|
|
|
|
#101
02-01-2011, 08:51 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Former Curve magazine publisher Frances Stevens, and her wife, Jen Rainin.
|
| Advertisements | |
|
|
|
|
#102
02-01-2011, 11:13 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Priscilla Walmsley is a big time XML guru and has written several books about the subject.
|
|
#105
02-02-2011, 04:14 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#106
02-02-2011, 04:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#107
02-02-2011, 04:23 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
One of my schoolteachers was Philip Pullman (childrens author) - I was in some of his school plays, too. Also I'm friends with Godfrey Stafford, although I haven't seen him for a couple of years, but he was an old family friend that we used to go on vacation with.
Finally, I was once in a hot tub with Julia Ormond. Not that we're pals, or anything, but she was very hot. I would email her if my wife would let me. Jesus, however, is no longer my homeboy. Last edited by senpai71; 02-02-2011 at 04:26 PM.
|
|
#108
02-02-2011, 05:10 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
As far as I can remember at the moment, probably Matt Steinmetz, the Golden State Warriors analyst on the local cable channel. Nice guy who likes beer. Was supposed to meet up with him this past weekend at a beerfest in Berkeley, but I showed up late and missed him.
|
|
#109
02-02-2011, 07:32 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
I have long thought that Julia Ormond is one of the most attractive actresses alive today, simply stunning..... Were you staying at a resort that she was also at, or was this a hot-tub on Fantasy Island? 
|
|
#110
02-02-2011, 07:39 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Years ago, I was in a live chat with Ed McBain and he answered my question on a character in his 87th Precinct series.
Got an e-mail from Rick Bayless, Mexican food authority. One time for each.
|
|
#111
02-03-2011, 09:55 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I don't know about "casually" email, but if I managed to email Liv Wylder, she would probably know who I am. Only thing is, given the circumstances of how I knew her and through whom, I'm not sure she'd want to reply. (A mutual friend that was our connection who created a scene that ended their interaction.)
I've met a couple astronauts, worked with a couple, and have been to one of them's house. Phil Plait, I could totally casually email him.
|
|
#112
02-03-2011, 12:45 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I used to know someone who was, I think, related to someone who you might have seen in a movie, but I've forgotten both of their names. But, you know, I still feel special on account of I just bowled a 129 on Wii bowling. I've only got 800 points to go before I'm pro!!! You'll want to be getting my e-mail address sooner rather than later...
|
|
#114
02-03-2011, 01:31 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#115
02-03-2011, 02:14 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Steve Berry (the author)
Although he answers all his e-mails (according to his site), he and I have had some interesting correspondence regarding his inclusion of my hometown (Rothenburg ob der Tauber) in one of his novels (The Alexandria Link). Not about any mistakes he made (there were none) in its description, but my recommendations of what to see should he return. We've also discussed various literary devices and the fact that every time I read one of his books I feel like I have been given a very enjoyable history lesson. A very pleasant gentleman indeed. Quasi
|
|
#116
02-03-2011, 02:33 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
You know, I'd forgotten that I've exchanged some friendly emails with Pearls Before Swine comic strip writer Stephen Pastis. I'm good friends with a cousin of his. But it has been a few years, so I don't know that he'd particularly remember me at this point.
|
|
#117
02-03-2011, 02:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Like I said, though, that was quite awhile ago and I doubt he'd know me from Adam's cat at this point, unless we got another chance to chat and I reminded him about it. BTW, the guy is pure class. And *really* tall.
|
|
#118
02-03-2011, 04:07 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
One of my best friends is a cousin [about second cousin I think] of Valerie Bertinelli. They don't call each other but she does have her email address and they exchange Christmas cards and the like. She describes her as a very sweet person pretty much exactly like the characters she plays but very private even with family.
Last edited by Sampiro; 02-03-2011 at 04:08 PM.
|
|
#119
02-04-2011, 12:34 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Mine are mostly musicians. Jason McMasters (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth) Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Orig. Guns 'n Roses, Brises of Destruction) Kevin Fowler, country musician (Beer, Bait & Ammo. Also played in Dangerous Toys). Oh' & my roommates Dad was once married to Rue McClanahan (RIP), & she came by to pick him up to get his help working on her sons house (in Austin). I answered the door in my boxers... nice...
|
|
#120
02-04-2011, 10:54 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
To answer the OP, though, probably the actor/comedian Rondell Sheridan. Met him several years ago when he was in town to perform at a local club. Through the stage manager of that club, I've also spent time with Mac King, Tim Cavanaugh, the late Bill Sacra, and more.
|
|
#121
02-04-2011, 04:34 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
My old roommate and I worked a convention once and we had to be the bodyguards for Carel Struycken (Lurch in the Addams Family movies). It was hilarious moving through the crowd, the two of us shouting to make a path, and people turning around angrily then their eyes would look above and behind us and just bug out in fear.
He is a very shy, nice and quiet man. He demo'd for me his computer system he'd developed that sensed the players' movements like the new Kinects, but this was back in the early '90s. I used to talk to both Bob "Mr. Baseball" Uecker and Bud Selig (da Commish)... both used to called me "buddy".
|
|
#122
02-04-2011, 04:55 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Infovore... I met Stackpole too, he reference my group in one of his novels... two of the other members talked to him more....
Also reminds me I once yelled at a guy (I was hungry and tired & he was talking to someone in line and not realizing he was up), and it turned out to be author Larry Bonds... (if you read this sorry Larry, love your work). I ran into another friend of mine once, not 2 minutes after he'd finished interviewing Douglas Adams... but he'd disappeared before we could get back so I could met him. Guess the Vogons' beamed him up. Last edited by tiescore; 02-04-2011 at 04:56 PM.
|
|
#123
02-04-2011, 06:44 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Lessee.
Ed Broadbent might know who I was, if I got a chance to explain that he knew my mom, but we're certainly not on emailing terms. On the other hand, there's a certain former NDP candidate from the Montreal area who introduced me to Dopefests.  I worked with Minnie Grewal for a while. No big-name movie stars or anything, though if I'd kept at that screenwriting course, who knows... Quote:
You win the thread. Even royalty (other than the Queen) comes second to Kate Bush. Quote:
Last edited by Sunspace; 02-04-2011 at 06:44 PM.
|
|
#125
02-05-2011, 02:09 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
On my own part...nobody, really. A few personalities on the local NPR affiliate, a couple of whom have had stories run nationally on Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation. And my wife, who does a Saturday night blues show on the station.
My elder sister is unnervingly well-connected in the punk/indie music scene for somebody with zero professional connection. Members of very noteworthy acts (including AFI, Rise Against, 3oh3!, and Unwritten Law) apparently stay in touch. I get the impression that she might be acquainted with some notable folks in other art scenes, but I'm not sure how well and have no idea who.
|
|
#128
02-07-2011, 10:59 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I occasionally exchange commentary with a high-school classmate who is reasonably well known in jazz circles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colligan.
Less certainly: I don't have an email address, but I believe that some folks that I am in contact with would be able to pass a message to Edward Norton, who I knew in middle school.
|
|
#129
02-07-2011, 11:39 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#133
02-09-2011, 12:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Lady Lacha is e-mail friendly with Ina Garten. My claim to fame would be my uncle Tom, who was an astrophysicist for NASA, and who went to Stockholm (along with the rest of his team) to help his boss collect the Nobel Prize for Physics a few years ago.
__________________
D If I cannot earn your respect, please allow me to purchase it from you.
|
|
#134
02-11-2011, 08:23 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Ralph Bakshi (directed the animated LOTR) and I had a back and forth before Jackson's trilogy came along.
I had asked him if he were considering a sequel and he stated , "No way, Bill! I'm having too much fun painting." He sent me a link to a few of his works (quite good) and we ended up wishing each other well. Moral: Celebs aren't as untouchable as one might think. Thanks Q
__________________
My Dementia Blog is at http://wheretobud.blogspot.com
|
|
#135
02-11-2011, 09:46 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Hmmm...certainly there isn't anyone I casually email currently, but there are a couple that if I sent a "hey, it's been ages, I just felt like re-connecting and saying hello" email/Facebook message/friend request to, they'd respond.
I went to high school and was on the track and cross country teams with Anais Mitchell, who is popular with the "Lillith Fair" type of crowd. She often tours with Ani DiFranco. In college, I was an editor for a student-run magazine (not the main school paper, but a secondary, smaller publication,) and Tyler Hinman, who was a student at the time, wrote our crosswords. I understand that he's fairly well known in the crossword circuit, having won several titles and designing challenging puzzles. Beyond that...eh, I could probably start emailing Bernie Sanders and get real replies, not just ones from his staffers, since my girlfriend WAS one of his staffers and knows his REAL, private, email address. He's friendly enough that I don't think he'd mind if I started emailing him out of the blue, so long as I kept it relevant to political things and whatnot.
|
|
#136
02-11-2011, 10:36 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
hmmm
Leo Cohen: He is quite a character Tommy Disney: niece sons cousin or something to Walt Roger Bernson: roadie to Hulk Hogan in the 80s Club Soda Kenny: roadie/bodyguard to some comics in the 80s Ben Tssaud: His father was a great art director (AD) Louie Palmer: pretty famous juggler, at least he is famous in my neighbourhood. That boy can juggle Monica Henderson: not famous at all, but one day she will be an amazing teacher. So maybe the do a film on her life. Something like Dangerous Minds. Just saying....
|
|
#137
02-11-2011, 11:19 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Marco Rubio would know me if I e-mailed him, and occasionally responded in person when our paths crossed indicating he did indeed get my message. Course, that was before the election.
|
|
#138
02-21-2011, 04:45 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Jerry Brown, Joan Baez, and Skip van Leeuwin. How's that for a mixed bag?
I met Jerry Brown in a bar in Oaxaca about twenty years ago, traveled with him to introduce him to the Bishop of Chiapas and Cuauhtemoc Cardenas in Michoacán, and stayed at his house in Hollywood a couple of times. Sent him an email to congratulate him on his victory, but haven't got an answer yet. I Imagine he's kinda busy.... Met Joan at Club 47 in Cambridge in 1958. (She even mentions me in her book, and always got my mother and sister good seats at her concerts) I don't have her personal email (does anybody know it?) so I can't send her a message, but I suppose she would remember me. Van Leeuwin, also known in those days as van Lunatic for his, er, unorthodox riding style, was the best TT motorcycle rider of all time. Met him when he wanted to get into the music business in LA,, hung out for a while, keep in touch now and then.
|
|
#139
02-21-2011, 04:54 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I forgot to ad Graham Hill. On my honeymoon to Mexico in 1966, we got upgraded to First Class and found ourselves sitting next to Hill. His ride didn't show up at the airport so we offered to take him to his hotel, got invited to the Mexican GP with pit passes (Somewhere I still have a picture of Chris Amon sitting in his car, almost twisting his neck off to ogle my new wife in a miniskirt...) But I can't email him, since he's been dead for a while.
__________________
Tagline? I don need no steenkin tagline... Last edited by Mapache; 02-21-2011 at 04:56 PM.
|
|
#140
02-21-2011, 06:13 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I could email Matt Weiner, creator of Mad Men, but I'd have to work hard at reminding him exactly who I am and why I happen to have his email address.
I could also email Brian Dunkleman, former American Idol co-host. We used to be in the same group of friends, but now he hates me.
|
|
#141
02-21-2011, 07:10 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
I've heard him say he left American Idol because he didn't like the way they treated the contestants. My gut instinct is "yeah, and the fact they fired you just sort of clinched it", but I have no idea if this is correct.
|
|
#142
02-21-2011, 10:10 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Well, hell, Twicks ah reckon!
Apparently she's Derek Trucks' wife, which was mentioned in a recent thread about her. I love the man's music, and his Dad's drumming, so it follows (and with good reason), that I would count the lady as a celebrity I have contact with (not always pleasant - but always with respect). I hope I am not being whooshed with the information I gleaned from that thread, because it would piss me off if that were the case. Verily. Q
|
|
#143
02-21-2011, 10:45 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Unless twicks is Susan Tedeschi, you're being whooshed.
|
|
#144
02-21-2011, 11:07 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
She never denied the content of that one post in that thread, so what am I supposed to think?
Why would that have been written? It had nothing to do with the thread, except asking us to give her a break because of who she is? Sorry, but these days, I really do get whooshed easily. Twicks? And "Derek Trucks" poster, WTF????? Did you intentionally post incorrect information here? Thanks Q
|
|
#145
02-21-2011, 11:31 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I just went looking for the thread you're talking about, Quasi, and it shows Claude Remains as the poster who said that twicks was Trucks' wife. But he's been suspended for a month so we won't get to ask him for a while.
|
|
#147
02-22-2011, 08:58 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Phil Kenzie , rock and roll sax player. The classic solo on Year of the Cat brought him from the UK to the USA, has a wall of gold records. Toured with Al Stewart, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Poco,
We;ve been friends for about ten years now. Great guy http://www.michaelherring.com/philkenzie.html here he is with Al many moons ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwUY...eature=related Alfons Kettner, one of the best guitar players I've ever heard is co author of What you won't Do for Love, with Bobby Caldwell. Covered by many artists after the original hit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Yo...for_Love_(song) here's the classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laStiu_sUd4 and Marlon Hargis, keyboard player for Exile "Kiss you all Over" and all their country hits. http://www.exile.biz/about.php?member=4 They did a reunion gig a couple years back and it went so well they're out playing again.
|
|
#148
02-22-2011, 04:31 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Oh, I don't think he's SUPER famous, but some of you dorks might appreciate that Larry Gonick, who writes those "Cartoon Histories of _____" books is a friend of my family. He and my dad went to college together. I haven't seen him in ages, but I could definitely email him.
|
|
#149
02-22-2011, 07:03 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
I met him after the Idol debacle (actually, when we first met, I had no idea who he was because I didn't watch the first season of Idol). I don't think he was fired -- it may have been more of a mutual decision. Just a regretful one.
|
|
#150
02-22-2011, 07:38 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
