Ever Met Anyone Famous?

Sure someone's done this topic before but let's do it again.. Ever met anyone famous while in the casino gambling or just in your everyday encounters??

Cashed in my chips at a Blackjack table, turned around, and was face-to-face with Jerry Springer who just did a show.  He was very cool.  Just said "you did good, very happy for you".

Met Zach Parise, Brian Gionta and Jay Pandolfo before a Dane Cook (yes- He's that terrible) show at the Brick City Bar in Grill in Newark.  

Had season tickets to the NHL Whalers and Mark Johnson (pengs, whalers), used to stewed with us before gametime. 

It was Politics up here in Hartrord.

 Governor Rogen is still in jail.  LOL.

Dimaggio, eastwood, bobby hull, yvan couroyer, sam snead, jerry rice, devon white, scotty bowman dave keon, darryl sittler kelly gruber. Met a bunch used to work in entertaiment sports marketing. 

NHL Whaler enforcer Gordie Roberts was another one with a short fuse.  I was always the guy entrusted to put a bug in his ear,  All I had to do was buy him a drink and set him loose with fire in his eyes  LMAO!!!

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When I was a stupid teenager, I had a nice talk with Jon "Bowzer" Bauman from Sha-Na-Na at a charity festival/event that was in L.A. (I think his son or something was attending the school at the time) seemed like a nice enough guy.....

Also, around the same time I was working at a service station (showing my age a little) and (I'll have to alter his name because of the Covers police) D!ck Van Patten drove in in a brand new Cadillac - Let's just say he lived up to his first name.....

Also, Michael Anthony from Van Halen lived up my street (in the gated off part) circa 1986 - - I remember my brother & I snuck behind the gates, rang the doorbell, and his wife answered. She was like "Michael!!! Some kid's want your autograph!!!" And he gave it to us!!!

Just from living in Southern California, So many 'C', 'D', 'F' - Listers, I can't name them all here - those were just the coolest stories.....

Good Topic!

Phil Rizzuto (really cool), Dennis Miller (self absorbed prick), Teri Hatcher (smelled really good).  

Met the T.V Maytag repair mans brother in Maui 25 years ago...

Frank Thomas, Harmon Killebrew, Garrison Hearst (played on my softball team randomly), Usher, Rodney Harrison, Matt Ryan, John Smoltz, Emanuel Lewis (Webster lol). All were nice and respectful dudes

We were in the museun of natural history in ny in the mid 90's. It was a weekday with small crowds. While in a room looking at stuff with my 4 and 6 year old kids in walks this entourage with a ny times reporter who asks me if he could take my kids picture with "him". Me being clueless didnt know who he was.

Cool stories fellas

Unless someone met ali, dalai lama is the winner here.

 

 

ritchie blackmore at a bar on long island. he joined us on the foozball table. he was really down to earth with us. billy joel on a flight to Va. Mario Lemieux on a Vegas overpass between Caesars and Barbary Coast. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel at Mets/Cards playoff game at Shea.

In a Vegas nightclub i met Paul Pierce. 

I also met Dennis Rodman, he was dancing next to me lol

When i was at a black jack table, i heard some cheers, then next minute i look up and Rihanna is sitting at the end of my table playing black jack. PS, she was only betting $10 a hand.

Lebron was also at a party party organised by the hotel i wa staying at. I was within a few feet of him but never met him.

Every November, I do a baseball missions trip in the Dominican Republic.  During clinics, I noticed in the outfield, Mariano Rivera in a catchers' squat, catching some kids & giving instruction.  I've caught for 19 yrs at various levels.  I approached him and said, "hey, I can do this", he's like, "you sure", I'm like, "yeah".  He proceeds to go out to the mound and gives instruction while throwing to me.  He wasn't going all out, (mid 70's mph) but I did get a good look at the cutter.  Lasted about 15-20 pitches, and I knew to savor every moment.

Worked Room service for years for the Hyatt 

Oh man DoubleUp4Life!, whether they be true or false, we need names for each of those.

In my 20's and 30's I met hundreds,,,  mostly athletes. 

 But the one I cant remember is the most unique.    When I was about 9 months old my mom went to see Robert Kennedy on the campaign trail in Medford OR.   She got up close enough to have him pat me on the head and shake hands with her....    Then he was killed the next week.

person Clark in Florida & waited & met Rodney Dangerfield after a show in Chicago. Rodney smelled like weed & was dressed in street clothes & we talked for a few minutes before he jumped into his limo.