which celebs have you met and what were they like?
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Clintons. (not Clinton's) |
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Also, not inlaw’s. |
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Mr. Rogers! I was 7, my sister was 5, but my mother was the one who spotted him. We were in the Pittsburgh airport at our gate to fly home, and he was sitting there waiting for the same plane to NYC. He was polite and friendly and signed little pieces of notepaper to us "from your TV neighbor, Mr. Rogers." Didn't want to chat much though, he was reading the paper and seemed to want to get back to it.
Grew up in the same town as Chloe Sevigny and her older brother Paul (who grew up to be a well-known NYC nightclub DJ). Both kids I think felt out of place in our very conservative preppy small town, but they were way more popular/less misfit than I was, not social pariahs by any means. Chloe liked my sister but was not friendly to me and would look at me like I had 3 heads when we were at the same summer day camp (she was probably 9 or 10). Wore nightgowns to school and was very "alternative" in HS - by that time she was getting into the fashion scene in NYC. Paul was in my grade and was this goofy surfer/skateboarder type who dressed kind of like Jeff Spicoli, with the Vans. He was nice but may have been into substances. He left public school in the middle of HS, may have been sent away to boarding school somewhere, so I lost track of him. 10 years later, both of them were famous. I would not have expected that from either of them growing up. Kate Bosworth right before and at the time she landed her first big movie role. Also in my hometown. I was a church youth group leader and she was in 8th grade. Very pretty, wealthy, well-dressed girl who would act very sweet to adults/kids and then mock them behind their backs. Definitely a mean girl, as were her friends, although she was the most polite to adults of her little group. Once she took off, they moved to L.A. for her career. Gene Siskel when he came into a shop where I was working in NYC in the mid-90s. He was polite but not warm and had no charisma to speak of. Condoleezza Rice in the waiting room at my doctor's office in DC. Had beautiful skin and a lovely smile and was very polite to the medical staff. Bernadette Peters - a former neighbor of ours was her nephew and she and her sister (his mom) came to a couple of their parties. She is exquisite and had gorgeous pale skin with no wrinkles. You would never know she was in her 70s. She was sweet and somewhat reserved, had a NYC accent. I chatted with her for a short bit but it was awkward trying to just act normal! |
Anonymous
Was this before or after Dave Matthews’ tour bus dumped a load of poop on those people in Chicago? |
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Michael Jordan answered his own front door on Halloween when I was growing up outside of Chicago, and gave us king size candy bars and a wonderful smile with "Happy Halloween."
Vince Vaughn was so nice to me when I was his server at a bar in the early aughts. He was SO tall. Michelle Obama spoke to jr staff at my office when Barack was still a senator, before his DNC speech made him famous. She was lovely and inspiring. |
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Do Washington Capitals count?
I live very near Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (until he was traded), so i know both casually. I've also met several other Caps over the years, at events and running errands around Arlington. Every single one of them has beens nice, friendly and down-to-earth. Just regular guys, who like talking about their pets and kids. Before Ovechkin moved to his big house in McLean, he had a fairly modest house in a local neighborhood. One of my kids went trick or treating there once, and said that Ovechkin gave them full-sized candy bars and seemed really amused by their costumes. |
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Here is one : Gayle King.
I was just an assistant at the time visiting with a couple of people more important than me. She was so warm and interesting and her eyes would turn to every person in the room as she was talking. As we were leaving, she said her goodbye and thanked me, addressing me by my first name. I really wouldn't be offended if she didn't remember it or skipped it all together like most people, but this made a huge impression, along with her pleasant and upbeat personality. |
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Yes. We’ve run into TJ Oshie and Ovie several time around McLean. They’re both really nice. Waiting to run into Strasburg. |
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| John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are normal, nice, funny. |
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Love him in Chicago PD! |
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| Madonna was very kind and had an odd affect |
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I assume you mean Starbucks? We use the same vet, I've seen them there. Years ago Ovie would come to kids McLean soccer practice sometimes--he likes soccer. This was his rookier year, and couple years after. He's obviously oldre and more well known now. Most hockey players are very down-to-earth. Have met all the Caps, friend works there. |
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Barbara Feldon, OP. Barbara Eden is Jeannie, totally different. |
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| So the Eddie Vedder poster and the poster with the friend that slept with Dave Matthews - are those two hot? |
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| Phillip Seymour Hoffman: loud laugher but sweet and shy |