Famous People you've met

FatherTed · 2004-12-17 14:45:15

List the famous people you've met. Stuff like saying you saw Mick Jagger at a Rolling Stones concert once doesnt count or saying you saw Paul McGrath playing for Ireland at Landsdowne Road. For me the most famous person I met was Mother Teresa. It was 12 years ago in New York, a few of us were sight seeing around town and…

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List the famous people you've met. Stuff like saying you saw Mick Jagger at a Rolling Stones concert once doesnt count or saying you saw Paul McGrath playing for Ireland at Landsdowne Road.

For me the most famous person I met was Mother Teresa. It was 12 years ago in New York, a few of us were sight seeing around town and we went to take a look at the revolving restaurant at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. We noticed a lot of bishops and the such around, for some conference we found out later. We get the in the elevator but got off the wrong floor. A security guard told us to step aside because someone was coming along. To our surprise it was Mother Teresa in a party of about 10 people, she came over and we said Hi and how's it going or something. Then she was off. Tiny. Four foot nothing. Definetly a spooky feeling came over the 3 of us. We felt like complete idiot after cos the only thing we said was how's it goin.

Also met Roy Keane last year after training with Man Utd in New Jersey. Had my pic taken with him. Then I asked him why he had bailed out on the Irish team before the world cup. He gave me one of his looks and said 'gotta go'.

Also met Joe Lieberman at a charity function when he was running for VP. Very nice fellow. Had a nice chat when at the end he asked if he could count on my vote. Told him sorry but I couldnt vote as I wasnt a US citizen yet.

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#2 17-12-2004 02:48PM

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You should have licked her to see if she tasted like a peanut.

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#3 17-12-2004 02:48PM

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I cannot believe that you asked Roy Keane why he "bailed on us in the World Cup".

HE WAS SENT HOME.

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#4 17-12-2004 02:51PM

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once rescued the actor who plays paul brennan in Fair ly Sh*tty from the jacks in lillies. he was in the cubical and the latch stuck, so i used a coin to open it from the outside. that's the most famous person i ever met.... sad!

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#5 17-12-2004 02:51PM

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Haven't met too many internationally famous people. Jarvis Cocker asked me for a light once. Myself and my mate (fanboy) were waiting outside the venue an hour before the concert as he wanted to meet the big thin man. He sneaked up from behind, the cad!

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#6 17-12-2004 02:53PM

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Ian Dempsey stood on my foot, and I shook hands with Big Tom at mass.

Oh and Sinead O'Connor walloped into me on Grafton st and said sorry, unlike Ian Dempsey.

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#7 17-12-2004 02:54PM

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I met Bono, Ewan McGregor, John McEnroe and a bunch of minor celebrities, like Ray Darcy.

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#8 17-12-2004 02:57PM

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i also seen sinaed o connor, at temple bar steps she was, telling everyone shes a witch/nun/pries/lesbian/musican/angel

i often see your man off dempseys den when im doing me shopping

and finaly i was working in a garage once and was washing a car, gay byrne came in on his big harley and asked me what i was doing.
i told him washing cars and he drove off .

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#9 17-12-2004 02:58PM

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Colin Farrell in The Carpenterstown Inn, Castleknock.
The Fair City crew
Louis Walsh in the George
Brian Dowling in the George
I'm sure I've met more but can't remember em

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#10 17-12-2004 02:58PM

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I met Anthony Foley, Mick Galwey, Brian O'Driscoll, Shane Horgan and David Humphries in Oz last year during the World cup. Foley and Humphries are 2 sound out blokes....really down to earth.
Met Nadine's sister ( girls aloud) in Derry last August. We went there for a few nights out. She was arrogant and was living off her sisters fame. Defo didnt get the good looks of the family.
Met Bob Geldof, Kimberly & the blondey one ( From girls aloud) last Sept. They were waiting to board a flight back to Heathrow.

Sad I know.

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#11 17-12-2004 03:00PM

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and finaly i was working in a garage once and was washing a car, gay byrne came in on his big harley and asked me what i was doing.
i told him washing cars and he drove off .[/QUOTE]

His daughter Crona married my cousin a few weeks ago. Wasnt invited to the wedding....of course all the knobs from D4 were.

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#12 17-12-2004 03:01PM

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Thom Yorke, outside the Olympia.

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#13 17-12-2004 03:03PM

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I physically bumped into Pierce Brosnan walking out of a shop once.....

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#14 17-12-2004 03:04PM

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I've met Gerry Adams at a funeral, I talked to his wife as well, very nice person.

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#15 17-12-2004 03:05PM

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I had dinner with Mussolini's grand daughter once....

oh and I shared a taxi with Samantha Morton once too... although I didn't really know who she was at the time, it was before she did Sweet and Lowdown I think.

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#16 17-12-2004 03:08PM

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I met M.E. Collins who writes school history books and Noel Dempsey, then Minister for Fisheries, at one event once. Beat that.

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#17 17-12-2004 03:10PM

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Billy Connolly in Sydney, have photo of it too.

Eddie Izzard in Jackie Skellys gym.

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#18 17-12-2004 03:11PM

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Bono - U2
Bumped into him on Dame St. a few months ago, asked me if i wanted an autograph or somthing... i said no

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#19 17-12-2004 03:14PM

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Bono
The Edge
Kylie Minogue
Travis from Blink 182
Krychec from The X Files
Skinner from The X Files
Denise Van Outen
Sporty Spice
The singer from Moloko (she said I was very skinny, the bitch!)
...and many others, too hungover to even think.

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#20 17-12-2004 03:21PM

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Met Dave Fanning once at a U2 gig. Shook his hand. I was a bit pissed at the time.

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#21 17-12-2004 03:22PM

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Most famous people I've met are Brian and Kerry McFadden. :rolleyes:

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#22 17-12-2004 03:23PM

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I've met
bono,
Jewel,
Chris de Burgh,
the cast from Glenroe and various other RTE "personalities",
Maeve Binchy,
Ray Burke,
Gareth Fitz and CJ,
Henry Kissinger,
John Kerry's sister,
Robbie Keane,
loads of rugby players...

went drinking with the British and Irish Lions in Townsville in 2001 (Good laugh except when i had to push a rather inebriated Mal O'Kelly off the dance floor).

Met Taine Randall (NZ All Black Captain) in a lift at Los Angeles Airport...I was wearing an all black rugby jersey at the time....he smirked and said "nice shirt"! Me and my mates just erupted in laughter....

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#23 17-12-2004 03:25PM

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azezil wrote:

Bono - U2
Bumped into him on Dame St. a few months ago, asked me if i wanted an autograph or somthing... i said no

lol....

Looks like everyone has met bono....

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#24 17-12-2004 03:29PM

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ixoy wrote:

and Noel Dempsey, then Minister for Fisheries, at one event once. Beat that.

Bah... I've only met Noel Dempsey, Minister for Education and Science... My pay cheque pretty much comes from the Department of Education...

I haven't met Mary Hanafin yet... personally I miss Micheal Woods... he was great.. well about as great as a fianna fail politician can get anyway...

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#25 17-12-2004 03:33PM

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azezil wrote:

Bono - U2
Bumped into him on Dame St. a few months ago, asked me if i wanted an autograph or somthing... i said no

Did you tell him to stick it up his ar5e?

or do you not like him that much ?

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#26 17-12-2004 03:33PM

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I used to go to the Olympia a lot years ago and met the following people there:

EMF
Ride
The Charlatans
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher (who legged it down the road with my vinyl copy of DM.. I had to chase after him to get it. That was embarrassing)
Evan Dando (wearing Kurt Cobain's jacket)
Inspiral Carpets

I met The Stunning in their heyday, in Virgin Megastore, doing a signing.
I met Michael Stipe in O'Connors Jeans. I said 'hello', and he replied 'I don't sign autographs'!
I shook Ray Davies' (The Kinks) hand in HQ when he was doing 'Storyteller'

Think that's about it..

Kevin.

PS - A mate of mine served The Edge some ham when working in Super Valu a few years back.

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#27 17-12-2004 03:34PM

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azezil wrote:

Bono - U2
Bumped into him on Dame St. a few months ago, asked me if i wanted an autograph or somthing... i said no

You should have said "...Ah gowan then, at the very least it'll be worth something when you're dead!"

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#28 17-12-2004 03:38PM

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Oh and I met Victoria Silvstead at a signing.

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#29 17-12-2004 03:39PM

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Oooh and I tried to plant the gob on Edith from MTV, at the MTV awards a few years back.. She wasn't having it though..(odd that!)

K.

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#30 17-12-2004 03:40PM

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What happened to the anyone for tenuous? forum?? I want to paste mine...

I'm so lazy...

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#31 17-12-2004 03:42PM

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Got it!!
www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=200867

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