This is not my story, it's my wife's, from before I met her. Early 70's, California, she turns up at a friends house. There are a few people there she doesn't know; a joint is being passed around the circle. One of them puts on some music, saying "Check this out!". The music starts, and it's instrumental for a while; then, when the vocals start, wife says something like "OMG, that's Led Zeppelin!". Everyone cracks up laughing, and the host says "I guess you haven't met John before."

The guy with the music was John Paul Jones, and the song was "Stairway to Heaven", before it had hit the radio.

I've met a few famous people while waiting tables.

Kid Rock-terrible tipper if you don't have boobs (he came to the place I worked on many occasions).

Steven Wright (comedian)-was nice, he is his stage persona.

The car talk guys-they are funny guys and were friends of a crack up manager at a place I worked.

Barry Sanders-tipped 5% on a meal when dining with his mom.

The Who-I gave the table to someone who was a fan as I am not, but they seemed like nice people.

Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols-He isn't as famous as he thinks he is, a total asshole.

A few other indi-music stars while bar tending, but no one all that jaw dropping, the lady from Scout Nibblet just a week or two ago.

I don't really like meeting famous people.

Meeting politicians is more fun in my opinion. The mayor of Portland Or. drinks at the bar I am working as often as once a month. Unlike generaly famous people politicos are always on the make, trying to impress and befriend and they work for me, so they have to listen to me (or act like they do). I like telling the mayor "good work" or "what the hell are you guys doing down there" in response to his job performance. I don't go over the line and hassle him, but it's fun.

I met former governor Neil Goldschmidt at a meeting over the formation of a public power utility district, he was working for the forces of evil, trying to take over our power system (TPG utilities). I was there in favor of the setting up a public utility district. Most the people there were old enough to collect social security, more then one person said it was nice to see a young person concerned over the issue, I think that is why the governor singled me out for a little grease down. He was soooo fucking charismatic, spent about ten minutes trying to win me over, if I were just a hair weaker willed I would have totally agreed with him that the devil himself should control the distribution of power in our community. About six month later the Gov got arrested for pedophilia, seems he was molesting his baby sitter for years.

I had sex with a former Miss Hong Kong in the 1990's. Wait. That was only a wet dream. Nevermind.

This is not a joke, I'm at a bar in Chapel Hill right now and Rasheed Wallace is at the bar. I'll say "hi".

I saw Jeri Ryan from across the airport waiting area fall 2010 in LAX.

Forgot that I met Sandra Bernhard once.

People I've met:

  Sammy Hagar
  Carol O'Conner
  Jeff Ament
  Nels Cline
  Jeff Gordon
  Chris Weber
  Michael Stipe
  Spencer Haywood
  and most recently: Rasheed Wallace

Sammy Hagar was by far the coolest.

I have a few and I'll mention them later tonight. I'm heading out to meet some friends and have some drinks. I'll pose the question to the group and see if there are any interesting stories.