Mano3
King
Anyone have a brush with fame? Have you met, shook hands, partied with, etc. a famous person?
Looking back, I've been lucky and have a long list. Most of it is due to a part-time job as a security guy at a sports arena; some are due to my USAF historian position. The rest is just dumb luck:
Entertainers:
* Said hello to Def Leppard while they were playing soccer before a concert.
* Said hello to Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn before their show.
* Met and talked with the group Alabama after their show.
* Became Eddie Money's 'buddy' for the night because I was the only security guy that recognized him and didn't keep him from going backstage. He was so drunk and his breath about killed me!
* Caught Steve Perry's (Journey) hat when he threw it at a concert. When I saw the crowd closing in on me to take the hat, I threw it into the mass and watched as people fought tooth and nail for it.
* I'm in Van Halen's Panama video. They filmed it at the Philadelphia Spectrum while I was at the concert (1984). You can't see me because I'm a dot in the crowd.
* Talked at length with Linda Blair (girl in the Exorcist) at a toy/comic convention. She was hot!!!
Political/Historical:
* Ten feet from Ronald Reagan when he was campaigning in 1984. He's a big guy in person. He later waved to me when his motorcade passed.
* Talked with William S. Cohen, Clinton's Secretary of Defense when he visited the museum I worked at.
* Interviewed General John Allison, an orginal Flying Tiger from WWII and considered the 'Father of USAF SpecOPS'.
Sports:
* Tim Leary, a pitcher for the NY Yankees, signed my ball cap.
* Had long conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR #8) at a computer gaming store. He asked for my opinion on a NASCAR game he was going to buy. I told him I had no idea because I didn't like NASCAR or racing games!
I had no idea who he was. He just smiled and we talked games until he reached the register.
Looking back, I've been lucky and have a long list. Most of it is due to a part-time job as a security guy at a sports arena; some are due to my USAF historian position. The rest is just dumb luck:
Entertainers:
* Said hello to Def Leppard while they were playing soccer before a concert.
* Said hello to Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn before their show.
* Met and talked with the group Alabama after their show.
* Became Eddie Money's 'buddy' for the night because I was the only security guy that recognized him and didn't keep him from going backstage. He was so drunk and his breath about killed me!
* Caught Steve Perry's (Journey) hat when he threw it at a concert. When I saw the crowd closing in on me to take the hat, I threw it into the mass and watched as people fought tooth and nail for it.
* I'm in Van Halen's Panama video. They filmed it at the Philadelphia Spectrum while I was at the concert (1984). You can't see me because I'm a dot in the crowd.
* Talked at length with Linda Blair (girl in the Exorcist) at a toy/comic convention. She was hot!!!
Political/Historical:
* Ten feet from Ronald Reagan when he was campaigning in 1984. He's a big guy in person. He later waved to me when his motorcade passed.
* Talked with William S. Cohen, Clinton's Secretary of Defense when he visited the museum I worked at.
* Interviewed General John Allison, an orginal Flying Tiger from WWII and considered the 'Father of USAF SpecOPS'.
Sports:
* Tim Leary, a pitcher for the NY Yankees, signed my ball cap.
* Had long conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR #8) at a computer gaming store. He asked for my opinion on a NASCAR game he was going to buy. I told him I had no idea because I didn't like NASCAR or racing games!
I had no idea who he was. He just smiled and we talked games until he reached the register.
