A close encounter of the Clinton kind

12-10-2009 12:44AM

Whenever I see a someone famous/semi famous, I instinctively think I know them and say hi before I realise it's so-and-so off the telly

I met Tom Jones in Heathrow a while back. I usually see a celebrity every time I'm there, although last time it was just that athlete, Roger Black. I was actually staring into space, thinking about the translation I was working on when I heard him say to his wife, 'let's go over there, where nobody will STARE at us' and gave me a dirty look. I hadn't even noticed you until you said that, knob end. :mad:

lintdrummer · 12-10-2009 12:46AM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Low blow, man!

Made me laugh!

pikachucheeks · 12-10-2009 12:51AM

emmettogara wrote: »

Made me laugh!

Fair enough!

I'm not going to drag the thread off-topic by discussing why I didn't laugh.

I tend to get reeeally shy when I meet celebrities, people from the telly etc - I do the whole clichéd star-struck thing!

I think I get a shock, to discover they're real people! In the same way I get a shock when I see people from Boards out and about! :P

12-10-2009 12:52AM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I gave him a tour of my primary school when I was twelve :cool:
He came down to Cork to do a report on the bad conditions of certain primary schools in Ireland.
... I had to show him our grotty bathrooms, that doubled up as a staff room!
He was disgusted!

He came into my work when I was living in America and looked really hurt when my colleague asked for his name cos she didn't recognise him - obviously! He was fairly pleasant though and I felt bad for smirking.

lintdrummer · 12-10-2009 12:55AM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Fair enough!

I'm not going to drag the thread off-topic by discussing why I didn't laugh.

I tend to get reeeally shy when I meet celebrities, people from the telly etc - I do the whole clichéd star-struck thing!

I think I get a shock, to discover they're real people! In the same way I get a shock when I see people from Boards out and about! :P

I think the weird thing is that there not on a screen and they're in 3d! I wouldn't know anyone from boards if I met them. Must brush up on the know your nerds thread.

pikachucheeks · 12-10-2009 01:18AM

emmettogara wrote: »

I think the weird thing is that there not on a screen and they're in 3d! I wouldn't know anyone from boards if I met them. Must brush up on the know your nerds thread.

It's quite surreal, seeing people you know from online/tv/magazines in person, when they're physically in front of you and you can see them.

You can see that they're an actual ... human being!

I remember recognising someone from Boards during the summer. Had seen their picture in tLL picture thread. Got such a shock to see them in the flesh! I slinked past them and said nothing...

ElaElaElano · 12-10-2009 02:54AM

emmettogara wrote: »

Does anyone else have any interesting stories about celebrities you have met whilst out and about? Perhaps, like me, you have some quirky reaction that you always do?

Oh I do, this is a cracker this one.

I was sitting in this café in Parnell street once, and in walked Jack L. I said 'you're Jack L', he said 'that's me' and I said 'that's gas'.

He then sat down and looked a bit bemused, had a sandwich and a brew and left.

Great memories.

m@cc@ · 12-10-2009 03:00AM

Jim Corr came in for a browse into our shop in Belfast but I was too cool for school to approach him.

Overheal · 12-10-2009 03:08AM

You shouted at Hillary from a Balcony and Secret Service didnt try to shoot at you?

They're getting lazy.

pebbles21 · 12-10-2009 03:25AM

June Rodgers came into our warehouse last week(clothing wholesaler)and said in her squeaky voice "je mind if i have a gander in here"

I said "have you got a shop?"

shes says "no but im June Rodgers "

I said "i dont care who you are love but if you havnt got a shop you cant come in here "

orestes · 12-10-2009 03:36AM

Hard Larry wrote: »

Saw the guy (the cashier dude) from the Surf Ad being abused by a crowd outside Club M in temple Bar,

he was very drunk and tried to fight everyone, luckily his friend stopped him from doing any damage.

the crowd were chanting "say the line! say the line!" as far as I know the line is "...or lever brothers will give you your money back"

Served him a few times when I worked in a Burger King, seemed like a decent enough fella. Also served Twink and Ardal O Hanlon (who I co-incidentally met briefly earlier on tonight at a comedy gig, weird) while I was working there

NedTermo · 12-10-2009 12:22PM

emmettogara wrote: »

I was sitting on the balcony of Bewley's on Grafton St. this evening with my other half when we saw a large crowd approaching. Turns out it was Hillary Clinton and she stopped in to get a coffee 'to go'. I shouted at her from the balcony and she looked up and said hello. It was a precious moment that neither I or Hillary will forget for quite some time.

Balcony
Shouting
Vice President of America
Shouting
Balcony
Precious Moment

Spot the odd one out.

Aidric · 12-10-2009 12:32PM

WindSock wrote: »

I met Pippa from Home and Away while recovering from a big night in a hammock in Thailand. She was talking to us then walked off embarressed when I clicked who she was. She looked so familiar, I intially thought she was a friend of me ma's. What made it more wierd were the mushrooms I had ingested previously.

That wasn't Pippa. It was Gary Glitter.

3qsmavrod5twfe · 12-10-2009 12:58PM

Met Mick Galwey in Dublin airport on the way to Aberdeen. Turned out he was the guest speaker at the function I was going to. Met him again at the pre function meet and greet and had a pint and a cigarette with him out the back later on. Sound guy. His speech involved tales of kicking the shít out of Scotland on a few occasions and Irish Rugby in general. In Aberdeen. In a room full of 300 Scottish people and about 20 Irish lads. We enjoyed the speech and were roaring with applause at every turn. The Scots, not so much.

Shouted at Bertie at the Galway Races one year as well. He roared back "howyiz" and walked on.

Met Brent Pope at a Lionel Richie gig as well. Sound out as well. One of the lads was hammered and all he could muster up was "Hey, hey Popey. Is George Hook as big a mong in real life?". We then took photos with him and the woman he was with and then pushed him out of the way and just took photos with the bird. He creased himself laughing!

lintdrummer · 12-10-2009 12:59PM

Overheal wrote: »

You shouted at Hillary from a Balcony and Secret Service didnt try to shoot at you?

They're getting lazy.

Not only that but they're getting complacent too. One of them took out a route map from his pocket right in front of me. What if I had people a telephone call away, waiting on roof tops for her to reach her next destination?
The proverbial excrement would have hit the fan...

Ann22 · 12-10-2009 01:58PM

I love hearing about people meeting celebs. I've meet a few local celebs like the Corrs (Sharon and I were playmates as kids) and Ireland players like Stephen Staunton (embarrassed myself talking sh*te to him in a club one night)...Gary Kelly, Phil Babb and I forget the rest...Gary Kelly shared his basket of sausages with me and my friend...even gave me one he'd half eaten:). Met Pat Kenny at the Late Late and have a photo with him:o very nice man off camera...while I was there shook hands with Jimmy Carr and either Trinny or Susannah. Was at it again recently with Ryan Tubridy, the week Jermaine Jackson was on it..didn't personally meet anyone on it though.

Paddycrumlinman · 12-10-2009 02:31PM

Seen Billy Connolly on Grafton Street many years ago.

He has his jacket hood up trying to conceal himself. When I noticed him and figured out who he was, I was about to say something and he was like, Don't fooking dare lad, I'm in a hurry.

So, a nod and a wink and we were both on our way!!.

Gas Man...

12-10-2009 02:38PM

emmettogara wrote: »

Oddly, George Hook seemed to be hanging out with Mrs. Clinton.

Hooked-up?

df1985 · 12-10-2009 02:42PM

spoke to robbie keane in heathrow bout a year ago, he was sound.

was at dinner in tenerife and chris kamara was sitting beside me at the next table.he was bang on when i asked for a pic, turns out he owns a bar over there.it was "unbelievable jeff!"

on sunset boulevard in L.A 2 years, seen a big commotion with paparazzi up ahead.paris hilton was coming out from a restaurant.

WindSock · 12-10-2009 02:46PM

Dudess wrote: »

First or second Pippa? My friend met the second Pippa in Super Valu, Ballincollig (yeah, wtf) - she had just taken on the role and was really pissed off with the way people kept annoying her out in public. And Celia - remember her? Alf's really religious sis - was with her and apologising to people for her crankiness.

This one not sure which one she is. I knew her face so well, she was in the living room every weekday at dinner time. It was the fact that her accent wasn't irish that helped me clock it.

Hank Scorpio · 12-10-2009 02:47PM

saw sir alex ferguson in kilkenny a month or 2 ago

sceptre · 12-10-2009 03:08PM

NedTermo wrote: »

Balcony
Shouting
Vice President of America
Shouting
Balcony
Precious Moment

Spot the odd one out.

I hope it's vice president of America seeing as that's the only one that wasn't in the post you quoted:)

(as secretary of state, the Hill-Dog is fourth in the presidential line of succession, not first, which Joe Biden is - even Robert Byrd, the most Republican Democrat in the US, is higher up the succession chain)

wudangclan wrote: »

saw her,and her entourage, as she was coming out of bewleys.
(the secret service aren't very secret)

Them's just the ones you see. The secret ones are disguised as phone boxes and people who make coffee. Then again, she's less important than Joe Biden (see above) and no-one wants to waste their time shooting him.

Elba101 · 12-10-2009 05:06PM

Saw th hoff in the airport while i was working in a shop there...He's a fast walker (being so tall and all) but i did a great baywatch-esque run after him and when i got past him just turned n walked back...did all that for a glimpse of the leathery lookin man.

I don't really know what posessed me to do it.

daca88 · 12-10-2009 07:02PM

Lawrie Sanchez stole my seat in the ladies footwear section in Harrods in june, i got up for literally 30 seconds to stretch my legs and got back and he was there and had the most bored look on his face too:D i was going to say something to him but just looked at him and turned away quickly when i ywigged who he was.

literally walked into martin corry in one of the many starbuck's in london. swiftly said sorry:cool: he is HUUUGE!!!...in real life

12-10-2009 08:09PM

Tiger Woods said "hullo" to me once.

citizen_p · 12-10-2009 08:15PM

??? why is she here???

i met tom hanks and the rest of the cast from saving private ryan when they were shooting in wicklow..... dont remember it though

i was a wee baba at the time

G_R · 12-10-2009 08:44PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Took a shot at the president.

the secret service are currently hunting you down sir, i expect you have about a 3 hour head start....go

ElaElaElano · 12-10-2009 11:54PM

Got some Coronation Street ones (you always bump into them in Manchester).

Few years ago, I spotted David Platt, don't know his real name, and Maria the fit one, and her husband who's apparently a multi-millionaire (which begs the question wtf were they doing on ryanair) on the shuttle bus between getting off the plane and the terminal. He's just as much a twat in real life as on the telly, he's got a face you could just slap all day. So he's yapping away to them and they looked so frustrated listening, as you would.

So as soon as the bus pulled into the terminal, Maria and yer man just started walking really fast, young David keeps shouting 'sluhh doon sluhh doon', then they started walking faster until they were eventually running through the baggage area. Hilarious, the little cnut.

Slightly strange one, was out one night with a mate and we were trying out some different bars, so we walked into this quite rundown looking place 'cos they were doing cheap pints, and who's standing behind the bar sweeping up and washing glasses only Jamie, who used to be in it. Turns out he bought the bar with his missus and he just works there now rather than act. That's like winning the lotto, buying an office and appointing yourself receptionist.

A close encounter of the Clinton kind

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