Fellas,

I just met a famous guy..Dan Gurney! He was in Carmel,CA. What a nice, pleasant guy. I met him and his wife and told him how much I followed his career. You know, he is a rather tall guy at 6' 4". That famous Gurney bubble on the GT 40 LeMans racer is one of his contributions to the automotive world.

Has an body else met someone notable and or famous?

Cordially,
Kevin

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Sorry I put this in the wrong Pennocks sight. Can someone move it over to O/T?

Thanks,
Kevn

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In before the move.

Don Garlits - in the pits at the drag races
Icky Woods - in the mall carrying a couple boxes of pizza (before his knee injury)
Chris Collinsworth - was walking out of the hospital as we were walking in
Anthony Munoz - at the grocery store
Chuck Norris - at a karate tournament
Sky King (forgot his real name) - I was a kid on a swing, he had his grandkid on his lap on the swing next to me

Oh, I forgot... I got signatures from the '64 Cardinals baseball team on a victory tour they did after the season. Had the signature card for many years but was either stolen or I lost it during one of my many moves around the country.

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Anthony Munoz - guest speaker in middle school
Chipper Jones - first person to shake my hand after taking the Oath of Enlistment at Minute Made Park
Mankind (Mick Foley?) - hockey game in FL He was more excited to meet some Marines than we were to meet him.
Vinnie Paul - only saw him at a place he frequents, didn't bother him

Got to meet Jeff Gordon and he signed my Monte Carlo also met Robbie Gordon mark Martin Jeff Burton and dale Jr ....got to play in front of drownding pool and met them after ....singer is an a**hole also met don dokken and Geoff Tate from queensryche I have also played with benny mardonous he is a cocane addict

I recently met Hank Williams.. First African American Lemans race car driver. He owns 1 of 50 original first year Cobras and is great friends with Carrol Shelby... He currently works for Shelby too.. I met him in the parking lot of the grocery store because of what he was driving at the time.... 87 Fiero GT

I have met quite a few celebrities over the years when I used to drive for a local Limousine company, Cyndi Lauper, Grace Jones, Elton John,, Martha Wash, Debroah Harry (AKA Blondie), and even Ru Paul! LOL

Even with the big names tossed in there, the most memorable, was Lee Greenwood. It was a few years ago at a 4th of July concert, and I got a chance to meet him back stage. He was very friendly, and felt like I was talking to an old friend, we talked for about 10 minutes.

When I gave my oath during basic training in the Army, the instructor told us this was his mandatory part of the oath, and he played "God Bless the USA" just as we finished the oath. This song was also my fathers favorite song, and when I hear it reminds me of him a lot. so, needless to say that song holds a dual deep meaning for me. After talking for a bit, he noticed the American Flag tie I was wearing, and asked if he could autograph it for me. Needless to say, I took it off rather quickly and handed it to him He signed signed it: "God bless the USA. Lee Greenwood".

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Chip Foose on the Power Tour 2010..

Paul Tibbets.

I am friends with some famous people. I also have quite a few customers with some amount of fame. Met a whole bunch. Most memorable: Morgan Freeman, BB King, members of 3-6 Mafia, Gangsta Boo , Justin Timberlake, Samual L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, Jaoquin Phoenix, Ginnifer Goodwin... I could keep going, won't even include the sports stars Most are either from here, or were doing something in town, i.e. movies, tv. I was just in the right place at the right time, I keep in contact with a few of them.

What is the definition of "met"?

Do you have to be introduced and shake hands? or just be in their presence or actually exchange greetings?

Define "famous"

Is that famous in the Fiero community? Cars in general? or honest celebrities that would be tabloid material?

My list is different depending on the criteria.

Most famous person I met would be Hilary Clinton, except I never met her, (my brother did though).

My "world" of famous guys I've meet, hehe.

quote Originally posted by madcurl: My "world" of famous guys I've meet, hehe.

You forgot about me

My US Senator, only 100 in the US.

Racing, Ive met most old school Nascar drivers and owning a local Limo service, I had lots of celebrities use them. Ohio Governor Rhodes, Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach), Heather Locklear , Jane Fonda & Donald Trump, Miraha Carey, Jenna Jamison, Julie Ivory, Bob Hope, ' Ice ' (american gladiators)....thats all I can think of off the top of my head. I got to meet Britney Spears at her last local concert with a backstage pass.

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Factory Stock
The way God intended it to be.

i ran into robin williams before.....literally i turned the corner of a block and we smacked right into eachother. i served mel gibson food at my old restaurant before to. and i also served rupaul as well

Met quite a few, know a couple...

Right now, I'm sitting in a lounge listening to a crappy warmup band - waiting for Hole (Courtney Love's band) to come on and play... Might be an opportunity, who knows (doubtful she will be all that lucid anyhow)

LBJ, and John Connally, Officer ML Baker . He is the officer who discovered Lee Harvey Oswald and the 'Kennedy rifle in the Texas School book Depository in 1963. Baker was my FTO in 1970.

Most important to me.....Walter Payton-----twice

Connie Britton-actress
Jackie Earle Haley- had lunch with him during filming of Nightmare on Elm Street during the opening cemetery scene (cemetery I manage)

I know a friend who knows this guy who new a girl who's cousin used to cut Gary Coleman's hair.

Kit

If you're a jet engine buff, I met (and shook hands with) Hans von Ohain in the late 1980's. He was a personal friend of our plant's top executive here in Indy when we were still a division of GM. He came to visit and spoke to a class that I was attending on site that afternoon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Ohain

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RickN
White 88GT 5spd (<10K miles)
White 85GT (SC3800 Series II w/ AOD)
White 99 F250SD 7.3PSD 6spd
1956 Ford 860 Tractor w/ Freeman Loader
20Ft H&H Tilt Bed Trailer

IN!!

Mike Patton
John Edwards
Marilyn Manson
All of the band Korn/Deftones
All of Slipknot/Mudvayne
Dave Lombardo/Tom Araya Slayer
Maynard from TOOL
Dani Filth
StaticX
i have been to the org. bass player for the Smashing Pumpkins house. never met her but fed her horse, i think it was a old winning, retired racehorse.
got to sleep in her bed (mind you, she was NOT there....but her soon to be passed out friend was. thats how i/we got there....we were soo close, but she liked the drinky, drinky....so i seriously just "slept in her bed". stupid alchihol.
i DID get to hold her Grammy Award.....bloody things are heavy, i must say.
so thems the Highlights mostly.....the "when in vegas".... Rules are in effect for the rest ...

a bunch of Metal/hard rock. i have 238 ticket Master stubs and a whole lot are Autographed.....

got the Peace sign from Bill Clinton sometime in the 90's. In Lansing, Mi on his first run to become President...while campaining.
i was passing out fliers to my Rock band (Suiciety) show at Ruskins Reef.....good times.
i was stapeling a flier to a telephone pole, blam a big too-do comes around the corner the limos/secret police motorcade and all. car pulls up, window cracked, red light. stops for right turn. i was already cheching out the limo (sharp lookin classic) and dude looks at me, we make eye contact i give the peace sign he gives one back. carried on. that night on the news i get enlightened to who he was. hot damn the future President of the USA. that was cool
later
Dan

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Only DFW guys would recognize this one. David McDavid and Widetrack! In his house.

Also met ZZ Top after the parking guy mistook my dads van as a staff vehicle. Old dodge van with the HUGE black side windows. He painted the ZZ Top Afterburner Tour on the side in washable red and orange paint. Parking guys directed them back stage. Then the Security guard showed them in backstage. They loved it. I was a still young vaguely remember it.

quote Originally posted by josef644: he is the officer who discovered Lee Harvey Oswald and the 'Kennedy rifle in the Texas School book Depository in 1963.

That's cool! I took the tour at the 6th Floor Museum. I know exactly the spot where Oswald stashed the rifle.

Tony Dungy, John Lynch, Derrick Brooks---all when they were with the Tampa Bay Bucs

For giggles, i graduated with a **** star, Lisa Sparxxx
She holds a world record by the way.

Kari, Grant and Tory from the Mythbusters
Pierre Bernard from the Conan O'Brien Show

both at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA

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JSCOTT's Red Fiero is Famous...It was in a major Motion Picture called "Stay Alive"!!!
So I met a famous Fiero STAR...that is all that counts on this Fiero Forum!!!!

I exchanged pleasantries in passing with Robert Smith once...

I wouldn't say "met" I suppose, I rode in an elevator with 4 other people, one was the guitarist for Soul Asylum Dan Murphy, I thought he looked familiar but my thought wasn't confirmed until he hit the stage 10 minutes later at a concert I attended.

Thats about as close as I get probably.

quote Originally posted by batousai666: IN!! Mike Patton John Edwards Marilyn Manson All of the band Korn/Deftones All of Slipknot/Mudvayne Dave Lombardo/Tom Araya Slayer Maynard from TOOL Dani Filth StaticX

JEALOUS! Im a huge PATTON fan!!!

I met-
Tim Burton
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
Blonde chick from mad tv back in the day - She voices stuff on Family Guy. I cant remember her name.
Member from Venom
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
Tom Savini - Special Effects make up artist
LeBron James
Three - Band
Dream theater
Memeber from The Haunted
Chris Barnes - cannibal Corpse/Six Feet Under
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quote Originally posted by jscott1: That's cool! I took the tour at the 6th Floor Museum. I know exactly the spot where Oswald stashed the rifle.

That is what they say but that is not correct. Oswald didnt stash the rifle, it was placed there to implicate him.
Oswald was exactly what he said he was: "I'm just a patsy".

Kit

quote Originally posted by batousai666: IN!! Deftones

I do not know any of the bands you mentioned above However, the band above, The Deftones, lived for years at my parents house! I went over to the home all the time and talked to them--and their mom. Unfortunately, they trashed the home, the usual stuf, fists in the wall, broken windows, torn up carpets, green pool filled with goo. Yuk! Anyway, I do not know any of their songs. I will say that the Deftones do have some crazy tatoos.

Cordially,
Kevin

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Willie nelson has come by several times to the farm. I buy his bio fuel.
Ray Benson from asleep at the wheel.
AJ Foyt has stopped by once (friend of the wife)

and I saw ex president Bush at a thing in town once, does that count?

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1985 Fiero
farm livin' is the place for me.

I met Megan Fox once, but because of the restraining order, there will never be a second.

Jim

Do we get to do "degrees" of meeting people?
Years ago I shook my grandfather's hand, who as a child, shook Theodore Roosevelt's hand. (TR was on the back of a train campaigning.)
Other than that I packed Dick York's groceries once. Does that count?
Also, I know two guys named David Lynch, and one named Teddy Bayer (heh heh).
Oh, and I know one of Carroll Shelby's cousins...

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Unless you're a WWII and/or history freak, you may not know my friend Bill Sloan, tho he is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer. His latest book, "The Darkest Summer" about the 1st 3 months of the Korean War was just published. It's the 4th book in what he calls his "Four book war trilogy". You can find a few more here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref...bill+sloan&x=11&y=21

But don't think all his books are serious. One is titled, "A Wild Hog Ate my Baby", about the years when he worked for the old "Confidential Magazine". Like John D. MacDonald, he's the kind of author, if you read one of his books, you want to read them all.

I guess you could say we know each other. We graduated HS together. And when I visit Dallas, I stay in his guest room. And he cooks a mean steak.

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Oh, I forgot!

Not well known, but a stuntman. You have probably seen him in various movies, Clay Dix.

I have met most of the top NASCAR drivers and Indy car drivers. Even had luch with a couple like Dale Jarret and John Andretti.

Met many different stars and got to hang with a few. From Morgan fairchild to Bo Hopkins and Candy Clark from Ameican Grafiti. Jerry Seinfeld Tome Cruise and many other. I have a knack of being in the right place at the right time.

I also have gotton to work with many fame peple in Drag Racing and the Auto aftermarket like Edelbrock, Force and Garlits. I even got one of the pistons from Don from his fastest run ever. I even have a picture somwhere with Don and my Fiero.

My job lets me do things and meet people I never thought would ever get to meet let alone get paid for doing it.

But I do have to say I got to spend some time with Gurney a few years back and there is no nicer guy around. I would still vote him for president.

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