relatives there that she visited often. I had a nice chat with Grace Slick when she was on a local radio show here. She quit performing because she thought that after forty, one looks ridiculous standing on stage singing teen rebellion songs and prancing around. I agree.

Russ

DOC 540, are you sure you're not George Bush.

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My Mother likes me.

Gov Geo "W" Bush aka Mr President

I met quite a few,Kris Kristofferson, Rickie Medlock ,Dee Snyder(who by the way is a really nice person) are a few.To me the most famous and important person was Charlton Heston at a NRA vote freedom first rally..I was just leaving the hall where he spoke and he walked up and asked how i was doing..no camera or nothing on me..way kewl guy.

I met rburg at the louisville gun show a couple years ago...does that count?