Was anyone here old enough to go to Dave Elmendorf's sports bar in Houston? It was Cahill's on Durham when I knew it. Later became Luke's Icehouse.Agristotle said:
Heidi Klum
Dave Elmendorf at the Super Bowl
But I've had a couple of nice encounters with RC, who is very cool.
Initials JV or BS?David_Puddy said:
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
Victor Wooten is arguably the best bassist on planet earth. What a great story.Average Joe said:
Not super famous but Carter Beauford and Victor Wooten when I was in high school. Not at the same time but at the same convention.
Victor Wooten was teaching a clinic and a friend and I stayed back to ask some questions. We ended up jammin' with him for a solid 2 hours and he didn't care that he was lightyears beyond our skills.
Carter Beauford walked into a sound proof cymbal test room while I was drumming and trying out some new cymbals I had no chance of affording. He's one of my top 2-3 favorite drummers and who I model my play style after the most, so it was definitely a case of meeting your hero at that age. He was extremely down to Earth and approachable.
nai06 said:
Dolly Parton is the coolest person I have ever met.
I ended up texting Know Your Enemy just before because I was sitting in Linda Perry's studio (a converted home in Thousand Oaks) waiting for Dolly to get there and was kinda in disbelief. Ended up meeting Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert that day too. They were also really nice.
So use that fake name instead of the fake name we know him by?maroon barchetta said: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?"
He changed it to that first before Gene Simmons but his birth name was Chaim Witz.maroon barchetta said:
Growing up I always heard his real name was Gene Klein
My friend and I met the old man in the weight room at the Rec once. We chatted for just a minute, and he was very kind. Gave me a pat on the back as we walked off.jokershady said:
guess id have to say Bush Sr and Barbara Bush
i worked at the Rec Center for a few years and if you were in early enough on a saturday he'd come in and ride the bike and read the paper.....he'd chat with us at the training desk a bit and always leave his gym bag back there.....
of course theres a few suits around while hes in there but there was never an issue and he'd always love it when students would approach him...
one time i was with a client in there and he was on the bikes near us and my client recognized him....i kept encouraging her to go over and say hi cause he'd love to chat with her but she was too nervous....
Not doubting your story but that doesn't really match up with the Vinnie Paul I knew. Can't say that I ever saw either of the Abbott brothers turn down a shot. And in my experience Vinnie loved to be noticed out in public. He always had his band gear on whether it was Pantera, Damageplan, or Hellyeah which I thought was a bit lame. And I witnessed his parading back and forth through the Ozzfest crowd one year when Pantera wasn't playing. But in fairness I will say that he was always cool with me or anyone else I saw approach him. One minor incident in the Icehouse at Starplex where he was a bit standoffish but he looked tired and a bit drunk so I will cut him some slack on that. When Pantera wasn't on tour I used to bump into Dime & Vinnie all the time.TresPuertas said:
By far the most surprising and overall nicest celebrity i've ever met was Vinnie Paul. Dude looked super intimidating and always had 2 busty gals with him at all times. We sat next to him at the Stars games quite a bit and over time chatted here and there. One time we were in the 2nd story bar at the AAC and these two metal head dudes came over and we're freaking out and calling him a God and Vinnie was super nice to them. they left… and then came back with shots. Which nobody wanted. So he thanked them and i think he actually threw his shot away when they weren't looking. My brother turned to him after they left and said "remind me to never get famous.". VP just looked at him and said "you have no F-ing idea". From that point he always loved my brother and loved seeing him.
Know Your Enemy said:Not doubting your story but that doesn't really match up with the Vinnie Paul I knew. Can't say that I ever saw either of the Abbott brothers turn down a shot. And in my experience Vinnie loved to be noticed out in public. He always had his band gear on whether it was Pantera, Damageplan, or Hellyeah which I thought was a bit lame. And I witnessed his parading back and forth through the Ozzfest crowd one year when Pantera wasn't playing. But in fairness I will say that he was always cool with me or anyone else I saw approach him. One minor incident in the Icehouse at Starplex where he was a bit standoffish but he looked tired and a bit drunk so I will cut him some slack on that. When Pantera wasn't on tour I used to bump into Dime & Vinnie all the time.TresPuertas said:
By far the most surprising and overall nicest celebrity i've ever met was Vinnie Paul. Dude looked super intimidating and always had 2 busty gals with him at all times. We sat next to him at the Stars games quite a bit and over time chatted here and there. One time we were in the 2nd story bar at the AAC and these two metal head dudes came over and we're freaking out and calling him a God and Vinnie was super nice to them. they left… and then came back with shots. Which nobody wanted. So he thanked them and i think he actually threw his shot away when they weren't looking. My brother turned to him after they left and said "remind me to never get famous.". VP just looked at him and said "you have no F-ing idea". From that point he always loved my brother and loved seeing him.
The friend I was with was teaching me bass and I was teaching him drums, so I was still super green. When we walked up to him after the clinic the first thing he does is turn to my friend, who already had his bass over his shoulder ready to ask some advice, and says "dude, awesome guitar, can I play it? Here, you play mine."TxKng82 said:
Wooten would be awesome to just jam with even if he's miles ahead of you. He's such a bada$$. That's pretty cool.
YES. I worked for the Stars first job out of college and interacted with him many times in the Jack Daniels club at AAC. Not to the level of Know Your Enemy, but Vinnie was cool as hell and friendly as all get out. RIP.TresPuertas said:
i think it had a lot to do with where we were because you're right… he didn't exactly keep a low profile.
but he was a huge Stars fan and i think that's where he would go to get away and kind of have a normal life. and these kids did come up on him while we were watching the game. may have been and off day but i swear to you it happened
johnnyblaze36 said:
I'm hoping Liucci pops into this thread and tells the story about him hanging with O.J. Simpson.
Pre- or post-surgery?Righteousgemstone said:
Angelina Jolie
lol. I have a mutual friend that was there with him that told me the story years ago. They saw O.J. in a hotel bar in Dallas and the next thing you know O.J. comes over to their table and asks to hang out with them. Then they proceeded to kick it for like two hours. My buddy said it was as surreal as it gets.maroon barchetta said:johnnyblaze36 said:
I'm hoping Liucci pops into this thread and tells the story about him hanging with O.J. Simpson.
You have to send up the "BOOM!! HEADSHOT!!" bat signal to get him to a non-premium board.
Pre. Ran into her in a Palo Alto movie theater. Was there with bodyguards and publicist. Around tomb raider time. Noticed group of about 5 of us staring at her. Walks over and chats with us for about 15 minutes. Asked where we were from, if we liked her movie etc. Super cool and down to earth. Gave us all signed Tomb Raider buttons. She's super petite.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:Pre- or post-surgery?Righteousgemstone said:
Angelina Jolie
I got excited reading about the Frank Thomas first paragraph until I read the second paragraph.AgRyan04 said:
I rode in an elevator with Frank Thomas when I was in 6th grade. He was enormous....and upset because someone had stolen his belt out of his locker at Jacob's Field that afternoon.
I shook Big Papi's hand and patted Eddie Vedder on his shoulder as he walked by.....both at Wrigley Field during G5 of the 2016 WS.
I have a whole slew of other sports encounters but most were either at card shows or when I was a kid trying to hawk autographs at team hotels.
