Brushes With Fame
Just read that America's favorite intern will be returning to Stumptown. Yes, it is true. Monica Lewinsky will be moving into a Pearl District Condo and I think this is great news, since PDX is way too starved for any sort of celebrities. It also reminded me that, even though we never spoke, we had a class together at L + C, which definitely goes down as my #1 celebrity encounter. Here are my top 5:
What about the Xpress riders? Can anyone challenge my quintefecta? Or, if not, just have a funny story or two?
1. Having a psychology class with Monica Lewinsky
2. Showing Scottie Pippen how to turn on a synthesizer's drum beats in a suburban mall
3. Playing basketball with G. Love
4. Having dinner with Isaac from Modest Mouse (in 4 words: a pretty dumb jackass)
5. Friends with a girl who grew up in Harry Houdini's hometown.
What about the Xpress riders? Can anyone challenge my quintefecta? Or, if not, just have a funny story or two?
Labels: Life
posted by chuckdaddy2000 at 1:23 pm
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I once had a long conversation with Gene Budig, the chancellor of the University of Kansas, me making scintellating conversation with questions like "so, what does a chancellor do?" He was trying to watch a baseball game on TV. The next year, he became president of the American League.
It's a lame-ass story, but it's what I've got.
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In college, I worked in an auto shop and changed Bud Selig's oil all the time. He gave me his SA-WEET seats to a Brewers game as a tip once.
Oh, and apparently I rode in an elevator with Bill Cosby when I was a kid, but I am just taking my dad's word on that one...
I met Tiger Woods. This would be a seminal moment for someone who likes golf. I do not like golf.
Damn, Bud Selig trumps Gene Budig.
I used to work at a grocery store where I was regularly the cashier for modestly famous essayist Barry Lopez, and once for fairly famous novelist Ken Kesey.
I like your #3 the best. Better than Lewinsky.
I talked to Sarah Maclachlan at an airport luggage carousel.
I rode an elevator with Michael Jordan.
I had a conversation about censorship with Natalie Merchant.
One of my best friends in college went to high school with Cindy Crawford.
I briefly dated someone who went to high school with Madonna.....
I once served ice cream to Mickey Rooney. He was in town for a really crappy play. He was short, ugly, and a real dick. And now he's all in trouble for kissing Queen Elizabeth II's hand. Hah!!! Idiot - you don't KISS the Queen's hand!!!!!!
I chatted up Chris O'Donnell one time(pre-Robin) at Greenlake in Seattle and I went to a BBQ at Bill Walton's house in San Diego
I'm now going to delve into some more once removed brushes.
My dad went to party that James Baldwin was at.
My sister rejected Bright Eyes from staying at their bed/breakfast
A friend from high school kissed "The Weasel" Paulie Shore
Jerry Garcia's daughter had an unrequited crush on one of my best friends. I've always been mad at him for not dating her, as that would be a much better story for me.
I'm going to a GLove concert next week! I'll tell him you say, "hey".
I have had many many brushed with fame (being a Rockstar like me, it's bound to happen) but in terms of actually MEETING people? When I was a kid, my family knew Nu Shooz.
Thanks for showing Scottie how to use the drum beats. Next show him wear to get a magnum condom so he stops fathering kids all across the country. In Chicago we call him No Tippin' Pippin, because he's the world's worst tipper.
Get a blowy from Monica when she comes back in town.
Hey, it looks as if you have some higher, and well-deserved, readership these days.
I told Andre 3000 where the bathroom is in the bar I drink at (think empty dirt bar) - he poked his head in and refused to use it - I think he went outside and peed behind his car and then drove off.
And I think you all know I sat in front of Jimmy Carter coming back from Managua.
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