Celebrities I've Met...

[kybearfuzz]

After such a late night, I decided to take the day off. My boss wasn't too surprised and told me over and over again that they'd make due without me. He's a sarcastic guy at times. It's why we get along so well.

I got a haircut this morning, followed by a visit to the gym, and then home. A online friend the other day asked if I had ever met any celebrities in my travels. The answer I gave was no, which wasn't quite true as I didn't remember the time I met Red Green, another fine Canadian.


Harold, Me and Red Green
I dug this photo out of the picture box. It was back in the summer of 1998 when I lived in Kansas City. Red Green had helped out the PBS stations in the annual beg-a-thon. The top ten stations got a visit by Red and Harold. I happened to pledge to the local Topeka station, who surprisingly won a visit. So I braved the crowds to meet Red and Harold when they came to Topeka and got my picture taken with them.

I've always enjoyed the comedy of the The Red Green Show. The gravel-voiced, bearded Red Green and the group of rural folks out at Possum Lodge have entertained me for years. It's not Shakespeare, but it's not meant to be.

The downtrodden Possum Lodge pledge says it all: "I'm a man.. but I can change.. if I have to.. I guess.."

So what celebrities have you met?

Comments

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

Lets seee.... Thanks to Berea I have met a ton!

These I have met and have had extensive talks with and/or meal
Alex Haley (worked at Special Collections, met him many many times)
Carl Sagan (science major...)
John Sayles (Grandma from Matewan)
The Dali Lama (Was studying Asian Art History at the time)
Al Gore (Got invited to meet/greet with PolySci bf at the time)
Jerry Doyle (Garabaldi from B5... I have met all of the main crew EXCEPT Richard Biggs... now I never will :( so won't list the rest of them)
Richard Garfield (creater of M:TG)
Phil & Kaja Foglio (THE coolest couple I know!!!)
Stephen R. Donaldson (had extensive dinner with him at GenCon in 1996... close friend knew how much my favorite books at the time were the Thomas Covenant books.. he won auction for us to dine with Stephen and his son)
Jim Varney (My mom won a contest and got to meet him and took me)
Jimmy Doohan (always odd meeting him and noticing he doesn't have that finger... but in the movies they add it back)

I have met many con folks cause I used to work the con circuit selling M:TG and Pokemon cards. It was fun on the weekends but always cringed when I met folks who were mobbed by the "trekkies".
I'll have to dig up some of my pictures.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Ah, I never hung around to meet people after convocation, I'm afraid, but now I wish that I had :)