Do you know who I am? First-hand Celebrity Encounters

[inigomontoya]

They don’t all know who I am, but luckily...

I kid. Have had a few, one of which was decades ago when I flew to DC for a work project. It was an in-and-out trip. Boarded the outbound to DC and Isaac Hayes was on the plane.

So I got to Georgetown, the company building, got busy and did the work.

Showed up at the airport the next day. He was on the same return flight as I! Couldn’t help myself. Just said, “Hey,” and offered a hand for a shake. And he was kind enough to shake my hand.

Little did I know until landing and picking up a paper (social media was nascent at that time), he was in DC to testify to the Court regarding support for the arts.

[firebrat1229]

Have spoken with Mick Fleetwood on the phone in relation to my job, probably 10 years ago - he was chill and had a sense of humor.

Saw Rod Stewart at a Starbucks near columbus square, NYC in 2012. He was probably 8 feet away from me - I asked for an autograph and he said no. Wasn't a dick about it, but declined. I read somewhere he rarely signs them, so I guess that's on-brand.  He is SO short.  I'm 5'6 and towered over him, like for real.  

I work on the fringes of the entertainment biz so there's a handful more, I just have to ponder and list them later.

[krisnine]

Being from the LA area and having actually lived in LA, I've seen so many. Some are more memorable than others. If memory serves, most people were quite cool if we chatted. One of the nicest was David Carradine. We ran into him at the movies. 

[pleiades]

Jean Luc Godard came to my college, spur of the moment thing, not scheduled. He was very personable. The only thing I really remember is an audience member asked him who was the most beautiful actor he'd ever worked with. He responded: 'all youth is beautiful'.

[o0amber0o]

Rachael Ray is from my hometown area - she frequented TJ Maxx when I worked there in high school. Very few people knew who she was at the time, she was just doing 30 Minute Meals. I never really noted her when I saw her but I knew who she was because I watched the show at 16 LOL - one time the woman behind her in checkout was fangirling and she was kind of snotty to the woman.

She also was a customer at an alarm company I worked for in my 20's and the techs hated going to go her home when she was around.