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- wckd1
- Told Massimo Vignelli I thought his conservatism with fonts might not be the greatest idea.
- Got Grooverider's personal number just before he got jailed. We've lost touch since.
- YakuZoku1
Had a back n forth FB message with Henry Rollins like 10 years ago.
- uan3
I called Albert Hofmann at his home in 1995 and asked about LSD and if I could visit him. It was right before Xmas and he told me to ask again in spring, which I didn't.
- MrT4
I was an extra in Memphis Belle (in the hangar dance scene at the end).
I interviewed George Lucas (via phone) in the early '90s for my uni dissertation.
I was on Jim'll Fix It, not as the fixee but because I played clarinet in the school orchestra with the kid that got to be Mayor of Bridlington for the day. I was not fingered.
MrsT was at school with Tim Minchin and he came to our do when we left London for Sydney.
These are for late on at the pub when everyone's a bit pissed all the good stories have been rinsed...
- pango1
Jesse Hughes gave me a hug once...
- Melanie3
I went to Elon Musk's birthday party about 10 years ago. It was weird.
- PonyBoy1
one of my first freelance gigs while in college was to set Meatloaf's logo on fire (Flash gig)
I once spent an hour in a tiny 3rd party "Apple certified" service store over in Scottsdale w/Randy Johnson... just he and I sitting and waiting for our machines and him shooting the shit about his love for photography (I had no idea he originally wanted to be a photojournalist and even studied it in college... some of his work: https://rj51photos.com/)
also... not me but family: my Dad went to University w/Stephen King. Mr King was a year ahead of my Dad but they did their share of hippy shit together
- lemmy_k1
I got to smoke a cigarette with the man himself, Lemmy. I have sat next to Peter Weller (RoboCop, Buckaroo Banzai) met Courtney Love and spent some time with the singer from Dramarama. So Cal locals might know Henry DeCarlo from KTLA. I'm sure there are a few more, but that's all that Jump out at me.
- trooperbill0
as a kid i was on stage with cannon and ball and little and large (pantos)
my wife went to school with loads of kids who endced up as soap actors.
- DaveO6
After being up all night I once gate crashed Liam Gallagher and Liam Howlett's party in a private section of the Edinboro castle on Camden. They were celebrating the Prodigy’s number 1 album and were with the Appletons and a load of hangers on.
I was really messed up – had been up all night with my mates and then had to DJ at the pub for an event my friend had arranged. I arrived at noon and because i was still 'charged' from the night before i started playing tech house. At noon. On a sunday.
I'd seen Liam earlier in the day and had gone over to him to say how amazing he was and that the new album (that i could not remember the name of) was amazing.
I finally get removed from the decks and get lost in the afternoon's boozing, clearly getting much worse for wear.
Their gathering was now behind a velvet rope and as I had nothing to do i thought I'd go and have a chat to my old pal Liam.
I plonked myself down and reached for a champagne flute, only to have Liam (Gallagher) - without braking stride of the conversation he was in - look me dead inn the eye and juts say “fuck off mate”.
- trooperbill0
oh and i lived across from the mother of colt sievers stunt double - he drove a corvette which was some sight in rural yorkshire.
- hans_glib0
i was a contestant on "you bet". that model who was in the vw ad was one of the guest "celebrities". our sleb was alan titchmarsh... sadly not so glamorous
- Beardy2
I had a poo in the cubicle next to the one Jarvis Cocker went in. Didn’t really need one but thought it’d be my best chance of a claim to fame story.
- shapesalad3
I was an extra in a Gaspar Noé movie.
- scruffics2
i was an extra in a Lucozade advert once. Top THAT
- bezoar2
My best friend from high school is the nephew of Kerry Livgren, the former lead guitar and songwriter from "Kansas. So occasionally I would hang out at Kerry's house and have dinner with the family. Super nice guy. About 10 years ago Kerry had a stroke and can't remember who I am :( He's doing well though. My first "professional art job" in high school was cover illustration for his upcoming album (was only used for promos).
Kris Kuksi is a close friend of mine and any time I go to his art openings he's introducing me to people. The coolest ones I met are Ron English, Alex Grey, Chris Hardwick, and had brunch with Roger de Cabrol (Dali's former assistant).
- _niko6
I once told a woman that I coined the phrase "pardon my French"
- BusterBoy3
I've met Barbara Eden (I dream of Jeannie)