# Have You Ever Seen a Celebrity Drunk?...or Naked?... or... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200 "2004-06-13T23:50:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/41 "2004-06-15T12:32:09Z")
I have no idea who 80% of the people you’re talking about are. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/42 "2004-06-15T12:47:29Z")
I ran into (then) Mets Manager Davey Johnson in a diner. He was a deep discussion with his group so I left him alone until he got up to pay the tab. He was very cordial. Ran into hockey player Denis Potvin in a Chinese restaurant. I was at my table but he waws there to pick up his take-out. Gave him a wave, he waved back. Met musician Geoff Downes (of Asia and Buggles fame) in a hotel bar. He was drunk as a skunk, but also quite pleasant. Also have met many of the members of Fairport Convention in various pubs before/after a show. Nicest guys you’d ever want to meet (and have a beer with!) ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/43 "2004-06-15T13:04:57Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > If you’re not whooshing us, did you attend college in SE Indiana? > > I went to the same college & my first two years were his last two. They were my last two as well. Hanover College, Class of 83. Woody and I were roommates at Crowe Hall (in the Maze) sophomore year before I moved into the Fiji house. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/44 "2004-06-15T13:37:07Z")
And if we’re talking about celebrities we’ve seen in an unflattering light, I met Paul Hogan and his wife when I was working at Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. He mostly stayed in his cabin, but he looked extremely haggard and his wife must have gained 30 pounds and was completely unrecognizable. Tony Danza came down to catch a rafting trip and he was a raging asshole to everyone. I’ve met other celebrities, but no drunk or naked instances though. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/45 "2004-06-15T14:14:24Z")
Give it up, amateurs! I’ve seen Shane McGowan live. That’s the text book definition of “drunk” right there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/46 "2004-06-15T15:54:01Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > Give it up, amateurs! I’ve seen Shane McGowan live. That’s the text book definition of “drunk” right there. 🙂 I saw an interview with Shane McGowan where he said that the band were drinking too much before shows and decided to cut out spirits. They limited themselves to **9 or 10 pints of beer** before each show. So, point well taken. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/47 "2004-06-15T16:29:30Z")
I met Peter Donat, David Dukes and Michael Learned when they were doing a play my father wrote. I was just a kid at the time, so it didn’t make that big an impression. I met Paloma Picasso at an awards ceremony where my brass quintet played background music. Diana Paxson came to a bardic circle at my house in Berkeley. None of these people were drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/48 "2004-06-15T20:13:55Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > I’ve seen James Marsters drunk and then really, really hung over. You know, if I tried to take advantage of James Marsters while he was drunk, no one would hold it against me, right? I mean, I wouldn’t be able to help myself. > [@BytopianDream](#): > > Michael Stipe . . . in various states of > dress, but luckily never naked. You know, I doubt I would feel unlucky if I saw him naked . . . damn, always had a weird crush on him. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/49 "2004-06-15T20:47:14Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > You know, if I tried to take advantage of James Marsters while he was drunk, no one would hold it against me, right? I mean, I wouldn’t be able to help myself. You’d probably get away with it. At the Moonlight Rising con last weekend he kissed his…well, I won’t call her a stalker, because that’s not very nice. She’s just a woman who follows him all over the world, to every single gig and convention, writes him on a regular basis, and buys him lots of gifts…he even slipped her tongue. 1. Follow him around the world. 2. Get him drunk 3. SCORE! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/50 "2004-06-15T20:58:43Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > > [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > > > I’ve seen James Marsters drunk and then really, really hung. > > I prefer to stop reading this sentence at this point. I preferred to stop reading at “I’ve seen James Marsters drunk, naked and on his way to ravage me.” But I may just be dyslexic. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/51 "2004-06-15T21:07:02Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > You’d probably get away with it. At the Moonlight Rising con last weekend he kissed his…well, I won’t call her a stalker, because that’s not very nice. She’s just a woman who follows him all over the world, to every single gig and convention, writes him on a regular basis, and buys him lots of gifts…he even slipped her tongue. > > 1. Follow him around the world. > 2. Get him drunk > 3. SCORE! He really shouldn’t have done that. Any person who would follow a stranger all over the world is…unhealthy…and shouldn’t be encouraged. I’m the first to admit the man’s hotter than liquid fuck, but he’s still just a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/52 "2004-06-15T21:25:18Z")
> [@gobear](#): > > And if we’re talking about celebrities we’ve seen in an unflattering light, I met Paul Hogan and his wife when I was working at Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. He mostly stayed in his cabin, but he looked extremely haggard and his wife must have gained 30 pounds and was completely unrecognizable. Was this his first wife, or Linda Koslowski (sp)? ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/53 "2004-06-15T22:49:41Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > You’d probably get away with it. At the Moonlight Rising con last weekend he kissed his…well, I won’t call her a stalker, because that’s not very nice. She’s just a woman who follows him all over the world, to every single gig and convention, writes him on a regular basis, and buys him lots of gifts…he even slipped her tongue. > > 1. Follow him around the world. > 2. Get him drunk > 3. SCORE! Problem is, unless he’s adventurous, he probably wouldn’t want to slip me tongue. You know, given that I’m a boy and all. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/54 "2004-06-15T23:05:15Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Problem is, unless he’s adventurous, he probably wouldn’t want to slip me tongue. You know, given that I’m a boy and all. Given his enthusiasm about having sex with boys in the now defunct movie _Venice Heat_, (And his interest in Spike/Angel) you might get lucky… ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/55 "2004-06-16T00:02:23Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > Given his enthusiasm about having sex with boys in the now defunct movie _Venice Heat_, (And his interest in Spike/Angel) you might get lucky… Please, _please_ tell me you meant men, not boys. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/56 "2004-06-16T01:04:42Z")
I was walking through the Tenderloin in San Francisco (to get to the Walgreens - relax!) and saw some drunk wino staggering up the street with and actual jug of wine. He toppled into me and when he looked up to say “oh pardon me!” I saw it was Robert Downey Jr. Heh. That was sweet. I’ve seen both Robin Williams and Wynona Ryder (different occasions) at the movies and they both left trash on the floor. The guy Ryder was dating at the time (Dave Pirner?) snuck beer in. Naughty naughty! ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/57 "2004-06-16T01:36:54Z")
I’ve seen two local news anchormen naked on different occasions. And one of those I saw drunk and talkative another time. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/58 "2004-06-16T03:47:22Z")
Not particularly salacious, but I saw Sir Derek Jacobi and his boyfriend (who appeared younger than him but not ridiculously so- probably 40-something to Jacoby’s 60-ish at the time) holding hands in Court of the Two Sisters in New Orleans. I recognized him and couldn’t help looking out of the corner of my eye (plus it’s surprising to see a man of his stature showing PDA to a member of his own gender) but I wasn’t rude enough to interrupt and others either didn’t recognize him or didn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/59 "2004-06-16T04:02:18Z")
Drunk or naked? Hm… I once heard Alexa McDonough say “pissed off.” Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200/60 "2004-06-16T23:27:28Z")
Um, I saw Terrell Owens (49er wide receiver, probably just played his last year with them) naked. When he first came to San Francisco. His body is like a beautifully-carved statue… you asked… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-celebrity-drunk-or-naked-or/250200.md?page=4)