The Most Famous Person You've Met
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johnt671
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I was just a kid when I met them, but in a bad snow storm the town closed a road that had around a two mile downhill run. We loved it and you got the sled ride of your young life. At about the half way point Les Paul and Mary Ford owned a home and if they were there they'd have hot chocolate for us. Game show host Jan Murray also lived there and knew most of us kids.
I know this is an old thread, but I just ran across it (the previous last post was before I joined the forum). Pretty interesting seeing all the famous people members have met.
Here's my humble list.
Joanne Woodward sang a song to me on a local TV show when I was 4 or 5 years old. Shook Arnold Palmer's hand once at The Masters. Shook hands with governors Spiro Agnew and Lester Maddux once. Had a conversation with Ernie Els at the Tour Championship. Played a game of pool with boxer Thomas Hearns at a resort in Jamaica. Shook hands with Carroll O'Connor at a restaurant once. Shook hands with actor Robert Prosky at Sardi's once. Had a conversation with golfer Hubert Green at the Atlanta airport. That's about it. Nothing really significant.
Here's my humble list.
Joanne Woodward sang a song to me on a local TV show when I was 4 or 5 years old. Shook Arnold Palmer's hand once at The Masters. Shook hands with governors Spiro Agnew and Lester Maddux once. Had a conversation with Ernie Els at the Tour Championship. Played a game of pool with boxer Thomas Hearns at a resort in Jamaica. Shook hands with Carroll O'Connor at a restaurant once. Shook hands with actor Robert Prosky at Sardi's once. Had a conversation with golfer Hubert Green at the Atlanta airport. That's about it. Nothing really significant.
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forindooruseonly
Member
I met Bill Cosby...
Not something I'm really proud to admit
Not something I'm really proud to admit
AJ
US Veteran
I have two. Charles F. Bolden and Robert Cabana, I use to to repair their aircraft many, many moons ago.
Don't know who they are? Google them.......
Don't know who they are? Google them.......
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pantannojack
US Veteran
Joe Foss at a gun show Mesa, Az. He helped me find a SKB shotgun in the Blue Book of Values. SKB comes before sa...
DWalt
Member
Roy Rogers (we were from the same Ohio home town)
Muhammed Ali - in an Oklahoma City night club
Eleanor Roosevelt
F. Lee Ermey
George Goebel
And one most may have never heard of - Henry Mohaupt, inventor of the explosive shaped charge
I forgot Jack Nicklaus. I was in a class with him once at OSU, and Werner Von Braun.
Muhammed Ali - in an Oklahoma City night club
Eleanor Roosevelt
F. Lee Ermey
George Goebel
And one most may have never heard of - Henry Mohaupt, inventor of the explosive shaped charge
I forgot Jack Nicklaus. I was in a class with him once at OSU, and Werner Von Braun.
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mckenney99
Member
I met Bill Cosby...
Not something I'm really proud to admit
Hope you didn't accept any drinks he offered you.
Ran into a few famous people when I did Dignitary Protection duties in Sydney whilst in the New South Wales Police Force. Met Prince Harry way before Meghan came along.
Had a few beers (off duty) with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage when he was out visiting Sydney. He had visited Australia a couple of times during the Vietnam war and his duties with the US Navy. Had developed a taste for Victorian Bitter in those days and insisted we had to all drink that. Who am I to argue.
Had a few beers (off duty) with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage when he was out visiting Sydney. He had visited Australia a couple of times during the Vietnam war and his duties with the US Navy. Had developed a taste for Victorian Bitter in those days and insisted we had to all drink that. Who am I to argue.
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John Popper, the lead singer of the band Blues Traveler.
Met him at a gun shop in Montgomery County PA.
I had no idea that he was into guns.
Met him at a gun shop in Montgomery County PA.
I had no idea that he was into guns.
UncleEd
Member
Long time ago I'd forgotten
but it was Moses.
The thing I remember saying
to him was, "Moses, Moses,
don't strike that rock!"
but it was Moses.
The thing I remember saying
to him was, "Moses, Moses,
don't strike that rock!"
Orville Redenbacher before he was well known.
Harmon Killebrew. Class act and nice enough to sign a baseball for my son.
Harmon Killebrew. Class act and nice enough to sign a baseball for my son.
THE PILGRIM
Member
Was in Ft. Walton Honky Tonk.
Somebody say, did you know that Joe Namath is here?
No! Where is he?
I turned around , he was standing behind me.
Repeat - went down to a smaller Vegas venue to see Willie.
Was slightly embarrassed to see Chill Wills sitting behind us.
Chatted with him.
Later chatted with Willie.
Then the Waitress told us, Waylon is coming.
He’ll be here for the Midnight Show.
I called the Sitter. We gonna be late.
Somebody say, did you know that Joe Namath is here?
No! Where is he?
I turned around , he was standing behind me.
Repeat - went down to a smaller Vegas venue to see Willie.
Was slightly embarrassed to see Chill Wills sitting behind us.
Chatted with him.
Later chatted with Willie.
Then the Waitress told us, Waylon is coming.
He’ll be here for the Midnight Show.
I called the Sitter. We gonna be late.
My father was a "High Roller"
so we three kids got the royal treatment and got to see lots of floor shows at Reno and south Tahoe, in all the clubs.
Lots of the stars were great people but there were also a few that
were stuck up, in it for the money and did not want to be bothered.
At my fathers house in Mill Valley, our one neighbor was one of the
"Kingston Trio".
Lots of great memories but so was getting to drive our jeep for the first time ever !!!!
THE PILGRIM
Member
In Vegas A Buddy of mine lived down the Street from one of the Dawn Ladies.
Like Tony Orlando and Dawn.
Like Tony Orlando and Dawn.
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Harry S. Truman
My Grandfather was a lifelong friend of Truman.
My Mother and I were passing through Independence, MO on our way to visit my older Brother in Kansas City. Mom decided to stopped by and visit Truman at his new library, it was not open to the public yet.
The attached photo is a scan of a polaroid I took of him at his desk.
He obliged me because of my age, around 10 years old or so, but I could tell he was just being nice to me and not thrilled I was there.
His Secret Service guys hated me because, I kept going in and out of the double bullet proof glass doors to his office. You had to pass through one door and were then in a chamber and had to wait until the other door was opened to pass on into Truman's area. As a kid this fascinated me, I had never seen anything like this.
The agents took me to the library/museum to get me out of their hair and keep me busy.
The museum was fascinating to me and kept me busy for quite a while.
While I was in the museum Thomas Benton was on scaffolding painting a full wall mural.
He must of loved kids. He asked me if I wanted to paint, I said yes.
He helped me up on the scaffold and let me paint some of the background on the mural, what an experience. It was about 1/3 completed with the rest an outline drawn on the wall with, I guess, pencil.
Attached is a finished photograph of the mural which I grabbed off the internet.
I took a lot of polaroids; unfortunately all but the one posted here were destroyed in a fire where my mother had stuff stored while we were moving in the early 1960s.
My Grandfather was a lifelong friend of Truman.
My Mother and I were passing through Independence, MO on our way to visit my older Brother in Kansas City. Mom decided to stopped by and visit Truman at his new library, it was not open to the public yet.
The attached photo is a scan of a polaroid I took of him at his desk.
He obliged me because of my age, around 10 years old or so, but I could tell he was just being nice to me and not thrilled I was there.
His Secret Service guys hated me because, I kept going in and out of the double bullet proof glass doors to his office. You had to pass through one door and were then in a chamber and had to wait until the other door was opened to pass on into Truman's area. As a kid this fascinated me, I had never seen anything like this.
The agents took me to the library/museum to get me out of their hair and keep me busy.
The museum was fascinating to me and kept me busy for quite a while.
While I was in the museum Thomas Benton was on scaffolding painting a full wall mural.
He must of loved kids. He asked me if I wanted to paint, I said yes.
He helped me up on the scaffold and let me paint some of the background on the mural, what an experience. It was about 1/3 completed with the rest an outline drawn on the wall with, I guess, pencil.
Attached is a finished photograph of the mural which I grabbed off the internet.
I took a lot of polaroids; unfortunately all but the one posted here were destroyed in a fire where my mother had stuff stored while we were moving in the early 1960s.
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I didn't meet him, but I stood at attention as Ruffles and Flourishes then Hail to the Chief was played for RFK.
That was in San Diego. His next stop was some place in Texas.
That was in San Diego. His next stop was some place in Texas.
