Your brush with greatness
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I had a bagel and coffee last Christmas morning with Alec Baldwin in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was dating a girl who's family lives there, so he was there for the holidays. I was with my mother and the place was pretty crowded, so we pretty much had to share tables. Guess we lucked out.
I was on the show "Homicide" a few times- I was an extra on several different occasions. They filmed in Baltimore near where I lived, so whenever I saw the film crews, I dropped by and they let me get in a couple scenes. Never actually saw them on the show, though.
And my great uncle was a member of congress and later President Kennedy's deputy secretary of education.
I had a bagel and coffee last Christmas morning with Alec Baldwin in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was dating a girl who's family lives there, so he was there for the holidays. I was with my mother and the place was pretty crowded, so we pretty much had to share tables. Guess we lucked out.
I was on the show "Homicide" a few times- I was an extra on several different occasions. They filmed in Baltimore near where I lived, so whenever I saw the film crews, I dropped by and they let me get in a couple scenes. Never actually saw them on the show, though.
And my great uncle was a member of congress and later President Kennedy's deputy secretary of education.
I mer Roy Clark in a local barbershop about 20 years ago. He was doing a concert here, and just wandered into this local barbershop for a haircut.
Not that he needed one, I guess it's just a thing he did. Got a haircut in every town he played. Just so he could chat with some local folks. No one asked him for an autograph, we just had a good time talking. Nicest guy you'd ever want to meet.
Not that he needed one, I guess it's just a thing he did. Got a haircut in every town he played. Just so he could chat with some local folks. No one asked him for an autograph, we just had a good time talking. Nicest guy you'd ever want to meet.
Tom Arnold was two years ahead of me in high school.
Got drunk on Wild Turkey with John Michael Montgomery (country singer) and his brother Eddie (from Montgomery-Gentry) in DesMoines.
Bumped into Michael Landon at the hospital where I work. He had come in unannounced to visit a little girl with cancer.
I run into Kirk Ferentz sometimes since my parking lot is right by the Iowa football practice facility. Seems like a really nice guy.
That's about it.
Got drunk on Wild Turkey with John Michael Montgomery (country singer) and his brother Eddie (from Montgomery-Gentry) in DesMoines.
Bumped into Michael Landon at the hospital where I work. He had come in unannounced to visit a little girl with cancer.
I run into Kirk Ferentz sometimes since my parking lot is right by the Iowa football practice facility. Seems like a really nice guy.
That's about it.
Legends of the Playground
Undercover
I stood behind Sergeant Murtaugh in the Portland Airport. He seemed shorter without Riggs around.
tripp
MASTER SHAKE
When I was a young man back in Cincinnati I worked at a U.D.F. store on third shift.
Well late one night a bus pulls up and a bunch of people got out, some ragged looking guys with even rougher looking women.
Turns out it was Lemmie and the band Motorhead. They had played at Bogarts (I think) that night and were heading out of town and needed beer and munchies.
I sold them all the beer they wanted even though it was after hours.
Well late one night a bus pulls up and a bunch of people got out, some ragged looking guys with even rougher looking women.
Turns out it was Lemmie and the band Motorhead. They had played at Bogarts (I think) that night and were heading out of town and needed beer and munchies.
I sold them all the beer they wanted even though it was after hours.
rookie139
Da Original Rookie
I wrote a "Failure to Yield Turning Left" ticket to Andrew Golota (the pro boxer that fought Lennox Lewis and Tyson) recently when he pulled a stupid maneuver during a severe rainstorm and almost causing an accident right in front of me
Man...I was nervous as hell walking up again and handing him the ticket...LOL
Actually he was fine with it and said to me after I gave him the ticket, "You're a good officer" :smt103
I also stopped the actor, director and writerHarold Ramis for speeding a few years ago...Gave him a warning...He was a very nice guy
Man...I was nervous as hell walking up again and handing him the ticket...LOL
Actually he was fine with it and said to me after I gave him the ticket, "You're a good officer" :smt103
I also stopped the actor, director and writerHarold Ramis for speeding a few years ago...Gave him a warning...He was a very nice guy
Let's see,
Delivered packages to Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay on Bewitched, and Col. Crittenden on Hogans heros), also delivered to Danny Darwin (Red Sox pitcher), Jay Novacek, (Cowboy's Tight End), and Wild Bill Erwin (Pro wrassler!).
Oh yea, My great great great grandfather signed the South Carolina Declaration of succession. You might say we had a hand in starting up that little conflict.
Delivered packages to Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay on Bewitched, and Col. Crittenden on Hogans heros), also delivered to Danny Darwin (Red Sox pitcher), Jay Novacek, (Cowboy's Tight End), and Wild Bill Erwin (Pro wrassler!).
Oh yea, My great great great grandfather signed the South Carolina Declaration of succession. You might say we had a hand in starting up that little conflict.
when I was working as a hired musician going on tour and recording with different artist, I obviously met quite a few famous ones. One of my highlights was jamming with the Toto guys after playing the same festivals. Another was sleeping with a very famous female artist who probably should remain unnamed.... I'm not aware of how defermation laws work and you have all seen the spedo shots of me thanks to Mark he he...
I work in radio and have done numerous events at Charlotte Motor Speedway so I've met many drivers. I've also met a lot of local/state politicians.
My Dad who is retired has been involved in community theatre for 40 years. At 13 he was on Broadway with Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn. One night he missed his cue and left Spencer Tracey alone on stage for about 5 minutes before realizing and going on stage. Tracey had a huge temper and really cussed him out. Katherine Hepburn came to his defense.
Recently my Dad directed Fiddler On The Roof at our local Church. JB Craycroft played Viola in the Orchestra. She played in the original broadway production with Zero Mostel and Bea Arthur. I thought that was pretty neat.
My staff works very hard and affords me the opportunity to enjoy my cigar hobby. To me, that makes them famous!
My Dad who is retired has been involved in community theatre for 40 years. At 13 he was on Broadway with Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn. One night he missed his cue and left Spencer Tracey alone on stage for about 5 minutes before realizing and going on stage. Tracey had a huge temper and really cussed him out. Katherine Hepburn came to his defense.
Recently my Dad directed Fiddler On The Roof at our local Church. JB Craycroft played Viola in the Orchestra. She played in the original broadway production with Zero Mostel and Bea Arthur. I thought that was pretty neat.
My staff works very hard and affords me the opportunity to enjoy my cigar hobby. To me, that makes them famous!
tripp
MASTER SHAKE
I forgot about when I worked delivering pizza I got to deliver to a relative of Muhommad Ali. They ordered about 10 pizzas and when I got there with them in the house I got to meet him.
There were dozens of boxes of books in the dining room. He was giving away the books as an Islamic education program. The book is called
"Prayer and Al-Islam" by Imam Warithuddin Muhammad.
Ali autographed a copy of it and gave it to me. It was when he first started being affected by Parkinsons. His speech was slurred and muted but you could understand him. He commanded a presense over the whole house. When he started to talk to me to ask me if I knew about Islam and what my name was the whole house got quiet.
I read the book and have kept it in a very safe place and have only looked at it a couple of times. My wife reminded me about it the other night. It describes different customs involved in the religion and none of them are extremeist of way out in left field. It is not the version that Bin laden and zaquari and so forth have read.
There were dozens of boxes of books in the dining room. He was giving away the books as an Islamic education program. The book is called
"Prayer and Al-Islam" by Imam Warithuddin Muhammad.
Ali autographed a copy of it and gave it to me. It was when he first started being affected by Parkinsons. His speech was slurred and muted but you could understand him. He commanded a presense over the whole house. When he started to talk to me to ask me if I knew about Islam and what my name was the whole house got quiet.
I read the book and have kept it in a very safe place and have only looked at it a couple of times. My wife reminded me about it the other night. It describes different customs involved in the religion and none of them are extremeist of way out in left field. It is not the version that Bin laden and zaquari and so forth have read.
chuck berry - where i grew up, he was mayor of a town next to it - wentzville, missouri - met him a few times
kevin pollack - actor who's played in many movies - at austin texas airport, were on the same flight. i walked right up and talked to him, shook his hand, etc)
gunthar cunningham/paul hackett - at the time, KC Chiefs coaches. on the same flight down to texas.
buck o'neil - legendary negro-league baseball player who lives in KC - same airplane again.
kevin schwantz - at laguna seca raceway in '99. he was a former world 500 GP motorcycle champ. photo to prove it.
frankie chili - italian motorcycle god, at laguna seca. photo to prove it.
nicky hayden - at the time, a 17 year old american racing start. now he's on the highest profile motorcycle racing team in the world as their lead rider. photo to prove it.
handfuls of other famous motorcycle racers.. at laguna seca in '99.
and in my work, people you may not know who they are...
ex-CSA (cheif of staff of the army) Gen Shinseki
the guy who wrote the book "we were soldiers once, and young."
some of the officers that were in "black hawk down," names are escaping me now.
GEN(r) Freddie Franks - the guy who had a book written with tom clancy, about the first Gulf war. he retired as a 4 star, and worked with our company as a mentor to current corps and division army commanders. had him sign his book for my brothers b-day (he just got back from Iraq as well).
LTG(r) Dave Grange - no, not the one that is interviewed on CNN, this is his DADDY! dude was a private in the rangers at normandy, then went through korea and vietnam... a great american. i talked to him minutes after he found out about the 9-11 attacks on the WTC. we were working with the 42nd NG division, which is mostly NY and NJ guys at the time (but at ft. leavenworth, ks for a seminar).
i could go on and on...
here's one:
Dr. Bill Reeder - he was interviewed on CNN when those people were ambushed and taken hostage. i worked directly with this guy and he brought me the tape to make into mpg's so he could put it on disk and send to his friends/family. what makes him famous? he was in the last group of POWs who were released from hanoi hilton. his chopper was shot down and he broke his back, then spent 3 months in a jungle camp, followed by a 3 month march up to hanoi, all without medical attention. i've had to drive halfway across germany with just him in the car, talking about everything. then, we had to drive for a few hours to interview another fine american, marine LTG(r) Cheatham, who liberated the city of Wei during the tet offensive. one helluva interview for 3+ hours, talking about the differences between jungle and urban warfare...
i'm sure i'm forgetting some people.
oh, the guy who commanded the unit that found saddam hussein (col rudisheim), he was the Col in charge of my team for a few years before he went to 4th ID (and then iraq).
kevin pollack - actor who's played in many movies - at austin texas airport, were on the same flight. i walked right up and talked to him, shook his hand, etc)
gunthar cunningham/paul hackett - at the time, KC Chiefs coaches. on the same flight down to texas.
buck o'neil - legendary negro-league baseball player who lives in KC - same airplane again.
kevin schwantz - at laguna seca raceway in '99. he was a former world 500 GP motorcycle champ. photo to prove it.
frankie chili - italian motorcycle god, at laguna seca. photo to prove it.
nicky hayden - at the time, a 17 year old american racing start. now he's on the highest profile motorcycle racing team in the world as their lead rider. photo to prove it.
handfuls of other famous motorcycle racers.. at laguna seca in '99.
and in my work, people you may not know who they are...
ex-CSA (cheif of staff of the army) Gen Shinseki
the guy who wrote the book "we were soldiers once, and young."
some of the officers that were in "black hawk down," names are escaping me now.
GEN(r) Freddie Franks - the guy who had a book written with tom clancy, about the first Gulf war. he retired as a 4 star, and worked with our company as a mentor to current corps and division army commanders. had him sign his book for my brothers b-day (he just got back from Iraq as well).
LTG(r) Dave Grange - no, not the one that is interviewed on CNN, this is his DADDY! dude was a private in the rangers at normandy, then went through korea and vietnam... a great american. i talked to him minutes after he found out about the 9-11 attacks on the WTC. we were working with the 42nd NG division, which is mostly NY and NJ guys at the time (but at ft. leavenworth, ks for a seminar).
i could go on and on...
here's one:
Dr. Bill Reeder - he was interviewed on CNN when those people were ambushed and taken hostage. i worked directly with this guy and he brought me the tape to make into mpg's so he could put it on disk and send to his friends/family. what makes him famous? he was in the last group of POWs who were released from hanoi hilton. his chopper was shot down and he broke his back, then spent 3 months in a jungle camp, followed by a 3 month march up to hanoi, all without medical attention. i've had to drive halfway across germany with just him in the car, talking about everything. then, we had to drive for a few hours to interview another fine american, marine LTG(r) Cheatham, who liberated the city of Wei during the tet offensive. one helluva interview for 3+ hours, talking about the differences between jungle and urban warfare...
i'm sure i'm forgetting some people.
oh, the guy who commanded the unit that found saddam hussein (col rudisheim), he was the Col in charge of my team for a few years before he went to 4th ID (and then iraq).
Mr.OneNineDoubleDeuce
The Machine
Shane McMahon
Vince McMahon
Linda McMahon
Paul Wight (Big Show)
Triple H
Stephanie McMahon
I was their personal escort when they visited my facility last year. Vince is great to talk to, so is shane. Triple H is a dickhead.
Junior Jones - Boxer (coached in a neighborhood football league that he sponsored and he gave me and my team our championship trophies)
Mark Messier - I was working a special event at a hotel and he walked by the entrance and I turned straight bitch when I saw him.."MARK MARK MARK"..LMFAO! He laughed...
Henke Kelner - Met him at a Davidoff seminar he conducted at the Madison Avenue Store
The Fuente Father and son team - Met them at the NYC Big Smoke a few years back. Cool peoples!
Vince McMahon
Linda McMahon
Paul Wight (Big Show)
Triple H
Stephanie McMahon
I was their personal escort when they visited my facility last year. Vince is great to talk to, so is shane. Triple H is a dickhead.
Junior Jones - Boxer (coached in a neighborhood football league that he sponsored and he gave me and my team our championship trophies)
Mark Messier - I was working a special event at a hotel and he walked by the entrance and I turned straight bitch when I saw him.."MARK MARK MARK"..LMFAO! He laughed...
Henke Kelner - Met him at a Davidoff seminar he conducted at the Madison Avenue Store
The Fuente Father and son team - Met them at the NYC Big Smoke a few years back. Cool peoples!