Who have you met?

[Stonewall]

While talking to my grandmother today, who happens to be 90, she told me I should write a book.  We were watching the news and saw Hillary Clinton and I mentioned how in NYC one day, I saw her Secret Service detail helping her from her limo conversion van.  That's right, she traveled in a full-sized conversion van.  Why not?  It's comfy and inconspicuous.  So, grandma, or "mom-mom" as I've called her since day one, asked who else have I met....the list is long and distinguished and I'm sure only about a 1/3 that I can think of right now.

My previous job from '01 to '06 had me all around the world and rubbing shoulders with some popular folks.  In 2 minutes, before I start getting ready for work, I'll try list as many as possible and attempt to spell their names correctly.  Either way, tell us the folks you've seen, shook hands with, hung out with, tripped, stumbled into or otherwise gave a shout out to in person....

Hillary and Bill Clinton
Bush Sr and Babs
Bush and Laura
Rummy
Wolfowitz (the guy I protected)
Katherine Zeta and Mike Douglas
Angelina Jolee
Oprah
Gen Meyers (went to his retirement)
Gen Pace
Nelson Mandella (went to his house in S. Africa)
Bono (went to his house in Dublin)
Koffi Annan (been to his house lots of times)
Hamid Karsai
Tony Blair
Arnold Schwartzeneger and wife
Colin Powell (marched in his retirement and saw him lots of other times)
Al Gore (road an elevator with him and held his Starbucks while he tied his shoe)
Paula Zahn (drover her)
Wolf Blitzer
Drew Carry (held conversation with him)
Rudolph Juliani
John McCain
Vladimir Putin (at his house)
SecDef Cohen
Sec Def Perry
Dick Cheney (been to his house several times)
Gen Shalikashvili
Gen Shelton
All the service chiefs, senior enlisted and secretaries from like '95 to '06.

Man, I can remember a lot of titles but not names.  Will be going though a list and writing them down at work tonight.  Should be fun.

[EDIT]  Forgot one important one, one of my favorites:  Condoleezza Rica  (saw her many times, shook hands, spoke to and even rode up her elevator in the State Dept with just me, my protectee, her and her agent.)

[RogueLeader]

Hey Kirt, buddy, I need a favor. . . .

[JC004]

some that I remember...

George Argyros (US Ambassador to Spain)
Robert Byrd (mostly just wanted to see if he was, in fact, still alive)
Ted Kennedy (also still alive...strange! can't knock him, since it was HIS office that gave me the gallery passes)
John Kerry (stumbled into...but I think he was the one who was lost, because he was in a HOUSE office building)
Hillary Clinton ::sigh:: and her friend Bill
John McCain
Ted Stevens (philosopher on internet issues)
General John Abizaid
President George W. Bush
Senator Bob Dole
Mark Victor Hansen
Secretary Henry Kissinger
Secretary Jim Nicholson
Secretary Colin Powell
Secretary Tom Ridge
Charles "Red" Scott (neat guy)
Tom Selleck
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Chuck Yeager (appropriate person to meet for a CAP person!)
Truett Cathy (the Chik-fil-A man!)
Ken Lay
Ariel Sharon
Tim Russert
Jim Turner (Dr. Pepper guy)
John Paul DeJoria (John Paul Mitchell Systems)

...and some misc undersecretaries, my last 3 governors, less cool senators, actors I don't care about, governors of states nobody likes, CEOs who I since forgot, some musician who was apparently a big deal, and other folk

Next, I plan on meeting Ultimate Kirt and going on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney (hopefully with UK, so I am protected)

Also, SJFedor and mikeylikey (trouble, both)

[cnitas]

Wow those are some lists...

Mine is a little shorter:

Chuck Yeager..twice
Bill Clinton..twice
Mary Feik (A whole bunch of times)
Alexander Zuyev (Soviet Fighter Pilot defector) - I had a lenghty talk with him at Oshkosh in 1994.
Rep. Ron Paul (I used to live in his district)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (My current local Rep.)
Matthew Hoyza
Bill Bradley
Secretary Henry Kissinger - He visited and gave a lecture while I was in school
President George Bush..sorta. - He flies over my house every time he goes to Camp David.
I deal with several local 'celebs' in my day job.

[smj58501]

Miss Hooters 2005

[Camas]

I was very young and wasn't watching where I was going and almost walked right into Vincent Price!  Now - that was scary - and he was a big man.  Never met but stood close to Dorothy Hamill.  But I did meet my boyhood hero - Roy Rogers! And some former governors of my state.  And, as I stood close to a window this guy waved at me from the other side and I waved back - Jerry Lewis.  As you can see - my list is extremely short.  I didn't get around much and still don't.  But, like many of us, I've been through five Nat'l Commanders and have met all of them.

[davedove]

Name dropper.

I've met a few celebrities and spoken with them:
Louise Mandrell
Chely Wright
the ladies of Cowboy Crush

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

[Cecil DP]

President Nixon
President Kennedy
President Marcos of the Phillipines
General Abazaid
LTG Thieu of Viet Nam (Awarded me a couple of VN Medals)
Martha Raye, USO tour
Bob Hope, USO Tour
Dustin Hoffman
Paul Newman
Several Medal of Honor receipients
GEN Ray Davis, USMC
CPT  Tom Hudner, USN
COL Jim Fleming USAF
COL Harvey Barnum, USMC
MAJ James McGinty, USMC
Col Drew Dix, USA
Col Jay Vargas, USMC
Col Wes Fox, USMC
TSG Charlie McGillvery, USA
1SG Jimmy Howard, USMC

[smj58501]

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

I assume that was by choice. Good call.

[davedove]

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

I assume that was by choice. Good call.

I didn't even know she was going to be there.  I was working at Walter Reed and walked down to the local Safeway store to grab something for lunch.  Outside was the big car and some suits keeping people from entering the store.  Moments later she walked out and got into the car.  Apparently she was giving some kind of talk there.  This was back in the mid 90's, so it was during Bill's term.  It was just a chance encounter.

[Fifinella]

DUDE!  That's a serious list.  I have envy...

Probably my coolest was a demo jump for Gen Colin Powell, and shaking his hand afterward.  (Also my coolest coin.)

Oh, yeah, and the entire Denver Broncos cheerleaders team after we jumped into a Broncos game. 

[Michael]

Jeremy Shockey
Former President Clinton
Senator Clinton
Mike Powell
Ko'Ichiro Yammamoto
Base CC of Stratton ANGB
CC of U.S. Army Concert Band
Ben Van Dijk
CC of NY ANG
NY Giants

[afgeo4]

Now name all those people that you think would claim to have met you and see if they'll match your first list (cuz that's what's really important)

[Stonewall]

(cuz that's what's really important)

Funny, cuz I use to see Secretary of Treasury John Snow weekly.  One time, when leaving Mr. K's restaurant on K St in DC, my principal was walking out with Mr. Snow and Mr. Snow looked at me and said "you ready to go", meaning, are we set to leave (car in place, team ready).  I explained to him that I was with Mr. Wolfensohn and his detail were chillin' out in their motorcade vehicles.  So yeah, he recognized me.

Same with Sec State Powell.  In Madrid at the Afghanistan Donors Conference in '03, Powell looks at me and says "what's your name again, I seem to see you a lot these days".  I explained how we've been hanging out for years.  As CJCS, I stood outside the SecDef's door in blues and later marched in his retirement ceremony at Ft. Myer  <<---Joking with him of course, but he got it and asked if I was stalking him.

And yeah, I'd say Condi Rice got used to my face too.  One day, while in NYC at the Charlie Rose show, she made her way to me and shook my hand saying "good to see you again".  That was when she was still National Security Advisor.

No way these folks knew my name, but sure, some got to know my face.  They're the celebrities, not us.

[afgeo4]

(cuz that's what's really important)

Funny, cuz I use to see Secretary of Treasury John Snow weekly.  One time, when leaving Mr. K's restaurant on K St in DC, my principal was walking out with Mr. Snow and Mr. Snow looked at me and said "you ready to go", meaning, are we set to leave (car in place, team ready).  I explained to him that I was with Mr. Wolfensohn and his detail were chillin' out in their motorcade vehicles.  So yeah, he recognized me.

Same with Sec State Powell.  In Madrid at the Afghanistan Donors Conference in '03, Powell looks at me and says "what's your name again, I seem to see you a lot these days".  I explained how we've been hanging out for years.  As CJCS, I stood outside the SecDef's door in blues and later marched in his retirement ceremony at Ft. Myer  <<---Joking with him of course, but he got it and asked if I was stalking him.

And yeah, I'd say Condi Rice got used to my face too.  One day, while in NYC at the Charlie Rose show, she made her way to me and shook my hand saying "good to see you again".  That was when she was still National Security Advisor.

No way these folks knew my name, but sure, some got to know my face.  They're the celebrities, not us.

I met Gen Powell here in NYC once. He was a VERY close friend with my former boss and mentor. They went to City College together. I had a nice chat with him (he's the reason I'm a republican actually). I was extremely impressed with what he has been able to achieve as an African-American man of his generation and as a man in general. Considering his values, the challenges that he'd faced and his background, I immediately thought of why he, a man of color and a New Yorker chose the Republican party and... well... that was 13 years ago and I'm still quite involved in the GOP in NYC. The conversation with him also helped me to solidify my desire to serve my country. A few months after that I enlisted in the USAF Res, which eventually led me to CAP.

I met Sec. Rice a few months ago. Was quite impressed with her almost perfect Russian.

[DrDave]

Well, during residency training I had the opportunity to speak for about 15 minutes privately with the actor DeForest Kelley, Dr. McCoy from Star Trek fame, and his wife Carolyn.

Spoke with them right before he was scheduled to go on stage at a Trek Convention in Chicago to an audience of 1,000+.

Knew the con organizer, told her he was the reason I went into medicine (maybe he was, worked like a charm).

That's when I learned that Dr. McCoy smoked Marlboro's (were in his shirt pocket)!

Also have a funny story about meeting the actor Patrick Stewart, but that's for another time.

Dr. Dave

[davedove]

Well, during residency training I had the opportunity to speak for about 15 minutes privately with the actor DeForest Kelley, Dr. McCoy from Star Trek fame, and his wife Carolyn.

Spoke with them right before he was scheduled to go on stage at a Trek Convention in Chicago to an audience of 1,000+.

Knew the con organizer, told her he was the reason I went into medicine (maybe he was, worked like a charm).

That's when I learned that Dr. McCoy smoked Marlboro's (were in his shirt pocket)!

Also have a funny story about meeting the actor Patrick Stewart, but that's for another time.

Dr. Dave

That reminded me.  I did meet the Great Bird of the Galaxy himself, Gene Roddenberry.  A friend and I actually spent some time in his office.  Of course, that was a LONG time ago.

[Ford73Diesel]

Mine is really short:

Donald Rumsfeld

[drcomm]

Astronauts: (I grew up in Houston and dad was an aeronautical engineeer at NASA-JSC)
  Tom Stafford
  Owen Garriot
  Story Musgrave
  Vance Brand
  John Young
  Bob Crippen
  Fred Haise
  Ken Mattingly
  Deke Slayton
  Steve Nagel

Aviation folks:
  Greg "Pappy" Boyington (sp?)
  Paul Tibbets
  Tex Hill
  R.A. Bob Hoover
  Sean Tucker
  Patty Wagsttaff
  Jimmy Franklin
 
Others:

  Sen. Jim Inhof, R-OK
  Garth Brooks
  Trisha Yearwood (Garth and Trisha live a couple miles away, we often see them around town.)
  Kenny Rogers
  Roy Clark
  Jean Shepherd
  Matt Dillon
  Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006
  Jules Bergman, former ABC Newsman


 

[♠SARKID♠]

Pat McKenna (Harold Green from the Red Green show)
Chris Botti
Tommy Thompson (ex WI governor)
Dick Trickle (Busch series racer, held a short convo about the jacket he signed for me)

Miss Wisconsin '06 - She went to my high school.  I showed up for computers class one day, and she had taken my seat and was sitting with the teacher.  I went around for the rest of the day telling people that Miss Wisconsin stole my chair.

I also saw Ozzy Ozbourne in Prague.  I was on vacation there and he was doing a show that night.  While I was out street walking he and his posse walked right by me.

[CadetProgramGuy]

Astronauts: (I grew up in Houston and dad was an aeronautical engineeer at NASA-JSC)
  Tom Stafford
  Owen Garriot
  Story Musgrave
  Vance Brand
  John Young
  Bob Crippen
  Fred Haise
  Ken Mattingly
  Deke Slayton
  Steve Nagel

Aviation folks:
  Greg "Pappy" Boyington (sp?)
  Paul Tibbets
  Tex Hill
  R.A. Bob Hoover
  Sean Tucker
  Patty Wagsttaff
  Jimmy Franklin
 
Others:

  Sen. Jim Inhof, R-OK
  Garth Brooks
  Trisha Yearwood (Garth and Trisha live a couple miles away, we often see them around town.)
  Kenny Rogers
  Roy Clark
  Jean Shepherd
  Matt Dillon
  Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006
  Jules Bergman, former ABC Newsman


 

Let me send you my CD's.  Garth is one of my fav singers.......

[drcomm]

[Let me send you my CD's.  Garth is one of my fav singers.......

I'd love to have them sign something but the times that I have run into them I had nothing with me for them to sign    They are great people and very down to earth when you talk with them.  Around town they are just like anyone else.

[Eeyore]

George W. Bush (Twice)
Condi Rice
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Used to work for him)
Newt Gingrich
Colin Powell
The Clintons
Tom Ridge
Everyone on the Supreme Court

Astronaut John Young (Far cooler than the politicians)
Erik Estrada (sat next to me at Disneyland with his kids)

I used to work for the U.S. House of Representatives so the politician list could continue, but I am in a pre-Superbowl food coma at the moment.

[SDF_Specialist]

Chuck Yeager..twice

I never got to meet him, but he's my father-in-law's current wife's first cousin. When I say this, she admits to it; that must have been where the intelligence ceased to exist in that family!

[addo1]

  My list is not very fancy. 

Congressman Pete Sessions (got to eat dinner with him several times)
Congressman Ralph Hall
Rick Perry
George and Laura Bush
The Dallas Maverick team (got autographs, hand shakes and all that cool stuff)and their cheerleaders
George Bush (senior)
I think I met the Clintons(ouch  )
Astronaut Neil Armstrong
Senators, Representatives from all over the Capital (whom I did not keep record of)

  Been inside the White House, Capital and shook most everybodies hand, so who know.
      Much more, but I am currently occupied in studying the Aerospace manual.

[BigMojo]

This could get ugly...But I was a touring lighting tech for a couple years, and photograph concerts and special events for a living...Doubt I can remember them all, but I'll give it a whirl

Music:
Jimmy Buffett (actually owns some of my photography and have fished with him here in FL)
Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts (Owns some of my photography, and have taken him fishing as well)
Garth Brooks (Gave me my nickname of "mojo")
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Alan Jackson
Jamez Hetfield
Ozzie
Sammy Hagar (Gave me one of the first bottles of CaboWabo Tequilla)
Eddie and Alex VanHalen
Michael Anthony
Andrea Bocelli
Shakira
Britney Spears
Christina Agullara
Martina McBride
Chester from Linkin Park
Snoop Dogg
Sean Combs
Steven Tyler and Steve Perry
Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Steven B. Schmidt
Vince Neil and Tommy Lee
Tommy Dahl
Joe Satriani
Carrie Underwood
Vince Gill
Amy Grant
Eric Clapton
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn
Barry Manilow

Magicians:
David Copperfield
Criss Angel
David Blaine

Other:
Brett Favre
Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston
Bart Starr
LeRoy Butler
Hank Aaron
Steve Conine
Pat Summitt
Dan Marino
Tommy Thompson
Ronald Reagan
G. Bush the younger
Jeb Bush
Charlie Crist
Fred Thompson

I think that's all I can think of right now...

[floridacyclist]

Let's see, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Jack and Jerry Brisco, Gordon Solie, Andre The Giant, Bunch of others (my mom was a wrestling fan in case you couldn't tell). Used to live next door to the Assassin #3; his grandson and I were close friends.

Got a kiss from Barbara Fairchild when I was 5

Little Jimmy Dickens, Cledus Maggard, Red Sovine. Met Ricky Skaggs and got him to give my mom a kiss...I thought she was going to faint like a teenager at an Elvis or Beatles concert

Worked security for Charlie Daniels over in Germany...thought I was special until I met my wife and found out that he had come to her house and kissed her mom as part of a Habitat for Humanity event.

Had Bo Diddley as a neighbor for a little while, then picked him up in my cab one day at the airport

Met Chuck Yeager at Sun n Fun...next time I want to have my Yaeger certificate for him to sign

[mikeylikey]

Wasn't going to post mine, but......

1) Jimmy Stewart
2) Chevy Chase

^ Ya, not 30 or 40 like everyone else, guess I am not "cool".

I did leave off General Officers.  Met a few at West Point and during my Cadeting Days.  Actually met more as a Cadet, than I have as an Officer.  Weird.

I also met a guy claiming to be Adam Sandler (looked like him too), but it turned out to be a guy who just wanted people to buy him beer. 

[NIN]

I would tend to limit my list to people with whom I've had a full-up interaction with, not just "saw from 100 yards away" or similar. (I've had plenty of those, like seeing Aaahnold 50 yards away in Itaewon, Korea with 2 body guards bigger than him.. Being a little girly man, I elected to stay back..)


General Colin Powell (I crewed his aircraft, we were at a refuel stop and grabbing a smoke 50ft from the aircraft and he came over to shoot the breeze with us enlisted pogues)

General Paul Tibbets
Brigadier General Chuck Yeager

General Louis Menetrey
General Peter Schoomaker
General Richard Cody
General George Casey
General Gordon Sullivan
General John Wickham
General Carl Vuono
General Wallace (TRADOC)

LTG Kelley (the Pentagon spokesperson during Desert Storm.. he was the CG of Ft Dix when I graduated BCT and presented me with a challenge coin for being the Company Soldier of the Cycle)

MG Winfield (CG of Cadet Command)
the previous commander of Accessions Command, whose name escapes me at the moment

(I've met other generals, but these are the ones who were 'name' people..)


Secretary of the Army West
Secretary of the Army Geren
Secretary of the Army Francis
Several Undersecretaries of the Army, including Manpower & Reserve Affairs, etc. (I forget all their names.  "Mr. Secretary" to me..)


Mike Huckabee
Rudy Guiliani
Tom Tancredo
Bill Richardson
Al Sharpton

Mike Durant (Blackhawk Down pilot)
BJ Worth (stunt double for James Bond and other actors, head jumpin' bean for the 1988 Olympics Opening Ceremonies skydive)
Oliver North

Loretta Lynn
The Smithereens (the whole band)
Mike Score from Flock Of Seagulls
Alto Reed (sax player for Bob Seager's band)

Roger Smith (GM CEO)
Lee Iacocca (Chrysler CEO)
Phillip Caldwell (Ford CEO)
(all at the same time, on the golf course, in the summer of 1981. I caddied for Iacocca. He gave me a $20 tip..<GRIN>)

Steve Gawley (Modelmaker for ILM.  Shot the breeze with the guy when I recognized him at an event.  Nobody ever recognizes the special effects guys. I'm a geek, I did)

Eileen Collins
Mike Melville
Edward Lu (OK, I didn't interact with him, but I saw him at this Cuban restaurant in Cocoa Beach the night prior to STS-116's launch and recognized him. Geek that I am)

I'm sure there are other luminaries, I just can't remember them all.

[Walkman]

My list isn't nearly as cool as all y'alls...

When I lived in So. Mich, the area Christian radio station would host a huge free all-day music fest each summer. One year, my buddy couldn't go at the last minute, so I went alone. They annouced over the PA that they needed some more volunteer help, and since I was solo, I asked what I could do. They put me in front of the stage as "security" to make sure the fans didn't go on stage. Stood right in front of the stacks. One guy did hop the fence and I had to escort him off stage.

The last act of the night was Jars of Clay. I noticed that Steve Mason (guitar) had an Apple Computer logo on his axe. My kind of guy! So after their set, the announced that they also needed some people to help strike the stage, so I went up to help. I helped Steve put away his guitars and we chatted about Macs and computers for a bit. A very cool guy!


Only a few old timers would recognize this guy. Remember "Horshack" from 'Welcome Back Kotter"? He played the lead in a show I worked tech on when I was younger. Dude can't sing a note, but he was a lot of fun. He brought a backgammon board to the green room and pretty much killed anyone who wold play him.

[NIN]

DUDE!  That's a serious list.  I have envy...

Probably my coolest was a demo jump for Gen Colin Powell, and shaking his hand afterward.  (Also my coolest coin.)

Oh, yeah, and the entire Denver Broncos cheerleaders team after we jumped into a Broncos game. 

Judy, we seriously need to talk .... ;0

[Fifinella]

Judy, we seriously need to talk .... ;0

Rog. 

[♠SARKID♠]

This could get ugly...But I was a touring lighting tech for a couple years, and photograph concerts and special events for a living...Doubt I can remember them all, but I'll give it a whirl

...

Other:
Brett Favre

...

I think that's all I can think of right now...

*Edits mine, obviously*

YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? WHAT WAS HE LIKE?! IS HE AS GODLY AS THEY SAY?!  DID HE SHAKE YOUR HAND? DID YOU TALK TO HIM?!?!?

*hyperventiate*   *faint*

[Stonewall]

Judy, we seriously need to talk .... ;0

Rog. 

Darin, I invited her to DC but I don't think she took me seriously.  The two of you could have jumped in the Colors while Nick and I set up and secure the DZ.

[BigMojo]

YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? WHAT WAS HE LIKE?! IS HE AS GODLY AS THEY SAY?!  DID HE SHAKE YOUR HAND? DID YOU TALK TO HIM?!?!?

*hyperventiate*   *faint*

It's kinda one of those roommate's mother's brother kinda things. But my dad is good friends with and a former roommate of Bob Canadeo, who is the son of Tony Canadeo that played for the Pack "back in the day". I used to go to games with Bob and my dad every year in his dad's seats (Row 2 behind the pack bench in the "alumni section". He took me down on the field to meet Brett before a game. Very cool guy. We talked about hunting for about 5-10min while he was throwing warm up passes. I have a pictures somewhere, I'll have to dig up.

[♠SARKID♠]

YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? WHAT WAS HE LIKE?! IS HE AS GODLY AS THEY SAY?!  DID HE SHAKE YOUR HAND? DID YOU TALK TO HIM?!?!?

*hyperventiate*   *faint*

It's kinda one of those roommate's mother's brother kinda things. But my dad is good friends with and a former roommate of Bob Canadeo, who is the son of Tony Canadeo that played for the Pack "back in the day". I used to go to games with Bob and my dad every year in his dad's seats (Row 2 behind the pack bench in the "alumni section". He took me down on the field to meet Brett before a game. Very cool guy. We talked about hunting for about 5-10min while he was throwing warm up passes. I have a pictures somewhere, I'll have to dig up.

Very cool!  I actually work with Deana Farve's (Brett's wife) cousin.  She was going to go to the NFC championship game with the the family, but chickened out because of the weather (3rd coldest game in NFL history).

[Fifinella]

Darin, I invited her to DC but I don't think she took me seriously.  The two of you could have jumped in the Colors while Nick and I set up and secure the DZ.

Well, if you had told me there'd be jumping...

[Michael]

This could get ugly...But I was a touring lighting tech for a couple years, and photograph concerts and special events for a living...Doubt I can remember them all, but I'll give it a whirl

...

Other:
Brett Favre

...

I think that's all I can think of right now...

*Edits mine, obviously*

YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? YOU MET HIM? WHAT WAS HE LIKE?! IS HE AS GODLY AS THEY SAY?!  DID HE SHAKE YOUR HAND? DID YOU TALK TO HIM?!?!?

*hyperventiate*   *faint*

Giants. Period.

[brasda91]

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

Wheew....close one huh? 

[brasda91]

(cuz that's what's really important)

Funny, cuz I use to see Secretary of Treasury John Snow weekly.  One time, when leaving Mr. K's restaurant on K St in DC, my principal was walking out with Mr. Snow and Mr. Snow looked at me and said "you ready to go", meaning, are we set to leave (car in place, team ready).  I explained to him that I was with Mr. Wolfensohn and his detail were chillin' out in their motorcade vehicles.  So yeah, he recognized me.

Same with Sec State Powell.  In Madrid at the Afghanistan Donors Conference in '03, Powell looks at me and says "what's your name again, I seem to see you a lot these days".  I explained how we've been hanging out for years.  As CJCS, I stood outside the SecDef's door in blues and later marched in his retirement ceremony at Ft. Myer  <<---Joking with him of course, but he got it and asked if I was stalking him.

And yeah, I'd say Condi Rice got used to my face too.  One day, while in NYC at the Charlie Rose show, she made her way to me and shook my hand saying "good to see you again".  That was when she was still National Security Advisor.

No way these folks knew my name, but sure, some got to know my face.  They're the celebrities, not us.

You're my celebrity. 

[BigMojo]

Giants. Period.

[soapbox]
Sept 07: 35-13 remember that? Had we played for more than 1 drive in the NFC Championship, it would have been a different result. The Blueberries may have gotten the win, but they didn't beat the Packers, we lost the game all on our own
[/soapbox]

<<<< Returns back to normal, peaceful citizen.

[NIN]

Darin, I invited her to DC but I don't think she took me seriously.  The two of you could have jumped in the Colors while Nick and I set up and secure the DZ.

Well, if you had told me there'd be jumping...

I just found out right now, too.  I'm kinda bettin' the FSDO won't approve that request for waiver on like 48-hrs notice....

Who wants to jump on the eastern seaboard in February?  I just did the wx check and its going to be in the 50s Friday & Saturday (jumpable) and then down in the mid-30s on Sunday (non-jumpable). Plus my reserve is out of date and my rigger is slow. 

Yeah, the heck with that.

Nice planning, Kirt.  Way to go, buddy.

[_]

[Who wants to jump on the eastern seaboard in February?  I just did the wx check and its going to be in the 50s Friday & Saturday (jumpable) and then down in the mid-30s on Sunday (non-jumpable).

Yesterday it was in the mid 70's.  Tad bit windy though.

[Fifinella]

I just found out right now, too.  I'm kinda bettin' the FSDO won't approve that request for waiver on like 48-hrs notice....

Who wants to jump on the eastern seaboard in February?  I just did the wx check and its going to be in the 50s Friday & Saturday (jumpable) and then down in the mid-30s on Sunday (non-jumpable). Plus my reserve is out of date and my rigger is slow. 

Yeah, the heck with that.

Nice planning, Kirt.  Way to go, buddy.

Sounds like we may need to plan a jump at DeLand http://www.skydivedeland.com/ or Zephyrhills http://www.skydivecity.com/.  How about a Shuttle Load? "Ever seen a NASA launch while in freefall?"  Perhaps our FL brethren would host us...

Fun, sun, jumping, seafood...

[NIN]

Sounds like we may need to plan a jump at DeLand http://www.skydivedeland.com/ or Zephyrhills http://www.skydivecity.com/.  How about a Shuttle Load? "Ever seen a NASA launch while in freefall?"  Perhaps our FL brethren would host us...

Fun, sun, jumping, seafood...

Well, they do the "Great White North Boogie" (where some of us snow-bound folks head south) in January at either Sebastian or Lake Wales. Unfortunately, working for a college, this tends to fall on the "spring semester return" weekend. Grrrrr.  According to reports, this year the wx was uncooperative for 4 of the 5 days. Bummer.  Glad I didn't go, cuz sitting 'round a DZ with my thumb up and locked waiting for the wx is NOT my idea of a vacation.

I'm personally preferable to Z-Hills, having jumped the Turkey Boogie, the Christmas Boogie and the Easter Boogie there many times.   I know TK and a lot of my buddies jump there. The facilities are top notch and the vibe is excellent. 

We should do a CAP boogie.. Let me start a topic on that, I'm curious....

EDIT: Here, to keep it slightly on topic: I met my girlfriend in freefall once...

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(In case anybody is wondering, that's me on the right.  In relaxed grooming standards..:^) )
Now I'm dating an AFF student. How uncouth is that?

[SamFranklin]

I've met Joe Namath. He eats dinner over my house, whenever he's in town.

[Fifinella]

Just met General Courter at the LAWG Conference:

[Stonewall]

Whos is the hottie in uniform?  Not the guy, the thweet thang holding the award...

[Fifinella]

 

[pixelwonk]

get a room you two.  seriously. 

[Matt]

get a room you two.  seriously. 

Room... forum... whatever...

[flyerthom]

Tony Orlando - gave him my CAP buisness card and treid to recruit him!
Due to HIPPA I can only say I started an IV on a well known adult actress (only in Vegas)
I almost ran Carmen Diaz over with a cart full of Air Ambulance gear in the exec Terminal at McCarran Airport. I don't care who you are, it's full of gear, I'm tired and I need to chart! Get the heck outta the way! 

[maverik]

Please excuse me but I couldn't resist. I have personally met YOUR MOTHER.

[CadetProgramGuy]

Whos is the hottie in uniform?  Not the guy, the thweet thang holding the award...

Ummm.  Thats the General......

[Whocares]

Whos is the hottie in uniform?  Not the guy, the thweet thang holding the award...

Ummm.  Thats the General......

Try again.  General Courter is not in an uniform.  I believe he is asking about the, appears to be a Captain (specifically Judy LaValley), receiving some award.  From the looks of it, I would say a Squadron of Merit. 

[Gunner C]

Whos is the hottie in uniform?  Not the guy, the thweet thang holding the award...

Ummm.  Thats the General......

D'oh!

[fyrfitrmedic]

 The wife and i just got in from a party downtown; we met Sig Hansen and the Hillenbrand brothers from "Deadliest Catch" - good times.

[Stonewall]

Ummm.  Thats the General......

No, the general is in civilian clothes, on the left.  I was making a funny about Fifinella, the one in the middle.

[CadetProgramGuy]

I know who she is, I was making funny as well.

Thanks!!

[Stonewall]

I know who she is, I was making funny as well.

Thanks!!

Sorry, I've got 102 degree temp, I didn't even see all the replies after you replied, nor could I make out the fact that you were being funny.  Sorry bro, back to Tylenol and sleep....

[CadetProgramGuy]

I know who she is, I was making funny as well.

Thanks!!

Sorry, I've got 102 degree temp, I didn't even see all the replies after you replied, nor could I make out the fact that you were being funny.  Sorry bro, back to Tylenol and sleep....

Hey, you got the gun and can protect people for a living....I just type .......

Tylenol is the drug of the gods........, I remember my time in the military, 800mg was the standard....

Get better.

J

[Fifinella]

If someone wants to promote me to General, that's ok with me. 

Colgan can be the Captain of my flying monkeys...

[JC004]

If someone wants to promote me to General, that's ok with me. 

Colgan can be the Captain of my flying monkeys...

monkeys should wear flight suits.  blue probably - considering grooming.

[mamadinos]

OK, I have to tell this one..my apologies Fifinella, I mean ma'am....
Capt. LaValley and I were standing in a hallway at the Regional Cadet Competition at Barksdale AFB, and we hear the Wing Commander's voice coming from the men's room saying, "Have you met Judy?"

[Duke Dillio]

Were they looking for Judy in the men's room?  No, wait, that would just be wrong.....  I'm gonna shut up now before I get myself into trouble again.....

[Fifinella]

OK, I have to tell this one..my apologies Fifinella, I mean ma'am....
Capt. LaValley and I were standing in a hallway at the Regional Cadet Competition at Barksdale AFB, and we hear the Wing Commander's voice coming from the men's room saying, "Have you met Judy?"

I'd fire you, but you hold way too many jobs!  (And who would play Crazy Frog...?)

[SAR-EMT1]

Never met anyone famous or seen them.

But then Ive never seen a CAP Col. either.

[Duke Dillio]

Never met anyone famous or seen them.

But then Ive never seen a CAP Col. either.

Go to Colorado Wing.  Lots of them there.

[SJFedor]

Working at the hospital I work at in Nashville, I've gotten to meet my fair share of famous people. But, that darn hippa prevents me telling you about them.

Did meet Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban somewhere downtown one morning after a night shift. That was neat.

[Flying Pig]

I got to work scene security for the filming of "The Fast and the Furious" and "Sea biscuit" both were filmed in a city where I was a police officer.  That was interesting how everything looks in real life, then how its transformed digitally on screen. So, anyway, I was able to meet many of the people in those movies.  Although I have never been to impressed by entertainers in general.

Meeting the Commandant of the Marine Corps when I was a young Corporal was pretty neat.  As well as Gov. Schwarzenegger. Hes not as tall as you might think.

[Stonewall]

As well as Gov. Schwarzenegger. Hes not as tall as you might think.

Yep, saw him and his wife, Maria, in DC.  Was surprised that I was a tad taller than him.

[jimmydeanno]

I met Michael Richards once - before his big "error."  But honestly, I don't really buy into peoples "fame."  To me, it doesn't really make a difference if you just meet someone, but if you can spend some time with them and actually learn something from them - one of those things that made so many people admire them.

[JC004]

...
To me, it doesn't really make a difference if you just meet someone, but if you can spend some time with them and actually learn something from them - one of those things that made so many people admire them.

Absolutely agree there.  I always try to bug them for a nugget of something - thoughts on leadership, life, business...  I rarely ask for pictures - I think it deters from things.  The stuff that I've learned has been far more valuable than a framed picture or an autograph. 

[Stonewall]

Most of my experiences around "famous people" hasn't been me hanging out and having coffee with them, but me doing a job in their presence.  That said, most of the people I've listed weren't in passing or from afar, they were in official, personal and intimate (private) settings; at their house, during dinner and a lot of times, in the car with me in the front seat. 

For example, I was around Colin Powell so often that he actually recognized me; once cracking a joke.  Condi Rice, a very pleasant woman, shook my hand everytime she saw me.  And heck, the Mayor of Sao Paolo even bought me a coke once at the Kennedy Center.

Anyway, as a young soldier in the Army, many troops, to include myself, used to say "what's so good about a general, they put their pants on the same way I do"?  Well, over the years, I learned that to be the case, but a lot of these people, whether they be a the Secretary of State, Army Chief of Staff or Minister of Finance for Norway, they truly are not average.  Yes, some people come into power and high level positions in less than honorable ways, but for the most part, they aren't like a CAP squadron who got command 6 months after they joined the organization because no one else would take the job.

[Flying Pig]

Most of my experiences around "famous people" hasn't been me hanging out and having coffee with them, but me doing a job in their presence.  That said, most of the people I've listed weren't in passing or from afar, they were in official, personal and intimate (private) settings; at their house, during dinner and a lot of times, in the car with me in the front seat. 

For example, I was around Colin Powell so often that he actually recognized me; once cracking a joke.  Condi Rice, a very pleasant woman, shook my hand everytime she saw me.  And heck, the Mayor of Sao Paolo even bought me a coke once at the Kennedy Center.

Anyway, as a young soldier in the Army, many troops, to include myself, used to say "what's so good about a general, they put their pants on the same way I do"?  Well, over the years, I learned that to be the case, but a lot of these people, whether they be a the Secretary of State, Army Chief of Staff or Minister of Finance for Norway, they truly are not average.  Yes, some people come into power and high level positions in less than honorable ways, but for the most part, they aren't like a CAP squadron who got command 6 months after they joined the organization because no one else would take the job.

:clap: :clap: :clap:
HEY!!!! I resemble that comment!

[flyerthom]

I forgot one of the coolest celebrities ever;

NASA's T-28! Sometimes we fly transplant patients out to CA and get permission to use Moffit field! She was also into Laughlin -  Bullhead City Airport. Way cooler than any human celeb.

[Flying Pig]

Did you mean T-38?

[Gunner C]

I had lunch with Col Aaron Bank, the father of Army Special Forces and Honorary Colonel of the Special Forces Regiment.  He was in his 90s but remembered details and names of people he worked with in pre-invasion France (WW2).  He lived for another 10 years after that.

I learned a lot in an hour.  There were five of us and we hung on every word.  An amazing man and historical icon.

GC

[Stonewall]

I had lunch with Col Aaron Bank, the father of Army Special Forces and Honorary Colonel of the Special Forces Regiment.  He was in his 90s but remembered details and names of people he worked with in pre-invasion France (WW2).  He lived for another 10 years after that.

That man is (was) awesome.  I remember seeing something about him in the 90s and often read about him in books.  In his 90s he was still doing PT.

[flyerthom]

Did you mean T-38?

DOH! yup. Don't type after flying a patient to Seattle and back to Vegas in one shot.

[Flying Pig]

I was gonna say...budget cuts must be hitting everyone then 

[flyerthom]

I was gonna say...budget cuts must be hitting everyone then 

Yea, this is who I meant. Man what a difference. I really need more sleep.

[ThorntonOL]

Closest thing to a celeb I've met?
Cedar Hill a bluegrass band from Georgia ( I think) ((Shook hands)) (((Bought a cd)))
Miss USA 2005 listened to her speak, that was it.
A General who's name I'm currently missing due to memory loss.

(All at 4-H national congress, none so far through CAP)

[Johnny Yuma]

When I lived in Topeka, it was home to the Menninger Foundation. Menninger's since moved to Baylor University but used to be the mental hospital for the rich and famous before it became chic to be locked up in the nuthouse. Seeing celebrities around town or fly into the airports used to be a normal thing.

Some of the one's I've met:

Nugent
Tom Selleck
John Millius
Diamond Dallas Page
Harley Race
Sgt. Slaughter
Ricky Skaggs
R. Lee Ermey
Gov.'s John Carlin, Mike Hayden, Joan Finney and Bill Graves
Senators Bob Dole, Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Bakker and Pat Roberts
Reps. Jim Ryun, Jim Slattery
Lee Greenwood
Joe Walsh
Patty Loveless
Ronnie Milsap
Johnny Western
Roger Donlon
Reagan
Bush #1
Bill curtis
Mancow
last but not least  - Seka, from the Swedish Erotica films!

[CadetProgramGuy]

I've met the Wing CC......

[SAR-EMT1]

When I lived in Topeka, it was home to the Menninger Foundation. Menninger's since moved to Baylor University but used to be the mental hospital for the rich and famous before it became chic to be locked up in the nuthouse. Seeing celebrities around town or fly into the airports used to be a normal thing.

Some of the one's I've met:

Nugent
Tom Selleck
John Millius
Diamond Dallas Page
Harley Race
Sgt. Slaughter
Ricky Skaggs
R. Lee Ermey
Gov.'s John Carlin, Mike Hayden, Joan Finney and Bill Graves
Senators Bob Dole, Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Bakker and Pat Roberts
Reps. Jim Ryun, Jim Slattery
Lee Greenwood
Joe Walsh
Patty Loveless
Ronnie Milsap
Johnny Western
Roger Donlon
Reagan
Bush #1
Bill curtis
Mancow
last but not least  - Seka, from the Swedish Erotica films!

Swedish Erotica ? 

You met Mancow.. I mean, Eric? You are awesome. Find it hard to think he was at a nut ward though.
Its scary, but I only know about a third of the names on that list.

[SWASH]

From what I remember:

Juan Gonzalaz (Gave me his baseball bat after a game)

Michael Collins (Lives on Marco Island (my previous home) down the street from my 7th grade math teacher.  He came in and talked to us one time)

Charlie Weis's Wife (Said hi to us while walking on the street.  They live less than a minuet away from my new home)

[helper]

While working at a Radio Shack store, a young man walked in and asked me to support his dad in the upcoming election. He said his father was Gerald Ford and I responded with some thoughtless remark. He shook my hand, smiled and left to visit the next store. I was surprised to see him on the local news that night! oops

I almost shook hands with Robert Kennedy (3 people away) while he was campaigning.

But the best was a older lady (WWll WAC ferry pilot) at an NFA who had flown with Amelia Earhart. Her comment to me was that Amelia was not a very good pilot.

[Ford73Diesel]

Mine is really short:

Donald Rumsfeld

I don't know why I put Donald Rumsfeld, I mean't to say Tom Ridge.

[davedove]

Name dropper.

I've met a few celebrities and spoken with them:
Louise Mandrell
Chely Wright
the ladies of Cowboy Crush

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

Since this post I got to meet country singer Sara Evans.  It wasn't much, just a quick Hi and take a picture, but I did get to put my arm around her.

[SJFedor]

Name dropper.

I've met a few celebrities and spoken with them:
Louise Mandrell
Chely Wright
the ladies of Cowboy Crush

I was also about five feet away from Hillary Clinton one day, but we never interacted.

Since this post I got to meet country singer Sara Evans.  It wasn't much, just a quick Hi and take a picture, but I did get to put my arm around her.

I hear she's available lately 

And...she doesn't live all that far from me. hmmmm

[IceNine]

I hate you^^  She is my dream girl!

I've only met 3 famous people, thus far and oddly enough got to spend a significant amount of time with each of  them.

I met Gen. Colin Powell WIWAC, and we got to eat dinner with him in a group of about 20 cadets.

When we went to Sea World with my brother care of Make a Wish, we got a VIP tour that happened to be the same tour Pat Sajak and his family were on.  Spent almost the entire day with them (very nice people)

And finally, in a laundromat in Northern Wisconsin I spoke for about an hour with a bearded gentlemen with a familiar way about him.  Turns out it was Robin Williams but whether I was blind or just not observant I didn't recognize him till he introduced himself just before he left.  (maybe the beard was meant to disguise him too)

[tarheel gumby]

My list is a short one
Richard Nixon
Col Robert Morgan
Daniel Brendenstein (astronaut)
Andie McDowell
Several Former Residents of the"Hanoi Hilton"

[IceNine]

I wasn't really thinking apparently when I made my list.  I just came across one of my autographs and it got me thinking.

I met Scott O'Grady did a color guard for him at a local event he spoke at.  He stayed and talked with us for a good 30 mins before he was announced.  It was pretty sweet.

Astronauts Steve Nagel (presented colors for him) and Scott Altman (fueled his T-38, and talked for a few when I worked as a lineman)

The one's below were handshakes and move on's

General Chuck Yeager

Dennis Anderson

Tuff Hedeman

[cap235629]

back in my days of walking a beat in Boston I once had the distinct pleasure of handcuffing and escorting Bobby Brown to a Paddy Wagon!

[wingnut55]

I can't believe you guys, you all must be bored, Bored, Bored


Ok here Goes

"I ONCE SAW JESUS GO BY ON A FLAMING CHARIOT, WHEN I GOT DRUNK AND JUST BEFORE I PASSED OUT ON A BEACH ON SAIPAN"

Well what do you want from an E-4

[MIKE]

Locking, as such topics are no longer in compliance with the MCoC.