Your Turn
Last week's Tori Spelling post turned into a bunch of stories about celebrity jackass behavior you had encountered. I think for this week, I would love to hear about any celebrities you have met, seen, been fondled by, or have otherwise encountered. The stories can be good or bad, happy or sad. I have got to stop reciting song lyrics in the posts. Anyway, get on with it, and for those of you who shared your stories in the Tori post, share them again here.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 226 Newer› Newest»I once unintentionally bumped into Farrah Fawcett so hard on a Manhattan street that she fell over. I was in a hurry at the time, and didn't realize who it was until I looked back and saw Ryan O'Neal hovering over her.
Wrestler CM Punk was outside the Nassau Coliseum a couple of hours before the show started. His back was towards me but I didnt notice it was him until he turned around and bumped into me. The conversation went exactly like this.
Punk: "Sorry man, didn't think anyone was behind me."
Me: "Holy fuck CM Punk"
Punk: "Yeah" (laughs)
I was erect for the entire show after that
Worst: Most probably won't remember Carl Eller. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and I grew up watching and admiring him. I was in a restraunt and he and some young bimbo were sitting at the table next to us. I waited until his date went to the bathroom, and politely asked if I could get an autograph. He said no, he doesn't do that.
About 15 minutes later, a group of young females stopped at his table, and of course he signed anything and everything and took photos with them.
Complete douchebag.
Best: Brad Roberts, lead singer of Crash Test Dummies and my idol. I even named my boat "Splash Test Dummies". Got to meet him and the band, have some beers. Nicest and most generous folks you could meet.
I used to work for the cousin of Jon Anderson's (of the group Yes) wife, Jane. My boss offered to arrange concert tickets for my husband and I a few years ago. We got to the venue, and they didn't have our information, etc., etc. Apparently we used the right names, though, and an 'official' looking guy standing near the will-call desk told the ticket agent to comp us down front.
After the warm-up group played, the same guy came strolling down with backstage passes. When we got backstage after the show, Jon came out for his portion of the meet-and-greet. Without introducing myself or using my own name, I walked up and said, "Hi Jon. I'm (cousin's name)'s friend." Without missing a beat, Jon said, "BABS! I was SO worried about your tickets!" I immediately fell in love with the man.
i met this Entertainment Lawyer in Vancouver once, he showed up 30mins late,drunk and almost got us kicked out of the Art Gallery for being too loud.
lol.
i met Christopher Reeve b4 his accident. really nice.
my ex-boyfriend sold drugs to Jason Priestly. Meth in the 90s.
Both losers.
I freestyled with Ice T on the street in Vancouver b4 his show...1990 i think. so funny and what a nice guy. no i cannot rap!lol.
Once I had taken my mom to go see Almodovar's "All About My Mother" when I go to get her some popcorn, I run into Ali MacGraw who smiled to me and said,
"I saw the way you interact with your mother, correct?"
"Yes, she is"
"That is beautiful, you are a wonderful person, we need more people like you in the world"
Then she turned and went back into the theater.
I have too many to recount here. My boss's Siberian Husky took a giant dump on Grandmaster Flash's leather jacket back in the 80s. I warned him about leaving it on the floor but he didn't listen.
Also in the 80s, I was in a taxi with my brother who was visiting me in New York, hollered and waved to Rupaul who was walking down St. Mark's place in full drag. He ran up to the car (we had become friends at the Pyramid club) and laid a big kiss on my brother. He never forgot that and probably never will.
I worked with a model named Frederique during the same time period and the location van we were in had broken A/C. We were all sweating our asses of while she was cool as a cucumber. I asked her why and she said that she was born with no sweat glands and had to stay as still as possible so she wouldn't overheat. She was super hot to the touch while the rest of us were wet and clammy. Weird.
When I was a little girl I used to do modeling. Once I was modeling some early 1900's costume on a float for the St Patricks Day parade. It was freezing cold but I was told not wear a coat to cover up my costume. Once the float got going Linda Benzel one of the hotshot local newscasters from Denver at the time took off her coat and wrapped me in it while she about froze to death.
I went to high school with Elisabeth Hasselbeck. I know she gets a lot of flack for her politics. I can't speak to that aspect of her life as we are no longer in touch. What I can say is that the super nice (too nice it has to be fake, I've heard people say) aspect of her personality is true. We had tons of classes together and she was very smart, athletic, artistic, fun, and friendly. You wanted to hate her, but you couldn't because she was the first to help you with your homework or laugh at a joke or share a story.
Jax, I ran into Christopher Reeve on the street in Tribeca. His friends almost knocked me over and he was the only one to apologize. And maybe the most perfect physical speciman I have ever seen, just gorgeous.
He is no way a celeb, but you know who he is anyway.
About 5 years ago Puck from the Real World showed up at my apartment with a friend of ours where we were all meeting up to go out (the friend had just met him at a bar earlier in the night). He kept saying over and over how he hates that everyone knows him as Puck from the Real World and that he is "just Dave".
Well we believed him at first, but as he repeated the same lines over and over we realized he was full of it.
By the time we got out to the bar, he was practically screaming to anyone who would listen that he was Puck from the Real World.
Just as loud and obnoxious as he seems.
I met GLove from the band GLove and Special Sauce. He is very good looking and I have been a fan for many years- add this to the fact that I had 10 beers by the time I met him and I was speechless. He kept asking me questions and trying to get me to relax while my friend rolled her eyes and said, "Forget it, she is hammered and she worships you" he just laughed and said that was all good especially since I was a Jersey Girl. My friend got the camera out and he threw his arms around me and we are literally cheek to cheek with big smiles in the pictures. I finally gathered myself and made a joke as I stumbled away. It was so awesome, I felt like a 12 year old. I have met a lot (at least 30-50) other celebrities, but that is the one that stands out as the best.