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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bondrock oozed:

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YEA, OKAY! hawking has a staff.... why lie about a crippled guy..? he dont need no one to carry him upstairs and he has not needed that for many years... so unless you are over fifty you are lyin-brian


Actually, my sister married his son, Robert Hawking. (Separated now unfortunately Sad) Steven Hawking had come to the apartment (flat if you are British) for a reception. His assistant carried him up the stairs. Myself and another person carried the wheelchair up the stairs. This was in Glasgow, Scotland.

BTW, my name's not Brian. Wink
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cbeck13



Joined: 29 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jared from the subway commercials....he was awesome

Jessica Simpson....a 10 min one on one interview with her, even hotter in person

John Ashcroft when he was Sec. of State

Luke Wilson...in an Atlanta airport

Linda Hamilton......from the Terminator flicks

B-Real.....from Cypress Hill.....he was very high and very awesome
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legalquestions



Joined: 25 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

George Wallace (worked in his campaign in 1968)
George Wallace, Jr
Bo Jackson
James Earl Ray's lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama (I worked for him while in law school)
John Grisham - a mall book signing
Jimmy Buffet - Auburn University homecomiong concert
Charles Barkley - bong hits at his mom's house in Leeds, Alabama (just joking, Sir Charles)
Bo Jackson
Hank Aaron - old timers baseball game at Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Al.
Clarence Carter (Patches)
Lionel Ritchie - Tuskeegee, Alabama
one of the chicks from Friends (the one from Birmingham, AL)
Hank Williams, Jr. (skied behind his boat in Cullman, Alabama
Johnny Cash (and June Carter Cash) - hotel in Branson, Missouri
BB King - at a music festival in Memphis
Doctor John - New Orleans Music Festival
The Neville Brothers
Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf - while working at a hotel at the Grand Canyon
Al Roker
Matt Dillon - bar hopping in Phnom Penh (two nights)
Gary Glitter (did time with him in Phnom Penh - different cells, different charges)
Roy Clark (Dairy Queen in Florence, Alabama; he had a banana split)
Gregg Allman - Las Vegas nightclub performance; I was front row/table - arms length distance. We shared part of a bottle of Ezra Williams.
Bob Weir - Red Rocks amphitheater near Denver - me on mushrooms; a memorable performance, to say the least.
Sam Bush at a bluegrass festival
Bill Monroe - likewise
Jimmy Carter - church in Plains, Georgia
Rev. Al Green (his church in Memphis)
George "Goober" Lindsey (same home town)
Bear Bryant - Eagle Scout banquet - he was drunk; I was baked
Alabama (the band, I forgot all their names - Teddy something, ....)
Big Daddy Don Garlits - at a service station in north Alabama. Signed photo.
The Allison brothers (NASCAR drivers) - Hueytown, Alabama
Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Fannie Flagg - author of Fried Green Tomatoes
Archie Manning
Mike Shula
George Jones - Holiday In lounge in Florence, Alabama (he was drinking Jack BlacK)

all I can think of right now
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, forgot one. A biggie too. I met the Queen mother in Bermuda.
Early mid 70's. I think I was 8-11 years old. My mother is from Bermuda, and the whole family went down to the airport to see the Queen mothers plane land. Shortly before her plane landed someone came around asking if the kids wanted to meet the her. Sure! So they herded about 40 of us onto the tarmac just outside the doors and behind a rope. We received very brief instructions. If she wants to shake your hand, do so, but let go immediately and do not squeeze. Otherwise do not reach for or touch her. She got off the plane, and actually shook hands with almost 20 of us. Well, I wouldn't call it an actual shake. More like a brief grasp with fingers only. No hand. She did stop and ask a couple of kids their names, and I think she commented on a little girls dress. She only shook my hand said hello to me. Still, I had the honor of being one. She seemed really nice and actually really very happy to meet us.

In thinking about that now, I realize how much our world has changed. I don't know, but I bet that reception was thought up on the spur of the moment. Security? Hah! Could something like that happen now? Doubt it.
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