Famous Encounters

[DosToros]

Due to a business connection with my family I used to cross paths with Jerry Clower from time to time when I was A kid.

[RiverRat1]

The OP said famous people.

I've met Jhill313

And played Blackjack with Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds

[bklem]

Played in college with over 30 guys that played pro football. Dickerson in HOF. Won't list them all but 8-10 of them were pretty big names back in the day in the NFL.
My college roommate won 3 Super Bowls for the Cowboys so I got to know most of the Cowboys from the '90's. Became pretty good friends with Aikman. Was in their bowling league for a year-they needed another couple so my wife and I filled in. I can't bowl!
Hunted with Don Jr. and Eric for the last 3-4 years.
Hunted with Kevin Van Dam, Larry Nixon, and Denny Braur (fisherman). One of my best friends owned (just sold it) Strike King fishing company for long time and they were reps.
Fished for two days with Ray Scott at his ranch in Alabama. Founder of B.A.S.S.
Went to San Diego with Tito Beverege last spring. Group of 6-8 of us. Fun trip.
Went to the Super Bowl with Chris Fowler in New Jersey-ESPN Game Day host
Friends with the McCoy's-Colt & Case hunt with me on our lease. They get to hunt a LOT of places but my lease is kinda theirs also-long story. BTW-Case just killed a monster (173") this weekend at another ranch.
One of my good friends wife is Nancy Perot-Ross's daughter-not really famous though. Great lady.

[deerplanter]

Ken Caminiti used to live close by and talked with him several times before he passed. He once took me for a ride in his 62 Impala and let me ride one of his Harley's. He was a shy type guy that didn't like all people following him and was just a normal dude but had a monkey on his back that eventually took his life.

[Texastaxi]

I am gonna meet Burnadell, in month at College Station.

Don't waste your time. He's old, forgetful, and repeats himself over and over.
Your time is better spent talking to someone like Ty529, or whatever his name is ... if you can find him when he's awake.

[kumathebear]

Several but the two most interesting:

*Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers
*Charles Haley NFL Hall of Famer

Got to comment on my meeting with Haley....we were both sitting in the airport in El Paso, of all places. Plane was running late and we talked for about 30 minutes. He was very cordial but I was wary...reputation as Bi-Polar, lol. Surprised he was no bigger than me but I'll always remember his day as a Cowboy...man turned animal on the FB field.

[bklem]

Several but the two most interesting:

*Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers
*Charles Haley NFL Hall of Famer

Got to comment on my meeting with Haley....we were both sitting in the airport in El Paso, of all places. Plane was running late and we talked for about 30 minutes. He was very cordial but I was wary...reputation as Bi-Polar, lol. Surprised he was no bigger than me but I'll always remember his day as a Cowboy...man turned animal on the FB field.

Charles does a ton of work with a good friend of mine with inner city youth.

[Radar]

Don't waste your time. He's old, forgetful, and repeats himself over and over.
Your time is better spent talking to someone like Ty529, or whatever his name is ... if you can find him when he's awake.

Yes sir, I was sent a picture of that TY guy. He was laying on the ground with a beer can in one hand and a chicken wang in the other.

[Freer]

Chipper jones in Freer
Ken Caminiti in Freer
Freddie Couples at a party
Clyde Drexler

[wdtorque]

Lucille Ball - when I was a kid our family watched as they were filming an episode in the Grand Canyon. I was too awed/scared to talk. She was very gracious to my sister.
P Diddy, Sean Combs - sat across the isle from him at a concert, he signed every autograph request which I thought was nice of him. His bodyguard was Huge.
Adam Sandler - was taking a picture with anyone that wanted one on a bench in Central Park one afternoon, out having fun it appeared.
Frasier, Kelsey Grammer - always nice to my dogs when saw him when I was out walking them at night, multiple occasions
Sir Paul McCartney - nodded hello, he was playing with his daughter and I didn't want to interrupt
Robin Williams - nodded as we passed each other on the side walk
Sarah, Duchess of York - sat in front of us at an Aretha Franklin concert at the Apollo Theater (great show) and Sarah introduced herself to us :-)
Shaw Grigsby - ate crawfish with him and mutual friends, good guy
Lecile Harris - rodeo clown, famous in some circles, and rightly so. Great Guy, salt of the earth, and funny
Rudolph W. Giuliani - NYC mayor at the time, brief interaction at the store I worked in, nice fella
Tatum O'Neal - introduced herself to me at a wedding. Gobsmacked I was! Handled with my usual grace and polish, stuttered, mumbled, and almost fell over.

[kdkane1971]

Roger Clemens
Craig Biggio
Jeff Bagwell
CC Sabathia
Coco Crisp
Casey Hampton
Andy Pettitte
Morgan Ensberg (DB)
Roy Oswalt
Chad Qualls
Tim Hudson
Carl Crawford
Terry Irving
Patrick Bates
Kimble Anders
Reginald Ballard (Bruh-Man)
Andre Ware
Derrick Pope
Tim Denton
Mikhael Ricks
Patrise Alexander
Alex McLeod
Ryanne Duzich
Tilman Fertitta
Anthony Phillips

[Capt.Bryan]

When I was a kid I followed BASS and went to one of the Rayburn tournaments and met:
Rick Clunn
Gary Klein
Larry Nixon
Denny Braur
John Hale
Lonnie Stanley

Fished against Clark Wendlant when he fished Red Man tour.

Met and talked with Randy White at a boat show once.

Met Tracy Byrd and Mark Chestnut at the Rice festival and actually fished with Mark Chestnutt down at the beach long ago.

Guided a salt water fishing tournament for NFL hall of famers:
Elvin Bethea
Bobby Bell
Jim Brown
Lem Barney
Deacon Jones
Filling in for a guy who couldn't make it was Calvin Murphy.

Met Nolan Ryan at his restaurant outside of Three Rivers/Choke Canyon

[Graysonhogs]

Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil. Vince was an arse. I guess Mick had already retired to his sarcophagus. Nikki and Tommy were great though.

[mudkat]

I met R,Lee ermy, big daddy ed roth,gene Winfield ,and I'm related to Lyle Lovett and and met Julie Roberts and Trust me Folks she is one UGLYYY woman in person Yikes the hollywood makeup people earn their money LOL.

[ateague11]

When I was a kid a met Willie Nelson, Bill Bixby, Rip Torn, Joan Severance, and Kris Kristofferson when they filmed a movie in my parents restaurant.