Odd, I was going to post that Hakeem Olajuwon is married to my sisters half sister.
The most famous person you’ve ever met….
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Actually Wenger did a helluva job to keep them somewhat competitive as long as he did after they left Highbury. The amount of debt the club took on building Emirates seriously tied Wenger's hands. I think a couple of years the only way the club was in the black was from selling top talent.
While in the AF stationed in Germany I had to come home in '89 for my G'Dad's funeral. On my flight back to Germany I flew from Memphis to Pittsburg for my conx to Frankfurt. While I was waiting I saw a dude about my age with some Steelers logo on his clothes. So I mentioned he must be a Steelers fan and he kinda chuckled and said yeah, I told him my little brother was a huge Steelers fan as was my brother in law but that I was a cowboys fan. He laughed and said he got it and most of America is Cowboy fans. I made further small talk with him and dude was super nice guy. He asked me what I was doing in Germany and I told him I was AF. He shook my hand and said he appreciated me or something to that extent. I asked what he was doing in Germany and he said it was a promotion for the NFL and Steelers. I said that's cool, you work for the organization and he said kinda, his Dad owned the Steelers. I went kinda numb at that point and he just kept talking in a casual way. We talked for about 30 minutes or longer until we started boarding. He was on the plane in 1st class and as I was boarding he stopped me and thanked me again for my service and wished me a good flight. Once in the air a stewardess came and got me and took me to 1st class and there was a seat available by him and he invited me to stay and chat. At some point the meals were being served and I excused my self and he told me I could stay but I went on back to my seat. Once we landed in Germany, he was waiting for me outside and gave me an official Steelers sweat suit or wind breaker suit. I gave them to my brother and brother in law. I have a pic but it's probably at my parents house. He is now the Owner of the Steelers.
Very very nice guy.
Very very nice guy.
This reminds me, Dexter Carter. Hes come to our store multiple times. Loves that i knew who he was right up front. He really likes to flex about his son and his marketing attempts. Hes a slight dude though. I'd squash him, if i caught him.
President George W Bush
FDIC Chairman Bill Seidman
NBA Referee Joey Crawford
Totally different personalities but an honor to spend a few minutes with each one.
FDIC Chairman Bill Seidman
NBA Referee Joey Crawford
Totally different personalities but an honor to spend a few minutes with each one.
Irving. He’s a road kill chop steak man
Met Dave Chappell outside a bar in Tupelo about 15 years ago. He was traveling down the Trace on his motorcycle with a group and stopped in for the night. I asked him for a picture and he agreed only if I could find him a menthol cigarette. Never smoked but I was able to to get him one. Some ******* stole his tag off his bike and had to go file a report at TPD the next morning. Hilarious in person and most down to earth guy ever.
I enlisted Napoleon Bonaparte, Socrates, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, and ghengis khan to help me with a non-heinous history report several years ago. Socrates and JofA were pretty chill, but Napoleon was a piggy and genghis was kind of a dick, too, tbh. Abe was a freaking gentleman.
Debbie Gibson was dating a guy who I was performing in a show with back in 1991 and I met her when she was hanging out backstage and chatted for a few.
Had a wonderful long interaction at Deville Camera with Mary Ann Mobley and Gary Collins.
I met author James Michener that same summer and talked to him for a few minutes.
Speaking of authors, I've interacted with John Grisham many times.
I went to California twice to consult on a movie script with Ron Bass, who wrote Rain Man and other notable films.
Dick Van Patten saw my show at the Magic Castle in the early 2000s and we spoke afterward.
Copperfield, Blaine, and Angel and many other lesser known magicians.
Eubie Blake isn't pop culture famous today, but he was a major figure in American music and I met him as a child.
Chatted with Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke for about 30 minutes in the Sky Club at LAX.
Michael Vick, Arthur Blank, and lots of Falcons including Jerrious.
I knew Herman Cain well enough that he would recognize me from one event to the next and call me by name.
Met William Bennett, Dennis Prager, Jonah Goldberg, and Dee Dee Myers at different events over the years where I was speaking or performing.
Had a wonderful long interaction at Deville Camera with Mary Ann Mobley and Gary Collins.
I met author James Michener that same summer and talked to him for a few minutes.
Speaking of authors, I've interacted with John Grisham many times.
I went to California twice to consult on a movie script with Ron Bass, who wrote Rain Man and other notable films.
Dick Van Patten saw my show at the Magic Castle in the early 2000s and we spoke afterward.
Copperfield, Blaine, and Angel and many other lesser known magicians.
Eubie Blake isn't pop culture famous today, but he was a major figure in American music and I met him as a child.
Chatted with Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke for about 30 minutes in the Sky Club at LAX.
Michael Vick, Arthur Blank, and lots of Falcons including Jerrious.
I knew Herman Cain well enough that he would recognize me from one event to the next and call me by name.
Met William Bennett, Dennis Prager, Jonah Goldberg, and Dee Dee Myers at different events over the years where I was speaking or performing.
Waylon Jennings and Jesse Colter at a random Texas diner. Also met Vern Gosden and visited with him for a while. I bet half the people on here don’t know who Vern is. Set em up Joe!
Lionel Richie....had classes with Thunder and Lightening....played HORSE with Jeff Malone. Bout it.And being in the same room or airplane with them doesn’t count. And no dopelgangers. At least a 2 minute convo and a handshake.
Mine is Jerry rice with Tiny Tim a close second
Breakfast before one of Daly’s tournaments, I take it?
Ive met a number of famous people but probably the coolest interaction was with Evander Holyfield. My cousin and I did not approach him but he approached us at a bar in Atlanta after he was done speaking with some other people. We ended up talking boxing with him for probably a half hour. It was pretty awesome.
Tom Flores in some airport(4 time Superbowl champ, two as a coach). Kim Crawford in Charleston. Ric Ocasek in NYCAnd being in the same room or airplane with them doesn’t count. And no dopelgangers. At least a 2 minute convo and a handshake.
Mine is Jerry rice with Tiny Tim a close second
I'm gonna guess you lost that HORSE game...
I met Paul Newman at a celebrity car race in the 90's. Took a bit to get him to loosen up, but he ended up being very cordial.And being in the same room or airplane with them doesn’t count. And no dopelgangers. At least a 2 minute convo and a handshake.
Mine is Jerry rice with Tiny Tim a close second
I partied with Joan Jett and Shania Twain many years ago in SC, i have met many famous people in my lifetime but one that stands out Mohammad Ali i sat next to him in a plane for 7 hours nice guy.
I'm bumping this for those who haven't watched it yet. It's very stupid and immature, yes, but it's also one of the funniest things I've ever seen on tv. Richard Simmons is in his element. And Wayne Brady curled up in the fetal position at the end kills me.
Bet that was a short meeting.
So my real answer is pretty typical for a Mississippian, with one curveball.
1) Morgan Freeman- heard he was a prick. Couldn’t have been nicer to me. We sat and had drinks for about an hour one time. Great conversationalist.
2) Brett Favre- heard he was a prick. And he was. Have sat/stood next to him at a handful of USM baseball games because we have some mutual friends. Guy is a jerk.
3) Kacey Musgraves- this one still blows my mind. For years, my wife talked about her friend “Casey” who was a musician in Texas. Didn’t think much of it. She might have mentioned her last name but I didn’t remember it. Then she was performing nearby and my wife asked to go. So I’m thinking, “you might know her, but you don’t seem like friends.” I bought decent tickets. No VIP or backstage or anything. She gets done performing, and my wife is on the phone when she asks me, “Do you want to meet Kacey?”
We go to an area near the stage, and Kacey comes out to get us. My mind was blown. Btw, that girl is gorgeous in person. Oh and she smokes A LOT of weed. So Kacey and my wife are catching up when she turns to me and says, “Your wife was always the pretty one in our friend group.”
My response was, “She still is.” I definitely got laid that night.
1) Morgan Freeman- heard he was a prick. Couldn’t have been nicer to me. We sat and had drinks for about an hour one time. Great conversationalist.
2) Brett Favre- heard he was a prick. And he was. Have sat/stood next to him at a handful of USM baseball games because we have some mutual friends. Guy is a jerk.
3) Kacey Musgraves- this one still blows my mind. For years, my wife talked about her friend “Casey” who was a musician in Texas. Didn’t think much of it. She might have mentioned her last name but I didn’t remember it. Then she was performing nearby and my wife asked to go. So I’m thinking, “you might know her, but you don’t seem like friends.” I bought decent tickets. No VIP or backstage or anything. She gets done performing, and my wife is on the phone when she asks me, “Do you want to meet Kacey?”
We go to an area near the stage, and Kacey comes out to get us. My mind was blown. Btw, that girl is gorgeous in person. Oh and she smokes A LOT of weed. So Kacey and my wife are catching up when she turns to me and says, “Your wife was always the pretty one in our friend group.”
My response was, “She still is.” I definitely got laid that night.
Had a beer with Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro at Platinum Plus in (I think 2003) when they were in Memphis filming 21 Grams. They could not have been more approachable or nicer.
Jerry Rice at the MSU golf course in about 2007 or 2008…. He tee’d off just before us and we chatted for a while. Nice guy.
Herschel Walker… played in the pro am for the Sanderson farms tournament one year. He was nice and still looked like he could play in the NFL (I think this was 2016)
Margot Robbie in London once. I was in London for work and friend and I were out drinking getting ready to head to a new place for more drinks and food. I was half drunk and couldn’t figure out how to get the bar we were trying to get to. I asked someone while we stopped at a cross walk if they knew where the place was. Turns out it was Margot Robbie. She offered to walk us to the bar since it was on her way. About a block in I finally realized who she was. Really nice and down to earth. And maybe one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen.
Herschel Walker… played in the pro am for the Sanderson farms tournament one year. He was nice and still looked like he could play in the NFL (I think this was 2016)
Margot Robbie in London once. I was in London for work and friend and I were out drinking getting ready to head to a new place for more drinks and food. I was half drunk and couldn’t figure out how to get the bar we were trying to get to. I asked someone while we stopped at a cross walk if they knew where the place was. Turns out it was Margot Robbie. She offered to walk us to the bar since it was on her way. About a block in I finally realized who she was. Really nice and down to earth. And maybe one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen.
Well, I'm 6' 2" and he was significantly shorter than me. I took a look at his wife after you posted that, and that wasn't her. It isn't hard to imagine that one of the most famous athletes in the world has *connections* in different area codes.
Spring/summer of 2014, I played golf in a foursome with Chauncey Billups at City Park Golf Course for a summer. We'd play a cash game of Wolf or skins. They kept it "easy" on me with a limit of a few hundred bucks. That was fun and expensive.
Not sure how I forgot that met Billy Graham as well at the Marriott Sawgrass lobby.
He was in a wheelchair by then but still shook his hand and got a picture with him.
me and ole Waylon walked the sidelines at State -bama game in82. I snuck on the sidelines because of ****** seats and Met Waylon (who was playing that night at Bama) He said stick with me nobody will say anything, I did he was cool as the other side of the pillow.