Especially in these times, people shouldn’t engage themselves in the failed religion of Celebrity Worship. These “celebrities” feces does indeed stink. Many of them are retrobates, deviants and come from one “select” portion of our population. They should be cast out and cast down. They are monkeys that we should throw our dimes to and they should dance for us. Once they’ve danced they need to shut up and wait for the next dime to be thrown.

People: OK. I hear you, but I disagree for two reasons.

1) In tough times, what’s wrong with having a little escapism and remembering about the celebrities we’ve seen? I can’t imagine.

2) Your comment is off-topic.

It’s only off-topic in your opinion. These blogs are not the exclusive domain of one mindset. However that’s how they are regulated. It’s okay to remember a movie or play that you enjoyed but people are encouraged to lose site that the actor is just playing a role. They are only “acting” like someone else. That does not make them more valuable to society than a policeman, a plumber, a carpenter, etc…. However, American society is encouraged to treat actors, musicians, athletes… as talent on loan from God and they are not. They are just merely actors or someone trained to catch or throw a ball.

When i was about 7yrs old, i met Bob Hope. My aunt owned a restaurant and my mom and cousin took me along when they brought Bob Hope food from the restaurant to the Chase where he was staying. I still have the picture of him and I. He was bent over and I was giving him a kiss on the cheek. As i got older I realized who Bob Hope actually was. Also, Sally Jessie Raphael came to have dinner at my aunt’s restaurant and I just happened to be there that night so I got my pic taken with her as well. That picture was hung up until my family sold the restaurant.

I think I saw Vickie Newton at Straub’s the other day.

And my own “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” trivia: I have two connections to “The Office” on NBC. I have a friend who was friends with Rashida Jones (Karen) and I have another friend who babysat Jenna Fischer (Pam) as a child.

Also, my father took me to meet Muhammad Ali when I was a kid. I even remember it, even though I could only have been a few years old at the time. It must have been at a gym or something. Ali was in the boxing ring and my father held me up, and Ali shook my hand through the ropes.

I feel sorry for Kurt. Asks a simple question and someone accuses him of celebrity worship. Big difference between worship and asking who you have met.

Last year I met Hulk Hogan out at gateway, that was pretty fun!! He stopped and took pictures with my young children and was very gracious.

People who worship celebrities are the same people who live a false life and are deeply in debt. There are better people in this world to worship…get a life!

To stay on subject; I used to live a block from Arnold Palmer in CA. I have shook hands with Clair McCaskil and John Danforth, and several NFL players, I have been in grocery store lines with hollywood stars of yesteryear, (but cannot recall their names) and spoke breifly with Pat Paulson while waiting in line at the airport in Fort Wayne IN. But I have not recieved any money or fame from those experiences…so WHO CARES?!?!

Too much time is spent by Americans on escapism rather than living their life. Their kids live out their life in violent video games. They buy a scent because it’s hawked by a celebrity. Drink an energy drink because their favorite gangsta rapper is getting a promotional fee. Buy communist chinese made running shoes because a certain athlete is getting a hefty promotional fee. It’s time to get back to basics. These celebrities certainly in the past two decades bring nothing fresh to the table, lip synching their music, movie remakes….. These are shallow, self-interested, shells of human beings. They are not role models. Every Clooney movie is full of “extreme” closeups for “isn’t he pretty?” moments entwined with his horrendously poor acting ability. Clooney is a dork. He’s just emulated because he was born in to wealth. If he were any every man, he’d carry no weight.

I have spent some time with Gina Davis due to a sport that we were both active in. It was a joy to find that she was very down to earth around everyone. I didn’t then, and don’t now worship her or anyone else. Kurt is right though, it’s fun to be around someone that has expanded their horizons farther and in a different direction. Variety is the spice of life and if you choose to exclude some, you are the looser (people shouldn’t). It’s a true shame that some people can’t acknowledge people that are different than themselves. If you limit your experiences with different people, you are truly missing a good part of life.

I’ve found that why so many Americans use escapism is because they are extremely boring people.

I’m certain if I was to have lunch or a brief discussion with some the regular posters here like First Tom and others, that within minutes the coroner would be wheeling me out with a toe tag that says: CAUSE OF DEATH: “Extreme Boredom”

………….eat your hearts out George Clooney spotters, because I got to meet STEVE MIZERANY!

It was years ago when his roller-skating appliance commercials were on TV all of the time, he was real nice and easy to talk to.

Folks, stay on topic. Many are not even answering the question.

I met and spoke with Eric Clapton back on 10/13/2007 at Villa Farotto’s in Chesterfield. He did not want any publicity or making a big deal about him being there. Many people did not know that was him, except myself. He was looking at purchasing some property in the area and was not here for a concert.

He gave me his autograph and spoke with the UK accent.

I think Shawn Hornbeck deserves to be Person of the Year. He has shown more courage after he was rescued by telling his story on 48 Hours Mystery. When he said, “My name is Shawn Hornbeck, and I am a SURVIVOR”, I cried and cried. He has been through more than you or I could ever imagine, and has chosen to face it “head on” and try to heal. He is a true hero in my books.

I’m not real big into “celebrities” but I was awfully excited to meet Bob Barker in Springfield, MO this past February. He was in town to donate to his alma matter, Drury University. I got to talk to him for about 5 minutes, it was pretty cool. I asked him what he thought of Drew Carey, and he kinda threw him under the bus and just said “that’s for the fans to decide” lol i thought it was pretty funny.

I have two brushes with celebrity.

I sat a few feet from Jim McMahon when I was a kid at a Blackhawks hockey game in Chicago. This was only a few years after the Bears had won the Super Bowl in ‘85. Jim McMahon in Chicago back then was like Mark McGwire here (before Mark ruined his rep with the whole steroid thing). Me and my friend asked him for his autograph during intermission, he said “No Thanks”. Seemed rude at the time, but I can’t blame him for not wanting to sit there for hours signing things when he was just trying to enjoy a hockey game.

Then of course, there was the biggest run-in ever. Remember the movie “Adventures in Babysitting” with Elizabeth Shue? She played a babysitter who babysat for two kids, a highschool aged dude (Keith Coogan) and his little sister (Maia Brewton). And the dude had a friend (Anthony Rapp) who tagged along through the whole movie. Anthony Rapp was one or two years ahead of me in my high school (I graduated in 1991 from Joliet West High, for you St. Louisans who need to know where I went to highschool), and we played Street Fighter against each other sometimes in the arcade at the mall. This was right around the time the movie came out. I never asked him for his autograph, but I smacked him around a few times with Chun Li. Of course, who could expect him to be great at Street Fighter. He probably spent most of his time honing his Thespian skills, and filming the movie. Anywho… he’s in IMDB, and looks to have had a fairly successful career. Kudos to you, Anthony.

A funny story that I enjoy telling happened about six years ago.

I live near the Dierbergs Marketplace at Baxter/Clarkson where we shop for groceries. One day I was buying something from the deli and while waiting, I noticed a man with long gray hair and an earring. He looked somewhat familiar and resembled Howard Kaylan who used to be the lead singer for the 1960’s pop group, ‘The Turtles.’ I’m a big fan of that period of music, even though I was about five years old when they were popular.

I asked him if he indeed WAS the lead singer and he said ‘yes.’ I asked him what he was doing at a Chesterfield, Missouri supermarket (!) and he said he had married Michelle Dibble of Y98 fame several years prior. He said that ‘people in LA are so plastic; I love it here - nobody bothers you!’ (I laughed; I guess I was the exception?)

I told him I have a CD of ‘The Turtles Greatest Hits’ and he told me he appreciated that - that he receives 17 cents for each sale. He also receives royalties for each time that ‘Happy Together’ makes its way onto a commercial or movie.

We had a great conversation for about ten minutes. In those circumstances, you always think of things later that you wish you had said. After I left the store, I thought of telling him, ‘you know, Howard - I can guarantee that you’re the ONLY person in this supermarket who got to play on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show!’

I’ve told this story many times since and people get a chuckle out of it…

I have been in very close proximity to several “celebrities,” both local and national, and haven’t even thought to say or do anything out of the ordinary.

Worst “celebrity” encounter ever…..Pedro Guerrero back when he played with the Cardinals. Hey Pedro you were/are a blagojevich.

I’ve actually brushed by or met a few local celebs, mostly those in the news and entertainment business. The other day I said hi to Charles Jaco as he was coming out of the Four Seasons hotel. Others include Vicki Newton, Bill McClellen, Randy Jackson, McGraw Milhaven.

I got to meet Senator Kit Bond last year at a military function here in the city. Still have the picture on my desk. Also had a meet and greet with Governor Blunt.

My wife has met numerous politicians from Congress. Back in 2005 she was working at Guantanamo Bay Cuba in a position that allowed her to meet all incoming members of Congress who came to the island for tours of the facilities.

It’s nice to say you’ve met or seen celebs but we don’t let it become an obsession or a quest to meet more. We all put our pants on the same way.

Second Tom, I would never consider killing anyone just because they were a bore. Your safe with me buddy. dah!!!

I was using the men’s room in a South County tavern one evening when John Goodman walked up the next urinal. That has to count for something, right? LOL

I was a server at a favorite Nashville, TN restaurant for about two years so I’ve got a long list and too many to mention. Suffice that all, with the exception of maybe 1 or 2, were regular and friendly.

I’ve seen Marshall Faulk twice around town. Once was at Layton’s in Clayton - a bunch of old people at Sunday breakfast. The other was at a bar in Midtown. My buddy asked him what he’s written and he got all confused. We were amused.

I’ve seen the Brown and Crupen guy in Dierberg’s. He had flip-flops and sweatpants on and ran his hand through the pistachios as he walked by. Yuck. Saw that girl from the Real World there, too.

As a child I met Claude Akins right beneath the Arch. I also ran into Richard Thomas (”Johnboy” of the Waltons) at an airport in West Virginia.

The Dixie Chicks, in McCarran International Airport, a zillion years ago.

And I call dibs on “retrobate,” which I define as a morally depraved individual who’s kind of a throwback. Think Austin Powers. Or Hef.

Let’s see. A few years back when Clint Eastwood was mayor of Carmel, California, I just happened to be in Carmel when a town meeting was being held. So, of course, I had to go. Fairly interesting, seeing the actor in a real life role. Also saw his then girlfriend Sondra Locke at the store when I was picking up some groceries.

Many years prior to that there was some big bowling shindig being held in St Louis. My dad was a bowling fanatic so he always watched the pros on TV. I pretty much knew of all the big names in that era. Well, dad and I were bowling at the local bowling alley (Airport Lanes) when the whole herd of bolwing celebrities came in to practice. Really messed with my head. Can you imagine trying to bowl worth a darn when you’ve got all these pros swarming the premises???

Then many years before that I got to meet Texas Bruce. You’d have thought that would have been a big deal for any kid of that era. Me? I think I cried and screamed even worse than the first time my parents took me to see Santa Claus!

You don’t necessarily have to “worship” a celebrity to have an interesting story.

I met Billy Joel in a tavern called the TP Lounge about 90 miles north of NY City 32 years ago. It was getting late and it was only him and the bartender when I walked in. I didn’t notice him because he had only come out with his first album and his album picture was fuzzy and dark.

The bartender prompted me by telling me it was Billy Joel a few seats down. So I went over and began asking questions. He kindly answered my questions and even showed me his driver’s license at my request. We must have talked for 30 minutes. He was a real down-to-earth guy and I’ll always remember that discussion.

Working as a track volunteer at Gateway I’ve met several racing personalities and some “cross over” ones. I’ve met David Letterman and Paul Newman (car owners), Joe Gibb (same), A.J. Foyt, multiple Andrettis, Stan Musial (my second meeting with him), Chris Pronger (got to escort him thru the crowd to a waiting Ill. State Police car) and actually did some work around the pit area with the late Wally Dallenbach Sr.. All memorable experiences but no autographs-I don’t collect autographs, just memories.

A friend and I ran into actor John Goodman coming out of a club in Illinois(I will refrain from saying which club so not to incriminate myself)and my friend had me follow him to his car and bothered him as he was trying to leave.I had to apologize for his rudeness and Goodman just gave me an ambivalent wave and that was it.

Boy, I don’t know where to start. So here goes in no particular order:

Jim Nabors (aka Gomer Pyle) whiie working at Union Station.
Chris Rock (very short) & Chris Pronger (very tall) while working at the Galleria
Sheryl Crow (she was not famous yet) while working at a record store in the CWE, got to hear a demo tape she had made while living in St. Louis, I swear she included part of the conversation we had in one of her later songs, but that is a different story for a different time
Mariyn Manson at a concert at the Fox
Carlos Santana at a concert at the Muny
Neil Patrick Harris (aka Doogie Howser) at a party in Maplewood
Ron Jeremy at a fine establishment in Sauget
Doug Thompson (the bass player in Supertramp) I’m friends with his daughter

I have met quite a few other lesser celebrities from my younger days managing record stores and going to concerts and other worldly travels, but those are the people that I have met that I consider “celebrities”. Not too bad for a kid from the hood.

In early 1987, Ozzie Smith came into the candy shop that I was managing, looking for a large box of candy to give someone for Valentines Day. My assistant, a 20-something black woman, waited on Ozzie and I thought that she was going to pass out taking care of his order. She babbled incessantly until he left.

I met a few movie stars while skiing in California but so long ago can’t remember their names.Not important anyway.

I guess it depends on who you consider a celebrity, and in what venue. Meeting a celebrity where they are the featured item (such as an autograph signing or a lecture) doesn’t impress me.

The first which comes to mind are in 1977, on the SMSU (now MSU) campus, I was walking between classes, and looked up, and there was Red Skelton walking across campus. No one was paying him the slightest bit of attention, (My fellow students likely didn’t know who he was) so I walked up and said hi. Chatted about two minutes and he signed my copy of a student newspaper, and I wished him well at his presentation that evening. I had been vaguely aware he was giving the presentation, and had his clown paintings on display, (I was on the paper staff, after all) but didn’t expect to see him just walking down the sidewalk like an ordinary person.

The second was at one of the the early Archon sf conventions– this one was held at the Chase Hotel. There was a man sitting on the floor in the corner of the lobby telling a story like a teacher with people sitting crosslegged around like storytime. I had no clue who it was, so I wandered over. He looked like a big friendly teddybear. So I asked who he was. I got one of the ‘how stupid are you?’ looks, before being told it was Stephen King. At a later Archon, my husband and I wandered into the bar looking for a soda, and a gentleman with a British-sounding accent asked if anyone had a can opener. Husband passed his pocketknife over only to discover the fellow had a can of Guinness which at that time, at least, did not have poptops, and the fellow was Terry Pratchett of Discworld fame.

I’m sure there are St. Louis and Missouri celebrities I’ve met, (Ron Elz is one) and plenty of St Louis and Missouri writers but I don’t consider politicians running for office as a big deal (Those know nationally would be Warren Hearnes, Harriet Woods and John Danforth– yeah, me and a gazillion other people have met them). I can’t say I actually know anyone who is nationally and generally famous.

Kurt, I have a deep sea fisihg yacht, in Hawaii, plus a P-Cat. I have met and associated with hundreds of “celebrites” from sports, politics, movies. (I know every one of the Fonda family, Including “Hanoi Jane”. Peter, her brother,is a personal friend. He owned the Tatoosh sail boat. Hanoi Jane arrived, and he pleaded with me to let her go with us on a weekend trip that we had planned aboard my boat. I relentend. I have never learned to hate anyone, except her.

Others for example. Mort Werner, the executive VP or NBC who hired Johnny Carson. Takamiayama, who was the first American to become a Grand Chapion in Sumo Wrestling. He, and 5 more in his stable went deep sea fishing with me. The back deck was filled with beer. They were out for about 4 hours and drank all of it! Yes, we caught fish. Norman Mineta, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, under both a Democrat and Republican administration. We have been fishing buddies for years, and meet in Hawaii in May and spend two weeks on my boat and fishing or whatever.

Now, for my last…A friend of mine and I was sailing my P-Cat. We sailed 7 miles to a Lahaina Resort Hotel, had a beer at the beach bar. A Cute lady asked where we were going. Lahaina Harbor She asked if she could sail down with us. She did. I asked if she would like to go into the Pioneer Hotel for a drink. She did. We were seated and every person in the bar turned to look at us. I checked to see if my fly was open. It wasn’t.

One brought over a napkin and asked her to sign it. She did. Mary Tyler Moore.

Chuck Yeager almost ran into me in an Indy Camaro Pace car on the way to the pits from gasoline alley at Indy. I caught him out of the corner of my eye and he stopped about two feet away and smiled and waved. I also sat with Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from “The Dukes of Hazzard”) on a flight from Nashville to Chicago. He was on his way to California to do a Christmas Special.

Since I worked in news and sports for years, I’ve rubbed elbows with a lot of famous people. Outside of work, the most memorable stars I encountered was Elizabeth Taylor who was in front of me in the betting line for the ingural Arlington Million race at Arlington Park in Chicago back in 1981. The other was waiting for a cab at the Minneapolis airport with Kevin Garnett, then of the Minneapolis Timberwolves.

I met Santa Claus many times! MERRY CHRISTMAS St. Louis!

I once, literally, ran into Harry Carry. He was coming out of the press box and I was walking by—and crash! (Neither of us was paying attention.)

I used to worked in a comedy club, so I have met lots of comedians and comic actors. I also used to work in the hotel where the Muny actors would reside while in town and came across many “famous” people that way.

Oh my TOTD friends. If there was any doubt that I had been a good girl this year, put them aside. Obviously I’ve been a very good girl as Santa has announced he is sending me George Clooney!

What’s your idea of a celebrity? I have had numerous contact/sightings with sports celebrities over the years. I saw the Pope when he came to St Louis. Every time I go to the Fox or the Muny I see Broadway celebrities. How many Hollywood celebrities, hmmm, never. And I won’t be rushing out to try to see George Clooney, although I really did like his character in Michael Clayton.

When I worked at the stadium parking garage as a teenager in the 70’s, I met a lot of the football and baseball Cardinals. I met Kevin Costner when he was a nobody. I saw Clint Eastwood in San Francisco when he was filming a “Dirty Harry” movie. My favorite though was in 1982 when the Birds won it all and I was waiting for the parade to start. My brother and I were admiring the Cyldesdales when a limo pulled up. Out popped Gussie. We walked right over and shook his hand. That was a great day.

Famous/Important/Celebrated People I have met:
1. Pope Paul VI - papal audience — he was short.
2. Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch, Rosie Grier, Merlin Olsen, Roman Gabriel (I cleaned their rooms during training camp at my college and got to vist with them).
3. Pamela Sue Martin - in her post “Dallas” days.
4. Sam Anderson who went on to play in the tv series the “Cape”.
5. George Lindsay - Goober Pyle.
6. Ramona Ward - Jay Ward’s wife and life time president of th eRocky & Bullwinkle fan club — she’s a hoot herself.
7. Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1966 at a special greeting ceremony.
8. George Takei - Mr Sulu - at a book signing.
9. Senator Christopher Bond - Fourth of July parade.
10. Former St Louis Mayor Vincent Schoemehl - special ceremony for my wife and her organization.
11. Via e-mail correspondence, the late Gregory Freeman — I have kept his responses. He was a good man.

Of course none of these can touch my wife, daughters and grandchildren, and that is how it should be.

Mazel Tov, Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas, Blessed Kwanzaa, etc.

johnh-Your “fishing buddy for years”, Norm Mineta, was Sect’y of Commerce under Clinton and Sect’y of Transportation under Bush. At least you spelled his name right this time.

I had several. I once had the opportunity to moon Jane Fonda back in college. She was very rude and deserved it. I also ran into Barbra Steisand in a store in NYC. I turned the corner and she looked at me with that, “okay, let’s get it over with look,”. Rather than giving her the pleasure, I asked her if she could tell me the location of the restroom. Bill Clinton used to come to my parties, but that was before he was famous, so I guess that doesn’t count.

Oh, I forgot a good one. A couple of years ago Brewer and Shipley played at an outdoors venue for about 400 people on the Upper Meramec river. “Back in the Day” (when I was barely out of high school, and socially pretty unconscious) their band did something called The Meramec Dam Song, which was an eco-friendly anti-dam song. Tom Shipley is a pretty laid back guy; we asked if they could play that song for this event. He said, “We haven’t played that in quite a while– don’t know if I remember it.” So I cut him a digital copy onto a CD-R from an on-air recording I kept on my computer on site. I have no idea how many copyright and royalty laws were broken in the cutting of the CD, but he didn’t seem to mind.

also met Burton Cummings of the Guess Who in a bar after a concert. They were looking for a party and we put a few people together and partied till about 5 in the morning.They were all very nice. I was standing in a line to get into the old Granary in Edwardsville back in the early 70’s and the guy behind was Alan Ameche, the football star. He asked if I knew someplace where we could get in and I took him to Vanzo’s and we stayed till 5 am. I once walked into the wrong door in Chicago and found myself standing next to Dan Qauyle who was giving a speech. I’ve shaken hands with two extremes Jimmy Carter and W. I met Paul Powell the notorious Illinois Secretary of shoeboxes, Adlai Stevenson, J. William Fulbrigt, Wilbur Mills, Met Jose Feleciano, was picked up by a very famous female singer who at the time was an opening act (sorry, can’t kiss and tell, but if you were around in the 80’s you would know a lot of her songs). I met Sam Walton and Col. Sanders in the same week. A friend and I were in MInneapolis once and Fritz Mondale was across the street. He asked if I wanted to meet him. I said no, it was all the way on the other side of the street, after all.

President George H.W. Bush spoke to me and a small group of sailors during his visit aboard our ship in Malta. He was warm and thankful for the efforts we put in to accomodate his visit which was nice. A stood just a few feet from Ken Griffy Jr at the casino I worked at when he was still with Seattle. I got an autograph from Miss Coco Peru, a fairly popular drag queen/entertainer who was aboard a cruise ship I was on. I have met and spoken with singer David Allen Cole mulitple times.

Phil Donahue
Marlo Thomas
Pearl Jam
Lou Rawls
Jimmy Jam Harris
Bucky Bush…

…when I drove limousines, celebrities were ‘all in a days work’…

Except Mary J. Blige, who was bar none the most obnoxious person I’ve ever met in my life.

I would think the celebrity with the biggest brush would be Don King. Ooops! I read the headline wrong. Sorry. My biggest brush with a celebrity would probably be with Dennis Miller, whom I interviewed as he signed autographs near the milk aisle in a Cape Girardeau grocery store. He was there to promote a new video he’d released that the store was carrying in its video department.

I forgot. I also interviewed singer Jeannie C. Riley (of the song `Harper Valley PTA’ fame), guitarist Steve Morse and Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer. I also began interviewing musician Dan Seals, but I said something that pissed him off and he cut off the interview.

Also forgot I interviewed pool hustler/pitchman Minnesota Fats (Rudolph Wanderone). I remember asking what drove him to become so good at pocket billiards. He responded that he worked one summer with his father, whom I recall as being a bricklayer. After that, he said, he decided he didn’t want to work for a living.

In the early 1990’s while at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for Michael Moorer vs Evander Holyfield fight I met Jack Nicholsen and 2 thugs in an elevator. I was really surprised how small he is….He can’t be much more than 5′6″ or 5′7″.

johnh, hey, I was going to mention Peter Fonda, my first celeb meeting when I was a young teen in Des Moines, Iowa. So ask him if he remembers, me haha!

The story abot Izak Hayes on Chain of Rocks bridge is the best.

I met the singer Paul Simon in someone’s home and talked with him for a few minutes. But, I had to make a large contribution to a political campaign in order to do that.

One time I was buying bagels on Olive and saw a beautiful BMW 750 with Nebraska plates that said “HOF 81″. I look up and here comes my childhood idol Bob Gibson carrying some dry cleaning. I had grown up on Gibson. I had his baseball cards, I had listened to every pitch of his no-hitter against the Pirates in 1971 and seen him pitch many games at Busch. Now it was just me and Bob Gibson. Then, with all the courage I could muster I looked at him and said?….”nice car” to which he responded with a nod “thanks”. Then he was gone.

Several years ago, my daughter attended Washington University, and I read in the newspaper that Michael Keaton’s (the famous actor who played Batman..along with many other roles)son was also attending Wash U…Every year, I would ask my daughter if she ever saw “Batman’s” son on campus…to which she would reply..”How would I know? I don’t know what he looks like.” To which I would respond…”Well if you see the “Batmobile” in the parking lot, then the kid who gets out, would most likely be Batman’s son…at which point she would always roll her eyes and shake her head…4 years go by, and she never saw Batman, or his son.
She graduated and immediately afterwards, I took photos of her and as we walked back to the parking lot, I realized that I had forgotten my camera, and I had to run all of the way back to get it..as I returned, I saw a man proudly taking pics of his son and I offered to take a pic of them together..as he turned around and handed me his camera…yep! it WAS Michael Keaton and his son! and I took a photo of them with their arms around each other…with his “bat-camera”!! What a grin I had on my face!!

BORING

I was walking around my school yard during a Special Olympics event my sophomore year and a guy walked up to me and said “do you know who I am”. I studied him a bit and said “Brett”. He said “close”. Then I said “Hull” and he said right. It was the Brett Hull of the Blues and I wasn’t a hockey fan. We hugged and I wished I had brought out a piece of paper for him to sign. Another time I ran into Lou Brock as his son went to Parkway West.

My wife and I were in New Oleans in 1986 and were watching a film with Richard Gere being filmed. He kept coming out of the side door of this building because he was flubbing his lines. We were on the street side of some parked cars when Mr. Gere came out into the street upset with himself for flubbing his lines for the 3rd or 4th time and he walked around the car, muttering to himself. We were just 2 car widths, the width of the street between the cars away from him. My wife was dissapointed cause she is taller than Richard Gere (she is 5′7″)