Interactions with celebrities...good/bad/ugly?

[LondonCalling]

He's a regular visitor in the MCG corporate suites.

I tend to support the views of the bloke before - drunken sleazebag. Many a female employee refuses to work in his box again.

Just recounting the first time I ever bumped into him.

 

[AFKAJR]

Lance Kluesner threatened to basically kill me one day at Lilac Hill when I asked for an autograph. Mind you i was as drunk as three men and had just pushed aside about 15 kids, had no pen, just a mate wide brimmed hat and a smile.

 

[lifelike_]

I was at one of those cricket clinics back in the late 90's when I was about 12 where you got to train with the Australian players.

Justin Langer was there, and since I was a huge fan of his I was very, very nervous when I went up to him to ask him for an autograph when it was finished.

He ended up spending about 15 minutes of his own time talking to myself and the old man about anything and everything. I ended up with about four autographs on different cricket items and a photo.

Class act.

 

[BadSeed]

Ian Healy was a good bloke, I remember a sheifield sheid game at the WACA against WA... as the bulls went off after warmup and they were due to bat anyways. As the players walked past a couple stoped to sign autographs up the race, but Ian Healy said "Ill be back out soon guys, going for a shower"...

So here I was... all disheartened thinking there is no way he would come back.... about 20mins later he comes back down the race after obviously just having a shower and signs all the kids arounds autographs... Top bloke!

 

[Port_GW]

So after having a run-in with our new PM at the cricket today (absolute first class knob)

So mine:

The Bad:
Kevin Rudd

Got any more details on your experience with the PM?

 

[skilts]

I met one relatively famous person and one obscure person who wished he were famous today. I was responsible for the logistical functioning of the Premier Cricket match at Wonthaggi. In this capacity, and in the middle of the mayhem of organising the match, I was approached in the clubrooms by a local bloke who said to the people who were with him that they should be talking to me.

Bob Lloyd, the Vice-President of the Melbourne Cricket Club, in all his pomp and circumstance, asked me to whom he should be speaking so he could organise to present the local association with an award for their efforts in arranging this game. At this stage, the bloke with him, who was representing the 'home' team, Richmond, said very little. I told both of them I would get our association president to liaise with them. Finding our president proved difficult, as his mobile had gone flat. After circumnavigating the ground, I eventually found our president and pointed him towards where the two men were standing.

It turned out that Bob Lloyd had demanded this level of attention so he could present us with a plaque in thanks of us hosting the game. Basically a replica, with a later date, of the one we'd received over the past four years. Yawn. Bob also managed to make a gratuitous speech at lunch, but that was O.K. Bob played 16 games for South Australia in the 1960s, and then many seasons with Melbourne First XI. So he was obscurely famous. It was only because of a rabid interest in cricket over the past 53 years that I knew him at all.

The Richmond representative was Jim Higgs, former Australian leg-spin bowler. Jim made a short, witty speech after the game, in which he stuck it up one of our local smartarses, Darren Berry, with intelligence and insight. Fortunately, Darren happened to be there for Jim's speech, despite the fact that we omitted to invite him.

It was only later, in hushed, private conversation to which I was privy that I realised Jim Higgs was offering to set up a series of clinics to teach our likely, underage, slow bowlers. I leave it to you to work out which man left a better impression. Even though Jim has recently moved into the area, he needn't have said anything at all. A quiet prince.

 

[Embers]

Good
Chris Mainwairing - Gave me a signed matchday ball, and was easy to talk too.
Ryan Campbell - Done abit of charity work with him. Great with kids and easy to talk too
John Howard - Had lunch with him a few years ago. All class that man.
Scott Fisher - The guys a crazy loon but very geniune

Bad
Michael Hussey - Hope he breaks his legs.
Brock Lesnar - Tried to fight a 13 year old and bash my mate who saw it.
John Aloisi - Ive never met a man who loves himself so much. Amazing really. I literally thought he was gonna pull his pants down and suck himself off.

 

[MagpieScouser]

i gather you mean john howard from seachange and all saints and the club?

 

[Embers]

i gather you mean john howard from seachange and all saints and the club?

No, I mean the former PM John Howard

 

[AndSmithMustScore]

The good:

Joe Strummer - A lovely down to earth human being despite his legendary status.
Norman Pace - Very nice man
Xavier Clarke - The nicest guy in AFL football
Gladstone Small - Sat at the same blackjack table with him for a few hours at Crown, nice guy
Joey Didulica - Was teeing off for a game of golf one day and he asked if he could join our group, tunred out to be a good bloke

The bad:

Gareth Hale - Opposite of his comedic partner, bit of an arse.
Barry Stoneham - Complete ********

 

[Mingo]

The good:
Joe Strummer - A lovely down to earth human being despite his legendary

You bastard You met Joe Strummer!

 

[AndSmithMustScore]

You bastard You met Joe Strummer!

Indeed, after a gig he did at the corner hotel in Richmond.

Spoke to him for 5-10 minutes (seemed like forever) and got his autograph and all that.

And it comes with a really nice story.

To condense it.


A few young kids ran into him on the street, recognised him and chatted with him.

He then invites them to the gig, free tickets, t-shirts and backstage stuff etc.

The kids are only 16 and it's an overage gig, so he organsies for one of his crew to chaperone them for the night.

I only know the story because I ran into one of the kids before the gig, and he relayed the tale.

My most special live gig ever.

 

[Mingo]

Indeed, after a gig he did at the corner hotel in Richmond.

Spoke to him for 5-10 minutes (seemed like forever) and got his autograph and all that.

And it comes with a really nice story.

To condense it.


A few young kids ran into him on the street, recognised him and chatted with him.

He then invites them to the gig, free tickets, t-shirts and backstage stuff etc.

The kids are only 16 and it's an overage gig, so he organsies for one of his crew to chaperone them for the night.

I only know the story because I ran into one of the kids before the gig, and he relayed the tale.

My most special live gig ever.

Excellent. Great story. But it suprises me they played at the Corner Been there plenty, I hate that stupid pole that blocks off the middle of the stage if you're behind it.

 

[AndSmithMustScore]

Excellent. Great story. But it suprises me they played at the Corner Been there plenty, I hate that stupid pole that blocks off the middle of the stage if you're behind it.

Nah it wasn't the Clash, this was later on when he was with the Mescaleras.

Still he knew that the crowd wasnt there to hear their stuff played so he came out and said he knew they(crowd) only wanted to hear old Clash songs so that's all they pretty much played.

Which isn't that surprising, because of all the bands that have ever come and go The Clash were first and foremost about doing things for the fans, not their own egos.

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

Good:
Steve Reardon (uncle)
Robert Relf
Mark Stimson
Aaron Heal
Brent Staker
Andrew Embley
Makhaya Ntini
Heschelle Gibbs
Majority of the Aussie cricket team

Bad:
Andrew Symonds
Adam Gilchrist

Brushed shoulders with a lot of other League players and they're all a decent mob.

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

Bad
Michael Hussey - Hope he breaks his legs.

Go on.

 

[moral champion]

Brett 'Banger' Geeves from tassie pura cup side in the cricket, absolute legend me and a couple of mates were at a game between Tassie and the Vics had a chat to him great bloke asked us how we went in our juniors cricket ,gave us some lollies just a legend!

 

[BadSeed]

Go on.

Why dont you elaborate on gilly and roy?

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

Why dont you elaborate on gilly and roy?

Just snubbed a whole bunch of people that had waited an hour to see them after a match.

I'm not going to judge them based on that incident, but it was a bad 'interaction'.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Good
Wirrpanda (brilliant guy)
Crawford
Bateman
Maynard James Keenan
Gilchrist
Franklin
Ricky Grace (his kid is a little champ as well)
Sampi


Bad
Pointing
Warne
M Morton
The Entire Cast of All Saints
Jeordie White
Gardiner
some member from Airbourne
Cedric Blixer
Steve Milne

Ugly
Nick Cage (i cant think of a bigger tosser, typical arrogant "drop everything for me" Bloke)

 

[BadSeed]

Ricky Grace was shocking I thought...

as a youngin, cant remember how old... he came to geraldton and the chicken treat as a special player signing... Another player from the wildcats was there on time(name slips my mind)... Ricky turned up bout 45minutes late, signed couple autographs, but spent nearly all the time on his mobile phone and not even paying attention to all the kids trying to talk to him... just plainly ignored n looked away most of the time...

 

[TerryToonice]

Met Jason Mccartney one night, my uncle was a huge roos fan so he gladly signed some stuff for me and we had a drink and a chat, was nice of him to do cos i was three parts full and cant remember what I said to the bloke.

Met Peter Hughes that night too, think thats his name, the guy who survived the bali bombings....hes a nice fella too.

My biggest gripe would be Glen Jackovich, he came to my old work one night (a pub) as a special guest for some function and spent the entire time in another room talking on his phone and looking at himself in the mirror, just an absolute tosspot of a man. My friend is a massive one eyed eagles fan and one time after meeting him totally agreed with me.

 

[-CG-]

A couple of mates and I went to Australia cricket training back in December at Adelaide Oval. Once Gilly was done in the nets he walked out, there would've been about 20-30 people waiting, and he said he'd come back in a minute, but never came back. Same with a couple of others as well.

On the other hand, Mitch Johnson and Shaun Tait signed autographs. When Nathan Bracken came out of the nets, he was holding a lot of stuff, he put it down and signed autographs. Mike Hussey was also holding a lot of gear when he came out, but sat over a bench, put his things down and asked every to line up, he was really nice.

Met Mark Holden once at a celebrity tennis match, he was talkative to everyone who got an autgraph. Pat Rafter was also at one once and he was pretty reserved and didn't really want to sign anything.

 

[MagpieGirl_13]

I've met 2 olympic hockey players through 2 past clubs that I played for.

1st one was Liam De Young, I thought he was really nice bloke, very friendly. He was at my hockey club (that he used to play for) break up night. He signed my medal (that I had won earlier) & posed for a photo. (although we used one of those old film cameras & my dad had the setting on panoramic so the photo was almost useless). But he was really nice.

2nd at my next club I met Troy Elder (he use to play for that club). I thought he was a bit of a pr!ck. & I didn't really like the club I was playing for at the time. He just stood there, on the other side o this half-wall & we were given a peice of paper with his pic on it & he signed it. Didn't say anything, wouldn't pose for a photo (didn't really want one anyway). & he would only sign one thing other wise I might have gotten him to sign my bag as well. Any wayz, I didn't like him very much....

I think those are the only ones.....

 

[Renegade]

Met Vince Vaughn a couple of weeks ago in Hollywood. First class bloke all the way.