Famous people meme

[annathepiper]

Snurched from mizkit: Name the famous people you've met or seen at a close distance. Feel free to post this in your journal or to make comments in mine.


Musicians
* All of the original four members of Great Big Sea, spotted in the pub they occasionally visit after Seattle shows. I have spoken directly with both Alan Doyle and Séan McCann.

* Keith Roberts, lead singer of the Young Dubliners, after the show they played with Great Big Sea and Seven Nations in 2002. jessicac was getting a copy of their album autographed, and I told him they'd put on a hell of a show.

* Heather Alexander, at several science fiction conventions. I've asked her for her autograph directly, and once almost got to jam with her and Joe Bethancourt at a room party, except I chickened out when she tried to get me to play something on the flute I was carrying around in my backpack.

* filkertom, since he is actually an old friend of my friend and former housemate amethyst_dancer. I actually tried to sing a filk I wrote myself with him. Which was scary. ;)

* Other well-known filkers I have seen up close singing and occasionally talked to: Murray Porath, Bill Roper, Leslie Fish, Dr. Jane, Barry and Sally Childs-Helton, Mike Stein, Bill Sutton, Mitchell Burnside-Clapp

Actors and Actresses
* Russell Crowe, on the streets of downtown Portland, prior to the 2001 TOFOG show at the Roseland.

* Richard Hatch, when we went to Worldcon in L.A. in 1996 and he was one of several at a panel attended by several actors.

* Jeffrey Pierce, the dude who plays Charlie Jade in the TV show of the same name, which has yet to air for American audiences. This was again at a science fiction convention, where he and the show's producer were at a panel about noir-flavored SF.

* Jewel Staite, Kaylee from Firefly, when she showed up at the Serenity sneak preview showing that mamishka, jessicac, and I attended in Vancouver. Meems asked her for an autograph while I was standing right next to her. She is very tiny, and very, very pretty!

* David Duchovny, who we all know and love as Agent Mulder, when he was on hand to do a Q&A after a screening of his film The House of D here in Seattle. Very wryly personable.

Authors and Artists
* Richard and Wendy Pini, in an autograph line at a comic book store, and at Westercon in Spokane.

* Julie Czerneda, author of quite a few SF novels, at the 2005 NASFiC when I asked her for her autograph and told her her writing inspired mine.

* Neil Gaiman, who did a reading at Norwescon once.

* Anne McCaffrey, who I actually tried to interview for solarbird's Low Orbit fanzine, way, way back in the day. This was, I believe, at Draconis in Louisville.

* mizkit! Who might not be technically famous quite yet, but she is well on her way to making a name for herself in SF/F fandom, and I'll get to say I knew her in the day when she was a Two Moons MUSH Strongbow-oglin' fangirl. ;)

* Assorted authors and editors and agents spotted and occasionally spoken with at Writer's Weekend: jaylake, alg, claireeddy, Evan Fogelman, Rebecca York, Jacqueline Carey, jimbutcher, and more.

* Phil Foglio, at assorted conventions, and his spouse and the rest of his Girl Genius crew. Most recently, doing amusing radio play performances of Girl Genius stories at Norwescon.

Comedians
* Lewis Black, not too long ago when he showed up at the Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park to promote his new book.

* Eddie Izzard at a live show in a small theater in downtown Seattle.

Huh! Way longer list than I expected! I think that's everybody I can think of off the top of my head, though. ^_^

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I assure you I'm still a Strongbow-oglin' fangirl. :)

Oh, I forgot Richard Hatch, myself. :)

[annathepiper]

*high-fives fellow Strongbow-oglin' fangirl*

And I am quite kindly disposed to Mr. Hatch these days, thanks to his excellent performances as Tom Zarek in the new BSG. ^_^

[ravyngyngvar.livejournal.com]

If I continue this game of celebrity name-dropping, I'm bound to forget a lot of names. But names we have in common include the Pinis and Neil Gaiman.

Some of the comic artists I've met at the Raptus comic con here in Bergen include:

Will Eisner
Jeff Smith
Bud Grace
Don Rosa
Mike Collins
This year: "Over the Hedge" creators Michael Fry and T Lewis.
And lots more.

Actors? Well, I've got to include Mike Jittlov. :)

I've been within three feet of Jimmy Carter (although he probably didn't even notice me), and bumped into Trey Parker a few months ago.

I've met quite a few *Norwegian* celebrities. I think by now I can consider writer Gunnar Staalesen, if not a "friend" at least an acquaintance. And is my other writer friend Trude Brænne Larssen a celebrity? Her books can be found in kiosks all over the country.

Well, I think I'll stop here now. I've had quite a few "met in the street/stores etc." encounters. I think Norwegian celebrities are not generally as secluded as American ones, making these kinds of meetings less of a deal.

Oh, yeas, one embarrassing thing. I exited a diner, and passed someone I thought I knew in the door, so I automatically said "Hi!" Two seconds later I realized that it was singer Jan Eggum.

[annathepiper]

Oh right, Mike Jittlov! I've been around while Dara chatted with him at a convention room party. ^_^ And I remember you telling me about the Trey Parker thing, yeah!