Who is the most famous person you've ever met?

[MuseRider]

76. Dave Brubeck, Itzhak Perlman

played with those two.

Joni Mitchell, Bela Fleck and all of the Flecktones, tons of jazz musicians including Bobby Watson who we see several times a year and know fairly well. (he taught both of our sons)

Was walking around the corner, drunk as could be and walked right into Ziggy Stardust. It was at a hotel in KC where he was playing. We had no idea he was even in town. I was too far gone to even talk to him I just excused myself and walked on.

Opera singers, Andre Watts there are too many to name or even remember I would need to look back at programs. Met a bunch of composers, Kirke Mecham for one.

John Edwards, now there is one to be proud of. Wesley Clark.

Martina Navratilova and Billy Jean King.

The best was actually Martin Sheen and Patty Duke. They were working on a made for TV movie and filming about a 1/2 block away right next to the barn and pasture my horses were in. I walked for a while with Patty Duke, she was very nice. Martin Sheen came over to my then little boys and got down on his knees and shook their hands. I told them that this was Emilio's daddy (The Mighty Ducks was their favorite movie at the time) and he was just so sweet talking about being Emilio's daddy. What a very kind man.

For someone who lives in Podunk, Kansas I have met a lot of famous people. It pays to be a musician

EDIT how could I forget, when at Camp Casey with Cindy Sheehan I met and spent a little time with Medea Benjamin and got to talk to Joan Baez. She played a free concert for us. Also Ann Wright ( what an incredible and lovely woman) also me Ed Shultz there, Anderson Cooper (and the famous hole in the pants scene). My mind just can't hold it all anymore. A long life well lived and exceptionally lucky.

EDIT again, how could I forget. We had Dan Choi here for Pride several years ago. He came up and we had a big rally in Topeka. I live right outside of Topeka in a small farm community and he spent the night at my house. What a wonderful and very young man he is. You often forget how young some of these activists are. He was so sweet and kind, we sat up after he took a nap and watched a documentary about Daniel Ellseberg. The next morning he went out on my little paddle boat and just sat in the pond and tooled around. He loved it here. I hope he comes back someday. A wonderful young man, very brave and courageous.