Any brushes with celebrities???
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From: North of Dallas, South of Frisco
Florence Henderson: (Brady Bunch)
Marla Gibbs: (Florene on the Jeffersons) *Has relatives in my hometown.
Isabelle Sanford: (Louise on the Jeffersons) *Accompanied Ms. Gibbs on her first trip.
Lee Merriweather: (Barnaby Jones/Batman)
Peter Something or other: (1970's Game show host)
Michael Finley: Dallas Mavericks/San Antonio Spurs (Used to see Mike all over Dallas, he even went to my church for a minute.)
Tony Dorsett: Got a pic w him in my gallery
Vivica A. Fox: Got a pic with her in my gallery
Deion Sanders: Ran into him a Wal-Mart (Yep, even rich folks shop at Wal-Mart)
Michael Cooper: (Lead Singer/Confunkshun)
Clarence Carter: (Blues Singer)
Royce West: TX State senator
President Jimmy Carter: When he was the President
The 1994 Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Personally excorted them around Area I on their USO tour, met Jill Jones (Girlfriends), who was then a DCC. My wife was the public Affairs Officer- that's how I got that hook up. Rode the bus with them everywhere they performed that day, and ate lunch with them, between two DCC's as they muscled my wife out of the way, calling me "Mister Big Man". I loved every second of it...
There are probably 1 - 2 more that I haven't mentioned- I didn't mention any local celebs/news folks that I have met.
Scott Goodyear- (IRL driver, I met during a pit tour. He had two s~m~o~k~i~n~g hot, hotties on his jock...)
Sarah Fischer: IRL Kroger Car driver, same race- same day at Texas Motor Speedway...
Marla Gibbs: (Florene on the Jeffersons) *Has relatives in my hometown.
Isabelle Sanford: (Louise on the Jeffersons) *Accompanied Ms. Gibbs on her first trip.
Lee Merriweather: (Barnaby Jones/Batman)
Peter Something or other: (1970's Game show host)
Michael Finley: Dallas Mavericks/San Antonio Spurs (Used to see Mike all over Dallas, he even went to my church for a minute.)
Tony Dorsett: Got a pic w him in my gallery
Vivica A. Fox: Got a pic with her in my gallery
Deion Sanders: Ran into him a Wal-Mart (Yep, even rich folks shop at Wal-Mart)
Michael Cooper: (Lead Singer/Confunkshun)
Clarence Carter: (Blues Singer)
Royce West: TX State senator
President Jimmy Carter: When he was the President
The 1994 Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Personally excorted them around Area I on their USO tour, met Jill Jones (Girlfriends), who was then a DCC. My wife was the public Affairs Officer- that's how I got that hook up. Rode the bus with them everywhere they performed that day, and ate lunch with them, between two DCC's as they muscled my wife out of the way, calling me "Mister Big Man". I loved every second of it...
There are probably 1 - 2 more that I haven't mentioned- I didn't mention any local celebs/news folks that I have met.
Scott Goodyear- (IRL driver, I met during a pit tour. He had two s~m~o~k~i~n~g hot, hotties on his jock...)
Sarah Fischer: IRL Kroger Car driver, same race- same day at Texas Motor Speedway...
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The Six Million Dollar Man, otherwise known as Lee Majors, grew up in my hometown. The HS football field is named after him. I had a few uncles that knew Jerry Lee Lewis a long time ago. Also there's a dude in my lil' bro's band that has played backup guitar for Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. I met Johnny Russell (used to be on the Ralph Emery show on TNN) at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge before he died from diabetes. I walked up to him and asked if I could get a picture of me shaking his hand. While I was busy trying to find someone to take the pic he was holding out his hand as he said, "Well, are you going to shake it?" I was like..."
"... Wait a sec...
He was busy talking to another dude about something, so I had to make it quick.
My sis and her best friend sat at the same table and had drinks with Rick Flair, Randy Orton, and Triple H at a hotel after a show. She's got pics of herself posing with Randy Orton. She told me that Randy asked her to feel his muscles.
She said Rick and Triple H just sat there guzzling beer as fast as they could.
She's got pics of just about all the wrestlers.
"... Wait a sec... He was busy talking to another dude about something, so I had to make it quick.My sis and her best friend sat at the same table and had drinks with Rick Flair, Randy Orton, and Triple H at a hotel after a show. She's got pics of herself posing with Randy Orton. She told me that Randy asked her to feel his muscles.
She said Rick and Triple H just sat there guzzling beer as fast as they could. She's got pics of just about all the wrestlers.
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From: North of Dallas, South of Frisco
Originally Posted by Odin's Wrath
Oh Sh*t!
I be strokin'...
That's what I be doing....
I be strokin'...
Clarence Carter
LOL: That's a dirty old man.
My idol... He's not BB King, but he's famous- where I'm from anyway.j/k
Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley all grew up 15 miles from myhome town. Well, 30 miles for Mickey.
Ferriday, LA.
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I've meet a couple local I guess you can call celebs. Clint Barmes I am actually related to and he played Shortstop for the Rockies last year and not sure if he is in AAA or the majors right now. Jeff Cunningham well he isn't famous yet but he was just drafted by the rockies. I actually practiced with him in baseball. I currently have a friend who one day will be famous mark my words. He is going to be a senior and plays football. Last year he got letters from like Iowa, Purdue, Toledo and few other D1 schools. He is going to be big one day hopefully.
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Originally Posted by Bighersh
I be strokin'...
That's what I be doing....
I be strokin'...
Clarence Carter
LOL: That's a dirty old man. My idol... He's not BB King, but he's famous- where I'm from anyway.
j/k
Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley all grew up 15 miles from myhome town. Well, 30 miles for Mickey.
Ferriday, LA.
That's what I be doing....
I be strokin'...
Clarence Carter
LOL: That's a dirty old man.
My idol... He's not BB King, but he's famous- where I'm from anyway.j/k
Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley all grew up 15 miles from myhome town. Well, 30 miles for Mickey.
Ferriday, LA.
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I've met.....
Edward woodward (The Equalizer)
I loaded stuff into his car after helping him buy stuff when i worked at a garden center in school.
Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers)
Also at the garden center.
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
He came to our school.
Darius Rucker (Hootie & the Blowfish)
USO tour in Bosnia.
I may have had other run in's but not really meeting them.
Edward woodward (The Equalizer)
I loaded stuff into his car after helping him buy stuff when i worked at a garden center in school.
Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers)
Also at the garden center.
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
He came to our school.
Darius Rucker (Hootie & the Blowfish)
USO tour in Bosnia.
I may have had other run in's but not really meeting them.
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From: North Central Florida
John Travolta lives here in my town, and I see him frequently. He's pretty easy to spot, being the only one driving around town in a yellow Lambo. I've actually met him and seen him face to face a few times, including once at a Walgreens at 2 A.M. I just nod at him and say hello. He seems like a cool guy. He has his own airstrip outside of town...