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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #35 on: October 15, 2013, 01:16:51 AM »
Peter Erskine had a clinic at my school a bunch of years ago and me and a buddy got the oppertunity to guide Mr Erskine from his hotel to the school. So we spent about 15 mins in a small taxi chating about music and Disney World. Don't ask me how we got into that subject lol. The funny thing was that non of us were jazz drummers, we studied percussion so the drummers at school got a bit upset about that.  :lol He was so down to earth and easy to chat with. Really cool experience and of course he played like a god.

I doubt anyone know Leigh Howard Stevens but I spent a week at his marimba masterclass in Switzerland.

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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #36 on: October 15, 2013, 02:27:50 AM »
I've had replies from loads of famous musicians on Twitter.

In person : barely any.

Steve White - Paul Weller's drummer.

Damon Minchella - Ocean Colour Scene bassist.

Bill Bruford.

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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #37 on: October 15, 2013, 02:32:52 AM »
Quote from: Kotowboy on October 15, 2013, 02:27:50 AM
I've had replies from loads of famous musicians on Twitter.

In person : barely any.

Steve White - Paul Weller's drummer.

Damon Minchella - Ocean Colour Scene bassist.

Bill Bruford.

Can't really think right now.

Haven't you had a Twitter reply from Shatner or something like that? That's pretty big time!
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #38 on: October 15, 2013, 02:34:33 AM »
Not extremely famous, but had a chat with Daniel Gildenlöw and got a photo taken. Also met the band Trivium when I was 14-15, and had a chat/photo taken with them as well.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #39 on: October 15, 2013, 02:34:51 AM »
Eh - people reply on twitter all the time. :p

But yes. Three actually.

Also had a few tweets back and forth with Corey Taylor. It was about the whole Wes Limp Bizkit nonsense a while back.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #40 on: October 15, 2013, 02:49:27 AM »
I've also met Missy Higgins, and gotten into an argument with David Draiman on Twitter.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #41 on: October 15, 2013, 02:50:16 AM »
There's been a lot, so it's tough to say who was the most famous. I grew up with Jani Lane from Warrant and Scott Stapp from Creed. Jani was a genuinely good guy, and I met a lot of people through him. I spent a lot of time in his club he had here in town back in the 90's, too. Scott on the other hand, I have nothing good to say about. I'll just leave it at that.

However, the most memorable meet for me was getting to go inside Motley Crue's jet, and meeting Heather Locklear. Not only was she nicer than you could ever hope for, but looking into her eyes in person was simply intoxicating.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #42 on: October 15, 2013, 02:53:07 AM »
It was probably the air in that jet :lol
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #43 on: October 15, 2013, 02:58:42 AM »
Quote from: NunoTenniscourt on October 15, 2013, 02:50:16 AM
There's been a lot, so it's tough to say who was the most famous. I grew up with Jani Lane from Warrant and Scott Stapp from Creed. Jani was a genuinely good guy, and I met a lot of people through him. I spent a lot of time in his club he had here in town back in the 90's, too. Scott on the other hand, I have nothing good to say about. I'll just leave it at that.

However, the most memorable meet for me was getting to go inside Motley Crue's jet, and meeting Heather Locklear. Not only was she nicer than you could ever hope for, but looking into her eyes in person was simply intoxicating.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #45 on: October 15, 2013, 05:01:39 AM »
Rainn Wilson (Dwight)
Rip Torn   (Zed - MIB)
Alec Baldwin   (Duh)
Jane Curtin  (Conehead)
Jane Kaczmarek  (Lois - Malcom in the Middle)

If twitter and FB count, I have far too many to list. The ones above are strictly in person.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #46 on: October 15, 2013, 05:02:10 AM »
Michael Jordan
Barry Levinson
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #47 on: October 15, 2013, 05:17:44 AM »
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Quote from: NunoTenniscourt on October 15, 2013, 02:50:16 AM
There's been a lot, so it's tough to say who was the most famous. I grew up with Jani Lane from Warrant and Scott Stapp from Creed. Jani was a genuinely good guy, and I met a lot of people through him. I spent a lot of time in his club he had here in town back in the 90's, too. Scott on the other hand, I have nothing good to say about. I'll just leave it at that.

However, the most memorable meet for me was getting to go inside Motley Crue's jet, and meeting Heather Locklear. Not only was she nicer than you could ever hope for, but looking into her eyes in person was simply intoxicating.
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Rainn Wilson (Dwight)
Rip Torn   (Zed - MIB)
Alec Baldwin   (Duh)
Jane Curtin  (Conehead)
Jane Kaczmarek  (Lois - Malcom in the Middle)

If twitter and FB count, I have far too many to list. The ones above are strictly in person.

Jane Kaczmarek may not be considered "pretty" by Hollywood standards, but she does possess some sort of sex appeal to me.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #48 on: October 15, 2013, 07:06:14 AM »
My cousin, Gary Anderson, is the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team. Does that count? He's probably the most famous person I know. Although I must admit I haven't spent much time around him in the last 20 years. Still, he'd know me by sight. :)

Oh, and when he was seven-years-old I ruined Christmas for him by telling him that Santa wasn't real. He didn't believe me until I told him that what he'd asked for was most likely under his parent's bed. He looked. He found. I got an ass-beating from my Step-dad and a lifetime of evil stares from my Uncle Phil.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #49 on: October 15, 2013, 07:55:09 AM »
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Spoke very briefly with Bruce and Nicko. Mostly rudimentary "hi, big fan" kinda thing.

So long ago I had forgotten, but I've met Nicko as well.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #50 on: October 15, 2013, 08:46:11 AM »
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Most famous? That'd probably be Drew Carey. It was Halloween two years ago in NYC and this guy asked my friend if he could take a picture of his amazing Lego Darth Vader costume for his kid. My friend was like "You're Drew Carey!" and a conversation ensued, which ended in me and Drew standing across from the Stonewall Inn talking about how cool it was to see such a landmark for the first time. That was a bizarre and awesome moment.

Also JP/MP and Mr. Wilson, but they're not nearly as famous to the general public.

Oh, and I once (obliviously) carded a Denver Bronco when he was buying alcohol, if that counts  :lol
Didn't you also talk to Joe Pesci once?

No, he came into the liquor store RIGHT AFTER I LEFT and a hilarious exchange ensued that my coworkers later told me about  :'(

I forgot that I also recently hung for a bit with Napoleon Murphy Brock and Don Preston at a Grandmothers of Invention show. And that I got to briefly meet Curtis Fuller a couple of years ago, which was SO cool 'cause he is in his eighties and plays on the album that got me into jazz.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #51 on: October 15, 2013, 09:14:01 AM »
I had dinner with a mystery novelist. Really nice guy, very supportive of my own writing ambitions. :)
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #52 on: October 15, 2013, 09:15:53 AM »
Probably basketball player Luis Scola
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #53 on: October 15, 2013, 09:27:16 AM »
Derek Sherinian (outside the Black Label UnBlackened show in LA... he started jokingly giving my buddy and I shit for wearing DT shirts to a BLS show... struck up a cool little conversation)

Ryo Okumoto  (during his off time he plays in a cover band at a bar in Malibu once in a while and my buddy's band plays between his sets...)

Doane Perry (drummer from Jethro Tull... met him outside of the Steven Wilson show in LA. Apparently a friend of a friend. Said a few words... that counts right?)

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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #54 on: October 15, 2013, 09:31:04 AM »
Jean Chretien
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #55 on: October 15, 2013, 09:32:25 AM »
Slash and then Sammy Hagar at book signings.

Dimebag and Jerry Gaskill both at a K-X show.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #56 on: October 15, 2013, 09:37:33 AM »
All musicians.  Billy Sheehan and Eric Martin from Mr. Big, Eric Singer from Kiss (jammed on 4 Kiss songs with him actually), Zakk Wylde, ZO2, and the Smithereens.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #57 on: October 15, 2013, 09:46:52 AM »
Dave Mustaine, I guess... even though it was very brief  :lol
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #58 on: October 15, 2013, 10:14:53 AM »
Quote from: yeshaberto on October 15, 2013, 12:20:54 AM
met Oliver North one time.  wasn't sure who he was at the time (actually, still really don't)

I am sure he has no recollection of ever talking to you :D
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #59 on: October 15, 2013, 11:29:37 AM »
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #60 on: October 15, 2013, 11:36:52 AM »
Geddy Lee - Outside the stadium for the opening night of the Power Windows tour.  He took my picture.

Bono - At a bar and had a drink with him.

Rich Gedman - Baseball player for the Red Sox sitting next to me at a Briuns game.

Corky from the TV Show Life Goes On in Disney in Anaheim.

John Butcher at a mall as a teen.  Talked to him about guitar playing.  I was eating a tuna in a pocket from Papa Gino's at the
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #61 on: October 15, 2013, 11:40:43 AM »
Hulk Hogan
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #62 on: October 15, 2013, 11:41:34 AM »
Jack Nicholson.

Funny story. I was at a really fancy shmancy restaurant/bar with my pops in California a few years back, and we were having a few drinks, then a few more...and all around letting loose after a week of shit. About halfway through the night, after we were going to close out, the bartender says "We've got George Lucas and Jack Nicholson in the house!", and we're both kinda o.O eh? We turn around and Jack is standing right there with the creepiest fucking smile on his face. He talked to my dad about his name and how much we hate it for about an hour, and I said a few words about how much I liked his work and how much he scared the shit out of me. He bought us a couple drinks, and went on his way to murder more innocent families.

It was oddly laid-back and a good experience overall. Apparently my dad has seen and spoken to him a few times since then. Very respectful, funny man.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #63 on: October 15, 2013, 12:13:09 PM »
Jordan Rudess at a guitar center with Rod Morgenstein (didnt talk to Rod, though)

Mike Massimino, astronaut.  He has been on a few discovery channel or science channel shows, PBS NOVA, and big bang theory a few times, so I guess he might be a well known astronaut to the general population.

Billy West.  He is a voice actor who did Ren and Stimpy, and a bunch of other characters.

Jackie Martling.  Met him and Billy West both at the Iridium club in NYC.  A friend was performing with Jackie.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #64 on: October 15, 2013, 12:45:32 PM »
Quote from: yeshaberto on October 15, 2013, 12:20:54 AM
met Oliver North one time.  wasn't sure who he was at the time (actually, still really don't)

Am I the only one that finds this disturbing ... you being the P/R mod?

To answer the question, Kevin J. Anderson is up there for me.  Musically... Amanda Somerville is a recent entry.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #65 on: October 15, 2013, 12:57:31 PM »
Myself :zydar:
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #66 on: October 15, 2013, 12:59:28 PM »
Quote from: Nekov on October 15, 2013, 09:15:53 AM
Probably basketball player Luis Scola

Oh I almost forgot.  I met Wilt Chamberlain once. 
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #67 on: October 15, 2013, 01:26:39 PM »
Stevie Wonder
Julie Newmar
Prince
Keanu Reeves
Rich Little
Diana Krall
JoAnne Worley (of "Laugh-In" fame)
Gary Owens (the announcer from above TV show (also "Space Ghost").  he actually recorded my voice mail message for me!)
Larry Graham
Marcus Miller
A.C Nielsen, Jr - of Nielsen ratings fame
John Cusack
Phoebe Snow
Michael Jordan
Oprah Winfrey
Ronnie Laws
All the members of Fourplay
Barbara Walters
Joe Sample
George Benson
Bobby Caldwell
Nancy Wilson (jazz vocalist, not from "Heart")
Dennis Chambers
John Blackwell (Prince's former drummer)
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #68 on: October 15, 2013, 01:43:51 PM »
Oh my old band got kicked out of the only backstage room in a small club when opening for Evergrey a bunch of years ago. The reason was that they apparently did a "bad" gig so they had to went out some feelings on eachother after and we where in the way so to speak.  :lol It was so funny hearing them scream at eachother and of course Tom was the loudest of them all.
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Re: Who is the most famous person you've talked to?
« Reply #69 on: October 15, 2013, 01:46:17 PM »
I met the man who met Andy Griffith.
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