Man, what a thread! I would love to talk with Kareem sometime. I've been a huge fan since his Milwaukee days...
My stories are mild compared to the stories here. Neil Diamond and his entourage came to my apartment after a show in Omaha in 1979; his roadies wanted to see my friend's Sportster that was in the living room. My friend's girlfriend was thrilled, and had her picture taken with Neil. Then Neil and his gang went to the most expensive steak house in town, but we weren't invited.
In 1974, saw Dick Van Dyke smoking a cigarette during a break in filming outside of Niagara Falls NY. I yelled "Hi, Dick!" and waved hello like a dork, and he waved back to me. So I got that going for me.
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