How many celebrities have you met?

[IZ]

Used to date a "celebrity" plastic surgeon about 10 years before he got his reality show.  I had a good laugh when I saw him on TV.

let me guess..Anthony Youn??

[Nitewaif]

Worse...Robert Rey   

[Turf]

Surprisingly no one has met Chuck Norris!!

This past New Years Eve we met Lewis black after his Phx performance! 

I had a neighbor in baton rouge who was suing chuck Norris, oddly enough no one really knows what happened to him.

[zarn02]

In no particular order:

Wayne Gretzky
Jeremy Roenick
Shane Doan
Roberto Guerrero
Gil de Ferran
Davy Jones
Dale Jarrett
Michael Waltrip
Al Unser Jr (he smoked me on the kart track too!)
Steve Harwell
John Elway
Ben Stein
Eric & Ben Bostrom
Doug Polen
Vladimir Konstantinov
Rod Millen
Ivan Stewart
Bruce Sarver
Tony Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon
Max Papis
Richard Childress
Johnny Benson
George Kunz
Louie Anderson

And probably a few I can't remember.

And this is why I may have met celebrities and not have known it. I recognize six of those names. That's 23% on a list of apparently noteworthy people, and I'm not sure I'd recognize all six if I saw them on the street.

[somegirl]

This won't mean anything to most of you, but I got to play Beethoven's 9th in Chicago's Orchestra Hall conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

[redxblack]

And this is why I may have met celebrities and not have known it. I recognize six of those names. That's 23% on a list of apparently noteworthy people, and I'm not sure I'd recognize all six if I saw them on the street.

a bunch of them are hockey players. Konstantinov was a great player and a tragic situation. I really enjoyed watching him in the 97 cup run.

[cyrus buelton]

a bunch of them are hockey players. Konstantinov was a great player and a tragic situation. I really enjoyed watching him in the 97 cup run.

several indy car / cart / nascar drivers on there too.

Al Unser Jr (he smoked me on the kart track too!)

I have gone karting with my friend who is an indy driver and he would SMOKE us. I mean multiple lappings and this was prior to him being a "professional," he was still racing midgets, silver crown, etc at the time.

It blew.

[Randimus Maximus]

Shit.  I forgot to add Carroll Shelby to that list.  Really cool guy.

several indy car / cart / nascar drivers on there too.

And NHRA.

[cyrus buelton]

I guess I can add a bunch of drivers to my list:

ryan hunter-reay
AJ Foyt IV
AJ Foyt (THE AJ.......um....interesting guy)
Al Unser Jr
Al Unser Sr
Danica Patrick (actually really nice....funny story about this one....her husband ended up getting me make the beast with two backsed up off glasses of Knob Creek and she ended up taking my drink from me)
Tomas Sheckter

[Oldfisti]

Shit.  I forgot to add Carroll Shelby to that list.  Really cool guy.

And NHRA.

These guys may not think so...

http://www.spokentorque.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1517

[Porsche Monkey]

I've met the platypus!!!


Seriously though I've met quite a few of the San Antonio Spurs though my work. George Straight came through lookin at cars and even Mike Tyson tried to buy from us but was unable to.

[ducducgooseme]

I met Mother!  He even stayed at my house!

[cyrus buelton]

I met Mother!  He even stayed at my house!

speaking of.....he hasn't been around in a while, are they ok?

[Bick]

I met Mother!  He even stayed at my house!

Didn't you have to move very shortly after?

[gojira]

This won't mean anything to most of you, but I got to play Beethoven's 9th in Chicago's Orchestra Hall conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

Very cool!