Someone famous on the street?
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- Noggin0
I saw Ian McKellan in SF the other week, wearing very bright clothes.
Still took people a second to realise.
- TheGreatGlorpo0
I farted in the same elevator as Dweezil Zappa once and then got in an argument with a stranger over whether it was really Dweezil Zappa, or John Stamos.
- albums0
i have tons of mini stories shopping at whole foods but my favorite is talking to perry farrell & more so his wife about virgils root beer. perry is tall as fuck and they're both super nice
- fooler0
I seen/bumped into a few stars and have never asked for a photo or autograph until once I asked Wayne Coyne if he'd pose with my wife and puppy and he declined... Coincidence I've hated everything The Flaming Lips have released since.
- mg330
I've also met 3 of my 4 musical idols and biggest influences at shows, including Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day in 1999, Doug Martsch of Built to Spill in 2000, Rob Dickinson of The Catherine Wheel twice in the last if years at his solo shows in Chicago. Really great guy and the first time he did one of those up/down looks with his eyes at me and in his great British accent goes "oh you must be in a band!" I was and I guess I looked the part.
The only musical idol I've not met is Robert Smith of The Cure. Maybe one day. Easily the biggest musical influence for me ever.
- mg330
I helped Barry Manilow shop for pants when I worked at the Banana Republic on Michigan Ave. here in Chicago. Maybe in 2002. I don't really get star struck; treated him like anyone else. But it was memorable to be on my knees going through a stack of pants for him and his bodyguard, and when I said "here's your size" look up to see him smiling approvingly at me. Sometimes I forget that even happened. Seems so long ago.
- Does Barry Manilow know you raided Banana Republic's wardrobe for him?cannonball1978
- inteliboy0
I met Adam Jones from Tool. We tried to act cool and helped him find his way through some alleys in the city though he probably could tell we were nerding out.
- whatthefunk0
I work in SoHo and saw Joe Montana as I was crossing the street. I was looking for my bank and he appeared to be looking for a store. Took a second to realize who it was but when I saw him looking around confused I preferred to just walk on by and think of him making huge plays on the football field and not as a regular dude who can't find shit on Broadway.
- dbloc0
Saw Jason Lee at an art show one time. It's a little awkward because you feel like you know them, but they don't know who the hell you are. Basically just told him I've been a fan for years, you're awesome...keep it up. A little stroke of the ego.
- doesnotexist0
would tons of people when i worked one block south of houston.
i usually leave them alone. i would want to be left alone.
- hektor9110
Bump into Jake Gyllenhaal this morning at a coffee shop. He was sitting by himself and looking at his cellphone. Nobody said hello.
- i saw him as i was walking into joe doe and he was walking out. he said, "hey how are you" and i said "hey what's up?!"doesnotexist
- nycdoesnotexist
- he thought you were famous?bainbridge
- robotinc0
Having lived in Santa Monica for 6 years I would see famous people quite often. I never really cared so i didn't say anything or what have you. Then i saw the this dude at whole foods on thanksgiving. I totally nerded out and ended up stalking him through the store. Don't know why it was him that broke me down
- I doubt he gets recognized often. He isnt really that famous.CygnusZero4
- he looks like this spoiled rich kid in Mexico i want to beat up, not really a kid, hes 30moldero
- He isss Weego!cannonball1978
- CALLES0
oh yeah thats true i played pool with this english dude it was only after i beat him that someone told me it was paul oakenfold. and i am not that good at pool
- Lol why would he give his name?CygnusZero4
- Randomly, "...by the way, Im Paul Oakenfold". "Um... ok."CygnusZero4
- Oh you said someone told you. I thought HE did. That would be strange.CygnusZero4
- cbass990
DMX was once playing pool and I was blocking his backshot with my spot at the bar. He was trying to drain the 8-ball... I moved and said "You got this shit." He scratched the cue ball and lost the game...
- monospaced0
I was at an AIGA lecture in NYC about iPad publishing, and this bitch two rows ahead of us kept taking pictures of the slides on the screen with her cell phone, in a dark theater, using flash. Me and some other people told her to knock it off, and she turned around and it was Martha Stewart. Her team was presenting her iPad magazine. Still, she was being rude.
- cannonball19780
My sister and I were seated behind Bruce Willis when we went and saw Avenue Q. During the intermission he kept making the air masturbation motion which I guess was referring to one of the songs in the show. I tried getting it on my phone but this was back when phones sucked and were useless at capturing situations like that because you had to press five buttons and do all kinds of UI shit and even then the res sucked. Anyway I think he saw me but then saw my sister with me and had this ashamed look on his face, like she was making the "how could you" face hahah. I don't know if he knew we were sitting behind him but I didn't see him after the show.
- detritus0
I sat opposite DJ Shadow in a private lounge before a gig of his - just the two of us. I drank a bottle of lager, he a bottle of water. We said nothing to one another and barely exchanged a couple of non-commital looks.
He, because he's famous and wtfshouldhe? Me because although I liked his music at the time, I had fuck-all idea what he looked like, so this guy in the lounge was Just Some Dude to me.
By the time I saw him on stage afterwards I was fairly stoned so just laughed inwardly about when I realised.
Point being - looking back, I hope he presumed I knew who he was (I was at his gig, after all) and just thought I was being totally laid back and chill for just letting him be.
The conceit is —
for a second, perhaps DJ Shadow thought *I* was cool.- who?CygnusZero4
- DJ Shadow is a king.bainbridge
- who is that?CygnusZero4
- Google him.monospaced
- instrmntl0
Edward Norton was right next to me at the her premiere. My gf was fanning out, but we didn't say hi or anything.