oldfella
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The Most Famous Person You've Met
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Cpo1944
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My Father John "Jack" J. O`Connor:
A WW2 war hero and lifelong hero to me.
General "Chesty" Puller:
At the Naval Hospital in the mid 6o`s.
He was there to visit his son Lewis who had been severely wounded in Vietnam and was in the hospital recovering and being fitted with Prosthesis.
Dale Wilson: DAV veteran of the year 2009 Vietnam war hero and triple amputee ,a Great American Patriot and Gentleman.
I first met him at the Naval Hospital too and have kept in touch ever since.
A WW2 war hero and lifelong hero to me.
General "Chesty" Puller:
At the Naval Hospital in the mid 6o`s.
He was there to visit his son Lewis who had been severely wounded in Vietnam and was in the hospital recovering and being fitted with Prosthesis.
Dale Wilson: DAV veteran of the year 2009 Vietnam war hero and triple amputee ,a Great American Patriot and Gentleman.
I first met him at the Naval Hospital too and have kept in touch ever since.
irishjig
US Veteran
In Memory of Colonel Robert B. Nett (Medal of Honor)
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Back to the top for any newbies that would like to weigh in.
I really enjoy reading these posts. Very interesting stories.
I've recently become hooked on the old "Marshall Dillon" and "Gunsmoke" shows playing on the western channel. I remember back when the city of Wyoming, right here next to Grand Rapids used to have a rodeo. One year they had Ken "Festus" Curtis there to sign autographs. I shook his hand but autographs didn't interest me, as they still don't today. He seemed very nice and accomodating for photos and signing whatever was presented. Not like today where you pay an up front fee to stand in line and have something, which needs to be on an approved list, signed.
I really enjoy reading these posts. Very interesting stories.
I've recently become hooked on the old "Marshall Dillon" and "Gunsmoke" shows playing on the western channel. I remember back when the city of Wyoming, right here next to Grand Rapids used to have a rodeo. One year they had Ken "Festus" Curtis there to sign autographs. I shook his hand but autographs didn't interest me, as they still don't today. He seemed very nice and accomodating for photos and signing whatever was presented. Not like today where you pay an up front fee to stand in line and have something, which needs to be on an approved list, signed.
Black_Sheep
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I met Carroll Shelby at the SEMA show a few years ago, he's a very nice guy...
MaximumLawman
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Asia Carrera.
bushmaster1313
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In 1999, pre-9/11, Rudy Giulliani was Mayor of NYC and he was walking on the street with his security detail. I walked over and said: "Mr. Mayor, I want to congratulate you for doing a fine job cleaning up the city."
He responded with a sincere: "I appreciate that very much, thank you."
He responded with a sincere: "I appreciate that very much, thank you."
august1410
Member
Chatted with Dick Cheney for a few minutes on the phone.
Charles Bronson
Jill Ireland
Sugar Ray Lenard
Shirley McClellan
Clint Eastwood
Frick & Frack the Car Guys
Sher
A bunch of Judges and elected officials,like Police Chiefs, Mayors and different Governors all most all of them from Baltimore Maryland.
All of the folks above visited my store in Baltimore or at a store i worked at in Georgetown, DC in the early 90's
The most important person I know is my Father, Col. Joseph Rouse, Ret.
He has been in the army or worked for the Army for 70 (Seventy years) Most of that time has been spent with the Tort Claims Division at Fort Meade MD.Although during WWII he was a Infantry Officer, he attended law school after the war.
He is 92, still goes to works every day at 4:30 AM.
He served in North Africa and Italy during WWII. After the war we lived in France and Taiwan then back to Maryland.
A true American hero he literal wrote the book for tort claims for the U.S. Army.
Penmon
Jill Ireland
Sugar Ray Lenard
Shirley McClellan
Clint Eastwood
Frick & Frack the Car Guys
Sher
A bunch of Judges and elected officials,like Police Chiefs, Mayors and different Governors all most all of them from Baltimore Maryland.
All of the folks above visited my store in Baltimore or at a store i worked at in Georgetown, DC in the early 90's
The most important person I know is my Father, Col. Joseph Rouse, Ret.
He has been in the army or worked for the Army for 70 (Seventy years) Most of that time has been spent with the Tort Claims Division at Fort Meade MD.Although during WWII he was a Infantry Officer, he attended law school after the war.
He is 92, still goes to works every day at 4:30 AM.
He served in North Africa and Italy during WWII. After the war we lived in France and Taiwan then back to Maryland.
A true American hero he literal wrote the book for tort claims for the U.S. Army.
Penmon
Stu Honea
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As a kid:Broderick Crawford at the height of his fame on Highway Patrol".
A few years later I sat in Jerry Lee Lewis' hotel room in Rome,Ga.after a rock and roll show the night before and watched him and my stepfather get drunker than Cooter Brown. It was the General Forrest Hotel.
As an young adult because of "connections",myself and a friend had the run of Chick Hedrick's Domino Lounge in Atlanta. It was there I met Patti White,former school teacher turned stripper,and the first to ever take it all off on stage.
Met in her "dressing" room.
Working movie security details years later I met Johnny Cash (Murder in Coweta County) ,Burt(yuk!)Reynolds (Deliverance) along with Jon Voight.
Harrison Ford (Mosquito Coast) and more recently Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama)
Others along the way included Leo Derocher(sp?) and Marty Robbins. Of course I met my cousin,actor Claude Akins several times at family reunions as a kid.
Ran into Randolph Scott in a grocery store in Miami while on a family vacation and talked with him.He was polite and acknowledged who he was but asked me to keep quiet about it.
Almost forget,I also met Roger Miller at the Domino Lounge.He had just recently had dental implants and not very comfortable,but friendly and accomodating.Spent about an hour or so with him.Funny guy.
Met Wolfman Jack when he was a DJ at WAKE in Atlanta."This is the wolfman with the latest weather from the wide awake,mile high,winkin' blinkin' WAKE weather eye." That station was later bought out and played black gospel music.
My greatest regret is that I never got to meet any of the real life great gunfighters. I'm the only one I know.
A few years later I sat in Jerry Lee Lewis' hotel room in Rome,Ga.after a rock and roll show the night before and watched him and my stepfather get drunker than Cooter Brown. It was the General Forrest Hotel.
As an young adult because of "connections",myself and a friend had the run of Chick Hedrick's Domino Lounge in Atlanta. It was there I met Patti White,former school teacher turned stripper,and the first to ever take it all off on stage.
Met in her "dressing" room.
Working movie security details years later I met Johnny Cash (Murder in Coweta County) ,Burt(yuk!)Reynolds (Deliverance) along with Jon Voight.
Harrison Ford (Mosquito Coast) and more recently Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama)
Others along the way included Leo Derocher(sp?) and Marty Robbins. Of course I met my cousin,actor Claude Akins several times at family reunions as a kid.
Ran into Randolph Scott in a grocery store in Miami while on a family vacation and talked with him.He was polite and acknowledged who he was but asked me to keep quiet about it.
Almost forget,I also met Roger Miller at the Domino Lounge.He had just recently had dental implants and not very comfortable,but friendly and accomodating.Spent about an hour or so with him.Funny guy.
Met Wolfman Jack when he was a DJ at WAKE in Atlanta."This is the wolfman with the latest weather from the wide awake,mile high,winkin' blinkin' WAKE weather eye." That station was later bought out and played black gospel music.
My greatest regret is that I never got to meet any of the real life great gunfighters. I'm the only one I know.
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Lets see:
Norm Schwartzkopf - natch. See my avatar.
Barry Goldwater - Smartest guy in the room.
Newt Gingrich - Same
Elton John (?)
Norm Schwartzkopf - natch. See my avatar.
Barry Goldwater - Smartest guy in the room.
Newt Gingrich - Same
Elton John (?)
Straightshooter2
US Veteran
Working an airline ticket counter you meet a lot of people. The guys in Lynard Skynard, Molly Hatchet and .38 Special. Actors Billy Barty, Robert Donner (bad guy in a couple of John Wayne movies and Exidor on Mork and Mindy), Wayne Rogers. Joe Namath and Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe. But I guess the most famous person I ever met was actor, shooter and NRA President Charlton Heston. There was a certain "presence" about Heston that you could feel just being near him.
Stu Honea
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Straightshooter,I think Heston may have gotten that presence when he played Moses.
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I resisted commenting in the original thread several years ago because I thought 75% of it was BS. The 25% true accounts of "I met briefly" or "I spoke to briefly" stories seem plausible. Of course this is the internet, anonymous people posting anything they choose. I'm sure some of it is true and much of it is complete baloney.
Anyway, it made me wonder why anyone would cite their personal relationships with famous, infamous, notorious or otherwise celebrity "personal friends". Those people I include among my personal friends, would hardly appreciate it and likely, might take exception. Oh, and yeah....I never met that guy Dick Burg, never heard of him. I could say we were pals and had a hot dog at Pinks last year in L.A., but that would not be true.
Cheers;
Lefty
Anyway, it made me wonder why anyone would cite their personal relationships with famous, infamous, notorious or otherwise celebrity "personal friends". Those people I include among my personal friends, would hardly appreciate it and likely, might take exception. Oh, and yeah....I never met that guy Dick Burg, never heard of him. I could say we were pals and had a hot dog at Pinks last year in L.A., but that would not be true.
Cheers;
Lefty
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Evil Kenievel spent the night at my house when I was about six. My dad was a golf professional at the country club when Evil asked if he could play. My dad spent the day with him playing golf and that turned into playing gin at the bar which eventually led to Evil needing a place to stay. He was hammered so I didn't get to speak to him but I remember how impressed I was when my dad introduced him to me and my brother. My mom was less than interested since dad spent the day drinking, wouldn't have mattered who it was she was going to be annoyed. When I was in high school I rode in an elevator with Greg Norman and Larry Mize, both guys were very polite and made me feel important. Good times.
