Who do you know that's famous?

[sister moon]

Here's your chance to name-drop and show us all how well connected you are! **not being sarcastic, for once**

:)

[tsakshaug]

1. I went to high school with

A guy that played the "dead guy of the week" on NYPD Blue once

[mindfulNJ]

2. Howie Long...

but not well. He was a friend of my boyfriend's roomate. I once played video boxing with him and knocked him out :D

OH! I also lived on the same floor in college with Seinfeld's girlfriend in the "lobster" episode.

[BigMcLargehuge]

19. He should replace Tim "I don't know anything about baseball" McCarver

on Fox Sports for their MLB coverage

[flygal]

34. I babysat Howie's kid one afternoon - nice guy

[MisterP]

77. the man-hands?

[chiburb]

3. Too many to name, but the most famous would have to be

Bill Murray.

Many, many more is sports.

And Shawn Phillips is a very close friend...

[Cary]

15. How is Shawn doing?

I'm a huge fan.

[chiburb]

25. He's doing great! He's on a tour of Lebanon and Germany soon

Switzerland too.

Always nice to meet a fellow fan!

http://www.shawnphillips.com

[Cary]

37. I've met him a few times myself. . .

at Fitzgeralds when he's been in town.

Been a fan for 32 years. Hard to believe, but true.

[chiburb]

41. He usually stays at my place

When he's doing a gig at Fitzgeralds. We've probably seen each other there, possibly even met.

I 1st saw him at the Quiet Knight, under the el tracks on Belmont. Then the Auditorium and (my mind is going blank) the place on Armitage?

Anyway, there aren't that many of us that have even heard of him, let alone love him.

[Cary]

68. Saw him at least twice at Fitzgeralds. . .

Once at the Riviera, when Corky Siegal warmed him up. At least three times at the old Ivanhoe theater.

I have Contribution, Second Contribution,and Collaboration signed by him. I have all of his old albums on disks, but never play them anymore.

I tried to e-mail him a couple of times. He gave me his e-mail addy but never replied.

That's okay. I forgive him. I have to get his new album soon.

He looked pretty good last time I saw him, a couple of years ago.

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. I still listen to Shawn Phillips

Love that album with his long hair on the cover.

[chiburb]

71. This one?

And today:

[getoffmytrain]

4. Most famous would be..

Colin Farrell.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. william colby& family...helen hunt....stan aronowitz...philip dray

[GoBlue]

6. Bob Seger

But I just barely 'remember' my days in Ann Arbor.

[FunBobbyMucha]

7. In high school, I dated a girl who was later raped

and the story of her mother's ruthless pursuit of the rapist was a Lifetime Channel movie starring Meredith Baxter (Carol Burnett's deceased daughter played my ex).

Bill Murray? Damn, I want your life.

[XNASA]

8. This guy and I are old friends.

[Fenris]

20. He's got a kick-ass hotrod, I hear. Divinely built.

:)

[CAcyclist]

9. Mary's Danish

My mom remarried and her husband's nephew is in the band, Mary's Danish.Which, of course, is very famous and if you don't know who they, well I just can't help you :P

They sang Don't Crash the Car Tonight and Ashes back in the late 80's and were popular on KROQ in LA and other alternative stations.

[CAcyclist]

10. Oh, and I've met Tom Ritchey and Joe Breeze

The fathers of mountain bikes

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. Doug Stanhope

Met him before he was a "biggie" on Comedy Central. His online screenname is stinkchicken...add him to your list and IM him sometime...he's always up for "too blue" talk.

[Richardo]

36. What was his deal before the Man Show? Where did he come from?

I never heard of him before this gig. :shrug:

[DontBlameMe]

12. Well, not me but...

my aunt Judy was married to Ted Turner in the 60's.

[flygal]

35. I went on a date with Ted's son Beau.

[ghostsofgiants]

13. My mom's uncle is a local celebrity...

He was the first person from my province to play in the NHL.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Also, my mom and I both have famous names.

Our last name is Kennedy, if that gives you an idea.

[artboy]

17. My Sister

She had some small role in the movie Stormship Troopers..Starship Trooper... "sumpin like-at"......she later was a dead Gorey body in another scene..same movie

whoooo-hooo

anyone wanna touch me...


Also, Ronnie Milsap and Tammy Wynette signed each forearm one time in the late 70's (77-79)???.... they played a concert in Millington,Tn on the Navy base my dad was stationed at...reason they signed skin was because we were leaving the pool and going home when there van pulled up to the O Club...
and yes I know Ronnie Milsap is blind...he still scribbled on me!!

:)

[DrZeeLit]

16. My brother.

He's John Ashworth ... Ashworth golf clothing.
He's a multi-millonaire and...
I'm a poor English professor.
Go figure.

I love him. He's great.
And...he's a dem.

Kerry On!

[GOPisEvil]

39. I love his clothes!

:thumbsup:

[lastliberalintexas]

40. Good to know he's a Dem!

I'll let my hubbie keep wearing his clothes now!

[GOPisEvil]

42. They're having a sale at the Ashworth Outlet in San Marcos.

You should take a road trip. :-)

Oooops...just looked at my coupon - it's for us "preferred customers".

:hi:

[DrZeeLit]

44. Actually, my bro, John, has left Ashworth and....

has a new line of clothes with Quiksilver.
So.... look for Fidra by John Ashworth.
It's great.

(long story, but he started Ashworth from scratch and it got big and he wanted to start it all over, so he got out and took a break, played a LOT of golf with many famous people and others, and is on a roll now with Fidra -- even though Ashworth still has our name...but that's cool, too)

Kerry On!

[GOPisEvil]

49. Oh that's right...I knew that!

Ernie Els wears Fidra.

[DrZeeLit]

50. Oh, I know Ernie Els...does that count? I forgot.... n/t/

[GOPisEvil]

52. I'd play a round with Ernie.

He seems like a decent fellow.

[DrZeeLit]

64. He is a really great, normal guy. Everyone likes him! n/t

[dr.strangelove]

18. Some good, some great

On the good list, I used to play ball with Jason Marquis, the Cardinals pitcher. I also am pretty close to a well known independent film maker, who I don't want to name.

On the great list, I oned dated a porn star (before she was a porn star, I think). Her screen name is Erika Kole.

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. Robert Altman's nephew

was my high school English teacher.

[Ron Green]

21. I played with the Dixie Chicks several times when they were little girls..

don't take that the wrong way!

[teevee99]

43. you mean like "doctor?"

[Ron Green]

78. LOL - no, like music. Martie & Emily Erwin were cute little girls

who played banjo and fiddle, and their parents would bring them around to where my band was playing. They'd sit in and be all cute and everything. Later they hooked up with Robin Macy and Laura Lynch, and started their rise to stardom.

[MazeRat7]

51. *LMAO... not gonna touch it.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. Richard M. Stallman

Went to a couple of lectures of his, and we talked one-on-one for half an hour or so.

[Kire]

23. my aunt is miss sunbeam

depending on where you live you can see her on billboards and bread trucks all over the place

[Patiod]

27. I had her doll when I was a little girl

My dad did some business with the Sunbeam bakery.

Great doll!

[Kire]

60. I know I'm a 30 year old male, but...

...that would be cool to have a miss sunbeam doll, just because she's my aunt

[Redleg]

24. I met the man who developed the McDonalds McRib sandwich.

I also met the guy who first introduced kiwi trees to Egypt.

[Dukakis88]

29. My wife was killed by lightning while standing under a kiwi tree in Cairo.

Thanks a whole lot.

[Josh_Strength]

26. Jesus. Him spot my soul when Josh Dead Lift!

:)

[Dukakis88]

28. Saddam Hussein and Don Rumsfeld...

I was the Elvis impersonator who entertained them at the Planet Hollywood in Baghdad. After the show they invited me to their table and we ate fried bananas and ice cream. I later had to flee the country with only the possessions I could fit in a paper bag after f**cking up the lyrics to "Hound Dog" one nite when Hussein was entertaining Richard Perle. The look on Perle's face when he asked Saddam for my head on a hummus plate was chilling.

[bigwillq]

30. I've met a lot of famous people in the sports world

because of my job but don't really "know" them personally.

[Rambis]

31. The Everly Brothers

My parents taught them in 7th grade in Shanandoah Iowa. They go to Don's ranch once in a while in the south.

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. My dad taught Tom Watson

the golfer. Very nice guy.

[MisterP]

79. Bush's favorite song is "Wake Up Little Susie"

go figure

[LDS Jock]

32. country singer Brad Paisley

is a friend of the family.

[Downtown Hound]

33. I used to landscape right next door to Charles Schultz's house

and talked to him a few times while he went out on walks. Wouldn't say that makes me a close friend or anything, but we were on a first name basis. He's the only one though.

[ronnykmarshall]

38. Soon to be famous ....

Cindy Alexander

[proud2BlibKansan]

47. Whitey Herzog

was one of my dad's best friends. And thru him, we knew Roger Maris. I remember going over to his house to play when I was about 7 or 8. My sister says we also met Mickey Mantle, but I don't remember that.

[getoffmytrain]

63. That's awesome!

A real friggin' Yankee thanksgiving it must of been ;-)

[chiffon]

53. I know Paula Giddings

She is an author and scholar

[liontamer]

54. carlos d of interpol

used to work in my dept. He sent out funny mass emails. We often went to the same parties too.

[GOPisEvil]

55. They are playing election night here in Austin

I think I'll be at a party though. I'll catch them next time.

[Beaverhausen]

56. Bruce Springsteen heard my band perform in the early 80s

We played at Clarence Clemons club in Reb Bank, NJ called "Big Man's West" Clarence played later in the night and Bruce was there and caught my bands set.

He apparantly asked some people at a table with friends of ours "Who are these guys? They're pretty good!"


I met Bonnie Raitt there that night, too.

[Hawkeye-X]

57. I am friends with

The 2004 NBA Finals MVP. We went to HS together.

One bob for the right answer.

[InternalDialogue]

66. Chauncey, my man

Well, not my man, but since I'm a Denverite, I saw his records through high school and (one year) at CU.

[MrScorpio]

58. My Step-Mom knows George H.W. Bush

Apparently, they're good friends.

There's still plenty on love between us, despite the fact that she knows of my opinion of the BFEE.

[bbernardini]

59. Mike Keneally (Former Zappa guitarist)

Heck of a musician and a nice guy to boot.

[blondeatlast]

61. Lucy LaMode from Killer Pussy. nt

[Taylor Mason Powell]

62. I was friends with the Daily Show's Ed Helms.

Back in college. I keep meaning to contact him and tell him congrats on his success. What a gig!

[GingerSnaps]

65. I once went out with a man that starred in an episode of

America's most wanted...does that count?

[The Sad Little Pony]

67. Bill...

....of Bill and Ted.

We've worked together.

[pagerbear]

69. Some folks I went to school with are singing at the Met

Mark Baker and Kristine Jepson, to name two.

[Gardeaux08]

70. I know

Aaron Fink from Breaking Benjamin.

[NewJeffCT]

72. gee, I know nobody famous

I feel so left out.

[Beer Snob-50]

73. I used to sleep with a girl who was a costume character

at Disney World. Is that good enough?

[NewJeffCT]

74. better than me

I've met a few famous people, but none that I could call even a passing acquiantance.

[huskerlaw]

75. I've met...

most of the cast of Days of Our Lives. Hey, don't laugh. Deidre Hall (Marlena) and Josh Taylor (Roman) have been campaigning for Kerry!

[ironflange]

76. I went to high school with Bret Hart

We didn't really know each other though, we moved in different circles.

[HEyHEY]

80. Ron Bremner - Ex Calgary Flames president

And of course - I know me