Have you ever met a Celebrity?

Being a political junkie and academic, most of the people I've met drift around in one of those two circles.

- Jimmy Carter (former president)
- GGeorge Herbert Walker Bush (former president)
- Jesse Jackson (presidential candidate)
- Jesse Ventura (he was mayor of my town)
- William Bennett (former Secretary of Education)
- Jack Kemp (late congressman)
- David Stockman (former OMB director)
- Jane Goodall (activist)
- Michael Medved (political commentator)
- 6 different Nobel Laureates (2 of them were my teachers)
- Tom Clancy (author)
- Carl Medearis (author)
- Gerald Posner (author)
- Michael Koss (headphone maven)
- Bobby McFerrin (musician/philosopher/conductor)

Have run into a few other assorted individuals in Durango, and met quite a few VIPs when I worked in the muddle east for a sheikh who had a fetish for VIPs - but won't bother to enumerate that list, as well.

I've decided that celebrities are over-rated. They tend to be full of themselves. Not that my opinion matters - but I was most impressed by Carter. Second would likely be Jane Goodall. I'd also say that Bush was very personable.

I met Liz Taylor at the Scottish Games in Alexandria VA when she was married to Senator what's-his-face. She was giving out the awards. I snuck up and accepted one even though it wasn't mine.

Only joking. I saw her giving out the awards from across the football field.

I met the Vice Lord one time at the Bailey Loaf n Jug, does that count?

Donald Rumsfeld - CEO, President and Chairman of the company I worked for. He hosted parties all the time. His basement was a political museum.

I've also met Jane Goodall. At a party hosted by a former co-worker who raised chimpanzees.

Walter Payton. We had a nice chat about his dog and the vet.

Dan Hampton and Richard Dent. Tried to recruit them as ringers for a flag football team.

And I went to school with Vice Lord.

John Wayne
John Elway
Goose Gossage
Freddie Boom Boom Canon
Ken Curtis
and a bunch of people that were legends in their own minds. - no I havent met ViceLord yet, that I know of.

Goose Gossage! I loved to watch him pitch when I was a Yankees fan. I heard he has a restaurant in Co. Springs. Cool!

Joe wrote: Goose Gossage! I loved to watch him pitch when I was a Yankees fan. I heard he has a restaurant in Co. Springs. Cool!

He went to my high school a few years before me. He came and spoke at an assembly at school. I had no clue, since we didnt really have baseball in CO. Years later I met him at a small party, it was when the Rockies were first starting up, and I was learning about MLB. He appreciated my enthusiasm for Baseball, but was more interested in talking about his cows. I have his autograph, wanta see it? It is worth $20.00 because that is the onlypiece of paper I had available

pacamom wrote: And I went to school with Vice Lord.

Now i'm impressed

Vice Lord wrote:

pacamom wrote: And I went to school with Vice Lord.

Now i'm impressed

As well you should be. I am one of those legends in my own mind.

pacamom wrote:

Vice Lord wrote:

pacamom wrote: And I went to school with Vice Lord.

Now i'm impressed

As well you should be. I am one of those legends in my own mind.

If this were a compitition you'd be the winner so far Pacamom, but I haven't posted my exstensive list yet.