If you spoke to them what were they like?
John Carpenter was very kind. I turned into an imbecile but he was nice enough to let me do my job.
Anthony Joshua used to come into my work place often when he was training nearby. Lovely guy, absolute giant.
The whole Manchester United squad in the early 2000’s. My granddad had a good job and an executive box at Old Trafford.
I also served the guy called Dave in the Royal Family (TV) show.
I also had a friend who worked for ITV and went to a party once and loads of TV celebs were there but didn’t really engage with them.
Fucking hell The Royle Family were huge!! Id not thought about it in years
I made a big famous dude cry. I sat next to another famous dude and giggled with him at his performance. I once ran into the man I fantasized as The Gunslinger and said nothing.
The Gunslinger Roland Deschain?
Yeah. You know the one. Square Jawed, starred in a few spaghetti westerns.
The Man with No Name
Exactly.
Names or it didn’t happen.
Indeed. You got me. That definitely never happened. ;)
Nawww now I don’t know if you’re fucking with me or not. Can I guess?
Feel free. If you said it and I didn’t, it never happened.
You made Vin Diesel cry, laughed at him with the rock and I dunno about the other one, but I’m 100% sure you made Vin Diesel cry, I feel that would be easy to do.
Not really, but I did manage to meet a (semi-famous) professor that got popular because of his online math lessons on an expo. He isn’t that popular even within our country in general, but it’s still a flex if you tell it to like an highschool student lmao
I startled Paul F Tompkins at an improv show by bumping into him as we both rounded a corner. We spoke really briefly but he was funny, courteous and we both apologized for startling the other and I laughed at his good joke about it and he politely pretended to laugh at mine.
I saw a Sedin twin (no idea which one) and we gave the guy nod to each other as I biked past. Oh, and last year I saw Rick Tocchet during the playoff run (but he was on the phone and I didn’t want to bug the guy.)
The best one was Kyle Wellwood, who was a mediocre but adorable player. But I saw him at a DJ set where he was with some famous ufc guy and together they were with a half dozen women, none of whom were interested in Wellwood who sat around looking jealous and vaguely annoyed.
The Tompkins story is really nice! It’s really considerate of him to pretend to laugh at your jokes
I met Matt Skiba from Alkaline trio and Blink 182 at a festival, he was running late to his set and had no clue where his set was lol, I had to direct him to his own show.
That’s hilarious! An old friend of mine went to school with Matt’s younger sister. They even went to homecoming together from what he claims. I never met her but he wasn’t the type of guy to lie like that.
I met Dan from Trio while smoking outside a bar near the Metro in Chicago before one of their shows. Super nice guy. We talked about the set list they were playing that night.
I love Dan, he’s my favourite in Alkaline Trio, he has this hauntingly beautiful way of writing songs that just hit me right in the feels and that voice, he could turn me. I’m jealous you got to meet him.
I agree, the songs Dan leads on vocals usually end up being my favorites from their albums. His solo stuff is really good too!
Whenever I’m feeling defeated by life and just want to curl up in a ball and hide, I listen to this song and it just sets everything right again, sometimes I cry, sometimes I smile, but I always feel better afterwards no matter what.
I once saw footballer John Barnes at a nightclub! I asked if he’d mind posing for a photo, he was so nice about it and got it done really quickly. He was obviously practiced. It was a really nice interaction he didn’t have to do.
Last year – Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston hanging out at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! Celebrity sighting in LA, of course lol. They were dressed real casual, one had a baseball cap on, and were being guided by staff. They’re not short but I remember thinking they looked shorter than expected. I saw them on the escalators going the other direction and had to do a double take. It took my brain a few extra seconds to fully process what I was seeing.
I thought, interesting pairing! Looked it up and learned they did the Total Recall (2012) remake together. Evidently they still hang out lol
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That’s great! I’m really glad you got to meet someone that mattered to you
I met Bruce Campbell at a book signing about 23 years ago. He was just as charming and funny in person as the characters he played. Very friendly and willing to talk for a bit with each fan. A real stand up guy all around.
Stumbled upon Jeremy Clarkson biking in a European capital. We instinctively approached him to just confirm if he was us, and he politely asked to not bother him because he was on holidays. We felt a little bad and of course left him alone. It must be a little sad to be famous and be recognized everywhere
I’ve hung out with the Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto, and met Bruce Springsteen. Everybody was super down to earth and chill.
Once I was at a punk festival and chatting with a stranger about which upcoming sets we were excited for, and when this person was unfamiliar with a classic punk band I exclaimed “how can you not know Joan Jett and the Blackhearts?” only to hear that sentence repeated by someone behind me. It was Joan Jett, and I got to hang out on stage with their VIP group during their set.
I’ve met a bunch of small YouTubers. Fame is completely relative, but within their small circles they are famous. There was a local YouTuber convention, so I decided to try it out. Had it been over 50 km away, I wouldn’t have gone, but I’m glad I did. I listened to some interviews, took fan photos, watched a few on stage shows etc. It was fun.
For a few years of my life I had a standing happy hour at a bar in the building I worked in. I was out sipping a beer with my friends, and the trailer park boys walked in!
I’m a huge fan so I was starstruck. Eventually I worked up the nerve to say hello, and they were delightful and funny. Got a quick picture, wished them luck on their show, and I went back to leaving them be. 10/10, would bother again.
