(ranked by how nice they were to me)
Tony Hawk - I approached him while I was working at an Apple store and tried to sell him a copy of the video game: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. He had a good sense of humor and was really nice.
Lyle Alzado - My dad played football with him and he used to come over to my house for dinner when I was a wee tike. I don't remember this but my parents say he was cool.
Mark Z. Danielewski - When he signed my copy of House of Leaves I told him to make it out to eBay. I am not sure that he knew I was joking but he was pretty nice about it.
Ralph Nader - I asked him for career advice and he suggested volunteer work. I can't survive off of self-satisfaction alone, Ralph.
Mark Hoppus - Sold him and his wife a computer. This "tough guy" from Blink 182 made me do all the heavy lifting and didn't even give me a tip.
Chali 2na - I met him when he was in Jurrasic 5 (pre-Ozomatli). He wasn't that cool but I got him to sign the back of my driver's license, making it an interesting conversation piece.
Beck - Beck refused to talk to me and had his security guards remove me from his sight. Okay, I did pretend like I was with the band and snuck backstage, but who knew Beck's such a hater?
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3 comments:
i met dj David Guetta at Pacha club in barcelona and he was quite kind. Even with his wife just 3 meters away, he was still winking to teenage girls! :)
Pat Sajak was very sweet (and quite a bit shorter than me). Vanna White was friendly. J.D. Roth was nice. I also have a very special bond with the creator of this blog . . . who will, no doubt, be famous one day.
Since then I met Kristen Wiig when my Groundlings teacher was talking with her after a show and I approached them. Also Joel McHale, who was rad. Also saw Alyssa Milanno who was crazy short
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