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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
(22,163 posts)Thanks.
debm55
(25,327 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,042 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,042 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,542 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
(10,042 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,789 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
(25,327 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,878 posts)Im a Buddhist and I would love to talk to him about his long abiding friendship with the Dali Lama.
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)Famous people are either normal or theyre weird.
Id like to to meet you, Deb.
debm55
(25,327 posts)Ocelot II
(115,835 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)stopdiggin
(11,358 posts)(and have to add that my general reaction to 'celebrity' - is to cross the street - just not my thing at all)
debm55
(25,327 posts)Last edited Sun Apr 21, 2024, 11:39 PM - Edit history (1)
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Upthevibe
(8,071 posts)I think Michelle Obama.......There are many but she comes to mind first.
debm55
(25,327 posts)hlthe2b
(102,352 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
(25,327 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)But definitely the Obamas and (swoon) George Clooney!
Raven123
(4,862 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
(25,327 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(9,565 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
(25,327 posts)gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,319 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
(25,327 posts)Doodley
(9,123 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)Doodley
(9,123 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)All my other favorite artists are dead.
I met my favorite writer and was disappointed.
debm55
(25,327 posts)Emile
(22,904 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)k55f5r
(172 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
(25,327 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,452 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
(22,148 posts)rurallib
(62,448 posts)SKKY
(11,821 posts)...Dead or Alive, George Carlin. For sure.
AllaN01Bear
(18,380 posts)JoseBalow
(2,444 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 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
(25,327 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,299 posts)spooky3
(34,472 posts)Hope22
(1,859 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)LoisB
(7,229 posts)Alive: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
spooky3
(34,472 posts)debm55
(25,327 posts)spooky3
(34,472 posts)I laugh no matter how many times I see that skit.
JoseBalow
(2,444 posts)spooky3
(34,472 posts)Permanut
(5,633 posts)Oh, and Judi Lynne should be there too.
debm55
(25,327 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,803 posts)Ryan Gosling just because they are cute and sexy. 😇
malthaussen
(17,216 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
(65,164 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
(842 posts)...Eddy Murphy (for the laughter)
...Barbra Streisand (for her singing, acting, humor and
political outspokenness)
Mad_Dem_X
(9,565 posts)Jrose
(842 posts)sing, Beware My Love (from the Wings album)
Wicked Blue
(5,851 posts)Niagara
(7,659 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
(16,386 posts)I wouldn't know what to say. I rather worship from afar.
badhair77
(4,220 posts)Meeting Carol Burnett would be a treat. Ive loved her work since I was a child.
Elessar Zappa
(14,046 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
(21,603 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.