Unexpected encounters with celebrities

Winnie Cooper is really into math. I think she has a blog about it.

Originally Posted by bmulford

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Her agency was in the same building as my LA office was a few years back. She was waiting for someone in the lobby as was I - so just struck up a conversation. She asked what I did, and I told her about a recent project to explain it. To my surprise she was into it, and understood it.

Very cute in person.


Just remembered another one: Meeting Brittany Spears, pretending to not know who she was (this was the "before" brittany) and having it drive her nuts.

really, what do you do for a living?

Originally Posted by Baron

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Winnie Cooper is really into math. I think she has a blog about it.

http://www.danicamckellar.com/

Tommy Lee Jones- gas station conveneince store buying a six pack in Spring Branch, Texas. I looked dumb-founded at him and said "Excuse me Mr. Jones," he turned and said " Do I know you?", "Well no." He shook my hand and walked off.

The man was a giant. Is it me or are famous people larger in real life?

Originally Posted by acidicboy

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really, what do you do for a living?

Strategy, Technology and New Product Development - usually for Financial organizations.

A few folks in my family are in the entertainment industry, so its inevitable that I run into celeb's. Although dramatically less so since I moved from LA to the SF area.

Originally Posted by Bhowie

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Tommy Lee Jones- gas station conveneince store buying a six pack in Spring Branch, Texas. I looked dumb-founded at him and said "Excuse me Mr. Jones," he turned and said " Do I know you?", "Well no." He shook my hand and walked off.

The man was a giant. Is it me or are famous people larger in real life?

Robin Williams is the same manic bundle of wisecracks in person as on film. And doesn't seem any larger in real life.

Most of my other celeb encounters seemed true-to-size, as well (Noel Gallagher, Julien MacDonald, Alexander McQueen). Donald Sutherland is one tall drink of water, though.

Originally Posted by MrGimpy

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Robin Williams is the same manic bundle of wisecracks in person as on film. And doesn't seem any larger in real life.

Most of my other celeb encounters seemed true-to-size, as well (Noel Gallagher, Julien MacDonald, Alexander McQueen). Donald Sutherland is one tall drink of water, though.

Yeah, Robin is a pretty funny dude very polite as well. He was filming a movie a couple weeks ago in Seattle and shopped with us several times. He is probably 5'8" and has a pretty thick chest and it was pretty funny seeing him squeeze into some Japanese clothes, but he loved them.

When I was in restaurants, I was stricken a few times by some athletes. Some are very down to earth and others are just full of themselves as one can imagine. Horace Grant, long time center for the Bulls and played here in Seattle for a bit, was the most polite gentleman and just overall a cool guy. Charles Barkley was very cool as well, had a beer with him on a couple occasions. Others were not as cool, I had the luxury of throwing Dale Ellis out of a bar once (with a little help.) He was probably 6" taller than me and out-weighed me by 50 lbs. That dude does not control his alcohol.

Thom Browne at the gym yesterday. The guy is in pretty good shape

Originally Posted by gdl203

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Thom Browne at the gym yesterday. The guy is in pretty good shape

Get a room.

I was at a cocktail party at a friend's last week when Linda Carter strolled in. Looking pretty damned good I might add.

lefty

Originally Posted by Baron

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I don't have the right profile to pull that kind of girl. I'm a little too old, not rich, not famous. Girls like that are social climbers and I'm not the next rung on their ladder. Nor am I a prodigious ***** magnet for whom those rules don't apply. If she were a nobody with a crappy job and a crappy apartment, then I could nail her. But then I wouldn't want to, because she has fake boobs and I hate fake boobs, especially on nobodies with crappy apartments.

^+1 Bump for great post.

Originally Posted by lefty

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I was at a cocktail party at a friend's last week when Linda Carter strolled in. Looking pretty damned good I might add. lefty
Man... that must have been awesome. And its Lynda with a Y.

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

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Man... that must have been awesome. And its Lynda with a Y.

I was too starstruck to get the correct spelling down. Again, she looked incredible.

This body plus only a few pounds:



Penny Arcade was also there, but I didn't register her until she left. Would have loved to hear stories about Quentin Crisp.

lefty

I saw Robert Horry at Cobain's in Houston about 2 months ago. I then saw him again 2 weekends back at Ra Sushi in Houston. There was a huge crowd waiting at the hostess area at Ra and I just walked right in with Horry following me. The hostess probably assumed I was with his entourage that night. I didn't realize he was behind me until I heard someone sitting down at a table mention Robert Horry and pointing at him. That's when I turned around and saw him.

I saw Condoleeza Rice at the Watergate in 2004, when I was there for a debate tournament. She was walking by and smiled as the elevator doors were closing, so unfortunately I didn't have the chance to greet her.

Also, I saw Lawrence Taylor at Hotel Zaza in Houston, about two months ago. Massive guy.