I met Ice Cube protege Yo-Yo in 93 she was a sweet heart,and in 94 I met female rap duo from the bay area,The Conscious Daughters signed to priority records,had a minor hit with "Something to ride to...Funky expidition" they were discovered by militant rapper Paris.....

BB King (very laid back)
Psychadelic Furs
Micki Howard
Meshell N'Degeocello
Andy Gibb (grocery shopping with his mom!)
Patra
Joan Jett
Prince
Jerome Benton
Holly Robinson (very sweet)
Mavis Staples

bwnladybug, we need to chat! I've met a few people on your list; the NPG guys were really cool. I about FLIPPED when Tommy cut his hair. Did you see Kirk perform with his band when Prince had the store in Uptown? KAJ something. I can't remember.

Storm

EvilWhiteMale said:

Not very surprised to hear Howard was a dick, considering the fact that was a year after his seperation and he thought (and still thinks) he is better than everyone. Thanks for the story. In the past, Robin has gone to DFPs but maybe she skipped that one.

Are porn queen superstars considered Famous?

I've met Christina Aguilera and Tina Landon.

theVelvetRoper said:

oh fuck off! where? (you ARE a Janet fiend hehe)

sermwanderer said:

He is amazing

CinisterCee said:

In Philly on South Street a few years ago, during The Velvet Rope tour. She was with a friend of hers, who wasn't one of Janet's "Kids". Tina was really nice, and I have her autograph on a napkin.

I went to highschool with r&b singer Dwele
I met Dennis Rodman when I was 8 years old at the Detroit Auto Show. He had terrible acne and hardly uttered a word when we shook hands and had our picture taken together.
I met r&b singer, Tamia and NBA player, Grant Hill at the Somerset Collection (shopping mall in the Detroit area) in 1998.
I've met NBA legend Isiah Thomas several times.
Rapper Dana Dane, I met in an instore in 1994. Me and a good friend of mine were the only people in the store at the time besides the employees and his entorage.
Ive met Pharrel Williams, N.E.R.D. Kelis, and Royce da 5'9at an aftershow party in 2002.

Most of them I've met, and there were a few almost met:

Darryl Strawberry
Ron Darling
David Cone
Rafael Palmeiro
Will Clark
Andre Dawson (actually we were trying to avoid him, scary dood)
Greg Maddux
Orel Hershieser
Keena Turner
Ronnie Lott (really cool and fine)
Greg Louganis

Joan Collins (well not formally, she was staring at me in a bookstore, which freaked me out, and I just walked past her not realizing who she was, then remembering she was in town performing in a play.)
Don Cheadle (more like eye-contact and I waved to him on the other side of a door. Only wished I could have gotten close enough to talk to him)
Terry McMillan

Davey Jones
Ledisi
Third Eye Blind (numerous times, not just meeting but hanging out)
Tony Thompson of Chic
En Vogue
Printz Board (played trumpet and keyboard from Nikka Costa's tight band)
waved at Nick and Simon from Duran Duran (during an autograph signing that we couldn't get into)

E Lynn Harris

Tiffany... my housemate last summer was her second cousin...

I saw Robert Plant in the washroom at a local club about fifteen years ago.

Julian Lennon
Michael Anthony from Van Halen
Rodney Peete (Phila. Eagles) I went to school with him.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Damn, either you are in the business or you get around the country.

Storm said:

I remember when Tommy went to Dredlocks when he was with Greazy Meal. Oohh I was like Tommy that's not working, and he soon after that he cut them off. I just recently saw him at my job and we were like hey what are you doing down here and what is going on? He's still playing around town. He's getting married again soon.

Yes, I did check Kirk out at the store. They were off the hook. I also checked out Larry when they were (Kirk,Morris, Mike Scott) at Electric Fetus here in Mpls and Prince had Mani and another person video the performance with one of the those computer cam's. So that he can see it live. From wherever he was at.

Chaka Khan-When I used to work backstage in the Apollo as a cleaner when I was in junior high, she's somebody I misunderstood as a BITCH but she's sooo damn the opposite.

Patrice Rushen & Brenda Russell-They passed by our high-school and made lectures on melodic structures and basics on how to play the piano, how to deliver chordal notes and what not. It was really a cool experience.

Millie Jackson & her daughter Keisha-In NJ's airport, she's a down-right-home lady. Like your cool aunt who would cuss in front of you yet she comes across as someone with knowledge and deep wisdom.

Eddie Griffin-In NJ's airport too, he's not the ignorant mofo ya'll seeing in the movies at all. He's pretty different in person and could handle a very intelligent conversation.

Anita Baker-It was 21 years ago, I was couple o' months old lol I have this picture of her holding me with my mother standing next to her in some concert's backstage.

Miki Howard-Didn't talk to her becoz she looked like she needs privacy but she came into this clothing store and she looks betta than when she was younger IMHO, and yes she got back to her big hair lol.

Heavy D-A very beautiful brotha, inside & out. Bless him!

Muhammad Ali
Bill Cosby
William Peter Blatty('The Exorcist' author)
Dave Chapelle
George Clinton
Bootsy Collins
Bernie Worrell
Gary Shider
Jerome Brailey
Franklyn Ajaye
Kevin Eubanks
Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten
Dori Caymmi
Pat Metheny
Jaco Pastorius - about a year before he died. I was pretty naive, so I walked up to him after a show at Blues Alley and talked to him for a minute about His fretless Bass playing, and got his autograph...I didn't realize until much later how "on the edge" he was during this period..I'm glad I had a pleasant meeting! if he had been feeling differently that night, he might've taken my head off!!
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Harlepolis said:

That's so what I thought she would be like. She has "cool aunt" written all over her!

bwnladybug said:

I met them all in NYC, on video production.

Muhammad Ali
George Clinton
Michael Jackson
Prince
Adam West
OJ Simpson (unfornately)
Fred McMurray
Bob Hope
Chelsea Clinton
Alicia Keys
The little kid(grown up now from My Three Sons) can't remember his name
Paulie Shore (unfornately)

And a few others I can't remember...

MARIAH CAREY-After a show in Vegas during the 'Rainbow Tour'. She was pretty nice. She could not get that damn fake ass smile off her face though. And let me tell ya she LOOOOVES her booze!

QUEEN LATIFAH-At a meeting my company had...she was really cool and I made her laugh!

NORAH JONES-After a show in LA just after 'Come Away With Me' came out and no-one really knew about her. She was so damn cool. Very shy and funny. Very much a plain-Jane. She had a black pant suit and thick black glasses...very Buddy Holly-meets-Jeanene Gorafolo

LIZ PHAIR-Before a show in LA...she was really cool and tiny!

JOSS STONE-A two different work events. This was last fall when her record just come out. She was really cool. Her mom was funny as hell. And she's tall!

VAN HUNT & RANDY JACKSON-Again at a meeting. I spoke to Van about Prince and Randy thought I was pretty impressive when it came to Prince trivia!

OUTKAST-'Stankonia' Tour...they were not very nice. At the time I was furious but I got over it...they could've been having a bad day.

VINCE VAUGHN-Drunk on Sunset Blvd...my friends and I were walking to another bar when we saw VV drunk as hell singing 'Sweet Home Alabama' with a homeless man in front of Skybar (LA hotspot). We ended up singing with them and VV seemed really crazy.

MARGARET CHO-At LA Pride in 2002. She was funny and really cute!

THALIA-Worked a music event and she was there. She's seemed okay. Very stand-off-ish and demanded white carpet and candles in the wash room she was using...no joke!

INDIGO GIRLS-At a show way back in '97 ('Shaming of the Sun' tour) and they were so down to earth and two of the nicest people I've ever met.

kd.LANG-Before a concert...she was really cool....the women almost fainted!

JARED LETO-With his sorry ass band. He was a dick

OTHER BRIEF ENCOUNTERS/SIGHTINGS

KATE HUDSON/CHRIS ROBINSON-At Ameoba Records in Hollywood shortly after she had her baby.
KEVIN COSTNER-At a stoplight in Beverly Hills
DAVE SCHWIMMER-At a Les Nubians in-store at Virgin Megastore-West Hollywood
COLIN FARRELL-At the same Les Nubians in-store
MARK MAGRATH (Suger Ray)-Drinking martinis at Trocodero Lounge-Sunset Blvd.
ALLISON JANNEY (West Wing)-At a Joss Stone show at the Troubadour
ANGIE STONE-At the same Joss Stone show
ROSANNA ARQUETTE-At the Joss Stone show
JA RULE-On an elevator in LA
LATOYA JACKSON-At a restuarant in Beverly Hills...we thought it was Janet! Until we saw her face.
DENNIS FRANZ (NYPD Blue)-At Lola's... a restaurant in West Hollywood.
PATRICIA HEATON (Everybody Loves Raymond)-At North Lounge on Sunset Blvd.
DORIS ROBERTS (Everybody Loves Raymond)-At the Grove shopping center in LA.
CHEECH MARIN-At a Courtney Love show earlier this year at the Roxy-Sunset Blvd.
CYPRESS HILL- Smoking weed in the patio of the Rainbow Room on Sunset before the Courtney Love show.
KIMBERLY CALDWELL-'American Idol Season 2' finalist at a show in LA with the little girl from CURLY SUE (not so little anymore) fronting a rock band.

LL Cool J @ a night club (right before the release of his Goat LP)
Bizmarkie (lives in my area)
Garet Stephenson (Major league baseball player) - on the airplane
Allan Payne (actor - New Jack City, jason's Lyric) - in Miami

I am a waiter in a pretty popular NYC restaurant called Sushi Samba and I have waited on boatloads of celebraties. Here are some.


MAYTE AND TOMMY LEE

ENTIRE CAST OF SEX IN TE CITY

RON HOWARD

GLORIA ESTAFAN AND HER HUSBAND

DERIK JETER

ICE T

ALEC BALDWIN

GWEN STEFANI AND REST OF NO DOUBT PLUS GAVIN

SINGER FROM SMASH MOUTH

DOOGIE HOWSER MD

PUNKS FROM THE BAND HANSEN

CHELSEA CLINTON

WESLEY SNIPES

DAVE NAVARO

GUYS FROM QUEER EYE FOR 'THE STRAIGHT GUY'

GUYS FROM 'THE APPRENTICE'

BILLY CORGAN

SAMMY HAGAR

PUFF DADDY

JOHN NORRIS

CARSON DAILY

CAROL ALT

MANY MODELS AND LESSER NAME STARS
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Dang I forgot a few:

Tom Morello (He and RATM won a couple of Bammies awards. At the time I wasn't that familiar with them, but after meeting him I started to listen to their music, which led to Audioslave. He was really down-to-earth)
Money B from Digital Underground (He kept eyeing me at the Bammies and I guess he figured I was going to go over and join the crowd. That's ok, he had enough women around him. I just grinned and kept walking)
Kirk Hammett (unfortunately it was after my Metallica phase (which was really short), so I didn't appreciate it as much)
Bobby Caldwell (I was so mad that I ran out of film, and couldn't take a pic with him, but I cherish the autograph)
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tori amos
stevie nicks
lindsey buckingham
lauryn hill
u2
lenny kravitz
prince
johnny lang
larry graham
l7
rob zombie
iggy pop
marilyn manson (what a dork)
howard stern
stephen baldwin (does he even count as famous, lol)
clive davis
william kennedy
alice cooper
fiona apple
patricia fields
betsy johnson

i know there are more but i don't remember who right now.

Hmm...
Kelis
Sisqo
Vin Diesal
Mya
LL Cool J
Ginuwine
Donell Jones
Wesley Snipes
Chris Rock
Jim Carrey
Doug E
Larry Graham
Jennifer Holiday
Alicia Keys
R Kelley
Juvenile
Mike Tyson
Missy Elliot
Trina
Whitney Houston
Nona Gaye (I know her)
Loon
Mayte
50 Cent

To those whom met Tupac....you are so so so so so so lucky...if there's one person I wouldve liked to have met, it would have been him...

And I was so close to meeting Prince a few times but never have spoken to him... Made eye contact, yes...but spoken? No.

CherrieMoonKisses said:

I have a girlfiend who is a model, had met Tupac and took some pic with him.

Mick Jagger
Dave Mathews
Lenny Kravitz
MC Hammer
Flavor Flav
Ice Cube
Ozzy
Thomas Dolby
The Beastie Boys
Annie Lennox
Dave Stewart
Jermaine Jackson
Bananarama
Alice Cooper
James Hetfield
Chris Squire
Billy Sheean
Taylor Dayne
N'Dea
The Scorpions
Shawn Colvin
Paul Westerberg
Tommy Stinson
Steve Smith
Jack Bruce
Stu Hamm
Jeff Berlin
Frank Gambale
Scott Henderson
Joe Pass
Depeche Mode
Steven Perkins
Meshell Ndegeocello

Ones that I can remember in no particular order except the 1st one (for
obvious reasons) and the last being the most recent.

Jimi Hendrix
Sam Rivers
Nat Adderley
Roy McCurdy
Walter Booker
Nancy Wilson (the Jazz singer)
Wynton Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Herbie Hancock
Stanley Clarke
Al DiMeola
Lenny White
Ricky Lawson
Tommy Lee
Richie Sambora
Tommy Shaw (telephone)
Tommy Tedesco
Muddy Waters
Jerry Ragovoy
Allan Holdsworth
Phil Upchurch
James Gadson
EWF
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
Vanessa del Rio
Eric Clapton
The Who
Frank Zappa
Billy Mundi (Mothers of Invention)
Millie Jackson
Anita Baker (telephone)
Steve Winwood
Kool and the Gang
Bill Champlin
Jason Scheff
Bill Withers
Soulive
The Manhattans
David Carradine
Al Kooper
Sheila E
George Clinton
Bootsy Collins
Buckethead
Blackbird McKnight
Jan Hammer (telephone)
George Duke
James Moody
Julie from The Real World New Orleans (today)

Tribal Disorder