I did see Ice Cube outside a hotel a few block down from where I work like last October; like all celebrities, he's shorter than you'd think.
Anyone else rub elbows with someone rich and famous?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
It's not something people hear about.
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Sean said this, then charged the door while shouting "CHONGO LONGO!":
I have no idea who is in that picture.
John Edwards on the left, me on the right.
Not pictured: the mini back rub that I think he's compelled to give anyone who touches him. Which is the true definition of a civil servant, I suppose.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
I met a lot of musicians because of my friend's step-father being a manager for a lot of neat people.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
Other then that, I got autographs from Bill Dow, Gary Jones, Cliff Simon (SG-1 fame) as well as the chick who plays Teyla on Atlantis. And the whole mythbusters build team (Tori, Grant and Kari). Billy West was a little standoffish, and Ellen Muth is a god damned stick. But George Lowe and C. Martin Croker were cool as hell. On the picture, spaceghost writes: "Thanks for the pop-o-beef-scicles you brought Zorak and I. Deeee-lish!".
I am hopeing to meet Rachael Ray when she comes out here for a signing. We grew up in the same area, so it would be nice to meet her. *chuckles*
He's as awesome in RL as he is on the screen.
Wierd Al Yankovic (Wonderfully intelligent, his band are a bunch of great guys too. Funny thing, he had groupies backstage who wanted parts of their bodies signed)
Ray Stevens
Ricky Scaggs
Lee Greenwood (Friendly, outgoing)
Joan Jett (saw a 16 year old classmate under the arm of one of the Blackhearts, she's old enough to be his daughter!)
Cheap Trick (stuck to thier trailer)
Jon Schnieder (spell bad!) (another nice guy, his GF at the time was totally hot!)
Charlie Daniels (Actually was sitting in the Mess Tent eating lunch with him and didn't recognize him because he only wears his hat on stage mostly. What a great guy!)
.38 Special (another fun bunch that weren't full of themselves)
I can't think of the rest, but there were a bunch.
My dad was also a local politician, I've met a couple presidential candidates from the 80's. Paul Simon ("I don't know why, I wear the bow tie") and Al "I invented the Internet" Gore. A couple of sticks in the mud 
I was within 2 feet of President Bush when he visited Duluth for his 2004 Presidential campaign but didn't get to shake hands with him.
I go to Minnesota Martial Arts every month or so to work out down there. Sometimes there's guys from the UFC down there too. Sean Sherk's home gym is Minnesota Martial Arts. Kaglaaz How'ler fucked around with this message on 09-15-2006 at 06:16 PM.
I met a bunch of broadway stars (but not Bernadette Peters!!)
*Reba McEntire
*Two of the original Beach Boys
Some people who were on Days of our Lives back in the 80's.
*my life is now almost complete. All that's left is Leonardo Di Caprio.
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Stalwart Steve had this to say about Robocop:
Oh yes and Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, and Wil Wheaton but those go without saying
Is Michael Dorn really as tall as he was on Star Trek? I've always wanted to meet him.
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Ragabash sent this coded message via a team of nanites:
I've had Bruce Campbell call me once
What's the story here?
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
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Lechium had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Is Michael Dorn really as tall as he was on Star Trek? I've always wanted to meet him.
I don't remember, I was 6 or something.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Gunslinger Moogle had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
What's the story here?
He was doing a signing or something at St Louis University which my friend attended. In addition to signing he was doing crank calls to the friends of people who had cell phones, on the condition that no one called their friend ahead of time and told them. Well, it sort of backfired on Bruce when he called me because I had been expecting a call from a different friend, and this friend and I usually say strange crap anyway. And Bruce kinda sounds like him, at least over the phone. So when he called he goes "uhhhhh, is this *myname*?"
To which I said "uhhhhhhh, yah. How you doin bud?" Bruce: "Uhhhhhh...bye" and he hangs up. I don't think anything of it, thinking my friend is just up to our old games and will call me back in a sec to do some other gag. Instead my friend with Bruce calls me and tells me it was Bruce Campbell I just talked to and proceeds to tell me that apparently I made Bruce give my friend a very disgusted look, and had people in line booing Bruce for such a crappy crank call heh.
edit: added quote Ragabash fucked around with this message on 09-15-2006 at 07:52 PM.
Peri Gilpin (Roz on Fraiser) Callalron fucked around with this message on 09-15-2006 at 07:54 PM.
Don Adams
John Byner
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Matt Groening
Trace Beaulieu (Dr Forrester from MST3K)
Colin Powell
Norman Schwarzkopf
Wesley Snipes sat in the booth next us at the ESPNZone here in Vegas when myself, Nae, Gee and UBT ate there once.
Ian Bairnson (Guitarist for The Alan Parsons Project)
Quite a few athletes and comic book artists who I can't take the time to list here. Noone earth-shatteringly huge, but still.
Oh, and about 4 Playboy Playmates.
for all the soap opera buffs, John Loprieno
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We were all impressed when Lechium wrote:
Is Michael Dorn really as tall as he was on Star Trek? I've always wanted to meet him.
I remember him being tall when I met him. Crazy tall. And he's rather nice in person. X)
John Mayer, at a concert long before he was cool. Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas at their concert.
Vanilla Ice long, long after he was cool.
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Ragabash had time to sputter this out before being killed by someone else's ambush:
*cool story*
Heh. I'm amused...I'll have to send that story on to a friend of mine who's rather obsessed with Bruce Campbell.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
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Callalroning:
Trace Beaulieu (Dr Forrester from MST3K)
HOLY SHIT 
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Maradon! had this to say about (_|_):
Vanilla Ice long, long after he was cool.
You sir, are a filthy liar. For this to be true he would have had to been cool at one point in time.
My mom had lunch with Reba McIntyre, though, since I guess she's a big fan of her works. I've met a bunch of authors, too, but you probably wouldn't know who they are 
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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Skaw who doth quote:
You sir, are a filthy liar. For this to be true he would have had to been cool at one point in time.
He was, briefly, during the 80s.
My brother has his autograph.
A couple members of the Toronto Blue Jays back when they won the series.
Uh... No actors or anything.
Oh, and Liam and I both took a course taught by the world's leader in the study of murder if that counts.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Mr. Parcelan enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
I wish I could have met Mako before he died...My mom had lunch with Reba McIntyre, though, since I guess she's a big fan of her works. I've met a bunch of authors, too, but you probably wouldn't know who they are
I email an author (one of my favorites, too) and he shoots the shit with me. Its really very cool.
As for celebs...
Brad Paisley...
And a lot of military celebrities. I've met a 6 year E7 (that is almost unheard of in the Navy)
I've met RADM Cotton
And you know that video of the guy getting sucked into a jet intake on a carrier? My former skipper was the pilot of that plane.
I've met a bunch of senators that I dont recall their names..
And Bush was in town, but I was at work.
He was walking around Lowe's looking at toilets. 
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Trent thought about the meaning of life:
met Dennis Miller in Vegas. and.. Peter Coyote, i think that is his name (looked it up, yeah him). seen tons at Sundance the few years ive gone.
We're goin' this year, right?
They film alot of movies in our neighbourhood (16 Blocks, Family of Cops, Cinderella Man)
My house is actually in the birthday scene of Cinderella Man, I personally havn't seen the movie, but it's the birthday scene. (it was kinda wierd cause they convereted a parking lot into a completely lawned area) We kept getting all the cakes that the kids screwed up on during takes. (Note: We ended up with a cubic fuckton of cakes)
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Xyrra had this to say about Pirotess:
We're goin' this year, right?
yes please. *nods* youll love it.
