It is a tie between Jon Gries (uncle Rico) and John Schneider (Bo Duke). Both were very down to earth and had amazing stories.
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I stated this on another thread but I will here as well. During her Charlie's Angels height of popularity, Jaclyn Smith. Her nephew attended our elementary school so she came up to see him and visited with us
Know Your Enemy said:maroon barchetta said:
Didn't Dave Grohl serve you BBQ?
That would be tough to beat.
***** I knew I was forgetting someone big. He actually did twice. Once at Dimebag's house and once in Cali.
Story time!
Linda Hamilton.
At the time I was a smoker and we smoked the same cigarettes so she bummed them off me all shoot. Lot's of fun stories.
At the time I was a smoker and we smoked the same cigarettes so she bummed them off me all shoot. Lot's of fun stories.
Lt. Colonel Allen West
John David Crow
Nolan Ryan
Chuck Norris
John David Crow
Nolan Ryan
Chuck Norris
I met Robert Dennard, the inventor of dynamic ram. Frequenters of The Nerdery will for sure know how cool that is. I didn't have my sticks with me at the time.
A good friend of mine is best friend's with Rita Haney, Dime's longtime girlfriend. Somewhere along the line Grohl & Rita have become super tight so my friend gets to hang with Grohl all the time. They were doing a charity event at The Fortress (Dime's house in Arlington) so I was able to go to that. Unfortunately I missed a chance to hang at the house the night before with a small group because my friend didn't want to go over. She's been hanging with rock stars since HS for the most part so it isn't a big deal to her anymore. Lol. But I did get to have Dave hand me a plate full of BBQ that he cooked. Got a pic and a quick chat.Beast of Burden said:Know Your Enemy said:maroon barchetta said:
Didn't Dave Grohl serve you BBQ?
That would be tough to beat.
***** I knew I was forgetting someone big. He actually did twice. Once at Dimebag's house and once in Cali.
Story time!
Then I met my friend in Anaheim for NAMM in January 2020. Rita does a charity concert called Dimebash there every year. She got Dave to jam and also do the BBQ again. My friend had to pick up Grohl's birthday cake and we were staying in the same hotel so I was SURE I was finally going to hang with him. Unfortunately her dog ended up hurting itself so she asked me to watch the dog as she went to deliver some supplies to Rita & Dave who were at the venue the night before to starting cooking. Then the next day she left to go back to Hollywood to get her dog to the vet so that once again killed my chances to hang. Someday it will happen...hopefully.
For the record I did end up eating most of the birthday cake that came back basically untouched.
Me and a small work happy hour group met him at Blanco's (RIP) on W. Alabama in Houston probably about a decade ago. There was hardly anyone in there and he was cool as hell with us and when we asked for a picture he demanded that he be next to the one girl with us (attractive busty blonde). He took time to shoot the sh** but would fist bump instead of shaking hands...I assumed to protect his aging brittle guitar hands?Microwave Onions said:
I know some variation of this thread has been done before, but let's do it again.
It doesn't have to be the most famous or any other competition, just the coolest to you.
Billy Gibbons
Looked like he was either about to set up to play a private show there or shoot a video, as they were discussing backdrop options with management etc.
Guess the rumors of her being worth like half a billion were bogus?uujm said:
Linda Hamilton.
At the time I was a smoker and we smoked the same cigarettes so she bummed them off me all shoot. Lot's of fun stories.
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Paul Wall - Just a cool, regular Houston guy
Mike Krzyzewski - Not so much cool as he was someone I immediately said "I'd go to war for you." after I met him
Mike Krzyzewski - Not so much cool as he was someone I immediately said "I'd go to war for you." after I met him
Rodney Thomas RIP. He was a really nice guy. He liked the CFA where I worked.
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My wife tends to meet tons of athletes (through their wives) when I'm not around. She's friends with Jason Whitten and LaDainian Tomlinson (or as she called him when they first met, LeBron Thomas). She also is friends with several girls who were contestants on the Bachelor/Bachelorettes. I know no one...
She spent it all on a turkey farm.BG Knocc Out said:Guess the rumors of her being worth like half a billion were bogus?uujm said:
Linda Hamilton.
At the time I was a smoker and we smoked the same cigarettes so she bummed them off me all shoot. Lot's of fun stories.
Eric "Smelly" Sandin
Made me a surfboard. I got to meet him when I picked it up. Cool guy.
Made me a surfboard. I got to meet him when I picked it up. Cool guy.
Mike Tyson at the Spearmint Rhino.
Jose Canseco....circa 1990...took a bunch of us youngsters from the hotel pool to lunch. Cool guy. Very friendly and answered everything.
In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
Saw Green Day at the Palladium ballroom in Dallas when they toured the southern US as the Foxboro Hot Tubs. Mike Dirnt, the bass player, came out and shot the **** with about 6 of us for at least half an hour.
Aside from simple signings, never really just chatted with another musician for any length of time. Never met a movie star or anything. Really never been impressed by celebs, so it's not something I've ever cared about.
Aside from simple signings, never really just chatted with another musician for any length of time. Never met a movie star or anything. Really never been impressed by celebs, so it's not something I've ever cared about.
I talked with Gene Simmons for about 45 minutes. Nice guy.
Andy Buckley AKA David Wallace
My experience was pretty similar. We were winding down with a few drinks at the Continental Club after most of the crowd for the Jack Ingram show had left. Billy came in through the side door to get a drink at the back bar. Then he just hung out. After I realized he was approachable and chatting with people, I went to the bar to get something for him to sign, like a dork. He pulled out a pad from his pocket with mini copies of his Guitar Magazine cover and signed and handed those out. True pro. Some drunk guy asked "when are you gonna come out with some new *****" He said "that's a good question" and started talking about what he was planning in the studio.BG Knocc Out said:Me and a small work happy hour group met him at Blanco's (RIP) on W. Alabama in Houston probably about a decade ago. There was hardly anyone in there and he was cool as hell with us and when we asked for a picture he demanded that he be next to the one girl with us (attractive busty blonde). He took time to shoot the sh** but would fist bump instead of shaking hands...I assumed to protect his aging brittle guitar hands?Microwave Onions said:
Billy Gibbons
Looked like he was either about to set up to play a private show there or shoot a video, as they were discussing backdrop options with management etc.
I had the exact same thought about his hands and the gloved fist-bumping. Got to protect those bony old hands.
R.I.P. Blanco's.
Bo Diddley at Dr G's in 1986. Best times.
Good night, Irene.
Stan Lee
Dirk and Steve Nash
Ted Cruz
Pete Rose
Giancarlo Esposito
Biggio and Bagwell
Kevin Conroy
Dirk and Steve Nash
Ted Cruz
Pete Rose
Giancarlo Esposito
Biggio and Bagwell
Kevin Conroy
I used to hang out at the Roll-N quite a bit and according the crusty old lady that worked behind the bar, Billy Gibbons was banned from coming in there. Don't remember what he did to piss her off but she told he would occasionally poke his head in the door to see if she was working and when she saw him she'd scream "I see you Billy Gibbons, get the hell outta here" and he would hightail it.
As for my Billy Gibbons story, I have two. Saw a 500 series Meredes with a Hank III sticker on the bumper and had to know who was driving that car. Pulled up beside the car and it was Billy.
Second story is I had a buddy in town from Dallas. We went to Rucchi's at about 2:00 in the morning and he had been talking a bunch of Dallas crap all night. He had his back to the door and in walks Billy. I don't say a word and a few minutes later he starts in again about Dallas and I say "'man, you're in H-town now. If you look behind you, ZZ Top is eating a taco." The look on his face when he saw Billy was priceless.
As for my Billy Gibbons story, I have two. Saw a 500 series Meredes with a Hank III sticker on the bumper and had to know who was driving that car. Pulled up beside the car and it was Billy.
Second story is I had a buddy in town from Dallas. We went to Rucchi's at about 2:00 in the morning and he had been talking a bunch of Dallas crap all night. He had his back to the door and in walks Billy. I don't say a word and a few minutes later he starts in again about Dallas and I say "'man, you're in H-town now. If you look behind you, ZZ Top is eating a taco." The look on his face when he saw Billy was priceless.
Kevin Hart - played at a high limit blackjack table with him for about 3 hours. Had an in for him to sort of trust me as he plays in one of my buddy's high stakes poker game here in Houston
I feel like everyone in Houston has at least one Billy Gibbons story, if not multiple. One time we sat down for dinner at Mandola's and Billy sits down at the table next to my wife and I. He was there having a business dinner of some kind of business dinner so we let him be. Pretty much everyone I know has been somewhere completely random and in strolls Billy, or he's in the back of a bar/restaurant, or just walking down the street, etc. Billy reps Houston all day every day.JCA1 said:
I used to hang out at the Roll-N quite a bit and according the crusty old lady that worked behind the bar, Billy Gibbons was banned from coming in there. Don't remember what he did to piss her off but she told he would occasionally poke his head in the door to see if she was working and when she saw him she'd scream "I see you Billy Gibbons, get the hell outta here" and he would hightail it.
As for my Billy Gibbons story, I have two. Saw a 500 series Meredes with a Hank III sticker on the bumper and had to know who was driving that car. Pulled up beside the car and it was Billy.
Second story is I had a buddy in town from Dallas. We went to Rucchi's at about 2:00 in the morning and he had been talking a bunch of Dallas crap all night. He had his back to the door and in walks Billy. I don't say a word and a few minutes later he starts in again about Dallas and I say "'man, you're in H-town now. If you look behind you, ZZ Top is eating a taco." The look on his face when he saw Billy was priceless.
Mike D. Was a very awesome and down to earth guy. Had about an hour long conversation with him about 25 years ago.
I don't even know who Billy Gibbons is.
zooguy96 said:
I don't even know who Billy Gibbons is.
This isn't something that a Texan should freely admit in public.
If we wanted to be obscure, I would have said Little Joe Washington was the coolest person I've ever known.
*also from the Continental Club, when he lived upstairs and I'd go down there when I was bored at work.
*also from the Continental Club, when he lived upstairs and I'd go down there when I was bored at work.
Max Power said:I feel like everyone in Houston has at least one Billy Gibbons story, if not multiple. One time we sat down for dinner at Mandola's and Billy sits down at the table next to my wife and I. He was there having a business dinner of some kind of business dinner so we let him be. Pretty much everyone I know has been somewhere completely random and in strolls Billy, or he's in the back of a bar/restaurant, or just walking down the street, etc. Billy reps Houston all day every day.JCA1 said:
I used to hang out at the Roll-N quite a bit and according the crusty old lady that worked behind the bar, Billy Gibbons was banned from coming in there. Don't remember what he did to piss her off but she told he would occasionally poke his head in the door to see if she was working and when she saw him she'd scream "I see you Billy Gibbons, get the hell outta here" and he would hightail it.
As for my Billy Gibbons story, I have two. Saw a 500 series Meredes with a Hank III sticker on the bumper and had to know who was driving that car. Pulled up beside the car and it was Billy.
Second story is I had a buddy in town from Dallas. We went to Rucchi's at about 2:00 in the morning and he had been talking a bunch of Dallas crap all night. He had his back to the door and in walks Billy. I don't say a word and a few minutes later he starts in again about Dallas and I say "'man, you're in H-town now. If you look behind you, ZZ Top is eating a taco." The look on his face when he saw Billy was priceless.
Yep. Buddy of mine's mom works for Houston cevents planning department. So we got to work the first Astros parade in 2017. We were in City Hall and running elbow with all of the players before they went out into the crowd for speeches after the parade. Billy was back there right outside of my buddy's moms office as he was singing the national anthem before all of the players came out. Said hello to him but didn't really engage in a convo
Sammy Hagar.
Heidi Klum
Dave Elmendorf at the Super Bowl
But I've had a couple of nice encounters with RC, who is very cool.
Dave Elmendorf at the Super Bowl
But I've had a couple of nice encounters with RC, who is very cool.
He was in line right in front of me at a grocery store in Vegas. He was trying very hard not to be noticed, but of course he's impossible to miss. I pretended like I didn't know who he was.dcAg said:
I talked with Gene Simmons for about 45 minutes. Nice guy.
WestGalvestonAggie said:He was in line right in front of me at a grocery store in Vegas. He was trying very hard not to be noticed, but of course he's impossible to miss. I pretended like I didn't know who he was.dcAg said:
I talked with Gene Simmons for about 45 minutes. Nice guy.
You should have said "How are you, Mr. Klein?"
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