miho9000 said:

"Twave" is french for smooth-lover?

JustErin said:

no it's not!!!!!

I have people "I know" that "think" they are famous.


They're all papes.

jerseykrs said:

First of all whats a pape? and I think he's proffesional to a certain degree cuz well.... he's got that silly music vid on his myspace. Song is just like any other R&B song but the music vid well...it wasn't very good in my opinion. It was, dare I say, unproffesional!

superspaceboy said:

congrats on the mention!

my good pal Jamie from film school is getting his movies shown on PBS, not that he's famous or anything...yet

A few months ago I opened a random newspaper and there was a big huge ad for the movie Sherrybaby and in big letters it said "a film by Laurie Collyer". Laurie and I worked for a film fest and went out for beers a couple of times in the early 90's. I was pretty stunned when I saw her name.

In college I lived downstairs from Lisa Loeb. Some of my closest friends were friends with her (I wasn't). That was before she got famous.

coolest ... so ... have your friends changed NOW that they are (somewhat) famous and you are .... well .... just you ...

Usually they just go off to bigger and better things and you lose touch with them. I have a couple good friends from college who are very successful in their careers and I always find it a struggle to get much attention from them. Also, they tend to be so focused that you kind of have to meet them where they are. It helps if you can talk about their work.

Thinking famous people are important is a very unhealthy attitude. We as a society have eroded the possibility for real social change, because of our insatiable pursuit of both fame and wealth. It really does keep me up at night, beyond the huge boners.

2freaky4church1 said:

it's kind of sobering to actually talk to someone who has experienced that kind of success, especially if that person has been able to remain kind of grounded and realistic about the whole thing. i don't know about people who are just fame whores, but people who actually consider themselves artists and experience success seem to just have to work that much harder to keep up with the demand. fame doesn't really seem to be that much of a reward if what you really want to do is just keep creating stuff. that's the vibe i've gotten, anyway.

SnidelyWhiplash said:

Way to try to prolong your thread.

Typical.

you are JUST sooooo jealous when i have a thread that doesnt involve jog splitting or kids pictures !!!

i (generally) do not .... altho ... my buddy who has unlimited resources now .... i guess i kinda wish i had some extra cash ... so ... that kinda makes hhim important ... to some ... people ...

i agree with ya ... in some ways - my buddy hasnt changed a bit ... altho like alot of us fraternity boys--- we have grown up ... gotten busier whether it is OUR JOB or kids , etc ... i was actually quite surprised ... he sent me emails almost right back - indicating he was busy ... but he did want to get together for lunch soon ...

SnidelyWhiplash said:

Yeah, btw, I spent my Sunday nite looking at jog splitters at the NEW home depot!!!!

Evi from the dance-group Lasgo was my best friend in highschool.

ok. hold the phone. dont u have a log splitter already??? i mean ... come on ... tell him u need some new shoes or some tix to a certain show in las vegas ... instead of the log splitter ! ! !

Just this guy below. Not really famous, although he was in the movie Soul Food and had a small part. We went to the same arts high school in San Francsico.


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0678801/

OMG I just found his myspace profile! 26 years old my ass! He's as old as I am!

http://profile.myspace.co...D=81673639

I'm going to contact him now.

now you guys are reminding me of some "lesser famous" friends that i may know ... or have known i should say .... i will have to look some up too ! lol

minneapolisgenius said:

cha know, before i clicked the link i thought you were going to say you were friends with Foxy Brown.

oh my stars that is foxy brown...26 my ass? he's older then me...i was a lil teen heading out to the city listening to him on Your Momma's House in my car...

lordy lordy...26.




i dont remember him being so handsome...damn.

TMPletz said:

OH HELL YES!!!!

I don't know who that blond chick was that won, but I was sooo pissed when she did.

sosgemini said:

Who is Foxy Brown? Now I'm really confused. He's just crazy old Larry from school!

SnidelyWhiplash said:

Yes.


We do.

hey - at 3 pages this thread may be my longest one ever !!!

he he

my friend who i spoke of originally .... did re-email me ... i feel somewhat honored or shall i say --- at least he hasnt changed THAT MUCH ... and became a money-hungry-powerhungry dick !!! he said he wants to maybe get together with the guys in feb ! ... we will see if his busy schedule allows !

SnidelyWhiplash said:

UH OH!

Expect an orgnote from 9's any minute now.

He's like the hall moniter of settings or something.

quit trying to jack my thread !!!

I currently work with someone who has an extremely well-known/famous parent, and therefore they are sometimes in Page 6 or on the news. I wouldn't say we're friends, nor do I hold any illusions that we'll ever 'hang out' after I or they leave the company, but I treat this person like I treat any other co-worker. If they expected special treatment I would be annoyed but they don't. They still receive special treatment from our supervisor, but that's the supervisor's problem not the co-workers.

I'm thinking a few of my friends might become famous one day--not famous movie star/celebrity famous, but famous in their academic fields.