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Old 04-27-06, 07:30 AM   #16
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@ The Avon Lady:
Surely nobody (but you) knows half a million famous Israeli politicians.

By the way, when I asked you "How do you define ..." I was using one of your often used quotes in your discussions with others.
You ignored the question...
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Hey I knew who most of those on AL's list are!
No you don't.
Because on her "famous meetings"-list are:
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Half a million other Israeli politicians.
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Old 04-27-06, 07:48 AM   #17
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Ive seen the British queen.............
On TV
More to the point who has not?

Ok my list mind come from mainly TV. Years ago I went to Space 1999 conventions and here's the list of those people who stared in the show. -

Martin Landau
Barbara Bain
Nick Tate
Prentis Hancock
Zienia Merton
Suzanne Roquette
Alibe Parsons
Shane Rimmer (Guest Star)
Gerry Anderson (Executive producer of Space 1999)
Sylvia Anderson (Producer, Year 1 of Space 1999)
Christopher Penfold (Story Consultant, Year 1)
Derek Wadsworth (Music, Year2)
Martin Bower (Miniatures on Space 1999 & worked on ALIEN)

Others -
Ed Bishop (UFO)
William Hope (Lt. Gorman, ALIENS)
Terry English (Worked on ALIENS)
Peter Bowls (Guest Star on Space 1999) Met him in London that bloke is tall believe me.

That's all I can think of at the Moment.
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Old 04-27-06, 08:11 AM   #18
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Seeing all those Sci-fi people reminds me, I've met Mark Allen Shephard:

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Old 04-27-06, 08:13 AM   #19
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Gerald Ford
Prince Charles and Dianna
Bobby Orr
Carl Yastrzemski
Chief Big Jay Strongbow

Normally i avoid famous people like the plaque, but one can hardly pass up a chance to see the master of the war dance...
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Old 04-27-06, 08:53 AM   #20
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Gerald Ford
Prince Charles and Dianna
Bobby Orr
Carl Yastrzemski
Chief Big Jay Strongbow

Normally i avoid famous people like the plaque, but one can hardly pass up a chance to see the master of the war dance...
First 3 meh...Bobby Orr I'd like to meet. Last two don't know (going to google it of course).
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Old 04-27-06, 09:16 AM   #21
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I once played a gig (me on frettless bass ) with the ex drummer from 'Curiosity Killed The Cat'...
Not much of a 'claim to fame' lol
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Old 04-27-06, 09:33 AM   #22
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Enkelbert Humperdink :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Dennis Miller, I think that's it.

Sort of on topic, I'm going to see Lech Walesa give a speech tomorrow.

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Old 04-27-06, 12:31 PM   #24
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well lets see....

ive met:
Howard jones (80 pop singer)
Paulina Rubio (mexican actor/singer)
The first US soldier to enter irak in 2004 war(hehehe forgot his name)
Berlin (80 singer)
Ringo Starr (cant get much bigger than that)
Roger hugenson (fron the 70 band Supertramp)
Ivan stewart (offroad racer jaja i see him every week!)

and tahts about all i can think of
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Old 04-27-06, 03:55 PM   #25
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Dunno if Jarvis Cocker from the group 'Pulp' counts as famous But I served him his breakfast a year or so ago.
So Oberon...

1. Are you a waiter or did you wake up with him?

2. Did he tip (for either of the above)?

I've 'met':
Mark Little (Jo Mangel from Neighbours)
Mary Whitehouse
Bobby G from Bucks Fizz (I was off my face at a BBQ)
A bloke that operated a Dalek in Dr Who (where else) in the 60's.
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Old 04-27-06, 04:20 PM   #26
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Well, I've just met national celebrities. Some of them might have international fame in certain spheres of interest.

I know these celebrities:
Anette Sagen (world's best female skijumper)
Sandra Lyng Haugen (Norwegian popsinger)


From the top of my head, some celebrities I've met:
Olaf Olsen (drummer in Bigbang)
Odd Eriksen (Minister of Trade and Industry)
Tommy Ingebrigtsen (skijumper)
Odd Ingebrigtsen (ex-pop star)
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Old 04-27-06, 04:26 PM   #27
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  • Sandra Lyng Haugen
Nice looking girl to know
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Old 04-27-06, 04:37 PM   #28
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I got mistaken for Frank Sinatra's grandson once when he turned up in Kansas,I met Duran Duran and Genesis and also The Duke of York.I have flown a lot of z-list soap stars plus the odd german popstar,(Nena)and various politicians.I have chuck yeager's autograph.I also have a luncheon voucher from cynthia paine
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Old 04-27-06, 04:53 PM   #29
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Everytime I look in the mirror.
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Old 04-27-06, 05:47 PM   #30
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Well i saw Tom Cruise from a distance in Invercagil south island NZ. He came to NZ to shoot a movie they used our country side for "The Last Sumuari" Saw him walk out of a dairy after buying a can of coke. Hes pretty short.
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