Who's the most famous person you ever met?

[NYC Liberal]

For me it's the Big Dog! :bounce:

[WindRavenX]

1. DAMN YOU

He's the only one I have left to meet!
I've met Hillary (once- she signed my book!!!!!!) and Kerry (three times), but NOT the Big Dog. Damn you!

[JohnKleeb]

you got a list to envy yourself

[NYC Liberal]

9. And he signed my book, too!

I waited for 7-8 hours just to see him. And I took full opportunity of the moment to tell him "We need you back!"

[WindRavenX]

15. LUCKY

I'd DIE on the SPOT if I got to shake his hand...
Seriously, I love him.

[NYC Liberal]

23. I almost did.

When I went up to him I could barely shake his hand, I was in awe.

Then I thought "Is this the hand...." :evilgrin: /duck

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

16. The Big Dog for me too!

Met him during the '92 campaign, when he spoke at Ohio State, outside the student union. Just what you'd expect...very intelligent and "real." B-)

[Art_from_Ark]

81. Big Dog

Received my diploma from him when he was governor of Arkansas. Met him again (and Hillary) when they came to NW Arkansas for a visit in August '93 (Ahhhh, the Good Old Days!).

Other notables include Alger Hiss, Barry Goldwater Jr. (who reminded me of my high school PE coach), Jean-Pierre Rampal (noted flutist), John Cage, former Canadian PM Jean Chretien, and former Japanese PM Toshiki Kaifu (got a special edition telephone card with his picture on it as a souvenir).

[Spoon]

27. David Yow from The Jesus Lizard fell on me, does that count?

[grannylib]

2. MLK Jr and the late King Olav V of Norway

[Arcturus]

47. MLK Jr? What were the circumstances?

[grannylib]

128. My dad was a Lutheran minister, took a bunch of kids from his church to

a national convention in Miami back in the early 60s. MLK Jr was the keynote speaker/preacher at the convention. My mom and I went along and I got to meet him and Rev. Ralph Abernathy. I was pretty little (3) but I remember it pretty clearly.

[JohnKleeb]

3. hmmm

either Kucinich or Bruce Lainier, who was a hostage in teh Iran hostage crisis.

[yvr girl]

4. Princess Di

[unblock]

5. beverly d'angelo, actress from national lampoon's "vacation"

among other things.

she used to be my babysitter. obviously, before she was famous.

[pagerbear]

6. James Levine

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Hey - I met him, too! On the opening night of "The Voyage",

which was my first trip to the Met and right after I moved to NYC, a friend and I were in the underground parking lot on the way in to the opera, and he looked over and said, "Hey - it's James Levine!" And since he knew James, we walked over and said hello.

Bit of a git, I thought he was. So does my friend. Rather unfriendly guy.

It was pretty cool, though. Me, a total Philip Glass fanatic, and a long-time Met fan (listened to the opera on the radio all the time), and whammo - first night at the Met to see Glass' newest opera, I meet james Levine.

[pagerbear]

83. I met him in Salzburg

He was accompanying Christa Ludwig in Winterreise. We (students, all of us) accosted him afterward. He said, "Are ya havin' fun? Keep havin' fun!"

My friend had also been to Salzburg for the same program the previous summer, and had met Frederica von Stade on the street then. They'd told her about the program and invited her to a student concert, and she came! Had wonderful constructive things to say about the students.

[no name no slogan]

135. My wife studied in Salzburg

She was there about the same time the Berlin Wall came down. On the day it came down, they hired a car and barrelled across E. Germany to Berlin to experience it first-hand. She still has a piece of the wall, somewhere.

[leftofthedial]

7. Willie Mays or maybe Mickey Mantle

I suppose.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Pagerbear and LionessPriyanka!

Also Desmond Tutu, and some senators and CEOs and shit.

[pagerbear]

84. Oh, I'm in the same league as

...LionessPriyanka and Desmond Tutu!!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

10. Al Unser, Sr.

A very nice man.

[smbolisnch]

11. I don't think I have ever met anyone famous!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

35. Same here. I can't think of anyone.

[graywarrior]

12. Willie Nelson, Dennis Kucinich

A bunch of rock stars (I used to promote rock concerts)

[Nana]

13. Chuck Norris..friends of my father n/t

[SheilaT]

17. Jackie O.

Also Bill Clinton and various others.

[Syrinx]

18. Bear Bryant or Tim Leary, I guess

Whichever one was more famous.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Oh, shit - and of course, Philip Glass!

Met him a number of times, and once I almost knocked him over in line at a hospital cafeteria.

[Dastard Stepchild]

20. The band Green Day...

way back in 1990. When they still played those little clubs that held about 100 people. And I saw Elliott Smith by his tour bus in 2000. I was gonna say "hi," but he looked like he wanted to get away from all the people that wanted to say "hi." So, I left.

[NVMojo]

31. I met Elizabeth Edwards when she came to Elko, Nevada

but before her, it would have to be Shrub's dad, the former President Bush, after he was dethroned by the Big Dog. He got a seat on the board of Barrick Goldstrike Mining and came here to see the big asset in northeast Nevada. He was actually quite likeable under those circumstances.

[HEyHEY]

21. Either Drew Bledsoe or Warren Moon

[PittPoliSci]

22. Teresa Heinz-Kerry.

That's it, I've never met anyone else famous, except for the old bass player from The Queers, Dangerous Dave.

[nine30]

24. Joe Trippi

Davenport, IA. Jan 2004. I shook his hand.

[Spider Jerusalem]

25. I met Clinton in 1995...

for about 30 seconds...

And I met Morgan Freeman last year. Hell of a nice guy.

[TexasBushwhacker]

38. I heard that about Morgan Freeman too

A flight attendant commented that he was on her flight and didn't have any carry-on luggage. He insisted on carrying (rolling probably) her carry-on for her as the left the plane. I guess he's an old fashioned gentleman. :)

[Dukakis88]

26. Nick Lowe

The singer-songwriter who wrote "What's the Matter with Peace, Love and Understanding" for Elvis Costello.

He should be more famous than he is.

[Patiod]

103. Sorry, posted in wrong spot

I do love Nick Lowe though. Terry Gross has him on Fresh Air fairly often.

[NYC Liberal]

28. My list of "celebrities" (aka Hollywood-types)

is a lot longer. But Clinton was my favorite.

[jdots]

64. i met santa clause at the mall

[LibDemAlways]

29. Jimmy Carter and Al Gore at book signings,

and Martin Sheen in church. We shook hands during the "sign of peace."

[Bjornsdotter]

30. King Carl Gustav of Sweden n/t

[Champ]

32. Jake Plummer threw 4 TD's TODAY

HELL YEAH!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

Did I mention I got his rooke card AUTOGRAPHED?

WOOHOO!!! :bounce: Go Jake!!

I met John McCain who I suppose is more famous but Jake The Snake is definately at the top of my list especially after today. :bounce:

[FatSlob]

33. Neil Armstong...4th of July dinner.

Yes, I had 4th of July dinner with Neil Armstong at the golf club. He is a golfing friend of my dad's.

[freetobegay]

34. That piece of shit Bill Clinton!

[Rabrrrrrr]

37. Yeah - fuck him!!

I can't believe you kept your hand, assuming he shook it.

:hi:

[realisticphish]

36. I will meet Lewis Black

on nov. 18th. i have also met john glenn, he teaches at my school

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Book Lover]

57. I LOVE Lewis Black

Why? I have no idea...

[realisticphish]

58. why WOULDNT you love lewis black

hes on the ACLU comedy tour, and hes coming to my school...since im in the campus ACLU i get to go to a private meet-and-greet with him


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[vonZapfenau]

39. Gregg Allman, Tatum O'Neal, and erm, Ralph Nader

If that's okay. Do we stop issuing death threats on him now that he's willing to contest rigged election results on our behalf?

Also Molly Ivins and Jim Hightower, both very nice folks.

Plus Stephen Malkmus of Pavemnt. wish they'd get back together!

[saracat]

60. He isn't doing it on our behalf.

Jeebus, you think people would learn. He is only asking for recounts where we won! That is so if anything turns around Bushco still wins. He wouldn't do anything to help us. Get a grip. He is paid with repug money.

[Carson]

40. Ken Kesey

A seemingly fun, great guy. I met him while I was in college and he was conducting a lecture tour. We talked back stage for quite awhile.

[NYC Liberal]

41. Johnny Damon too.

I bet you Sox fans think I don't deserve to meet him! :evilgrin:

[alittlelark]

42. I met John Kerry last summer

I met the woman who played 'Alice' in the Brady Bunch about 25 years ago, I walked in front of the Queen of England's motorcade in Edinburgh about 10 years ago (during the ex-commonwealth 10 year reunion), A motorcycle escort had to swerve, as did the 'coach' the Queen was riding in. I made eye contact w/ the Queen - and she did not look to be pleased.....could have been worse, many Americans that step out in a British Isles street are nailed by buses!!!

I also 'bumped' into Leonardo DiCaprio in Alb. a few days ago (day before election) at a Kerry rally. I was holding a pumpkin w/ 'V' on it (we were doing a 'vote' message w/ KERRY. A door swings open next to me and people started screaming! I thought my scarf has caught on fire from the pumpkin's candle!!! I have never had so many people scream in my general direction before!

Oh, and I met Oppenheimer when I was too young to remember 2 or 3 years old, cute pic. - my Dad worked w/him.

[Jersey Devil]

43. Big Dawg, LBJ, Hubert Humphrey, oh, and Phil Rizzuto

:-)

[jobycom]

44. Ralph W. Yarborough. Ann Richards is second.

Ralph was a beautiful soul, a true liberal with an uncompromising spirit, from the days when Texas was still Texas.

Ann is just way cool!

[BOOGEX]

45. Scott Carlin

A temporary keyboardist with Emerson Lake and Palmer. I also worked with a dude who played drums for Blue Oyster Cult once. I feel like I'm famous just for knowing those dudes. The rush is unbelievable. I also met Ralph Nader, but it doesn't compare to Scott Carlin.

[NYC Liberal]

50. I met George Carlin.

:)

[Kali]

46. er ... Emilio Estevez? also Lou Diamond Phillips...

The classic unforgotten movie, that I'm sure you have all seen and admired: Young Guns II was partially filmed here and I just had to get Otto's autograph (Repo Man) took my video cassette up to the lunch tent (had been invited by the location scout) and asked if he would sign it - got a laugh when he saw what movie it was. Got to light a cig. for L D P.....wooooooooo


edited for at least two mistakes

[IconoclastIlene]

48. Van Morrison, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Ray Manzarek!!!

I'm a rock and roll woman, but not a groupie, and them was a long time ago.

[Blaze Diem]

49. Bill& Hillary, Steven Tyler & Aerosmith, Eddy Money, Julian Bond,

and my Senators Byron Dorgan & Kent Conrad.

I was most humbled by Julian Bond..probably because of his political history at the time...1979.

[lady raven]

140. Steven's so nice

A lot of the celebs I've met are very nice and gracious people, but Steven Tyler took the cake.

[Emillereid]

51. I was detained at Fort Meade, Md. with Jane Fonda and I hung out with

her for a whole day once.
I recently met Ted Kennedy -- he gave me his card so I can tell him how I get hassled when I try to fly.
I once sat next to and had a great talk with David Byrne of the Taking Heads at dinner.
I've met most of the major contemporary artists many, many times.
I recently was at a party with Harrison Ford -- but I didn't talk with him.
I met Brad Pitt once. Actually I've met quite of few so-called stars.
My daughter shook hands with Bill Clinton once.
I used to have great talks with Michael Crichton but that was before he was 'somebody.'

[TexasBushwhacker]

52. Some old Hollywood actors and actresses

like Rod Steiger, Ginger Rogers, and Martin Landau. Oh, and Chuck Jones, for you cartoon fans. I used to volunteer at the film festival in Houston. Also met the Scud Stud, Arthur Kent. My friend Audrey was a lot more excited about meeting him than I was. Oh, and if there are any "Eating Raoul" fans out there, I met Paul Bartel when he was at the Houston festival in 1993 with his movie "Shelf Life".

[billyoc]

53. Amy Goodman, at her book signing

on the upper west side this summer. :)

[American liberal]

54. Bill Cosby

He put his arm around me and called me his "homey."

I was an intern for the NAA's magazine during the org's annual convention, which was held in Chicago that year. He was one of the speakers. (I covered Bill Gates luncheon address, but didn't get to actually meet him.) Mr. Cosby had lost his son just a few months before and was a little bitter. But it was like being in the room with a dear, dear uncle or old family friend. I've been a fan since I was a kid. Used to listen to his albums, like Why Is There Air? Great man.

[MissMarple]

55. Father Daniel Berrigan.

Blessed be.

[GRLMGC]

56. No one

Cuz i'm cooooool like that.

[ilovenicepeople]

59. I would say

That guy to the left

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[Mist]

61. Bill Clinton and Al Gore

Worked all through the '92 campaign in Georgia - met them several times. Big Dawg has a lot of charisma. Al is pretty much what he seems.

[saracat]

62. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, David O. Selznick( My fathers's

godfather. I know he was Jewish. It's a long story) Bill Clinton, Jennifer Jones, Jackson Browne, Carol King, Ted Kennedy, Alec Baldwin, all this years primary candidates as well as their wives ( those that had them!) Inc. The Kerry's and Edwards Jesse Jackson and George Carlin and Tommy Smothers as well as Carol Burnett and everyone who was ever on her show! I realise this hurts my brain so I will end the list here!

[exJW]

63. This storyteller

[the Princess]

65. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

At a local New Jersey bar before they were famous. They were assholes.
No shock there huh? LOL

[bo44]

66. I met George W. Bush in a dream. He begged me to stop calling him a

shit stain.

[Tweed]

67. Paul Newman gave me a beer

[Jack Schitt]

68. Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson.

But I'm not particularily proud of that.

[Baja Margie]

69. when I was a student

at University of Exeter, Keith Richards. WOW!

Jerry Brown, and his dad.

JFK when he was campaigning in San Diego, the nuns from St. Charles took us all to see him at the old Horton's Plaza. I was in fourth grade, we were right in front & I held his hand.

Bishop Buddy

Adlai Stevenson, and there is a picture of me hugging him at the airport in Look Magazine.

Dewey Weber
Phil Edwards
Mike Doyle
Mike Hynson
Skip Fyre
Mickey Munoz
Lance Carson.............these were all old time longboarders from California.

[bastille90]

70. most famous

When I was in the navy in 1978, the ship i was on was in a movie....on board i met Charlton Heston, Stacy Keach, and Christopher Reeve.....I later met Mohamad Ali and Governor Jerry Brown of California....:beer:

[Love Bug]

88. What movie?

I'm trying to think of a Navy movie that involved those actors and can't think of any.

[slinkerwink]

71. John Kerry, Joe Trippi, Howard Dean, Ralph Nader, Trent Lott,

Hillary Clinton, and Dick Cheney.

[Robeson]

76. slinkerwink, did you have to add Trent Lott on there?

:puke:

[Bat Boy]

72. John Cleese and Rodney Dangerfield

Extremely cool guys.

Also:

Robin Williams, Michael Myers, Bonnie Hunt (one of my favorite people ever), Stephen Colbert (classmates at Second City), Bill Murray (spent a night drinking with him and all his brothers. Don't do that. Trust me), Chris Farley (Puked on me. More than once.), Martin Short, Tina Fey, Bob Zmuda (A repository of terrific stories), Dan Ackroyd, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard (A real sweet guy), John Candy (perhaps the nicest person I've ever met).

[happyasaclam]

73. the Dalai Lama

[Baja Margie]

74. WOW

[dancing kali]

78. You win.

He's the person who I would most like to meet.

[indigobusiness]

95. He's the best.

So I'm told.

[American liberal]

92. very cool. My brother had lunch with Nelson Mandela

Mandela and the Dalai Lama are definitely on my short list.

Namaste,
AL

[NamVetsWeeLass]

75. Mario Lemiuex, Jaromir Jagr, Mickey Foley (Wrestler)

Levon Kirkland, Jack Lambert, Donnie Iris (he's a Pittsburgh thing, Not a lot of you would understand....) I think that is about it, ALTHOUGH I would trade all of my little brushes with fame for one chance to meet the Big Dog and tell him we REALLY need him.

[Robeson]

77. Al Gore

[aaronbees]

79. the famous Beat poet...

Allen Ginsberg. It was amazing. Got to meet him and hear him recite poetry a few years before he died.

[kitchen girl]

80. I've met several...

due to my husband's involvement in music. Mostly bluegrass musicians, as that is the type of music he has played for the past 15 years. The most famous person I've met is Vince Gill. Heck of a nice guy. Don't know about his politics.

[Awsi Dooger]

82. Muhammad Ali

In Las Vegas, briefly a few times at fights and post-fight parties. Got his autograph the first time. He's huge, unlike most of the celebrities I see in Las Vegas, who look like 3/4 scale humans, really shocking. Ali looks straight at you with the friendliest eyes.

[gollygee]

85. David Letterman

He was a very nice guy

[jerryman814]

86. .... i've met a couple

Rudy Giuliani, Al Franken, JaneaneGarofalo, Hillary Clinton, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon... some others I forget I dunno...

They are fun people. Giuliani has a big forehead.

[The Spirit of JFK]

87. Sigh...I met W

But I also met Kerry...

Glenn Close and Chrisopher Walken, too.

When I met W, I also met Pickles, Lynne Cheney, and Clarence Thomas....(shudder).

[myrna minx]

89. John Waters, Paul Wellstone, Jim Jarmusch, David Sedaris,

Michael Moore, Michael McClure, Howard Stern and Ray Manzarek.

[Shopaholic]

90. Stevie Nicks, everyone from R.E.M., and

uhm--George the Elder. My then-boss had a "do" for him at his palatial home. The TV Station I worked for at the time was invited. We all wore our Clinton/Gore buttons :evilgrin:

[CO Liberal]

91. Gov. Roy Romer, and Senator Bob Kerrey

At a rally in Downtown Pueblo in 1996 for Tom Strickland, who I had met previously. Tom was running against Wayne Dullard for the Senate (their first match-up).

[CO Liberal]

106. Forgot - I Also Met Jean Sheppard

At a book signing in Morristown, NJ in 1971 for his book "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden memories and Other Disasters". I covered the event for my high school radio station, WJSV-FM.

Jean Sheppard is the man who wrote and narrated "A Christmas Story", and movie they show every Christmas on TBS. He also appeared in the film, as the bearded man in the department store who shows Ralphie and his brother where the end of the line is to see Santa.

[indigobusiness]

93. The Antichrist

Lucky me.

[DuaneBidoux]

141. You've actually met Shrub?

[NoSunWithoutShadow]

94. Robert F. Kennedy

April 1966.

[WoodrowFan]

96. John Glenn

and was in a fraternity with Woody Harrelson.

[jimbo fett]

97. Reed Diamond from "Homicide: Life on the Streets"

He came with a client of the ad agency I was working for at the time.

Really nice guy.

Man, I miss that show.

[Merrick]

98. Most of Radiohead

at a party in Santa Barbara. Didnt get to talk with Thom though.

[motely36]

99. Kelly McGillis

[scarpa43]

100. Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi

Basically everyone in the movie Armagedden, I worked on it when they filmed in Houston.

[Dogmudgeon]

101. A toss-up between Jerry Brown and Paul Hipp

Actually, I did "hang" with Alex Chilton a couple of times. Ben Vaughn made the introduction -- but A.C. and all ten of us fans were temporarily trapped in the local club by a snowstorm.

He was amused that I had translated "September Gurls" into Esperanto even before the Alex Chilton revival started in the mid-80s.

--bkl

[tigereye]

102. Alex Chilton - that's pretty cool

hmm

I met Hillary once at a Dem function.

I met Lou Reed, Vincent Price, and once Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall walked within one foot of me in a movie theater. I nodded to them.
( too cool to flip out and chase them like the rest of the pack when the movie was over.) Boy, he was craggy and short. She was stunning.

I was also in a stunt with Dennis Miller once when he was a struggling comedian/magician here in Pittsburgh. I met some members of the Leaving Trains once and lots of indie-type musicians in the 80s- 90s.

I also met Meridel LeSeur - cool labor writer - when I lived in a group house.

[Patiod]

104. SO taught Cesar Romero how to use a bong

SO was working tech on a play that called for CR to use a bong, and he pulled SO aside and said "care to show me how to use one of these so I don't look stupid?" Wonder why he chose SO as his tutor.

I did make-up for PBS's "Fred Friendly" seminars and worked on Justice Breyer and Sen Boxer - my friends (we were all in a small room togehter) worked on William Webster, Alexander Haig, Rudman, Scalia, Fred Thompson and a bunch of others.

My idiot friend was working on Barney Frank and said "the reason I'm putting this pink stuff on is to hide your five o'clock shadow so you don't look like a drag queen." When he left, I asked "do you have any idea who that was?" Of course not.

[pdx_prog]

105. Clinton..

Yes...
Eric Johnson.
Night Ranger
Three dog night
Mellisa Manchester
Conway Twitty
George Lindsey (goober)
Dolly Parton
Steve Morse
Ricky Van Shelton

[ronnykmarshall]

107. Al Gore

and Tipper!

[LuCifer]

108. Glenn Danzig, The Genitorturers, Gary Numan, John Paul Jones, few others

In 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, I got Danzig's autograph FIVE times, cuz I handed him some club flyers that were blank on the back, and I was like, no I'm not getting four other people ya autograph too! He was great and said he "didn't care, I'll sign it!" I've seen the Genitorturers so many times I can't remember!!! Gary Numan was at Carefree Threatre in West Palm. in 1999 I think. John Paul Jones was also in Ft. Laud. and the only one there with that friggin solo album Scream For Help (got it and his other cd's signed!)

Plus some local (Miami) punk bands that really kick some butt!
The Van Orsdels for starters!!!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot the membersLugosis Morphine (Anastasia is so damn nice, and hot!!!), Cinema Strange (who were in the hotel room right next to me and my fiends!), Ausgang and just about every band at Drop Dead 2 in NYC Sept. 3, 4, & 5th! I wish I coulda met Siouxsie at the BB King! All I need is a DNA sample so I can clone her, err, I mean, uhhhh, how about that new GWAR album Beavis!!!

So there ya got it, not really enough to really fill a book, I'll get with it some day!

Lu Cifer

[Zero Gravitas]

109. Michael Palin

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Carl Sagan.
Stephen Jay Gould.

[DrZeeLit]

110. I dated the San Diego Chicken...

but met, eh?

Hmmm. Was married to a baseball coach and met lots of famous baseball players over the years.

Hmmm. Worked for a major speakers' bureau. Met many interesting famous people. Joe Biden was one of my favs. Alan Simpson was a very nice man. I know, he's on the opposition, but he was nice.

John Gardner, now deceased, was one of the most famous who also was a hero.

I worked as an adminstrator to one of Robert Kennedy's speech writers...but that's just a brush-with-greatness thing, huh.

[greyfox]

111. Marty Robbins

was the one I liked best; also met Richard Boone (Paladdin); President's Carter and Reagan; Richard Petty and family; Cale Yarborough and other NASCAR drivers of that era.

[furrylitldevil]

112. Mike McGee

2003 National Individual Poety Slam Champion, and one hellofa nice guy. Also, I once saw Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell yelling at some girl (I assume it was a member of his staff) outside the Denver Capital Building.

[Kali]

113. oh yeah

my parents were friends and professional collegues of Ted Danson's parents.

tenuous, I know. Actually my father is pretty famous in his field.

[LoZoccolo]

114. Ron Jeremy

Other notables:

Howard Dean
Danny Bonaduce
John McEnroe
Ted Nugent

[WMliberal]

115. ben folds

ok, so i don't get out much. but at least i met ben folds!

[TX-RAT]

116. Nolan Ryan

Didn't know who he was until somebody told me.

[Mz Pip]

117. Wes Clark

Can't think of anyone else.

MzPip
:dem:

[Fifth of Five]

118. As a kid I got to meet

Eugene McCarthy!!

Got started off on the left foot.:P

[TheMightyFavog]

119. I got to shake John Edwards' hand.

It was great moment for me.



I snapped this just before he came to me.

[phrenzy]

120. Robin Williams

Robin Williams - In the early 80s - He was a friend of my Dad who was on the air at a big (at the time) SF Radio station. Long story there, but he was very very cool - and quite possibly saved my (and my sisters) life ...

[Beaverhausen]

121. Bonnie Raitt, Loudon Wainwright III, Bill Bruford, Steve Forbert...

...Jorma Kaukonen, Clarence Clemmons, Michael Franks, The Hooters...

I'm a musician and I've "opened" for some great people.

[Abelman]

122. Hmm

Bruce Campbell
Mo Rocca
Reel Big Fish
Chuck Palahniuk
Wesley Clark Jr. (He's not really a junior, different middle name)

[underpants]

123. Ollie North

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

[Midlodemocrat]

124. I actually taught Henry Simmons (NYPD Blue) and John Popper

In Stamford, CT in the 80's. How about that?

[Guy Fawkes]

125. Russ Fiengold's mother (and later his sister)...

His mothers' gone to our synagouge a few times, and his sister (a rabbi) I met at a "retreat" for Jewish youth. I've never met Mr. Fiengold himself, though...

[Kellanved]

126. don't know

Gerhard Schröder, Michael Moore, Helmut Schmidt, Udo Lindenberg ...

:p

[Danmel]

127. I've met a few famous people

I met Jimmy Carter when I was at Hofstra University. He came to speak during the 1980 election and I shook his hand and we exchanged a few words.

In 1979 at a party in NYC I met Peter Tosh and David Johansen.

I met Ed Asner and Peter Paul & Mary in 1984 when I volunteered for the Mondale campaign when I was in law school in Boston ( I'm hopeless, I know) I actually got to be on stage with them and spent a bit of time with them- it was pretty cool.

I met Susan Sarandon at the Farmers Market at Union Square.

And of course I've seen lots of famous people on the streets of NYC- we just don't bother people here.

[Medium Baby Jesus]

129. Springstein

We were at the same hospital and he was visiting an old schoolteacher who was dying. Oh, Jerry Fallwell when I lived in Lynchburg.

[VOX]

130. Recently, John Edwards and Duke Snider. Years ago, as a student,

I worked at Bullock's Westwood, a now-defunct upscale department store. I met a ton of celebrities there -- Charles Bronson, Groucho Marx, Broderick Crawford (I measured his inseam for a pair of slacks!), Earl Holliman, shirley Jones, Cheryl Tiegs, Angie Dickinson, Natalie Wood, Cary Grant, Hal Roach, and many more that just don't come to mind right now.

I also bumped into John Cleese in a bookstore, and Ry Cooder in a record store. Usually, I don't bother celebrities, but in these two cases, I **had** to make an exception and so engaged them in conversation.

[lumberingbear]

131. Shook hands with Robert F. Kennedy

(Yeah I'm that old!!!)

[greendog]

132. Bill Monroe...

...the father of Bluegrass Music.

[Deja Q]

133. Peter Davison

Of course, he's in British television...

[no name no slogan]

134. Paul Wellstone, Walter Mondale, Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, and...

...I'm officially six degrees away from Kevin Bacon! :dunce:

[Kat45]

136. Elton John......and Lemmy. But not at the same time.

:-)

[Rhiannon12866]

137. Wow! That's pretty impressive!

The best that I can come up with is the winner of the Irish national Jimmy Carter look-alike contest!:shrug:

[vajraroshana]

138. His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Just a handshake in a line.

After that Karl Husa, a famous composer.

[lady raven]

139. Bill Clinton

I've met lots of famous people, but he's got to be the MOST famous.