Meeting/approaching famous people

[Guy Incognito]

So it appears i have an issue with this.

I have a real fear about making a prick of myself or a worry about interrupting their day to say hello or ask for a photo. Yesterday, i took the kids to a theme park and there was a relatively low key celebrity (ex radio 1 DJ Mark Radcliffe) there with his kids. I really liked his stuff and he still does some presenting etc but i didnt want to approach him as he was out with his family and despite the wife trying to push me into going up to him, i couldnt do it.

When i used to work at an electrical shop, Ian Brown from the Stone Roses came in to buy a fridge and i legged it into the stock room instead of trying to talk to him, he's a big hero of mine but i couldnt bring myself to approach him.

Anyone else have this fear?

Does it mean i am a weirdo?

Who is the most famous person you have spoke to?

Has anyone got any horror stories of meeting a famous person that went horribly wrong?

Or any stories where it turned out better than expected?

[Kid Presentable]

It was weird that a cock was posted here the other day. I don't feel like we've finished coming to terms with it. As a community.

[Guy Incognito]

It was weird that a cock was posted here the other day. I don't feel like we've finished coming to terms with it. As a community.

indeed, it was all a bit weird, it wasnt just the cock, it was the horrible mess that ensued.

s'pose i should admit i asked for it to be removed. I suspect i wasnt the only one.

It wasnt really that willy pics were posted that i had issues with, it was the disturbing allegations and counter allegations that was all a bit unsavoury.

i thought i should make a thread about something completely different to try and move on. I see that's worked like a charm.

[Lyman Zerga]

It was weird that a cock was posted here the other day. I don't feel like we've finished coming to terms with it. As a community.

i would love to watch that whole thing go down in a court room

[Adam]

I was talking to Lily Allen once over the phone. I had no clue who it was until afterward the second time I called her back. I get the impression famous people don't want to be recognised when it's official business, they have to shop and use services like the rest of us. It'd be a nightmare if you have to be 'always on' for them.

Maybe Mark Radcliffe wouldn't be as bad going up to unless you called him ex-Radio 1 rather than current Radio 6.

[Guy Incognito]

i would love to watch that whole thing go down in a court room

really?

i guess people are different and i will admit to being a little naive still when it comes to the internet. but there are real people behind those posts and it was all getting a little uncomfortable. i didnt know what to believe and just wasnt cool with the idea of being party to it all.

[Guy Incognito]

I was talking to Lily Allen once over the phone. I had no clue who it was until afterward the second time I called her back. I get the impression famous people don't want to be recognised when it's official business, they have to shop and use services like the rest of us. It'd be a nightmare if you have to be 'always on' for them.

Maybe Mark Radcliffe wouldn't be as bad going up to unless you called him ex-Radio 1 rather than current Radio 6.

yeah i knew he did that as well, and present bbc glasto coverage, which could have been my opening gambit. i think he would have been fine about it, i just feel awkward about stuff like that

[Lyman Zerga]

really?

i guess people are different and i will admit to being a little naive still when it comes to the internet. but there are real people behind those posts and it was all getting a little uncomfortable. i didnt know what to believe and just want cool with the idea of being party to it all.

i know, i met that "dick" person in real life

i dont really know whats going on either because she has mental problems and you dont know if the things that happened to her ACTUALLY happened to her

he is a terrible person who goes as low as a person can go so...

seeing that whole story in a court room would be anything but boring but i hope they wouldnt show those pictures again haha

[Guy Incognito]

i know, i met that "dick" person in real life

i dont really know whats going on either because she has mental problems and you dont know if the things that happened to her ACTUALLY happened to her

he is a terrible person who goes as low as a person can go so...

seeing that whole story in a court room would be anything but boring but i hope they wouldnt show those pictures again haha

Well it was odd that she posted after a long time not on here with all this.

I know that he has previous form in being a bit trolly and little bit insensitive sometimes. but i had no knowledge of aliases etc.
Its sad that even if her account of the situation was completely false, I am going to doubt things he (and others) post in the future. I have no bad opinion of him really, he likes good techno and never thought he went too far with stuff. now i am not so sure and feel bad for thinking this if none of its true but i guess thats a product of talking with people i dont really know.

[abbott]

I have seen celebrities seeming to want attention, asking if we could take a photo. Had times where celebs are doing ther thing and I saw it, could have I interacted and did not. Them times where I interacted on businesses and it was cool feeling but nothing but business. Wen Tommy Lee Jones sat next to me and my wife, I said Good to see you. And it was over, we watched the movie and he said see ya next time when we left. Saw Mark Mcgrath a few weeks ago and he walked by me as I was going to the men's room and I did shout out, hey mark he stops and says what up and I say dam I thought you were assume on wife swap, he smiles and says thanks for coming to the show. During show lead singer of the gin blossoms comes out to the crowd and starts a photo op. frenzie.

I also saw the photos of the mans thing... and I was thinking other than the age, no fat, good physical shape this guys got nothing on me and I left the message. Personally glad it's gone just for my kids sake.

[cosmo105]

I usually don't have a ton of fear about talking to big shot people that I admire, and taking photos with them and stuff. Most of the time celebrities are pretty used to it, especially musicians - and most of them are really cool with it as long as you don't bother them too long. I feel like at concerts, that's sort of expected and cool musicians know that it's the fans that keep them in business, so I haven't been averse to hanging around a bit after a small show to talk to an idol of mine. The only time I REALLY froze up was trying to talk to Carrie Brownstein. My husband eventually convinced me to go up and say something to her, but it was the only time I really, completely just locked up and couldn't even speak, haha.

I've gotten to be twitter pals with one artist in particular that always says hi and chats for a while after shows although I always totally dork out in front of him :o That's one thing I really love about twitter, it brings those people out in a public forum where they can respond to you if they so wish. When my best friend died this summer, I tweeted to one singer/songwriter that I love about how a song of his was helping me out a great deal and he followed me and messaged me to express his sympathy and gratitude that he could help in some way, no matter how small.

I try to avoid bothering people if they're doing something mundane like grocery shopping. Boomin' and I once saw Tony Hale aka Buster Bluth grocery shopping in Whole Foods and didn't say anything but were definitely staring at him and doing the Mr. Roboto when he wasn't looking. I also didn't say anything to Jason Batement when he was buying ice cream for his kids in the park while watching my wedding rehearsal go down. I just bragged about it on facebook. :cool:

Recently I broke that rule when, on the 4th of July, I saw Michelle Visage in the checkout line at Whole Foods (ha). She was looking fresh to death of course, and when I saw her it was maybe a week after my BFF died. She was obsessed with RuPaul's Drag Race and took me to a live show, and got me into the show, so of course she was a huge fan of Michelle's. I went up to Michelle and said, I'm so sorry to bother you when you're grocery shopping and I wouldn't normally do this, but I'm a huge fan and love what you do, and my best friend was a huge, huge fan and she just - she just passed - and -... and I trailed off and started tearing up and Michelle just said "oh honey" and gave me a huge hug right there. I felt like a crazy person as I walked away but it was extremely sweet of her.

Then there are the people you definitely DO NOT say something to. Chyna lived in the last town I lived in, and she would shop at the store where I worked, and sit out at sidewalk table outside Starbucks by herself wearing sunglasses at night and very, very obviously trying to get people to notice her. Eventually it became a running joke, like, oh, there's Chyna again. Someone throw her some change.







I actually clicked on a few of the "aliases" that she said were him and thought, uh, that's probably not true...the whole thing was pretty nuts. I hope she's getting proper treatment and care.

[Helvete]

Well it was odd that she posted after a long time not on here with all this.

I know that he has previous form in being a bit trolly and little bit insensitive sometimes. but i had no knowledge of aliases etc.
Its sad that even if her account of the situation was completely false, I am going to doubt things he (and others) post in the future. I have no bad opinion of him really, he likes good techno and never thought he went too far with stuff. now i am not so sure and feel bad for thinking this if none of its true but i guess thats a product of talking with people i dont really know.

I don't know why I am replying, as if I need to justify myself, but I guess I will.

Firstly, I met 'Lyman Zerga' a good few years back, I didn't think we got on well, so when she wanted to know if I wanted to see her again, I said no, and that's turned me into this evil person. I don't know what's going on in her head, but if she hasn't been able to let it go after all these years, I think she still has some issues. So if I am a dick and an absolutely terrible person because I couldn't hit it off with someone who had the personality of a stone, then yes I am!

As for Ms Crafty, she's very troubled, convinced I'm posting on that wutang website under all these different accounts, I only ever posted under one, and my last post was in about 2010. Not according to her as I can't let it go that I'm not with her and all I want is her, blah blah, and that I am lying about me being in the army (apparently I got out years ago and now don't have a job and just create all these different personalities and make 10s of thousands of posts...really?!).

So yes, every single word she says is false, she's living in her own dream world, and when you get Lyman Zerga chipping in, also seemingly quite messed up (come on, she's married and got a kid on the way yet jumped at the first chance to besmirch me), it doesn't help matters.

It's really bothered me, after all these years without so much as a word to either of these girls, suddenly this comes about, and horrendous accusations against me and what I do/have done. It also bothers me that this unstable person is in a worrying state and receiving no help.

That's all I've really got to say on the matter, I've been in contact with the police to log a complaint, so if it goes any further then at least it's on record. I think I've just seen for myself how troubling mental illness can be and hope I never have to deal with it again.

[Waus]

Who knows. Apparently, personality disorders are starting to manifest more often in ways related to media: http://www.aeonmagazine.com/altered-states/how-reality-caught-up-with-paranoid-delusions/

Also, Cosmo - you got to meet Carrie Brownstein!? She seems so cool.

[cosmo105]

It actually was after an early Wild Flag show at a tiny venue, on their first tour - before the album was released, actually. It was sort of disappointing because I totally love her and she was super wasted and kind of shat on the crowd and was just sort of a dick all night. The next day she posted an apology for it. My picture with her is pretty bad, I look like a nervous giant-eyed psycho and she looks pretty drunk and messy, ha. But yeah, I breathed in the same air as her :cool:

[Guy Incognito]

I don't know why I am replying, as if I need to justify myself, but I guess I will.

Firstly, I met 'Lyman Zerga' a good few years back, I didn't think we got on well, so when she wanted to know if I wanted to see her again, I said no, and that's turned me into this evil person. I don't know what's going on in her head, but if she hasn't been able to let it go after all these years, I think she still has some issues. So if I am a dick and an absolutely terrible person because I couldn't hit it off with someone who had the personality of a stone, then yes I am!

As for Ms Crafty, she's very troubled, convinced I'm posting on that wutang website under all these different accounts, I only ever posted under one, and my last post was in about 2010. Not according to her as I can't let it go that I'm not with her and all I want is her, blah blah, and that I am lying about me being in the army (apparently I got out years ago and now don't have a job and just create all these different personalities and make 10s of thousands of posts...really?!).

So yes, every single word she says is false, she's living in her own dream world, and when you get Lyman Zerga chipping in, also seemingly quite messed up (come on, she's married and got a kid on the way yet jumped at the first chance to besmirch me), it doesn't help matters.

It's really bothered me, after all these years without so much as a word to either of these girls, suddenly this comes about, and horrendous accusations against me and what I do/have done. It also bothers me that this unstable person is in a worrying state and receiving no help.

That's all I've really got to say on the matter, I've been in contact with the police to log a complaint, so if it goes any further then at least it's on record. I think I've just seen for myself how troubling mental illness can be and hope I never have to deal with it again.

Its ok, You didnt need to justify anything. I was just a bit freaked out by it all as i guess you were. Thats why i asked for it to be removed. I just wasnt expecting something like that to happen on here now, figured we were all grown ups more or less so regardless of who is telling truth or not, I'm just a bit more wary than i was. And will be a bit more wary of everyone, not just those involved with this incident, i guess i should have worded my other post a bit better.

I have very close experience of mental illness and it is tough to deal with and i do hope that she is being looked after.

[YoungRemy]

did something happen in the general discussion thread that i never meant to make in the first place?

because i was going to share the story of how a mutual friend who i really didn't know but thought was kind of a prick wrote a suicide letter status update and how the whole thing went down on facebook.

he's still alive now, but i figure this is as good a place as any to share that.

so yeah what the fuck are you people talking about?








Jake Busey fixed my bike and i ate lobster bisque with Neil Patrick Harris

[checkyourprez]

did something happen in the general discussion thread that i never meant to make in the first place?

because i was going to share the story of how a mutual friend who i really didn't know but thought was kind of a prick wrote a suicide letter status update and how the whole thing went down on facebook.

he's still alive now, but i figure this is as good a place as any to share that.

so yeah what the fuck are you people talking about?






Jake Busey fixed my bike and i ate lobster bisque with Neil Patrick Harris


let me tell you son, the shit. went. down.

[Bob]

did anything happen other than the dick pics?

[Lyman Zerga]

you must be kinda retarded yourself letting a (barely) stranger have naked pictures of yourself

bad karma and stupidity are a bad combination

[TurdBerglar]

sometimes I wonder if im crazy and everyone else knows it except me

[YoungRemy]

let me tell you son, the shit. went. down.

fuck.

i checked in not too long ago, maybe within the last two days, and saw the calm before the storm? or maybe it was just getting to the pre-crazy?

[Bob]

fuck.

i checked in not too long ago, maybe within the last two days, and saw the calm before the storm? or maybe it was just getting to the pre-crazy?

it came and went without warning, all within the span of a day

[YoungRemy]

I'm not too familiar with the everyday players, but who were the principal roles?

and someone's dick was exposed?

this was a malicious exposure?

[Lyman Zerga]

I'm not too familiar with the everyday players, but who were the principal roles?

and someone's dick was exposed?

this was a malicious exposure?

ms crafty said helvete posted naked pictures of her online so she posted his naked pictures here and on other boards

[YoungRemy]

this is why we can't have nice things

[Kid Presentable]

I work as a project manager in mental health. All jokes aside - she needs serious help.

[Lyman Zerga]

I work as a project manager in mental health. All jokes aside - she needs serious help.

well you have to be no pro to tell that, she seems to get like on/off help or something like that...
maybe she just forgot to take her pills but that doesnt mean that anything she says is a lie or fantasized

[Kid Presentable]

Woeful execution, though.

[Lyman Zerga]

yes

[Documad]

It actually was after an early Wild Flag show at a tiny venue, on their first tour - before the album was released, actually. It was sort of disappointing because I totally love her and she was super wasted and kind of shat on the crowd and was just sort of a dick all night. The next day she posted an apology for it. My picture with her is pretty bad, I look like a nervous giant-eyed psycho and she looks pretty drunk and messy, ha. But yeah, I breathed in the same air as her :cool:

I still have a massive crush on her. It makes me a bit mad that some of my friends only know her because of Portlandia. I was there in the beginning goddammit! :p I was also down front for Wild Flag at at small club here--right around when the CD came out. The place was so small and there was no visible security so we had about half our bodies on the stage. Carrie pretty much ignored the crowd. Janet kept looking at me. I stood out for being twice as old as everyone else I guess. :o

I definitely wouldn't want to meet Carrie because I'm sure I'd be disappointed. It's easier to meet semifamous people you don't love.

[abbott]

Jake Busey fixed my bike and i ate lobster bisque with Neil Patrick Harris

That is awesome I love lobster bisque. Mr Harris's parent had a restaurant her in town for awhile that we would frequent, but Ive never meet him myself.

Iv already told about the time Diane Kayton and I were waiting on Luggage at LAX and you could see our luggage at the top of the conveyer belt coming from the ceiling and Mrs. Keyton walked up it and got my and here bags, after we waited 30 minutes for someone else to help us. That dude at SW Air was like "Hey ladie you cant walk up that, you have to stop you cant do this!"

Diane was all pissed and said " I wouldnt be doing this if you would do it for us." She got my bags we had few words ending on me saying Thanks. Fuck, I should have asked for a photo.

Anyway, I am just to slow to understand all this other stuff.

[checkyourprez]

obama just ate lunch a 30 second walk from my appt. but i was not there. still counts kinda.

[Guy Incognito]

obama just ate lunch a 30 second walk from my appt. but i was not there. still counts kinda.

i was there for lunch with obama, i had lobster bisque and i was at your apartment.

[checkyourprez]

that is a goddamn lie sir. he did not eat AT my house. he ate at a restaurant the next street over. i was at work though (n)

he tipped an additional $30 to the added gratuity. nice guy.

[Dorothy Wood]

I got really scared when I read that crafty thread, like all the world was an illusion and that I should delete everything I ever posted anywhere. I was kinda drunk though. Then when it was gone in the morning I was like, "wait, did I dream that?" Anyway, yikes.


Uhh, famous people...I usually get very timid. Even when I was more of a performer, and was around famous-ish people every now and again, I barely spoke to them. I get to meet well-known (not super famous) musicians a lot because of my boyfriend's line of work, and I still don't really talk to them. He's great at it though because he's a music nerd.

I barely even talk to the acts that get booked on a comedy show I produce. I'm just anti-social. "Pay no attention to the lady by the soundboard", that's my motto. However, often times the comedians will approach me after if I've done a bit for the stage and they realize I'm a part of the show, and I try to be friendly. I used to go to see more well-known comedians more often, and I would try to chat them up (I got along well with Eugene Mirman once). But I lost the eagerness I guess. Recently I was about 4 feet away from Reggie Watts after he did a small set at a record store by my house and I love him, and I could've talked to him, but I just left. :/


I do try to approach celebrities on twitter almost compulsively. And I generally regret it and feel embarrassed even if nothing happens and there are a thousand other people who've embarrassed themselves far more than I have. :o

[Guy Incognito]

that is a goddamn lie sir. he did not eat AT my house. he ate at a restaurant the next street over. i was at work though (n)

he tipped an additional $30 to the added gratuity. nice guy.

I know, i went for lobster with B then knocked on at yours but you werent in.

[Guy Incognito]

I got really scared when I read that crafty thread, like all the world was an illusion and that I should delete everything I ever posted anywhere. I was kinda drunk though. Then when it was gone in the morning I was like, "wait, did I dream that?" Anyway, yikes.


Uhh, famous people...I usually get very timid. Even when I was more of a performer, and was around famous-ish people every now and again, I barely spoke to them. I get to meet well-known (not super famous) musicians a lot because of my boyfriend's line of work, and I still don't really talk to them. He's great at it though because he's a music nerd.

I barely even talk to the acts that get booked on a comedy show I produce. I'm just anti-social. "Pay no attention to the lady by the soundboard", that's my motto. However, often times the comedians will approach me after if I've done a bit for the stage and they realize I'm a part of the show, and I try to be friendly. I used to go to see more well-known comedians more often, and I would try to chat them up (I got along well with Eugene Mirman once). But I lost the eagerness I guess. Recently I was about 4 feet away from Reggie Watts after he did a small set at a record store by my house and I love him, and I could've talked to him, but I just left. :/


I do try to approach celebrities on twitter almost compulsively. And I generally regret it and feel embarrassed even if nothing happens and there are a thousand other people who've embarrassed themselves far more than I have. :o

yeah, the crafty issue is still keeping me thinking but i think its best to move on.

Yes, twitter is kind of better for approaching people but i still have a worry that i will say/have said something daft. I have deleted tweets to famous people before now, i have had some nice responses back though but i dont really go on twitter now as i cant be arsed reading all kinds of inane updates of peoples lives

[Dorothy Wood]

yeah, the crafty issue is still keeping me thinking but i think its best to move on.

Yes, twitter is kind of better for approaching people but i still have a worry that i will say/have said something daft. I have deleted tweets to famous people before now, i have had some nice responses back though but i dont really go on twitter now as i cant be arsed reading all kinds of inane updates of peoples lives

Yeah I go through cycles where I'm on there enjoying the jokes and making jokes and once in awhile a celebrity will favorite a comment or respond so I keep going and then get disappointed because they're not really my friends and only noticed the one thing. And you really have to keep up posting to be in the clique and I just don't have the time.

[Guy Incognito]

Yeah I go through cycles where I'm on there enjoying the jokes and making jokes and once in awhile a celebrity will favorite a comment or respond so I keep going and then get disappointed because they're not really my friends and only noticed the one thing. And you really have to keep up posting to be in the clique and I just don't have the time.

yeah its the one thing with social media is that i just cant be arsed with the admin and constantly keeping up with shit. twitter is good for links and stuff though. But i have to say that this place is my one constant, even if my faith in it was slightly rocked the other day

[mikizee]

I do remember hearing something Louis CK said recently, about how he's always happy for someone to say hi and have a chat with him, but he refuses to have photos with fans taken and also if he's out with his kids, he gets really pissed off if someone approaches him. Both of which I can understand.

I'd link the video of him talking about this but I'm on my phone.

Even if I spot someone famous who I really like and would love to talk to, I don't wanna go up and say hi because I don't want to feed their ego. Is that strange? I think that's strange.

Also I missed the whole ms crafty thing and have barely a clue what you guys are talking about. And I find that annoying. I think I'm just hungry.

[ms.peachy]

I'm guessing just because I've lived in NYC and London, I've seen/interacted with/casually met quite a few famous people. (Presumably if you live around LA/Hollywood, I'd guess it's similar.) It doesn't really faze me for the most part, they're just people - although looking up one day to discover the OH MY GOD JOHNNY DEPP IS ON THE TUBE WITH ME turned me to jelly inside and I had to work really really hard at not just staring at him, because he was really fucking beautiful. Usually it's just like 'oh hey look, it's that guy.'

Sometimes I would see a famous person and at first think it was someone I sort knew IRL, like a neighbor or someone who worked in the same building, and try to place them or remember their name. And then it would hit me like "ohhh right, I don't actually know her, she's that chick on that show."

Now though I just see a lot of Chinese people.

[Bob]

Even if I spot someone famous who I really like and would love to talk to, I don't wanna go up and say hi because I don't want to feed their ego. Is that strange? I think that's strange.


I think the other end of that is people who are niche "famous", who either newly emerging talent who haven't really realized they're famous yet, or are "famous" among such a relatively small group of people that even though they're a huge deal to you, most of the world doesn't really give a shit about them. for them, you should totally go up and feed their ego because they (probably) don't realize how cool they're supposed to be

i would place john oliver as just barely in this group. he's a well-known comedian, who tours and gets hours on comedy central and cast in movies and regular appearances on the daily show, but he still doesn't think of himself as an A-list celebrity, like Louis CK famous. after his run of hosting the daily show, i feel like he's at a point now where he SHOULD be thinking of himself as a big deal but i bet he still doesn't, and as long as you aren't a creep about it he'd love people coming up to him and briefly telling him how great they think he is.