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Ok, So my Wife and I are at Taco Loco in Laguna Beach yesterday. I'm outside looking for the bathroom and she says hey I just saw Diane Keaton go into the Taco place, I'm like, uh huh, cool, but I have to find the restroom. Of course I'm thinking no way right?, anyway, I come out of the bathroom and guess who is standing there? Yep, Diane Keaton! Of course I didn't say anything, she was with her kids and I didn't want to act like a tourist. I go up to my wife and she's all, I told you so Anyway, I guess while I was gone my wife notices that Diane was looking for the ATM, (they only take cash at this place) and so shes goes up and ask if she needs help and shows her where its at. So, long story long, just thought Id share that with you guys. It was pretty cool.

Anybody else got a story?

Since 78 wrote:Ok, So my Wife and I are at Taco Loco in Laguna Beach yesterday. I'm outside looking for the bathroom and she says hey I just saw Diane Keaton go into the Taco place, I'm like, uh huh, cool, but I have to find the restroom. Of course I'm thinking no way right?, anyway, I come out of the bathroom and guess who is standing there? Yep, Diane Keaton! Of course I didn't say anything, she was with her kids and I didn't want to act like a tourist. I go up to my wife and she's all, I told you so Anyway, I guess while I was gone my wife notices that Diane was looking for the ATM, (they only take cash at this place) and so shes goes up and ask if she needs help and shows her where its at. So, long story long, just thought Id share that with you guys. It was pretty cool.

Anybody else got a story?

Yeah, sat beside Chris DeGarmo from Queensryche heading to Las Vegas one time. He got on in Albuquerque and the only vacant seat was by me!!

Shoulda belted her like Pacino did in Godfather II

Since 78 wrote:Ok, So my Wife and I are at Taco Loco in Laguna Beach yesterday. I'm outside looking for the bathroom and she says hey I just saw Diane Keaton go into the Taco place, I'm like, uh huh, cool, but I have to find the restroom. Of course I'm thinking no way right?, anyway, I come out of the bathroom and guess who is standing there? Yep, Diane Keaton! Of course I didn't say anything, she was with her kids and I didn't want to act like a tourist. I go up to my wife and she's all, I told you so Anyway, I guess while I was gone my wife notices that Diane was looking for the ATM, (they only take cash at this place) and so shes goes up and ask if she needs help and shows her where its at. So, long story long, just thought Id share that with you guys. It was pretty cool.

Anybody else got a story?

No story to tell here.But that is just to cool i just love her.

Red13JoePa wrote:Shoulda belted her like Pacino did in Godfather II

Nah, she's really tiny. I did wish a could have gotten out a Godfather line though, like "Don’t ask me about my business, Kay."

Good ol Gary Busey came into my store at 335A, trying to purchase a 30 pack of Bud Light. I told him it was too late for alcohol sales in the state of California, and he was incredulous. He got so pissed and immediately went to the, "Do you know who I am card?" I said "dude, I loved you in DC Cab and Silver Bullet, but I can't sell you the brew." He stormed out in a huff, all pissy and laid rubber in the parking lot about a quarter mile long. I never laughed so hard in my life. He was already good and tanked, driving drunk and spinning the tires. Guy is a big loser. When he was getting his cash out to attempt to pay for the beer, he had a wad of singles and a bunch of quarters. I don't think he had a 5 or a ten dollar bill on him. He had no wallet on him. I could have been a dick and carded him had it been earlier just to get him all riled up.

I have a few random sightings... not hard when you work in downtown Chi.
Now that I work in the burbs I see nothing of any kind of interest.

Used to see the "ER" cast all the time - they filmed exteriors right around the corner from my building.
Once I saw Noah Wyle (thud!) when they weren't filming. Walked on by and he was literally one foot from me.
I was to afraid to talk to him.

Favorite story - I think I've told this here... one morning I come out of Starbucks and there's George Clooney hanging around on the corner in his scrubs... in the middle of February.

Saw Matthew Perry and Oliver Platt one evening on the way to the train.

Sitting in the Comedy Store in L.A. about 12 years ago, and Nancy McKeon came in with a bunch of friends.
I turned around and she was standing right damn behind me. She is teeny tiny! Never would have guessed that.

Ran into Paul Simon (the senator) on the Michigan Ave. bridge once.
Another time, Roger Ebert damn near ran me over on his way out of a parking garage.
License plate said "MOVIES". Not kidding.

Saw Randy Johnson in a Japanese restaurant about 5-6 years ago.

Got in an elevator with the country band, Little Big Town, in Austin, Tx once.

Hm, only real Hollywood one was I met Paul Rudd when he was filming a movie here in Cleveland. SUPER nice guy, very genuine.

I've ran into several Cavs players, a few Indians players, and Josh Cribbs around town.

Rockindeano wrote:Good ol Gary Busey came into my store at 335A, trying to purchase a 30 pack of Bud Light. I told him it was too late for alcohol sales in the state of California, and he was incredulous. He got so pissed and immediately went to the, "Do you know who I am card?" I said "dude, I loved you in DC Cab and Silver Bullet, but I can't sell you the brew." He stormed out in a huff, all pissy and laid rubber in the parking lot about a quarter mile long. I never laughed so hard in my life. He was already good and tanked, driving drunk and spinning the tires. Guy is a big loser. When he was getting his cash out to attempt to pay for the beer, he had a wad of singles and a bunch of quarters. I don't think he had a 5 or a ten dollar bill on him. He had no wallet on him. I could have been a dick and carded him had it been earlier just to get him all riled up.

That's sad man, I loved him in Gumball Rally and Point Break.

Ran into Neil Geraldo, Pat Benatar's dude in a pawn shop in Oklahoma City in '83!

no sightings for me... but in 2 and 1/2 years I did travel bookings for tons of celebs... from Susan Suranden to Elizabeth Shue, from Peter Henry Fonda to Louis Gosset Jr... All the agents were very nice actually and not lying there... I am going to try and do some kind of wall in my office about which celebs were here in Iowa making movies between winter of 2007 until 2009.

I was working out in the gym at a Marriott in Salt Lake one day and a bunch of really tall guys came in-I knew the Raptors were in town that day but I never really followed them much so I didn't know any of their names-I just left them all alone but I talked to the guy on the treadmill next to me for a half an hour before he told me he's their trainer-then I kinda felt stupid for not knowing any of them-especially cuz we were talking basketball and I knew just about everything about the Jazz players.....

That's really my only brush with fame...

lights1961 wrote:no sightings for me... but in 2 and 1/2 years I did travel bookings for tons of celebs... from Susan Suranden to Elizabeth Shue, from Peter Henry Fonda to Louis Gosset Jr... All the agents were very nice actually and not lying there... I am going to try and do some kind of wall in my office about which celebs were here in Iowa making movies between winter of 2007 until 2009.

Could you introduce me to Elizabethe Shue's breasts? No?

epresley wrote:Got in an elevator with the country band, Little Big Town, in Austin, Tx once.

I saw the bank robber guy from the original Dirty Harry in an elevator at the Disney Channel Studios, he's the guy Harry say's "well, do you feel lucky punk."

Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

A good friend of mine has a really funny Perry story... well, funny for me, embarrassing for her. Let's just say she was driving along and singing. Let's say she was singing a Perry song. And let's also say she was at a red light and happened to look over to the next lane and someone sitting at the same light was kinda laughing.

Michigan Girl wrote:Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

MG, IOWA had these tax breaks for two years...then the State Government stopped it dead in its tracks...due to their mis management of the program... so instead of blaming themselfs... they punish the movie makers... DUMB %#$(*# there were 60 projects slated for fall of last year well into this year...now there are none... I mean wow... just so short sighted.... but typical here.

Rick

I run into the Los Lonely Boys here, since they're from here, San Angelo, Texas pretty often. Easy Tito, don't work yourself up.......

I played college football against Pierre Garcon.

Michigan Girl wrote:Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

Nope! I don't really pay that much attention I guess. I would LOVE to meet Bradshaw though.

bluejeangirl76 wrote:A good friend of mine has a really funny Perry story... well, funny for me, embarrassing for her. Let's just say she was driving along and singing. Let's say she was singing a Perry song. And let's also say she was at a red light and happened to look over to the next lane and someone sitting at the same light was kinda laughing.

Yeah, I heard Perry Como has a great sense of humor.

Since 78 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

Nope! I don't really pay that much attention I guess. I would LOVE to meet Bradshaw though.

He's from here, has a home locally and his parents are here...he's a regular!!

KenTheDude wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:A good friend of mine has a really funny Perry story... well, funny for me, embarrassing for her. Let's just say she was driving along and singing. Let's say she was singing a Perry song. And let's also say she was at a red light and happened to look over to the next lane and someone sitting at the same light was kinda laughing.

Yeah, I heard Perry Como has a great sense of humor.

This is true, I mean, was true. Not so much now.

Since 78 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

Nope! I don't really pay that much attention I guess. I would LOVE to meet Bradshaw though.

sports figures... as a kid I was close to Reggie Jackson and Vida Blue as A's they came to DM to play the Iowa Oaks
minor league team... I was 12 I think... then a few years later... got Rod Carews and Tony Oliva's and Tony La Russa autgraph in the same program I have in my scrapbook at home... when the Twins came down to play the Oaks and La Russa was still a player back in 1976.

Oooh... I also once met David Spade's father

AND... this happened when I worked retail... remember the Gary Condit/Chandra Levy disappearance scandal in 2001? Over a year later, not long after Levy's remains were found, I'm the manager on duty once night and I'm waiting on this guy and thinking "I know him from somewhere..." Yep... good ol' Gary.

On December 7, he announced he would run for re-election. He lost the primary election in March 2002 to his former aide, then-Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, and left Congress at the end of his term in January 2003.

Levy's remains did not turn up during the extensive search that followed her disappearance, but were discovered by accident on May 22, 2002, by a man hunting for turtles with his dog in a secluded area of Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. That month, a medical examiner officially declared that Levy's death was the result of homicide.

Her killer (not Gary) was not caught/indicted until march of last year.

KenTheDude wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:A good friend of mine has a really funny Perry story... well, funny for me, embarrassing for her. Let's just say she was driving along and singing. Let's say she was singing a Perry song. And let's also say she was at a red light and happened to look over to the next lane and someone sitting at the same light was kinda laughing.

Yeah, I heard Perry Como has a great sense of humor.

LOL! Nope, this was theeeeee Steve Perry. Sometime in the 90s.

lights1961 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Lots, since they turned LA. into little Hollywood for the tax breaks!!
I am awestruck when I meet the greats like Denzel, but not the Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson types!!
I have a blast every time I run into Terry Bradshaw, he is a hoot and so is his dad!!

78, I'm shocked...I thought these types of things would be a normal occurance for you guys!!

MG, IOWA had these tax breaks for two years...then the State Government stopped it dead in its tracks...due to their mis management of the program... so instead of blaming themselfs... they punish the movie makers... DUMB %#$(*# there were 60 projects slated for fall of last year well into this year...now there are none... I mean wow... just so short sighted.... but typical here.

Rick

Well the tax break deal was initially made w/the City of N'awlins...then Katrina, so
being the kind people we are...

I saw Stevie Wonder at the Las Vegas Hilton playing slots. He kept asking his entourage, did I hit anything?

Chuck Norris in the grocery store is the best I got. (He lives down the road).

It was weird how he could just look at things on the shelves & they jumped into his basket ...