Famous people that you have met.

Yamanoto · 17-02-2017 11:38PM

Dracula, in a nightclub in Hemel Hempstead

trashcan · 17-02-2017 11:42PM

Icaras wrote: »

Bruce Springsteen with a friend...he went for a piss...wife talks to friend, friend is Bono!!!!!!!!!
It defiantly happened.

Nah, if they didn't pay for your meal it didn't happen.

I met Michael Stipe in Eason browsing through the magazines. He had an armful and I, stupidly dumbstruck, but not wanting to let the moment pass asked if I could shake his hand. Of course he had an armful of magazines, so had to offer me the "wrong" hand for an arkward handshake. The recollection of it still makes me feel like a twat

My other one is Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub.Chated to him in Whelans. Couple of years ago when he played their with Joe Pernice. Got my picture taken with the two of them. Norman was an absolute gent.

RiderOnTheStorm · 17-02-2017 11:43PM

My mother-in-law sang a duet with Donovan. Well.......she was shopping in Tesco (Mallow, Co Cork) and one of his songs was playing on the sound system and she was humming it to herself. Then Donovan came round the corner and he was humming along to his song too! She then burst out with a line or two and he joined in!!

That story was much longer when she told it. RIP Brown Owl.

Sam Kade · 17-02-2017 11:49PM

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

My mother-in-law sang a duet with Donovan. Well.......she was shopping in Tesco (Mallow, Co Cork) and one of his songs was playing on the sound system and she was humming it to herself. Then Donovan came round the corner and he was humming along to his song too! She then burst out with a line or two and he joined in!!

That story was much longer when she told it. RIP Brown Owl.

Donovan, I was in the car park in Mallow back in the 90's when Donovan pulled up beside me and my wife, I said to my wife that's your man Donovan she looked at him and he made funny faces at her. She didn't have a clue who he was, the laugh was on you Donvan

I asked him about it one time on here when he was answering questions but got no reply :rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-02-2017 11:50PM

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

My mother-in-law sang a duet with Donovan. Well.......she was shopping in Tesco (Mallow, Co Cork) and one of his songs was playing on the sound system and she was humming it to herself. Then Donovan came round the corner and he was humming along to his song too! She then burst out with a line or two and he joined in!!

That story was much longer when she told it. RIP Brown Owl.

Thats the kind of thing I would expect Donovan to do

What a guy

Sam Kade · 17-02-2017 11:55PM

I'm related to Jerry O' Connell, never met him but my son and daughter have met him twice. They also met Bryan Cranston and Chris O' Dowd and James Franco.

This Fat Girl Runs · 18-02-2017 12:00AM

I met Alan Rickman once.

mags1962 · 18-02-2017 12:03AM

Kylie Minouge in Dublin Airport but I suppose Michael Jordan at the K Club when the Ryder Cup was there would be higher up the fame ladder?
I know politicians may not count but the ex-POTUS George Bush senior would have to be up there? also at the Ryder Cup, friendly little chat as he was beside me in a buggy, filled with secret service men, moving along with the crowds.

learn_more · 18-02-2017 12:05AM

Annie Lennox - Nick Faldo - Jerry Springer - Errol Brown - Victoria Wood - Robbie Williams - George Harrison - Ruby Wax - Jimmy White - Nigel Hawthorne - John Inman - Barbara Windsor.

Okay I only took their food order but technically I still met them and spoke to them.

LETHAL LADY · 18-02-2017 12:11AM

More notorious than famous but anyway.....after dropping acid at The Who in Cork and getting a dose of the giggles turned to find Ian Bailey standing right beside me. Very imposing man and I thought I was having some odd hallucination which led to even more giggles. Turns out he was driving a cab in Cork at the time.

He did throw me some killer looks though.:eek:

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 18-02-2017 12:12AM

I had breakfast in the same room as Elvis Costello.

I didn't realise who it was until someone else told me later - I was too excited by the prospect of the food to notice.

scuby · 18-02-2017 12:15AM

Met MacGyver / Richard Dean Anderson, in the today FM studio. Wife met him in studio live on the ray Darcy show. He was sound, chatted away took a few pics

jprboy · 18-02-2017 12:24AM

Heckler wrote: »

Dave Gedge of The Wedding Present. Passed him before a smallish gig they were doing. In fairness he was talking to someone but i figured what the hey. Politely interupted and got a wet fish handshake and f*ck off look in return. Still love the Weddoes !

Cameo wrote: »

He must have thought you had a right Brassneck. But nobody was twisting his arm.

Sounds like he'd lost his love of life. Too much apple pie?

taylor3 · 18-02-2017 12:30AM

Paul McCartney with his ex wife Heather Mills. Liverpool 2000.

Gwynplaine · 18-02-2017 12:31AM

Shaquille O' Neal. He's also the biggest person I ever met. Huge.

Sam Kade · 18-02-2017 12:34AM

scuby wrote: »

Met MacGyver / Richard Dean Anderson, in the today FM studio. Wife met him in studio live on the ray Darcy show. He was sound, chatted away took a few pics

3 cool dude but unfortunately mother nature has taken it's toll, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3052468/MacGyver-s-jury-rigged-America-s-80s-90s-hunk-Richard-Dean-Anderson-seen-grocery-shopping-not-heart-throbbing-look.html

jamescolm · 18-02-2017 12:42AM

I met Moscow Flyer at Cheltenham in 2007 !

I said to him "Moscow, why the long face ? "

topmanamillion · 18-02-2017 12:47AM

nhunter100 wrote: »

Nigel Kennedy, Johnny Cash, UB 40, Colm Meaney, Woodie Harleson quite a few more but I don't count politicians or people's names I can't spell.

I genuinely cant contain my jealousy. I`d love to have met him.
story?

Some of mine are very obscure and don't really reflect my taste in music/comedy or otherwise:

The High Kings

Brendan Grace

Charlie McGettigan - ended up backstage at a concert and I asked him did he know where a friend I was looking for was

Truly amazing story!

Sean Keane

Samantha Mumba - met her while on a school tour, came across as a bit of a see you next Tuesday. And I was on my best school tour behaviour too

Tommy Flemming

Jimmy "memory man" McGee in Dublin Airport - I said hello Jimmy, he said hello back and I left him to make his way to arrivals. I was half tempted to ask who won the men's single synchronized diving at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics or some other obscure question but thankfully I thought the better of it.

Brian Kennedy

Sam Kade · 18-02-2017 12:50AM

topmanamillion wrote: »

I genuinely cant contain my jealousy. I`d love to have met him.
story?

Some of mine are very obscure and don't really reflect my taste in music/comedy or otherwise:

The High Kings

Brendan Grace

Charlie McGettigan - ended up backstage at a concert and I asked him did he know where a friend I was looking for was Truly amazing story!

Sean Keane

Samantha Mumba - met her while on a school tour, came across as a bit of a see you next Tuesday. And I was on my best school tour behaviour too

Tommy Flemming

Jimmy "memory man" McGee in Dublin Airport - I said hello Jimmy, he said hello back and left him to make his way to arrivals. I was half tempted to ask who won the men's single synchronized diving at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics or some other obscure question but thankfully I thought the better of it.

Brian Kennedy

I was going to see him playing in Millstreet in the 90's but it never happened as he had to cancel the concert due to ill health

Tazio · 18-02-2017 12:55AM

Kim Wilde in Cork back in 87 or 89....

Edit.... wow . where did the years go.. eh?

RayCon · 18-02-2017 01:01AM

Layne Staley handed me 57p and asked me could I get him some blow.

Sam Kade · 18-02-2017 01:02AM

My wife and her sister met Derek Davis back in Ballybunnion in the 90's, lovely man. They were staying in the golf hotel next door to your man the fortune teller, fergie. Anyway the children were creating a racket around 3 pm and Fergie was sleeping and he came out of his room with a sleep mask

raging like a bull saying to keep the children quiet

My wife and her sister met Derek in the lift shortly after and told him the story, he signed an autograph for them writing a poem about Fergie and he said that he would mention it to him after

B.A._Baracus · 18-02-2017 01:06AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

3 cool dude but unfortunately mother nature has taken it's toll, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3052468/MacGyver-s-jury-rigged-America-s-80s-90s-hunk-Richard-Dean-Anderson-seen-grocery-shopping-not-heart-throbbing-look.html

To be fair he is 65 years old there and doesn't look too bad considering his age. He first appeared as MacGuyer when he was 35 after all.

xper · 18-02-2017 01:25AM

mags1962 wrote: »

Kylie Minouge in Dublin Airport but I suppose Michael Jordan at the K Club when the Ryder Cup was there would be higher up the fame ladder?
I know politicians may not count but the ex-POTUS George Bush senior would have to be up there? also at the Ryder Cup, friendly little chat as he was beside me in a buggy, filled with secret service men, moving along with the crowds.

My uncle, now sadly passed away, told a story of how he was working as a steward on the practice range at that Ryder Cup when this old American dude came up and asked him a few questions about who was hitting practice shots, what his day job was, generally shooting the breeze and so forth. After a few minutes chat the guy wandered off and a couple of my uncle's fellow stewards rush over asking what they had talked about. My uncle was perplexed why they were so interested until they pointed he had been talking to George Bush Snr. He hadn't recognised him at all.

jamesbere · 18-02-2017 01:35AM

Colin Farrell when he was shooting ondine.
Paddy Crerand (ex man utd)
Neil Jordan, actually painted his house.

Cameo · 18-02-2017 01:45AM

trashcan wrote: »

My other one is Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub.Chated to him in Whelans. Couple of years ago when he played their with Joe Pernice. Got my picture taken with the two of them. Norman was an absolute gent.

Aw man... would love to meet him.

Sam Kade wrote: »

My wife and her sister met Derek Davis back in Ballybunnion in the 90's, lovely man. They were staying in the golf hotel next door to your man the fortune teller, fergie. Anyway the children were creating a racket around 3 pm and Fergie was sleeping and he came out of his room with a sleep mask raging like a bull saying to keep the children quiet My wife and her sister met Derek in the lift shortly after and told him the story, he signed an autograph for them writing a poem about Fergie and he said that he would mention it to him after

Oh that reminds me - I was working in a call centre one time and that fortune teller guy phoned up with a query, and he told my fortune. I'd say he spends his days doing that.

homerjay2005 · 18-02-2017 01:50AM

i met, shook hands and had a great conversation with Bill Clinton while he was president during his trip to ireland.

i grew up in a small rural area in ireland and while he was here, he went "walkabout" in rural ireland and managed to end up outside my house just looking for people to talk to.

it was surreal to be honest, as he was walking over to me and my parents, we had a couple of his security lads walking up to us scanning us for whatever..they gave the all clear and he walked over to us and appeared genuinely delighted to be in our presence, away from the usual hustle and bustle of being president of the USA.

he was asked to go for a pint in the local, but he wasnt allowed on safety grounds.