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Most pleasurable was met Robert Stack at the NRA convention the year they had it at Denver.
We just happened to be checking out at the same time, I asked for his autograph, he was having trouble with the desk clerk , NRA tried to stiff him for the room and he wasn’t going to let it happen. While they were trying yo straighten it out we sat down in the lobby and visited for awhile. Nice guy hell of trap shooter in his day,

I've had lunch with Whelenman does that count?

Sometime around 1971 my friend and I were driving down Sunrise Blvd. in Ft. Lauderdale and stopped at a red light. On our left was Mickey Rooney in an orange Volkswagen Beetle. My friend waved and shouted, "Hey, Mickey!", and he smiled and waved back. Then the light turned green and he made a left turn while we went straight.


Mickey talked excitedly about that encounter with us for the rest of his life.

During high school I parked cars at a couple of fancy restaurants in Ft. Lauderdale so took and handed keys back to several celebrities, including Tonto - Jay Silverheels. His boots actually had silver heels.

A former Miss Tennessee worked as our sales manager at a company in Upstate NY. She was in her mid-late 30's at that time and still gorgeous, but what impressed me was how sharp she was. Very intelligent, well spoken and great with people, not at all like the stereotype of an empty headed beauty queen.

One of the benefits of being a college football coach. We were fortunate to meet many celebrities and attend memorable events.

Simply due to circumstances, met some here and there over the course of 60 years. Nothing highly impressive - most seemed like very nice folks with a talent/effort edge. A few seemed like jerks.

In perspective, some of the folks here that participate in our SW gatherings are far more impressive, and treasured.

quite a few, all in Manhattan. Gene Hackman was the nicest guy actor I’ve ever met. We spoke for 15,20 minutes, great freaking guy! Robin Williams whoa! That Guy was out there.

I was walking down the sidewalk one time and Ted Kennedy with his entourage were walking the other way. I wanted to body slam him, but I kept my mouth shut and kept on walking.

On the set of Basic Instinct Sharon Stone would take time to chat up the crew. Worked set deco on some locations . Robbin Williams always looked out for his crew and would remember your name from film to film. Don Johnson worked stupid, after the set was prepped and ready he'd change the shoot schedule and move to another scene and location . Spent hrs talking with Christopher Lee on the set of An Eye For An Eye way back in 1981 worked as a set electrician.

A few years ago I was sighting in my muzzleloader at my local gun club. It was cold and windy and there was only one other group of shooters at the rifle range that day. Five guys were shooting several different AR15 rifles. After I was sighted in I needed to pull my targets so I walked down to where the other group was to let them know I needed to go downrange whenever they had a break in their shooting. I stepped up to one of the guys standing there and said hello. This guy turned to face me full on and for all the world he looked like Ozzie Smith, the STL Cardinals shortstop. As I explained what I needed I guess my expression gave it away and he smiled and stuck his hand out, "Hi, I am Ozzie Smith." Ozzie and his son were both there shooting AR rifles and having a blast doing so. Ozzie was down-to-earth and a genuinely nice guy. We talked AR's for a quick moment and not wanting to be a pain in the butt I left them and went on with my business.

Was at a wedding downtown Indianapolis at a fancy hotel,went outside for a minute, Drew Breeze comes walking out chatted for 30 seconds. Meet a few of the Colorado Avalanche players their first year in Colorado when they won the Stanley cup rode the fire engine with them during the parade. Several Green Bay packer players. If you consider sports people celebrities.

Have met, and shook hands with quite a few. Perhaps my most memorable was being kissed by Barbara Mandrel…..if that counts! memtb

Interviewed with Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers for a job as a bouncer.

Was not yet 21 did not get the job

In 1986 I saw Mitsy the famed exotic dancer shoot ping pong balls out of her hoo hoo

Several older pro drag racers. Cha Cha, Big Daddy. Grumpy just grabbed a photo signed it & handed it to me without looking up. I passed. He wasn't an a hole just his mind was buried deep in the carb he was studying. Damn near got pinched in-between famous engine builder Ed Pink & Don Prudhomme while they were having a discussion as Don wasn't competitive that race. Don turned away from Ed & started BSing with me, asking questions & stuff. Think he just needed to lighten up a bit. Hell of a nice guy.

Shot clays just casually a few times with Jon Kruger. He was kind of quiet & very driven, but always offered me pointers. Stuff he usually got paid to do. Then, Bill McGuire who later went on to shoot a lot of tournaments with Jon, winning a few himself.

Can't forget my bud John Brumbach, multiple time Bank Pool World Champ.

Sure, you just had to "one-up" the rest of us !

Who the heck are some of these folks you all are mentioning? I thought they were sposed to be celeberritys or somehting

Walked up to Johnny Almond's table at a small bar during a break from his show. Asked if he was one and the same who played with John Mayall and John Mark. His wife looked at me, turned to the Johnny and the band and said "At least on person in this town knows his music"

Actually played a pick up hockey game in which Willie O'Ree was playing.

Other than that..........................I got nothin'

I see Phil Vassor any old time

A few athletes here and there. Most recently JJ McCarthy a week ago in Ann Arbor.

Worked a movie job once, worked with Gerard Butler, he was OK, Elizebeth Shue was nice, Levin Rambin a little beoch. 😂