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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIf you could meet up with any celebrity, or famous person ,who would you pick? EDIT
SWBTATTReg
(22,183 posts)Thanks.
debm55
(25,606 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,074 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,074 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,722 posts)President Biden signed some floor speech signs from his speech at the 2016 National Convention and took my iphone from me and snap some amazing selfies better than I could manage. President Biden was talking to some other guests at the same time as he was taking the selfies. At the other fundraiser, I had maxed out in donations and got to speak to him about stuttering.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,074 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,828 posts)I have admired him as an Actor, Singer/Songwriter, and Humanitarian since 1997.
I had the pleasure of seeing him twice in concert at Chicago's House of Blues with his then band Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt or TOFOG. In 2001 after wrapping up with A BEAUTIFUL MIND, and in 2003 after MASTER & COMMANDER:The Far Side of The World.
In 2001, he brought out a gym bag onto the stage and took out the Oscar he won for Best Actor for GLADIATOR. He held it up and we responded in unison "Strength and Honor". He thanked us for making the film the hit that it was. Not to mention, his show was a resounding hit!
debm55
(25,606 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,890 posts)Im a Buddhist and I would love to talk to him about his long abiding friendship with the Dali Lama.
PJMcK
(22,059 posts)Famous people are either normal or theyre weird.
Id like to to meet you, Deb.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Ocelot II
(115,921 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)stopdiggin
(11,391 posts)(and have to add that my general reaction to 'celebrity' - is to cross the street - just not my thing at all)
debm55
(25,606 posts)Last edited Sun Apr 21, 2024, 11:39 PM - Edit history (1)
ailsagirl
(22,901 posts)Upthevibe
(8,087 posts)I think Michelle Obama.......There are many but she comes to mind first.
debm55
(25,606 posts)hlthe2b
(102,447 posts)I want to spend time with someone whose talent and intelligence surpass celebrity and whose life experiences and humanity would surely have lessons for others... And, if you notice, all good Liberal/Progressive Democrats.
Plenty too from the music world, but I'll start with John Legend...
debm55
(25,606 posts)CTyankee
(63,914 posts)But definitely the Obamas and (swoon) George Clooney!
Raven123
(4,894 posts)I do not agree with him 100%, but I admire him. Believes in respectful dialogue, promotes peace, works tirelessly at trying to drag the Catholic Church out of the dark ages.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(9,574 posts)His music got me through some really tough times growing up - I would love the opportunity to just tell him in person.
I would also like to meet Stephen King, though I have no idea what I would say to him!
debm55
(25,606 posts)gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,338 posts)After reading "Life", his autobiography, he's got more stories to tell than probably anyone on the planet. Fascinating person indeed.
Second choice is Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine, for the same reason.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Doodley
(9,152 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Doodley
(9,152 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)All my other favorite artists are dead.
I met my favorite writer and was disappointed.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Emile
(23,042 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)k55f5r
(182 posts)He was walking by and i did the inexcusable - I greeted him and asked for an autograph.
He was genuinely the nicest person to talk to - he stayed and talked for a couple of minutes to my daughter and I.
(Later at the after show party I stood next to Dustin Hoffman, and he really is short. I mean walk under my outstretched arm short. Whereas The Rock is BIGGER THAN LIFE when you are standing next to him.)
debm55
(25,606 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,470 posts)I've loved him ever since I first saw "Star Wars" - even though he's as old as my aunt. Also, Barack Obama.
Bayard
(22,184 posts)rurallib
(62,468 posts)SKKY
(11,827 posts)...Dead or Alive, George Carlin. For sure.
AllaN01Bear
(18,577 posts)JoseBalow
(2,532 posts)lpbk2713
(42,770 posts)We would talk at length about many of his PBS specials.
Give Peace A Chance
(50 posts)Formerly of the Kinks. Now with the Jay Hawks.
Love that man!
I met Nancy Pelosi a long time ago. She was really nice & relatable.
In my Hippie days, Willie Nelson picked me up hitch-hiking in Austin.
He wasn't that famous back then but he was the real deal!
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debm55
(25,606 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,315 posts)spooky3
(34,505 posts)Hope22
(1,894 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)LoisB
(7,243 posts)Alive: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
spooky3
(34,505 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)spooky3
(34,505 posts)I laugh no matter how many times I see that skit.
JoseBalow
(2,532 posts)spooky3
(34,505 posts)Permanut
(5,666 posts)Oh, and Judi Lynne should be there too.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,812 posts)Ryan Gosling just because they are cute and sexy. 😇
malthaussen
(17,219 posts)I'd love to have a few beers with the guys I call the Three Wise Guys of History: Socrates, Jesus, and David Hume. Most of the "celebrities" I hold in high regard are dead by now, this is a consequence of aging.
-- Mal
ProfessorGAC
(65,281 posts)Some I liked a lot. The first name that came to mind of someone I'd like to meet but haven't, I Joe Satriani.
I won't run the last of those I did meet.
President Biden, Former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and Colin O'Donoghue, and almost forgot Micky Dolenz.
Jrose
(854 posts)...Eddy Murphy (for the laughter)
...Barbra Streisand (for her singing, acting, humor and
political outspokenness)
Mad_Dem_X
(9,574 posts)Jrose
(854 posts)sing, Beware My Love (from the Wings album)
Wicked Blue
(5,861 posts)Niagara
(7,699 posts)I have the biggest crush on Zahn. His smile makes me go weak in the knees. This video is about 13 years old and Zahn is a little older and grayer but still looking delicious. In all honesty, I'd probably get tongue tied if I met him.
Laffy Kat
(16,390 posts)I wouldn't know what to say. I rather worship from afar.
badhair77
(4,222 posts)Meeting Carol Burnett would be a treat. Ive loved her work since I was a child.
Elessar Zappa
(14,099 posts)Dead: Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain.
mvd
(65,180 posts)Would also love seeing Bernie Sanders or AOC.
Entertainers, Taylor Swift would be fun to meet.
wnylib
(21,682 posts)I think I'd be in such awe that I'd freeze up, but they are interesting and genuine, so I'd just listen to anything they had to say.
I did meet Hillary Clinton once when she campaigned for Senator in NY. Had a very brief chat. She was warm and personable. Attentive listener.