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Rupert X
12/3/2011 10:29am
12/3/2011 10:29am
Edited Date/Time
1/27/2012 2:26am
Your run-ins with celebs ? Unload your memory with the weirdness, please ?
Barney Miller ( Hal Linden ?) almost ran me over at LaGuardia airport in NYC...
Toni Tennille (Captain & Tennille - Muskrat, muskrat, muskrat love....la la lalallallll...) almost got run over by her
tall and very butch looking arse in the lobby of the MGM grand in Vegas
Took a flight from Columbus Ohio to Detroit with the members of Cheap Trick. Late 80's, they had just played
the Ohio State Fair - which means they were washed up then...
Barney Miller ( Hal Linden ?) almost ran me over at LaGuardia airport in NYC...
Toni Tennille (Captain & Tennille - Muskrat, muskrat, muskrat love....la la lalallallll...) almost got run over by her
tall and very butch looking arse in the lobby of the MGM grand in Vegas
Took a flight from Columbus Ohio to Detroit with the members of Cheap Trick. Late 80's, they had just played
the Ohio State Fair - which means they were washed up then...
Waited on Meryl Streep back in my restaurant days.
Back in my rock band days I hung out and partied with Blackie Lawless, Mick and Tommy from Crue and the guys from Ratt
Got drunk with Lemmy from Motorhead.....who is one short dude by the way.....lol.
Spent a fun filled evening with Lita Ford
Opened up a stadium show for Deep Purple and Uriah Heep and opened many times for Extreme
Had a lunch with Kathie Lee Gifford (there were bunch of us who worked for her, it was her treat).
Met Joe Perry from Aerosmith.
Met Bill Clinton when he visited Nantucket.
Tommy Hilfiger
ect.ect.ect
Have met George Foreman (was never more scared to shake anyone's hand-he's HUGE). I have had several meetings/meals with Kevin Costner (always nice to me).
Moto celebs: RJ, Jeff Ward, Donnie Hansen, Broc Glover, MC, DV12, JS7, Marty Smith, Chicken, Cooper, Kenny Bartram.
The Shop
Tony Danza ( remodeled his beach house in Malibu )
Craig T. Nelson ( watched hockey game with him in bar in Hawaii)
Harrison Ford (came into restaurant I worked at in Hawaii)
Sylvester Stallone (hawaii)
Christy Brinkley ( asked me if I wanted whipped cream. Met on beach in Hawaii)
Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson ( Met on beach in Malibu, they were being followed by photo guy)
Chris Chellios Hockey player for Chicago Blackhawks ( remodeled his beach hows in Malibu)
Dave the drummer for Papa Roach ( put the stair railing in his house)
Lots more. Will post later. Gotta go now
I've had beers with him at D&B's and plan on doing it again soon.
Other than that I've met and talked to many pro hockey players (we have the highest per capita in the country lol) and the usual moto-suspects.
He kept swerving to the left.
George Lopez - His manager told me he doesn't like it when you look him in the eyes. First thing I did was look him in the eyes. Ever stared a dog down? It went alot like that.
Vanilla Ice - He couldn't roll a doobie that doesn't look like a pregnant python if his life depended on it. He's actually a really nice guy and loves to talk about dirt bikes.
Coolio - Worked with him several times. He's alot nicer than you'd think. He liked to come hang out with me when he wasn't "singing" since I had a good hiding place in monitor world.
Hillary Clinton - Cusses like a sailor and has a grinding voice. The first rally I did with her I positioned the lav mic on her then went back to FOH and cued it up in my headphones. In the time it took me to walk from one to the other, she was already ripping someones ass in the green room.
Bill Clinton - A rock star without an instrument.
Obama - Led around by handlers and didn't appear to know what was going on or where he was but stick a microphone in front of him, instant rock star.
Little Richard - See Obama
Jani Lane (Warrant) - I saw him get the shit knocked out of himself at Town Creek Saloon in Jackson, MS. The locals weren't as impressed with his smartass mouth as he was. There's a video of Warrant where he has a black eye compliments of Jackson, MS. He claimed in interviews the bass player hit him with the headstock. I guess that sounds cooler than getting one punched to the ground.
Jason Becker/Marty Friedman - Who you might ask? Marty went on to play in Megadeth and Jason played with David Lee Roth before ALS got him down. Two of the best guitar players in one room makes a great night.
David Allen Coe - I've actually heard him play one of his "other" songs. It was in the dressing room after the show when everyone but the band and sound crew had left. His tattoo artist is also my tattoo artist.
Tim Duncan - For a multi-millionare, he always looks like he's crying.
Sandra Bullock - Shot a movie in MS, partied at the "Dock" dang near every night and danced with anyone that asked her. She looks awesome with no makeup and can probably out drink you.
Wayne Brady - Weird, just plain ass weird.
Magic Johnson - Biggest hand I've ever shook.
Danny Trejo - This dude looks like he would rip your spine out if you pissed him off.
My favorite was Jerry Reed. Awesome musician, great joke teller and he sat in monitor world chatting with me for a good 30 minutes before he went on stage. We talked about guitars, amps, our favorite movies, etc. My Mom called while we were sitting there chatting and once he figured out it was my Mom on the phone he started grinning and held his hand out for the phone. He chatted with my Mom for a good 5 minutes. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Bought dessert for Paula Jones and her family at Olive Garden.
Played Golf with Carlos Mencia and his brother, Daryl Gates and his brother and son inlaw, one of the Hulls also once. Sat on a bus bench in 79 with Mickey Rourke in Westwood.
I drank Vodka in Russia with Anatoli Semenov and his brother inlaw, Raphael, one New Years eve. Those guys can pound the alcohol.
Pit Row
Shared elevator with Pauly Shore in South Shore Tahoe, worst 45seconds of my life.
Michael Waltrip ran a friends latemodel during a Wed night "Champions" show in NoCal back in the day super nice guy.
Here's a good one, years ago there was a "made for TV" movie shot in Auburn, CA(hometown) my friend was Morgan Fairchilds assistant during filming. We got to meet her .... High Maintenance but very nice.
Sat next to Jenson Button at a wedding.
Served Bono in a shop I was working at in Val d'Isere (French ski resort).
Recently shared a flight with a couple of British MX riders (both ex GP riders) and chatted to them a bit wandering through customs. I find it funny that riders like these - one of whom came very close to winning a world title a few years back - simply pass unnoticed among the general public. I kept looking at the other passengers and thinking 'If only they knew...!'
I did several t-shirt designs for Dale Earnhardt on the early '90s. Met him at Charlotte in 1990 and again in Phoenix the same year. I walked by him sitting on the pit wall before the race and said "Good luck, Dale." He replied back "Thank you, Paul." I about fell over since he remembered my name. He was surprisingly shy. Also got to meet Richard Childress and Alan Kulwicki on that trip to Charlotte.
Got to hang out with Kenny Bernstein during a testing day at Firebird in about '92. Did a few designs for him, too.
Got to be pretty good friends with Ron Hornaday and his family just before he broke onto the NASCAR truck scene. Great people.
Others I've drawn for: Rusty Wallace, Brett Bodine, Michael Waltrip, Robby Moroso, Al Unser, Jr., Davey Allison.
Crossed paths with actor Michael Rooker a few years ago while waiting to be seated at Cracker Barrel here in Tucson. Nice guy.
Said "What's up, Alice?" to Alice Cooper at a D-Backs game a few years ago.
Had beers with Brad Lackey on a couple of occassions.
Last year before A1, got to tour the FMF plant. Sat and BSed with Lil' D and Danny LaPorte for an hour or so. Very cool dudes.
I'm sure there's lots more but those are the ones that stand out at the moment. What's cool is most of these people are just regular people.
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