I once stood next to Clint Eastwood...I thought he'd be taller in real life
 

This was a few years ago even before he began to shrink. He and I was standing side by side waiting to check in at the Claremont in Berkeley. I thought he would tower over me but he really wasn't as tall as I thought he'd be.

Same thing with Gov Ahnuld. I don't even think he's 6 feet tall. Wide shoulders and deep chest for sure but, no giant.

One dude who's pretty tall is Danny Glover. I've seen him once or twice in SF. He must live there somewhere.

The only celebrity who was exactly as I thought he'd be was Prince. Saw him at LAX many years ago. Surrounded by his entourage, you could barely see his head. This was during his Purple Rain days. Short, skinny a$$ dude with eye make-up and a mustache that looked penciled-in.

Got any celebrity sighting stories?

Flew for Warner Brothers for 6 years. Lots of surprises that way.

Lived in L.A. all my life. I can't even begin...

I once drank with Paul Newman for an hour in an empty bar in Newport RI in the early 80's. I had no idea who he was and I am sure he had no clue who I was. Mostly drank beer. I always belly up tp the bar and thais old coot seemed harmless. We pushed a few down and told some dirty jokes. He told me he had to get back to a friends boat and I had to start my shift waiting tables. It was only after he left thatmy buddy behind the bar told me who he was. I thought, "ya, he did have nice eyes, but man was he short!"

That same summer I bumped square into Lee Iococa and some very very hot blonde at Scoops Ice Cream shop in Newport - when I say bumped I mean the blonde turned right into me and smered my Choco-Peanut butter ice cream in a warm waffle cone all over my chest. She just looked at me and didn't say a word. Lee grabbed her arm and lead her out acting all sorts of disgusted at me. I didn't do *****, the bimbo walked into me. Freak! And your cars suck too! (The things you wish you said...)

I've met Ron E. Madaio...:D

LOL! You should have said to Lee: "If you can find a better bimbo, buy it..." :D

my dad worked for a radio station in KS that played 'old people music' so I got to meet John Denver, Andy Williams (twice), and a ton of other bands that played in Salina. You know the Question Mark guy from the commercials? I met him at the station one time... he's nuts! :)

You mean the geek that trys to sell books on how to get goverment grants?

yep, that's him :p

*sigh*... I'm sheltered.

My parents use to own a tour bus that took musicians around the US. During the time they owned the bus I got to meet Kenny Loggins, Luther Vandros, Anita Baker, Blind Melon, and the Spin Doctors.

My mom use to ask why I wasnt all giddy when I met them. I came to realize that they are just intertainment for me and nothing else. Same with actors. There just people.

Now Bill Gates or Ted Turner I would love to spend a few hours with.

I was in a club in LA back in '90 when some guy pushed me out of the way. Since I'd had a few drinks I turned around with a what the fuch look to see a body guard leading Arseneo Hall and Eddie Murphy heading back to "their" table. I always thought Hall was tall but I bet he's not even 6' and Murphy is maybe 5'6". What I remember more about the evening was the girl accross the bar that lost her top exposing a nice set of tatas. She just pulled it back up like nothing happened. I also remember the hottest girl in the club (and there were many) was a grocery store checker I had seen earlier in the day.

I met John Walker. Does it get any more celebrity than that? ;)

Randy

Saw Bobby Flay, the celebrity chef in NYC a few weeks back. He looked just like he does on TV. Apparently, make-up makes no difference.

Now as far as sport figures go, Joe Paterno was the one who suprised me. He always looks so small on the field next to these pituitary cases, but up close, he is quite large. Common sighting at Penn State. The incident that sticks in my mind had him exiting the PSU Creamery with a cone of "Peachy Paterno" ice cream.

The only celebrity I have seen in recent years was Nicholas Brenden. (And if you can tell me who he is, you're as much a dork as me!) Saw him at the airport in Dallas. He was definitely in the mid 5' range.

I lived in an apartment complex in Indianapolis for a short time when I was a kid. Gordon Johncock stayed in the apartment building next to ours during the month of May. He used to mess with us kids all the time. Nice guy. We came home one evening and there was an open topped trailer out in the parking lot with a tarp over it. Gordon was out there doing something and me and my dad walked over and sure enough, his Indy car was on the trailer. He pulled the tarp back and we checked it out.

We also lived in Speedway (IN) for awhile and we were driving past the Holiday Inn one afternoon and some ol' nasty guy was working on a dragster in the parking lot, so my dad whipped the car in and we got out and went over to see what he was doing. It was Don Garlits.

Ahhh..the good ol' days...

Mike

Thought of another one. Dan Pastorini (Oiler's quarterback in the late 70's) was working for a coatings company in Houston and came by the shop. I remember watching him as a kid and he looked so small compared to the other players. The guy's actually pretty big. He's about my height, 6'3". He bought a kart and went out to the track to practice with my boss and me. He said he was 220lbs, but after push starting him I'd say at least 240lbs if not more. Seemed like a nice guy. I hear he's about to start racing Porsche's again.

I think Dan Pastorini's car (some sort of 911) has been for sale in the recent Panoramas...

Man, that guy could throw the ball just about farther than anyone I had ever seen...

Mike

I was waiting to cross the street one day in Yokosuka, Japan and I saw an enormous shadow coming from behind me. I looked around and saw that it was Akebono (Chad Rowen, the Hawaiian-born 64th yokozuna, and the first foreigner to achieve sumo's highest rank). He was large and thick!!!

I saw God once in a little bar in Kathmandu called "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

But that was a few years ago and I haven't seen Him since.

I installed a wall heater for Charlie Brown...

True story!