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347. Most are international cricketers from the Caribbean

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #346)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 06:10 PM

Mar 2022

Forget the cricketers - I know all the Caribbean ones quite well.
Look among the others.

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List 5 (or more) famous people you've either met or have been within a few feet of, but ONE [View all] red dog 1 Feb 2022 OP

I'll play ... FalloutShelter Feb 2022 #1

Obvious guess would be Bill Clinton since people are kept away from a POTUS Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #4

You are correct.... FalloutShelter Feb 2022 #8

I SHOOK PRESIDENT CLINTON HAND IN PORTLAND OREGON. Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #70

I also shook Bill Clinton's hand in Michigan. llmart Feb 2022 #318

clinton and wyden came here to portland in 1996 because of the flooding. Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #322

This message was self-deleted by its author ruet Feb 2022 #61

Nope, I spotted Karl Malden in a health food store in San Francisco..We were only a few feet apart. red dog 1 Feb 2022 #92

Okay ... Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #2

Bono? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #36

Nope that one's real ... high-fived him on The Joshua Tree tour, April 1987 :) nt Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #72

Excellent guess. red dog 1 Feb 2022 #93

Okay... AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #3

I'ma guess Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #7

Nope, met him at the Super Bowl in 2008 nt AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #10

Alice? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #37

Sold him cigarettes at a Walgreens in the late 80s AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #46

Funny LakeArenal Feb 2022 #52

Around the same time I sold Kareem Abdul Jabbar hair removal stuff AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #55

In Wisconsin? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #56

This was in Phoenix AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #57

You being from AZ, I knew Alice was not the lie :) Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2022 #73

Joe DiMaggio, Jack Nicholson, Mika Brzeznski, Richard Nixon, Oprah Winfrey Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #5

Richard Nixon? al bupp Feb 2022 #17

Oprah. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #74

I guess Nixon too LakeArenal Feb 2022 #40

No. I've never been within 5 feet of Oprah. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #75

Mostly musicians and politicians TrogL Feb 2022 #6

Roger Waters? al bupp Feb 2022 #18

Nope, was 6 feet away from him in disguise and didn't recognize him TrogL Feb 2022 #63

I guess Elp LakeArenal Feb 2022 #41

Staked out stage door and caught them sneaking out TrogL Feb 2022 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Feb 2022 #9

... Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #11

Pete Rose? al bupp Feb 2022 #20

Crossed paths with him at the local Sports Authority. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #21

Biden? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #42

Said hello to him at a Florida Democratic Party dinner circa 2006. nt Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #79

Hillary? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #96

Told her my kids were excited about the first female President. Nt Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #97

Adam Sandler? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #105

Saw a scene of The Waterboy being filmed Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #124

Janet Reno? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #142

Met her twice, actually. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #143

Well, by process of elimination then, it has to be either Scott Stapp or Cal Ripkin red dog 1 Feb 2022 #145

He had personal business in our office once. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #148

Added one to make it harder Aviation Pro Feb 2022 #12

Dennis Ross? Harker Feb 2022 #94

Ha! red dog 1 Feb 2022 #98

These: all at the restaurant, half way between L A and Santa Barbara, where I waited tables. Tikki Feb 2022 #13

Here are mine. brush Feb 2022 #14

Miles Davis? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #194

At LaGuardia airport back in the day. brush Feb 2022 #196

Jerome Bettis. Harker Feb 2022 #277

It was at Michael Jordan's golf tournament in Vegas where... brush Feb 2022 #278

I like your list. Harker Feb 2022 #280

Here are mine: wishstar Feb 2022 #15

William Randolph Hearst ll red dog 1 Feb 2022 #95

Without reading any of the comments, I'll guess the one from your list, then give my own al bupp Feb 2022 #16

Met Wavy Gravy. ificandream Feb 2022 #38

I actually met him twice al bupp Feb 2022 #50

No, it wasn't Karl Malden (See reply # 92) red dog 1 Feb 2022 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Feb 2022 #102

A few were from childhood. mia Feb 2022 #19

Mama Cass? sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #47

An early Saturday afternoon in a small DC bar, late 1960s. mia Feb 2022 #80

No, it wasn't Karl Malden - (see reply #92) red dog 1 Feb 2022 #149

Okay, here's mine. hedda_foil Feb 2022 #22

I'll guess Al Gore? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #26

Willie Mays? Here's my list Glorfindel Feb 2022 #23

Jimmy Carter but did see Roslyn? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #34

No, both of them. I'm from Georgia Glorfindel Feb 2022 #60

When I was very young, my Dad took me to the NBA All-Star game at the Cow Palace in red dog 1 Feb 2022 #101

Nguyen Van Thieu? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #103

No, that one actually happened. Glorfindel Feb 2022 #115

Here's my list ..... sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #24

Sally Field. ificandream Feb 2022 #29

Ate dinner, a few tables over from her, decades ago in a Columbus, Ohio restaurant. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #39

Prince Charles? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #31

Saw him entering Westminster Abbey in London. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #43

Cool LakeArenal Feb 2022 #44

McCartney? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #45

I did see him, live, with the Beatles in 1964, but not up close. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #48

So he's the fib? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #53

yeah sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #67

I saw him too. From nose bleed. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #78

Okay. Edit: for Red dog. Willie Mays? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #25

My guess... ificandream Feb 2022 #28

Nope saw him in Milwaukee from tenth row LakeArenal Feb 2022 #30

Ronnie Wood? sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #49

Actually kissed him. He asked where the party was? I had no party to offer. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #54

Nope, it wasn't Willie Mays (See reply # 101) red dog 1 Feb 2022 #104

My list. ificandream Feb 2022 #27

Nesmith? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #32

Not Nesmith. Met him. ificandream Feb 2022 #35

I loved him. Genius. yankeepants Feb 2022 #247

He really was. ificandream Feb 2022 #262

Answer was Johnny Cash. ificandream Mar 2022 #355

Second list ificandream Feb 2022 #33

Ringo Starr Emile Mar 2022 #353

No. Met him. ificandream Mar 2022 #354

Brian Wilson Emile Mar 2022 #356

Answer: Bobby Kennedy, although I wasn't more than 50 feet from him. ificandream Mar 2022 #357

I will play avebury Feb 2022 #51

Duke of Kent Emile Mar 2022 #352

He walked right by me. avebury Mar 2022 #358

LBJ Emile Mar 2022 #359

Actually was on the same plane with avebury Mar 2022 #362

Here we go Shrek Feb 2022 #58

Joe Theismann? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #286

Sat next to him at a New Orleans restaurant Shrek Feb 2022 #287

OK...my list: First Speaker Feb 2022 #59

Earl Weaver? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #193

Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles... First Speaker Feb 2022 #219

OK ruet Feb 2022 #62

I guess I'm really dumb, because Sean Penn is the only one of them I know red dog 1 Feb 2022 #192

Lol. ruet Feb 2022 #209

My playlist: Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #65

Joan Baez... Harker Feb 2022 #76

I have, in fact, met and chatted with the wonderful Ms. Baez Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #84

I'll bet! Harker Feb 2022 #90

Me too. It's been a long time, but I talked to her at a concert. ificandream Feb 2022 #87

While in college, I took a job as a limo driver, and one day spent five hours driving red dog 1 Feb 2022 #150

AAARRGGHH! I hate when that happens! Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #155

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Feb 2022 #164

William Randolph Hearts ll red dog 1 Feb 2022 #168

Richard Nixon Emile Feb 2022 #66

Guess I'm the winner! Emile Feb 2022 #162

Kevin Bacon... skypilot Feb 2022 #68

Kevin Bacon. Harker Feb 2022 #77

Nope. skypilot Feb 2022 #128

Kathleen Turner Emile Mar 2022 #360

Nope. skypilot Mar 2022 #361

MINE ALL TRUE. President Bill Clinton - Senator Ron Wyden & Senator Wayne Morse Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #69

Okay... Harker Feb 2022 #71

Roger Ebert? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #110

Roger Ebert shopped at the secondhand bookshop where I worked Harker Feb 2022 #126

John Elway? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #111

Thanks to "Wood", I heard the sound of 75,000 people's Harker Feb 2022 #127

You mean I got one right? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #146

Yes, you did! Harker Feb 2022 #152

Here goes nothing Generic Brad Feb 2022 #81

Ron Howard. Harker Feb 2022 #82

Amazing Generic Brad Feb 2022 #85

Not if you ask Joan Baez... Harker Feb 2022 #89

John McCain AZProgressive Feb 2022 #83

here ya go - I have more than I thought and I thought it would be hard. But I am old after all yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #86

So one of them is a lie? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #191

yes. one of them is a definitely lie nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #317

Chet Atkins? red dog 1 Mar 2022 #363

In late but always willing! nolabear Feb 2022 #88

Kevin Bacon. Harker Feb 2022 #91

I have a few more than five... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #99

I'll go with the two that have parenthetical descriptions. Harker Feb 2022 #106

No dice. In 1978. The first band I was in... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #108

I sold a lot of copies of that book in Boulder. Harker Feb 2022 #144

It's a pretty good book...nt GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #147

Kanye West? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #158

You got one... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #161

I live in L.A. so there's a lot but I'll stick to your request: Upthevibe Feb 2022 #107

It wasn't my request, it was Khashoggi's Ghost over on Twitter that said "List 5" red dog 1 Feb 2022 #112

Bill Clinton? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #113

Red Dog....No...I met Bill Clinton and shook his hand Upthevibe Feb 2022 #178

Jodie Foster? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #179

red dog 1...No...I was just a couple of feet away from her when Upthevibe Feb 2022 #249

Ok, I'll play mnhtnbb Feb 2022 #109

Walter Matthau? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #190

He's actually one I had a conversation with mnhtnbb Feb 2022 #199

... Solly Mack Feb 2022 #114

Dick Gregory? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #189

Nope. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #206

Okay, I'll play. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #116

Muddy Waters? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #188

No, I actually met him. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #195

Have you seen "Cadillac Records"? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #250

I've never heard of that one. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #254

It's a great film, imo. red dog 1 Feb 2022 #268

Many years ago I saw an interview with Keith Richards. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #272

In "Cadillac Records" The Rolling Stones are shown getting out of their limo and Muddy Waters red dog 1 Feb 2022 #285

I'll go with B.B. King. Harker Feb 2022 #288

Correct! Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #290

Good times, Mr. Bill! Harker Feb 2022 #291

This message was self-deleted by its author DesertGarden Feb 2022 #117

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Feb 2022 #151

Hillary Clinton, Jonnie Cochran& O.J. Simpson, Jim Nabors, Sidney Poitier oasis Feb 2022 #118

Your post reminded me that I met OJ's infamous Bronco driver... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #119

Al Cowlings, what a guy. I met O.J. twice, 30 years apart. nt oasis Feb 2022 #120

This stupid garment company hired Al... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #121

I doubt if Cowlings really knew how the Nicolle/Goldman went down. oasis Feb 2022 #122

OK, that makes sense... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #123

Ready...? littlemissmartypants Feb 2022 #125

You're welcome red dog 1 Feb 2022 #159

No doubt that you are right as it is very popular. But... littlemissmartypants Feb 2022 #167

Ronnie Reagan? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #172

Ooh I'll play :) EarlG Feb 2022 #129

Courtney Love? highplainsdem Feb 2022 #136

Nope EarlG Feb 2022 #154

Jackie Chan? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #157

Guess again EarlG Feb 2022 #160

Well, then it has to be Tom Morello red dog 1 Feb 2022 #165

Oooh EarlG Feb 2022 #166

I know which one of the two that are left is a lie, but I'll let someone else guess it red dog 1 Feb 2022 #186

I guessed Clinton was the one he hadn't met, but no response. highplainsdem Feb 2022 #232

Yeah, I thought it was Clinton too red dog 1 Feb 2022 #252

Bill Clinton? highplainsdem Feb 2022 #163

Have been trying to decide whether to play... highplainsdem Feb 2022 #130

Shatner. Harker Feb 2022 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Feb 2022 #134

Nope. Met him. highplainsdem Feb 2022 #135

How'd that go? n/t Harker Feb 2022 #138

Here goes Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #131

Pig Pen? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #187

Incorrect Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #204

Backstage at the Fillmore Auditorium? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #267

Bucknell College, PA Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #270

Outstanding! red dog 1 Feb 2022 #284

Here's mine cemaphonic Feb 2022 #132

Warren Christopher? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #185

Nope cemaphonic Feb 2022 #245

Frampton? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #259

No, that one's legit too. cemaphonic Feb 2022 #263

Dan Savage? MatthewHatesTrump2 Mar 2022 #325

Our old neighbors worked for his newspaper, and were friends with him cemaphonic Mar 2022 #326

Round 2... Harker Feb 2022 #137

Fess Parker? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #184

Nope. I went out to get some beer, and to my surprise, he was sitting Harker Feb 2022 #205

k sky_masterson Feb 2022 #139

Mel Gibson? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #182

got it sky_masterson Feb 2022 #197

Here are five more red dog 1 Feb 2022 #140

I'm betting you never drank Sanka with Paul Anka. n/t Harker Feb 2022 #141

No, but I did get his autograph. red dog 1 Feb 2022 #156

I'm betting you never drank Pepsi with Dizzy Gillespie red dog 1 Feb 2022 #171

Love it! Harker Feb 2022 #177

OK. I'll play: CottonBear Feb 2022 #153

Paul Newman? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #183

Nope! Paul Newman walked right past me at Road Atlanta sports car race. CottonBear Feb 2022 #201

OK I'll try Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #169

Trump? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #181

You got it! Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #203

I'll play Marthe48 Feb 2022 #170

Jorma Kaukonen? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #180

No, not Jorma Marthe48 Feb 2022 #212

I think including Kent Tekulve was pretty underhanded... Harker Feb 2022 #207

Not Ghoulardi Marthe48 Feb 2022 #213

Fun! Harker Feb 2022 #215

Oh yes Marthe48 Feb 2022 #216

That's a very high threshold. How many of us actually know FIVE (or more) famous people? NurseJackie Feb 2022 #173

Well, the poster qualified " a few feet" Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #174

Even then, I still don't travel in circles where I'd be that close to a celeb. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #175

There you go, you got 2 Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #176

My cousin was in Hawaii many years ago Marthe48 Feb 2022 #243

I lived in L. A. from 1969-88 mnhtnbb Feb 2022 #200

That's very cool. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #202

Lemme see, there have been a few over the years DFW Feb 2022 #198

Michelle Obama? Harker Feb 2022 #208

Better seek sanctuary, then! DFW Feb 2022 #210

I'll go make tea. Harker Feb 2022 #211

I'm ALWAYS doing that DFW Feb 2022 #217

There you go! Harker Feb 2022 #218

Sweetening tea with fruit preserves is an old Russian tradition DFW Feb 2022 #220

Ah, that look. Harker Feb 2022 #227

My wife is a very honest, straightforward person. DFW Feb 2022 #265

Round 3... The final countdown! Harker Feb 2022 #214

Here you go: Paladin Feb 2022 #221

I'll take a flier... Hubert Horatio Humphrey? Harker Feb 2022 #222

The Vice President himself! Charming man. Paladin Feb 2022 #223

Nice! Harker Feb 2022 #225

Terri Nunn? Making that guess only because I think you highplainsdem Feb 2022 #231

Terri Nunn came into the news & smoke shop where I worked... Harker Feb 2022 #234

Patti Smith? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #293

No go, Red. See 234. n/t Harker Feb 2022 #299

My list frogmarch Feb 2022 #224

I'll go with the Smothers Brothers... Harker Feb 2022 #226

They have a sister? frogmarch Feb 2022 #230

That's terrific! Harker Feb 2022 #233

John Payne, John Wayne..what's the difference? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #251

That's what Mom wondered too. :) frogmarch Feb 2022 #256

They both hadda pee at one time or another. Harker Feb 2022 #275

I'll bet they both weren't afraid of horses. red dog 1 Feb 2022 #294

Here you go wryter2000 Feb 2022 #228

I'll bet a tenner on Pavarotti. n/t Harker Feb 2022 #229

Nope wryter2000 Feb 2022 #235

How sweet... what were you signing? n/t Harker Feb 2022 #236

LOL wryter2000 Feb 2022 #244

7 for me milestogo Feb 2022 #237

If I keep guessing Michelle Obama, I'll eventually be right. Harker Feb 2022 #238

LOL! highplainsdem Feb 2022 #239

... Harker Feb 2022 #241

I met her in front of a grocery store in 1999. milestogo Feb 2022 #240

That's beautiful... Harker Feb 2022 #242

Apparently when he lost the race for Congress Michelle was hoping milestogo Feb 2022 #246

Some real . . . at least one not July Feb 2022 #248

The Eagles? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #253

Real. July Feb 2022 #255

Did they hum something? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #257

No, LOL, I'm pretty sure they were offended. July Feb 2022 #260

Then it has to be Tony Bennett red dog 1 Feb 2022 #258

No, walked right past him in a hotel lobby in NY. July Feb 2022 #261

I was in San Francisco briefly in the late 80s... Harker Feb 2022 #273

Michelle Obama, Ted Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Muhammud Ali, Gov.Ed King, Raven Feb 2022 #264

Hubert Humphrey? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #266

He was VP under LBJ and ran for President against Nixon. I knew him when Raven Feb 2022 #271

I'm locked in on guessing Michelle Obama every time I see her name. Harker Feb 2022 #274

No, I actually did meet and was able to talk to her. She was just amazing. We talked Raven Feb 2022 #281

That's great! Harker Feb 2022 #282

I'll list 6 more, all writers and one cartoonist red dog 1 Feb 2022 #269

Since you didn't put Michelle Obama in there... Harker Feb 2022 #276

No, I knew Michael red dog 1 Feb 2022 #283

Bernie Sanders, Peter Asher & Gordon Waller, George Carlin Vinca Feb 2022 #279

George Carlin? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #295

Here goes Danmel Feb 2022 #289

Alex Trebek? red dog 1 Feb 2022 #296

Nope Danmel Feb 2022 #298

As #6 would say, "That would be telling." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #292

My list: niyad Feb 2022 #297

Which Paul Revere? Harker Feb 2022 #302

Both of them. niyad Feb 2022 #303

Okay, then I'll go with Phyllis Schlafly! n/t Harker Feb 2022 #304

Sorry. She and I had a number of exchanges during the fight for the ERA. niyad Feb 2022 #307

I'm losing my knack. Harker Feb 2022 #309

Some of them were a lot of fun. niyad Feb 2022 #311

I'll keep tabs as the red herring gets sniffed out. n/t Harker Feb 2022 #312

My humble list consider_this Feb 2022 #300

Chris Matthews... Eh? n/t Harker Feb 2022 #319

Nope, that one's real consider_this Feb 2022 #320

My streak continues! n/t Harker Feb 2022 #321

Jackson Browne VGNonly Feb 2022 #301

Sir Edmund? n/t Harker Feb 2022 #305

I met him VGNonly Feb 2022 #308

That's great. Harker Feb 2022 #310

... tavernier Feb 2022 #306

Chuck Berry? MatthewHatesTrump2 Feb 2022 #313

No. tavernier Feb 2022 #314

Pelosi? MatthewHatesTrump2 Feb 2022 #315

I met Nancy at state Convention. tavernier Feb 2022 #316

Then it has to be Freddy Mercury MatthewHatesTrump2 Feb 2022 #323

Yes. tavernier Feb 2022 #324

Ok. Old thread, but I'll give it a shot wnylib Mar 2022 #327

Barry Manilow... Harker Mar 2022 #328

Met him and his guitarist wnylib Mar 2022 #329

My streak of errant guesses rolls on. n/t Harker Mar 2022 #330

Aww. Look at it as establishing wnylib Mar 2022 #332

PS - He was not shaking and I did not kiss him. wnylib Mar 2022 #331

I usually don't go for two, but I'm going to take a second guess... Harker Mar 2022 #333

Shook hands with him when I was 15. wnylib Mar 2022 #334

Thank you! You're very kind. Harker Mar 2022 #336

I think that a lot of us ordinary folk wnylib Mar 2022 #337

Well put. A little something out of the ordinary. Harker Mar 2022 #338

Checked his specific cause of death wnylib Mar 2022 #339

I'll go a little lighter henceforth, thanks. Harker Mar 2022 #340

Bob Marley malaise Mar 2022 #335

Johnnie Cochran? red dog 1 Mar 2022 #343

No I actually met him in a luxury box at Kenington Oval in malaise Mar 2022 #345

I hate to admit it, but I don't know many of the celebrities on your list red dog 1 Mar 2022 #346

Most are international cricketers from the Caribbean malaise Mar 2022 #347

Not Dizzy Gillespie? red dog 1 Mar 2022 #348

You solved it malaise Mar 2022 #349

Thanks for playing! red dog 1 Mar 2022 #350

Famous People: lucca18 Mar 2022 #341

Tony Bennett marie999 Mar 2022 #342

Ted Williams red dog 1 Mar 2022 #344

No, He was a friend of my father's boss. marie999 Mar 2022 #351