I was in a high school play with Ben MacKenzie of "The O.C." (and MacKenzie ain't his real last name.)

I also went to high school with the Bush twins (when he was governor).

HE HE , she said Bush twins!!!!!





Sorry !!!

I was the first person to photograph Donovan McNabb in an Eagles jersey. I ate lunch with Vai Sikahema and other broadcasters and ex-Eagles.

I opened for Poco.

I had the opportunity to talk basically one to one with Karyn Parsons for about 5 minutes. She was humble, gracious, personable and absolutely beautiful.

I didnt have any idea who she was until shortly before we met.

Bill Clinton and I went to different schools together. :smack:

I am jealous of MrsV. All my contact with celebrity has been fleeting. Maybe shake hands or ask a question for the newspaper. When I sold gold guns, we had several celeb clients/friends. I was always out of town so I never got to meet em though.

I have met Michael Martin Murphy a few times. His drummer? maybe guitarist.. is a western artist who traded my dad a signed print for a oak/glass gun case -- dad thought that was cool.

I had cocktails with Charlton Heston once. He was old and feeble. His shoulders were stooped so he was actually shorter than me, but he had shitloads of presence, still. He drank white wine, which disappointed me for some reason. I was threatened with my life if I attempted to make him say "Damn dirty apes". I really really really almost did it anyway.

Jennifer Love Hewitt once went on a pizza run for me.

I was playing in Meredith Brooks' touring band at the time, and Meredith was producing JLH's album. Ms. Hewitt came by the rehearsal studio one day at noon, and brought lunch for the band. She was wearing sweats and flip flips, no makeup, hair in a hat. She's a very, very beautiful girl, even without the professional help.

Most of my brush-ins with fame have been work-related.

Slim
 

Just last week I ran into the guy who used to wax the floors where I work. He's this really tall black dude who wears overalls and is really friendly. It was good to see him again. His name is "Slim." :neutral: (sorry, Flint).

I met a guy that opened for Poco. :notworthy

No Bruce you got that backwards , the guy that opened for PoCo met YOU !!! ;)

I paid to watch...and hear. He got paid to come make the noise. Plus you should have seen the hot groupie...no, hot bandie.....make that hot Toadie....no that's not right....um, hot chick he left with. ;)

I did paperwork for Bill Bergey. he's a dick.

I kissed a Bay City Roller. I think his name was Woody.

Oh yeah, I forgot, I sold a Gizmo (a sorta-rare guitar effect) to Marty Willson-Piper of the Church. We had a nice 10-minute conversation.

I've also briefly met Chris Isaak, Julian Cope, and Sammy of the Bodeans in backstage "can we chat with the musicians" sort of deals. One of the advantages of the small club show is that sometimes the artists will be cool with people who want to come backstage after the show and meet n greet.

I got to hang out with Chick Corea in exactly that sort of setting once. It was after the last set at Catalina's (great jazz club here in LA), and he and the band just sort of ... hung around afterward. I was with a friend, we were both players, so we meandered over and asked if we could buy them a drink. 3 hours later, the drummer (Gary Novak) and I were sitting at the piano swapping chord voicings back and forth.

It seems like the higher the talent level goes, the less pretentious the people get.

I, of course, remain a megalomaniacal jack-ass.