who have you seen?

J.Scott · 09-26-2008, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by PentaxPZ

today is the 19th of september 2008...

I have just seen BILL ODDIE walk up the main street on Penzance!

bill in my town.....

bag on his shoulder and binoculars round his neck

Not only did I have to 'Google' Bill Oddie, to find out whom he may be, but I had no idea where in the world Penzance may be either - thank you Google!

I like the coat of arms for Penznace - it has a buccaneer with a drawn sword - very cool!

I rode in an elevator with Colin James in a London hotel and said good morning to David Suzuki in the lobby of the Delta Chelsea in Toronto. Not very impressive, I must admit.

COLIN JAMES

David Suzuki

Actually, years ago while on vacation in Florida, I was approached by a 'fan' begging my autograph. He was convinced I was a player for the Cleveland Indians and wouldn't leave until I autographed a piece of paper for him. So I scribbled an illegible name, shook his hand and sent him on his delusional way.

Last edited by J.Scott; 09-26-2008 at 02:46 AM.

séamuis · 09-26-2008, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by straightshooter

Donnie Van Zant gave me the nickname Straightshooter when I did some pics for .38 Special way back when their first album came out. I still have that album signed by the whole group.

Working on an airline ticket counter, you meet a lot of fairly well known people. I met Charlton Heston, Wayne Rogers, Joe Namath, Gene Roddenberry, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Molly Hatchet, Lynard Skynard (the original group), Bo Diddley, just to name a few. Charlton Heston probably had the most impressive personality of anyone I ever met. There was a "presence" to him that was almost overwhelming.

I have a piece of paper in my scrapbook that says "To Calvin, Live long and prosper. Gene Roddenberry" If you're not a Trekker, that won't seem like a big deal but if you are, you understand.

CW

I now envy you.

bonovox · 09-26-2008, 07:07 AM

Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster had the pleasure to share a plane with my wife and me when we flew from Sydney to the Whitsundays for our Honeymoon.
We got Rod's autograph (though not his marriage advice).

Peter Zack · 09-26-2008, 07:26 AM

Originally posted by straightshooter

I have a piece of paper in my scrapbook that says "To Calvin, Live long and prosper. Gene Roddenberry" If you're not a Trekker, that won't seem like a big deal but if you are, you understand.

CW

I understand, maybe too much. That would be soooo cool. I've met a bunch of movie people (some would call them "stars" but I understand they still use the bathroom the same way I do) because a fair number of movies are made here (did some extras work in Nova Scotia). Stallone, Kelsey Grammar, John Cusack, Donald Sutherland to name a few.

The worst "almost meeting" was Sandra Bullock. She was making a movie in my home town. The cast of the movie rented a house attached to my Dad's property. Dad had his sailboat up on the shore and was working on it each day. He told me this 'pretty girl' would come over occasionally and sit on the shore and talk to him as he worked. He doesn't watch movies or TV and had no idea who she was, just treated her normally. He had been sworn to secrecy by the production company as to who was living/renting the cottage. He never knew who she was and didn't say a word to me about it. It was shortly after "Speed" came out and I had a serious crush on her back then. After they all left He mentioned it and I showed him her picture. "That's the girl !!" I was speechless. She was there for 6 weeks. Had I known, his boat would have been better than new. I'd have polished the paint off that thing.

PeterAM · 09-26-2008, 07:32 AM

My college fraternity once hired Bo Diddley to play at a big party (probably '61 or '62). Still remember having a drink with him.

Leaf Fan · 09-26-2008, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

The worst "almost meeting" was Sandra Bullock. She was making a movie in my home town. The cast of the movie rented a house attached to my Dad's property. Dad had his sailboat up on the shore and was working on it each day. He told me this 'pretty girl' would come over occasionally and sit on the shore and talk to him as he worked. He doesn't watch movies or TV and had no idea who she was, just treated her normally. He had been sworn to secrecy by the production company as to who was living/renting the cottage. He never knew who she was and didn't say a word to me about it. It was shortly after "Speed" came out and I had a serious crush on her back then. After they all left He mentioned it and I showed him her picture. "That's the girl !!" I was speechless. She was there for 6 weeks. Had I known, his boat would have been better than new. I'd have polished the paint off that thing.

SOAB..."had" a crush on her, she's still one of the hottest women on the planet. She's got that special down to earth beauty about her and she's got talent to do drama, comedy, etc. which makes her even hotter.

mmmmmm......Sandra Bullock......oh, sorry were we talking about photography somewhere on here.....what happened......

As for me, Tina Turner when I was a kid, she used to go to the Optometrist in my building (apparently this guy was like a world renowned doctor). I remember the first time I saw her get out of her limo in front of our building, these two beautiful long legs extended slowly from the back door........wow Nice as pie though, the local media knew she was in town so there were some photos of her in the paper that morning and a bunch of us in the building got autographs from her. Other than that, Peter Mansbridge and his wife Cynthia Dale used to go to my Church, skied with Borje Salming one day without even knowing it until my cousin asked me if I knew who that was...

Edit: Sorry forgot to mention my wife's cousin Mike... (I didn't take the photo)

MRRiley · 09-26-2008, 08:03 AM

Or "Who havn't you met that you thought you did?"

My mother's 4th husband (looong story), Duane and his brother Norm and I were elk hunting in Colorado. We'd been out for a week and decided to drive into Glenwood Springs to clean up a little and have a nice dinner. We are in the restaurant and we notice all of these people looking at us and pointing. I'm getting a little offended because we DID shower before going to dinner but figure they are just surprised a handful of disheveled hunters are in the place eating.

Well after a while, this guy walks up to Norm and is positively gushing... "Mr' Nelson, I hate to bother you but could I get your autograph for my wife?"

Norm replied, "Well sure" and without a second's hesitation he signed "Willy Nelson" in a very fancy signature. By the time the evening was over he'd signed half a dozen autographs.

We were all busting a gut as we walked out of the place.... Norm finally explained that people were always mistaking him for Willie and he always signed "Willy" just to be sure he couldnt be accused of forgery.

I bet those people have those napkins to this day... LOL

oh, and I've met Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong... Neil is real nice but Chuck is a crotchety old SOB!

Tom S. · 09-26-2008, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by MRRiley

oh, and I've met Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong... Neil is real nice but Chuck is a crotchety old SOB!

That's because he has...............ASTROIDS!

sorry, I couldn't resist!

Igilligan · 09-26-2008, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by nathancombs

i got drunk with Mojo Nixon once

Who hasn't....

I once had Joan Jett, Elvin Bishop and Jim Carroll snortin' drugs off of the urinal next to me at the Old Waldorf in SF

Then again 'who hasn't

09-26-2008, 07:42 AM	#21
Leaf Fan Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada eh! Photos: Gallery Posts: 673	Originally posted by Peter Zack The worst "almost meeting" was Sandra Bullock. She was making a movie in my home town. The cast of the movie rented a house attached to my Dad's property. Dad had his sailboat up on the shore and was working on it each day. He told me this 'pretty girl' would come over occasionally and sit on the shore and talk to him as he worked. He doesn't watch movies or TV and had no idea who she was, just treated her normally. He had been sworn to secrecy by the production company as to who was living/renting the cottage. He never knew who she was and didn't say a word to me about it. It was shortly after "Speed" came out and I had a serious crush on her back then. After they all left He mentioned it and I showed him her picture. "That's the girl !!" I was speechless. She was there for 6 weeks. Had I known, his boat would have been better than new. I'd have polished the paint off that thing. SOAB..."had" a crush on her, she's still one of the hottest women on the planet. She's got that special down to earth beauty about her and she's got talent to do drama, comedy, etc. which makes her even hotter. mmmmmm......Sandra Bullock......oh, sorry were we talking about photography somewhere on here.....what happened...... As for me, Tina Turner when I was a kid, she used to go to the Optometrist in my building (apparently this guy was like a world renowned doctor). I remember the first time I saw her get out of her limo in front of our building, these two beautiful long legs extended slowly from the back door........wow Nice as pie though, the local media knew she was in town so there were some photos of her in the paper that morning and a bunch of us in the building got autographs from her. Other than that, Peter Mansbridge and his wife Cynthia Dale used to go to my Church, skied with Borje Salming one day without even knowing it until my cousin asked me if I knew who that was... Edit: Sorry forgot to mention my wife's cousin Mike... (I didn't take the photo) Last edited by Leaf Fan; 09-26-2008 at 08:07 AM.

09-26-2008, 09:28 AM	#24
Igilligan Guest	Ha ha Originally posted by nathancombs i got drunk with Mojo Nixon once Who hasn't.... I once had Joan Jett, Elvin Bishop and Jim Carroll snortin' drugs off of the urinal next to me at the Old Waldorf in SF Then again 'who hasn't

09-26-2008, 02:27 AM	#16
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by PentaxPZ today is the 19th of september 2008... I have just seen BILL ODDIE walk up the main street on Penzance! bill in my town..... bag on his shoulder and binoculars round his neck Not only did I have to 'Google' Bill Oddie, to find out whom he may be, but I had no idea where in the world Penzance may be either - thank you Google! I like the coat of arms for Penznace - it has a buccaneer with a drawn sword - very cool! I rode in an elevator with Colin James in a London hotel and said good morning to David Suzuki in the lobby of the Delta Chelsea in Toronto. Not very impressive, I must admit. COLIN JAMES David Suzuki Actually, years ago while on vacation in Florida, I was approached by a 'fan' begging my autograph. He was convinced I was a player for the Cleveland Indians and wouldn't leave until I autographed a piece of paper for him. So I scribbled an illegible name, shook his hand and sent him on his delusional way. Last edited by J.Scott; 09-26-2008 at 02:46 AM.

09-26-2008, 02:51 AM	#17
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by straightshooter Donnie Van Zant gave me the nickname Straightshooter when I did some pics for .38 Special way back when their first album came out. I still have that album signed by the whole group. Working on an airline ticket counter, you meet a lot of fairly well known people. I met Charlton Heston, Wayne Rogers, Joe Namath, Gene Roddenberry, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Molly Hatchet, Lynard Skynard (the original group), Bo Diddley, just to name a few. Charlton Heston probably had the most impressive personality of anyone I ever met. There was a "presence" to him that was almost overwhelming. I have a piece of paper in my scrapbook that says "To Calvin, Live long and prosper. Gene Roddenberry" If you're not a Trekker, that won't seem like a big deal but if you are, you understand. CW I now envy you.

09-26-2008, 07:07 AM	#18
bonovox Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland's wild west Posts: 555	Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster had the pleasure to share a plane with my wife and me when we flew from Sydney to the Whitsundays for our Honeymoon. We got Rod's autograph (though not his marriage advice).

09-26-2008, 07:26 AM	#19
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Originally posted by straightshooter I have a piece of paper in my scrapbook that says "To Calvin, Live long and prosper. Gene Roddenberry" If you're not a Trekker, that won't seem like a big deal but if you are, you understand. CW I understand, maybe too much. That would be soooo cool. I've met a bunch of movie people (some would call them "stars" but I understand they still use the bathroom the same way I do) because a fair number of movies are made here (did some extras work in Nova Scotia). Stallone, Kelsey Grammar, John Cusack, Donald Sutherland to name a few. The worst "almost meeting" was Sandra Bullock. She was making a movie in my home town. The cast of the movie rented a house attached to my Dad's property. Dad had his sailboat up on the shore and was working on it each day. He told me this 'pretty girl' would come over occasionally and sit on the shore and talk to him as he worked. He doesn't watch movies or TV and had no idea who she was, just treated her normally. He had been sworn to secrecy by the production company as to who was living/renting the cottage. He never knew who she was and didn't say a word to me about it. It was shortly after "Speed" came out and I had a serious crush on her back then. After they all left He mentioned it and I showed him her picture. "That's the girl !!" I was speechless. She was there for 6 weeks. Had I known, his boat would have been better than new. I'd have polished the paint off that thing.

09-26-2008, 07:32 AM	#20
PeterAM Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 539	My college fraternity once hired Bo Diddley to play at a big party (probably '61 or '62). Still remember having a drink with him.

09-26-2008, 08:03 AM	#22
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Or "Who havn't you met that you thought you did?" My mother's 4th husband (looong story), Duane and his brother Norm and I were elk hunting in Colorado. We'd been out for a week and decided to drive into Glenwood Springs to clean up a little and have a nice dinner. We are in the restaurant and we notice all of these people looking at us and pointing. I'm getting a little offended because we DID shower before going to dinner but figure they are just surprised a handful of disheveled hunters are in the place eating. Well after a while, this guy walks up to Norm and is positively gushing... "Mr' Nelson, I hate to bother you but could I get your autograph for my wife?" Norm replied, "Well sure" and without a second's hesitation he signed "Willy Nelson" in a very fancy signature. By the time the evening was over he'd signed half a dozen autographs. We were all busting a gut as we walked out of the place.... Norm finally explained that people were always mistaking him for Willie and he always signed "Willy" just to be sure he couldnt be accused of forgery. I bet those people have those napkins to this day... LOL oh, and I've met Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong... Neil is real nice but Chuck is a crotchety old SOB!

09-26-2008, 08:41 AM	#23
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Originally posted by MRRiley oh, and I've met Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong... Neil is real nice but Chuck is a crotchety old SOB! That's because he has...............ASTROIDS! sorry, I couldn't resist!