Learned a long time ago the majority of famous people are people that just haven’t disappointed you yet, it’s better not to meet them they are better off left alone.

Another note on Griffey SR, his friend got him to be an high school basketball official. Dont think it was a long career. He was doing a JV game and my dad and Griffey;s friend was doing the varsity game after. My dad came out of the locker room and there were some kids waiting around for Griffey and had no clue who he was or even looked like. One of the kids asked my dad if he was Griffey. My dad is white, Griffey's friend is black, but they asked my dad lol.

I was sitting in McDonalds when I was in college, cramming for a test one morning. I hardly noticed the older couple that sat down across from me in the next row of booths but the guys voice jarred me out of my studies. Looking over I saw Doug and "big" Jane Moe looking right at me. Doug had recently been fired as coach of the Denver Nuggets. Jane asked me what I was studying to break the ice and we had a nice convo. This was just a couple weeks after Doug announced his own firing from the nuggets.

I met and became good friends with Wally Hilgenberg of the MN Vikings. We were both involved in Christian activities. One evening at one of those activities we were at a dinner sitting with Wally and his wife when my wife passed out. She had given blood that day. Wally and I had to carry her out to my car. It was in the winter and below zero. She came to and we went home. Missed out on the steak dinner. Wally died a few years later from Lou Gehrig's Disease. A wonderful human being.

I love professional boxing. Went to a boxing match in ND. It was televised for Saturday Night Fights. I was in the casino's cafeteria having lunch prior to the start of the fights. The table next to me was Teddy Atlas who was at one time the boxing trainer for Mike Tyson. Got to visiting with him and he said see me ringside during the fights and I'll give you a T-shirt. He was a very nice, cordial guy. Sugar Ray Leonard was there as well sitting with Teddy. Got to shake hands with him. I overheard Sugar Ray trying to convince Teddy to train a guy who was on the fight card that night. Teddy said he'd have to see him fight first. I don't know if he ever trained the guy or not. Sugar Ray seemed like a nice, likeable person too.

I have never had any interest in famous people. A few small time famous people in small homesteading circles I have meet was because I was at events they were and I was I interested in their knowledge and experience learned techniques. Not because they are famous. Joel Salatin is one and he is as genuine down to earth and as smart as they come. Anytime I'm around him it's a pleasure and I learn a lot. I have had the privilege of seeing him 3 times at events he was the key not speaker at and have gone to his farm in Swoope Virginia a day got to see thing in his books first hand. It's easier to understand seeing it than just reading about it.


Here is the kicker I would feel the same getting the opportunity to meet many of the members on here. Keith C for sure the man has his systems in place has developed his markets and I would be privileged to get some of his time and learn from him.

Ksnow would be the same learning about his skills tanning, garment making and bead work.

Jerry's woman and her side hustle.;)

boco and Ryan McCloud wilderness living, The Boss because well to many things to list.

Honestly I hesitate to list individuals just so many talented individuals I hate to leave them out but would crash the sight attempting to.


So yes I would rather get to spend time with members here than any famous people. It would be time much better spent.

I met Miss America 1970 and her court in Germany in 1972. We were waiting for our ride to go back to our barracks, after a USO show, when they walked out in the parking lot. Our rides were late. So we talked in the parking lot until our duce and a half arrived.

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PF I am same way, brother. IV never understood the "fan" girl type swooning over some celebrity. Now I kinda get it. Id probably poop ma pants to get chance to meet one of the people from a self defense company called ASP. In an appropriate, platonic sort of way.

Love the message of self defense for everyone. That no matter your political status or religion, race. Everyone deserves the right to defend their life against violence. They educate the public in a way it's available to everyone. Anyway,I'll stop gushing now. Lol

I would probably be very nervous meeting anyone here, too. Just because y'all are so talented and I know I'm not anywhere near as such.

Charlie Daniels and his lovely bride at Graf in 88. Genuinely good people.

Nope, never met anyone famous, that I knew of at least.

That would probably require being around crowds, and that is WAY down on my list of things to do.

PF, you ever make it to WI, my door is open.

You could offer courses, write some books or make some videos. Maybe u tube. Sharing your knowledge and skills and make a little profit possibly.

Someday hopefully I will take you up on that. Can get some cheese and maybe shoot some grouse. Wish I still had a kennel full of English setters sometimes. .

I’m now impressed! Back when every Sunday night was spent watching bull riding, Morales was the Bomb!! That guy looked like poetry in motion on a bull. Every interview showed how thankful he was doing what he did. Seemed like a great guy!

Dang Swamp, Wayne Pearson is a name I haven’t heard in a while. He had an outdoors show back in the day and was hoot to watch!! We ran into him fishing Blackshear one weekend and he was as down to Earth as anyone. We were on a shell cracker bed and dad invited him to scoot on in and get on it. He stayed off a ways and they talked for 20min or more before he moved on looking for another bed. It wasn’t until a little later on I was watching a show and realized that was him.

I met 160user, he told me he’s famous.

One of our family members was in Trumps cabinet and knew that my wife admired Ivanka so we were invited to the White House for a 5 minute meet and greet. It turned out to be closer to 30 minutes as my wife and her hit it off. Her assistant was having some kind of neck issues that day, so Ivanka asked my wife, who is a chiropractor, if she could adjust her assistant on the office couch.

A friend of mine is movie producer in LA. He invited us out for the premier for one his movies. We walked the red carpet. Was at the afterparty and some fella walks up to me wanting to chat. Looked and sounded like a flamer so I told him to scram. My wife walked up a few minutes later and asked what David Arquett wanted. lol

ol dad

Clint Eastwood stays at our family cabin for deer season.


Not really, but that would be one helluva story.

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Took the neighbor kid to MO years back he was a smart kid with no common sense really sadly he’s a lawyer now we thought he’d do better in life. So we stopped at a truck stop and Conway Twitty’s tour bus was there. The bus was named Twitty Bird like the cartoon character so my other buddy goes, there’s “Twitty Bird” and the kids goes where, where?

Same kid would sit up and look around at every deer crossing sign and look for deer I’d just shake my head.

I met Adam West back in 1989 and astronaut Jim Lovell in the 70's. Both guys were very cool and nice. Adam West was very funny and personable. Built like a tank too. Also kind of met Todd Rundgren walking back to our cars after a fireworks show in Hyde Park,N.Y at the Vanderbuilt mansion. Turns out he was walking right along side of us.

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