political-ish celebrities?

i VERY briefly met sister helen prejean at a UN demonstration. ummm...

i'm sure there are other political figures i've met in my life, they're just not as interesting as drag queens and rock stars to me.

Serious said:

Sure, but I can easily say that it is rude not to interact with the person who is sitting next to you at a seated dinner-party.....which happened to be the case with Fritz Wepper.....

I don't talk with people just because they happen to be a celebrity.....I could have talked to TTD once as well, but I was (am) not interested in him....besides the fact that I don't find him a celebrity at all!

I once literally bumped into Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel at the Nobu Restaurant in NYC...We didn't interact eventhough DeNiro excused himself to me and Keitel gave me his typical look.....it was a mighty cool moment!

abierman said:

That was exactly my point. I talk to people who I am interested in getting to know better and not because they happen to be famous.

And already when I was typing my post I knew you'd take the chance to mention one more time how much TTD sucks .

Serious said:

Every time you look in the mirror, you're meeting a celebrity.

Don't ever sell yourself short!

abierman said:

RodeoSchro said:

Exactly.

Ace said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm not joking. What RS means is that we should never be in awe of anyone and he's totally on the money.

I've met lots of cock rockers back in the early 90's. And I think I saw Don Vito from Mtv's Viva La Bam at the Mall of America riding around on a motorized wheelchair.

Ace said:

I know you're not.

I still find it funny. I think the concept of celebrity is bizarre, sure, but certainly there are people I admire for the work I see of theirs, writers, musicians, artists, etc. There is nothing I do that would cause me to be noticed in such a manner. So the idea of everyone being a celebrity is silly.

CarrieMpls said:

I agree.

And I just remember I ran into Elton John once .

CarrieMpls said:

But that's not what he means.

also...

I shook Too $hort's hand...

CarrieMpls said:

Is anybody famous when everybody wants fame?

RodeoSchro said:

If everyone IS famous, then no one is, sure.

But everyone does not want fame. I certainly don't. And I know plenty of people who don't either. I'd much rather hide in the corner, thanks.

Serious said:

I had a chance to meet Swollen Members a few years back, but since I don't give a shit about them, I didn't bother.

I've met Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley(record signing), John Waters(lectures, Mink Stole(California AIDS Bike Ride), Rachel McAdams(she's my friend's client), Sheila E. @ one of her birthday gigs, Eric Leeds, Sandra Bernhard, Monique, Boy George and I think that's it.

I've met comedian George Wallace, hip-hop artist Common, porn star Jenna Jameson, my favorite band Average White Band, musician india.arie, that Prince guy and my favorite celebrity I ever met, Robin Thicke. Even as he gets more known, he never forgets his fans helped him get to where he his. A very humble and genuinely nice person.

RenHoek said:

CarrieMpls said:

Sing it, sister!

I'd rather have my leg gnawed off by a grizzly bear.

meow85 said:

Swollen Members? Don't blame ya.

Also Bill Shatner as well as a bunch of other Star Trek actors.

Oh, a few members of the old NPG (circa 1995).

Locally (in Minnesota): lawyer Jack "This is all I do, and I do it well" Prescott.

iceblue07 said:

That's very cool! I used to dislike his Doctor until I started listening to the Big Finish Production CDs, and they changed my whole view of him.

Yes many of them, and seen many more.
some of the biggest are probably:
David Letterman
Magic Johnson
Eddie Van Halen
Bill Murray
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman
Pierce Brosnan
Jimmy Conners
Brian Wilson
Ice Cube
Sean Penn

Yeah, several.

Meh. I don't get star struck at all.

Yes, I worked for one for awhile and bashed her to hell and back here. I am done and over it.

I shook Naughty by Nature's Trech's hand. He is short.
And I am not proud of this, but Flava Flav flirted with me. Ewww... My husband thought it was halarious.

JustErin said:

That's because you are a star

Eve, Kip Blackshire, one of the members of the NPG dancers (the one with the sideways hi top), Stokley (Mint Condition), R. Kelly, Scottie Pippen,