Most famous person you've ever met?

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Thought of another, not super famous, but if you know you know...

As a young sapling, the punk band I played drums for was scouted by Vinnie from Fueled By Ramen (Panic! At the Disco, Paramore, 21 Pilots, Jimmy Eat World). We played a show at the Covered Dish in Gainesville, FL as a try out and as openers for Less Than Jake (Vinnie was drummer for LTJ). We never heard from Vinnie again afterwards <sad trombone>.
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Dave B wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 12:12 pm We never heard from Vinnie again afterwards <sad trombone>.
Totally their loss. If they thought they don't need Milo's lookalike as opener, that was just plain silly.
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oh wait, I thought it was most famous person met on a hike on a 14er.

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I met Henry Kissinger, and his son. Formal introduction in the archive of the Rockefeller family, which my dad directed.

I also exchanged words with Robert Fripp.

And finally, bumped into Joey Ramon on the street, but I don't really count that, because even though we banged into each other, no civil words were exchanged.
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Dave B wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 12:12 pm Thought of another, not super famous, but if you know you know...

As a young sapling, the punk band I played drums for was scouted by Vinnie from Fueled By Ramen (Panic! At the Disco, Paramore, 21 Pilots, Jimmy Eat World). We played a show at the Covered Dish in Gainesville, FL as a try out and as openers for Less Than Jake (Vinnie was drummer for LTJ). We never heard from Vinnie again afterwards <sad trombone>.
this doesn't count because it wasn't me, but in high school a friend of mine helped organize shows and one time he helped Ben Weasel stop a nosebleed after he got hit in the face with the mic stand by someone stage-diving. of course, that wasn't until after the set finished, because singing while spewing blood all over the front row of people is what punk rock is all about.
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Also, not quite a star encounter, but I got a bloody nose on a woman that both Dennis Rodman and I were trying to woo (on separate occasions).

Dennis Rodman used to be a regular at Champs in Addison, TX. I saw him there a few times, but never got a chance to talk to him.
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12ersRule wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:33 am Also, not quite a star encounter, but I got a bloody nose on a woman that both Dennis Rodman and I were trying to woo (on separate occasions).

Dennis Rodman used to be a regular at Champs in Addison, TX. I saw him there a few times, but never got a chance to talk to him.
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No, she wasn't famous, or even Almost Famous.
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Most famous people. Big Chuck and Little John. If your not from NE Ohio, you wouldn't understand.
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