Celebrity jerks?
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I also met Stephanie Meyer (Author of Twilight)
Told her to "just keep writing, it'll improve eventually"
She laughed, meanwhile her handler, with eyes as wide as saucers looked like he was going to poop his pants.
I was escorted out moments later.
This just made you my RPF hero. i almost want to paypal you a sawbuck just so you can get yourself a beer on me.
Exactly. Aside from Anthony Daniels, just about every (extensive) experience I've had where a celebrity was even a little off, it was most likely due to a handler/manager or a REALLY bad day/situation.
Bigdaddy
Master Member
:facepalmThink of a desert animal with a hump and a digit on a foot.
lol:lol Thanks lol:lol yeah, still laughing
Think of a desert animal with a hump and a digit on a foot.
At least it wasn't an M.K.
To answer the inevitable question, I will tell you this.
The M.K. is the largest member of the deer family and the joint on a finger or toe.
It is often referred to as the ugly sister of the CT, found on overweight females and on guys.
OH BOY. the mental image of Honey Boo Boo's mother popped in there........ LOL.
SmilingOtter
Master Member
You, sir, are my hero.
brandomack
Sr Member
I also met Stephanie Meyer (Author of Twilight)
Told her to "just keep writing, it'll improve eventually"
She laughed, meanwhile her handler, with eyes as wide as saucers looked like he was going to poop his pants.
I was escorted out moments later.
I'm surprised you were escorted out. Was the venue owner that concerned with backlash that he/she tossed you out for fear of angering some fly-by-nite, no-talent composer of idiotic prose and poor relationship advice for young women?
PrimoOptimoso
Sr Member
I know this thread is about celeb jerks, but I think all my celebrity experiences have been not-bad at worst. Most of mine are musicians.
1. Slayer: met them when I was in college or thereabouts, at a signing thing for Divine Intervention. Tom Araya said he loved my shirt; I should've gotten him to autograph it instead of the damn album flat. Friend of mine in the stage biz says they are incredibly nice guys, even downright pedestrian (mind-f: imagine Dave Lombardo in a cardigan and loafers, metalheads!)
2. Sascha Konietzko from KMFDM: I shook his hand at the bus door and told him 'that was a hell of a show' (after a show of theirs at Hammerjacks in Baltimore) - he clasped my hand with his other hand and gave me such a heartfelt 'thanks, that really means a lot' that I still think to this day that he was f-ing with me.
3. Victor Wooten, bassist extraordinaire: I just happened to run into him at a guitar shop one day - no appearance or anything that I know of, he was just playing around on some basses. I was very "wow, do you know who you are?!?"... He was very nice, as were his people. Years later I'd go on to own a Fodera Yin/Yang bass (his signature model) with his autograph in Sharpie on the headstock. Side note: wish I'd never had to sell that bass.
4. The Cult: I didn't so much meet them officially, but the same friend aforementioned was working a spotlight at House of Blues Orlando and I was hanging out with her. After the show they sort of recruited me to serve as security to the backstage door near the bus, and I got a couple nods and waves.
5. Duff "ace of cakes" Goldman: Met him at an appearance, poorly attended due to weather, so I got to chat with him for a good while (at the time I also made sculptural cakes, inspired by him and his kind, plus we both play bass). Great guy, but toward the end he had to go and I started being "that guy", which I am ashamed of doing.
6. Cindy Morgan (Yori, Lacey Underall): Met her at a game convention where a buddy and I had a booth. She was incredibly nice, not to mention she didn't age badly at all =0). She talked with my buddy extensively about Tron video games, as he's somewhat known in classic game circles. She signed a Yori photo from her booth, as well as a copy of Tron which I ran out and bought that night after we met, and brought to get signed the next day (Already had one copy of the movie, but the convention was far away from my home, so now I have two).
7. Kari Byron: Personable enough but super time-crunched, so she wasn't especially effervescent - she seemed marginally glad about my daughter wanting to become an engineer or scientist because of her and MB, but again, there was a line a mile long. Still, we got a pic of the three of us together.
Bonus obscurities:
- Took John Stabb (80s punk band Government Issue) to lunch at Taco Bell once.
- If anybody remembers Ollie North's secretary, Fawn Hall, well, my grandfather's second wife, after my grandmother passed, was Fawn's grandmother. Fawn's house was PF huge if I remember correctly.
So, wow, yeah, I don't think I have any jerk experiences.
1. Slayer: met them when I was in college or thereabouts, at a signing thing for Divine Intervention. Tom Araya said he loved my shirt; I should've gotten him to autograph it instead of the damn album flat. Friend of mine in the stage biz says they are incredibly nice guys, even downright pedestrian (mind-f: imagine Dave Lombardo in a cardigan and loafers, metalheads!)
2. Sascha Konietzko from KMFDM: I shook his hand at the bus door and told him 'that was a hell of a show' (after a show of theirs at Hammerjacks in Baltimore) - he clasped my hand with his other hand and gave me such a heartfelt 'thanks, that really means a lot' that I still think to this day that he was f-ing with me.
3. Victor Wooten, bassist extraordinaire: I just happened to run into him at a guitar shop one day - no appearance or anything that I know of, he was just playing around on some basses. I was very "wow, do you know who you are?!?"... He was very nice, as were his people. Years later I'd go on to own a Fodera Yin/Yang bass (his signature model) with his autograph in Sharpie on the headstock. Side note: wish I'd never had to sell that bass.
4. The Cult: I didn't so much meet them officially, but the same friend aforementioned was working a spotlight at House of Blues Orlando and I was hanging out with her. After the show they sort of recruited me to serve as security to the backstage door near the bus, and I got a couple nods and waves.
5. Duff "ace of cakes" Goldman: Met him at an appearance, poorly attended due to weather, so I got to chat with him for a good while (at the time I also made sculptural cakes, inspired by him and his kind, plus we both play bass). Great guy, but toward the end he had to go and I started being "that guy", which I am ashamed of doing.
6. Cindy Morgan (Yori, Lacey Underall): Met her at a game convention where a buddy and I had a booth. She was incredibly nice, not to mention she didn't age badly at all =0). She talked with my buddy extensively about Tron video games, as he's somewhat known in classic game circles. She signed a Yori photo from her booth, as well as a copy of Tron which I ran out and bought that night after we met, and brought to get signed the next day (Already had one copy of the movie, but the convention was far away from my home, so now I have two).
7. Kari Byron: Personable enough but super time-crunched, so she wasn't especially effervescent - she seemed marginally glad about my daughter wanting to become an engineer or scientist because of her and MB, but again, there was a line a mile long. Still, we got a pic of the three of us together.
Bonus obscurities:
- Took John Stabb (80s punk band Government Issue) to lunch at Taco Bell once.
- If anybody remembers Ollie North's secretary, Fawn Hall, well, my grandfather's second wife, after my grandmother passed, was Fawn's grandmother. Fawn's house was PF huge if I remember correctly.
So, wow, yeah, I don't think I have any jerk experiences.
HanSagan
New Member
Don't get a lot of chance to meet big names here in NZ, but I've come across a few interesting ones.
Miltos Yerolemou (The water dancer from GOT) - very approachable, took a group shot with our local chapter of the Rebel Leigon and complimented me on my Han Solo Outfit.
John Rhys Davies - As many have mentioned, all round class act.
The Dalai Lama - A little like meeting Yoda, but if Yoda had kick-ass bodyguards.
Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett) - I've heard stories, but he's been approachable and chatty both times I've met him. I've never met Daniel Logan, but he sounds like a typical kiwi bloke...charming and friendly when sober, obnoxious when not.
Met the Flight of the Conchords in an Auckland Cafe...they where happy to have a photo taken with my daughter who loves the Muppets soundtrack, but she was too shy.
My wife was a driver for Sam Neil on a TV show, and he loves to talk about wine more than Jurrasic Park. She also hung out briefly with Karl Urban in her acting class.
I interviewed Alan Dale for a EPK, and he was very friendly, and happy to indulge in some self mockery for the show he was on.
Liam McIntyre from Spartacus was seriously just another guy on set..no pretense at all. I heard a story about how he was actually geeking out because he got to meet Nathan Fillion at a convention and they exchanged emails.
Ted Rami, very chatty and friendly.
My most surreal encounter was years ago at a convention where I chatted with a very pleasant larger fellow for about 15 minutes. It was only about an hour afterwards that I realised it was Colin Baker.
Miltos Yerolemou (The water dancer from GOT) - very approachable, took a group shot with our local chapter of the Rebel Leigon and complimented me on my Han Solo Outfit.
John Rhys Davies - As many have mentioned, all round class act.
The Dalai Lama - A little like meeting Yoda, but if Yoda had kick-ass bodyguards.
Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett) - I've heard stories, but he's been approachable and chatty both times I've met him. I've never met Daniel Logan, but he sounds like a typical kiwi bloke...charming and friendly when sober, obnoxious when not.
Met the Flight of the Conchords in an Auckland Cafe...they where happy to have a photo taken with my daughter who loves the Muppets soundtrack, but she was too shy.
My wife was a driver for Sam Neil on a TV show, and he loves to talk about wine more than Jurrasic Park. She also hung out briefly with Karl Urban in her acting class.
I interviewed Alan Dale for a EPK, and he was very friendly, and happy to indulge in some self mockery for the show he was on.
Liam McIntyre from Spartacus was seriously just another guy on set..no pretense at all. I heard a story about how he was actually geeking out because he got to meet Nathan Fillion at a convention and they exchanged emails.
Ted Rami, very chatty and friendly.
My most surreal encounter was years ago at a convention where I chatted with a very pleasant larger fellow for about 15 minutes. It was only about an hour afterwards that I realised it was Colin Baker.
firesprite
Master Member
Tell that to the legions of middle-aged women who seem to have flocked to the books/movies.
I'm sorry, but marketing a series of novels to young women that emphasize the importance of having a boyfriend, no matter how abusive he is (and yes, Edward Cullen is verbally and emotionally abusive), deserves ridicule and derision.
Have you read anything she's written? "Bad writer" is a compliment.
Seriously, when every bit of prose makes people wince in pain, you might want to think about it. However, when Stephen Freaking King says you can't write, maybe it's time to put down the quill and put the cap on the ink well.
It WAS funny, and true.
If one is going to publish works subject to critique and opinion, one should develop thick skin.
The funniest review of the Twilight series I've ever read went something like this; "... a choice between bestiality and necrophilia..."
I think we've been entirely too nice to Ms. Meyer. She all but killed a genre. I mean, really? They sparkle?
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