I know a guy, who knows a guy...

[dantheman00114]

are there any distant relations to well known people that you have?

my dad's friends great grandfather helped Al Capone get his car unstuck from a mud patch when he would go up north to one of his cabins or houses.

my dads parents lived next to the guy who started and owned Milwaukee Tools. I have met the guy myself.

my bro met Reggie White

my mom's great grandfather owned the newspaper in Kansas City and lived in the house that is on the campus of University of Missouri-Kansas City. It is now an administrative building.
(I should be rich, but in the great depression he lost most of his money)

and i'll post more if i can think of any

EDIT: I could have sworn that I was standing behind Usher looking at the Aston Martin showcase when I was at the Detroit Auto Show in 2004

[2Slow4U_Noob]

umm i work with a guy that has worked with bill gates at microsoft, he met michael dell when he was just selling computers out of his dorm room, he helped the guy that started Turbo Tax get started in his business, and hes met a lot of Nobel prize winners...my gf has met the Dallas mavericks including Mark Cuban while she worked at the boys and girls club .. iv met that young tejano singer chic before from south texas..cant think of her name now though (no not selena)

[fredjacksonsan]

My Dad met Fran Tarkenton, back when he was still with the Vikings.

My wife has met Keanu Reeves, and knows Penn (the big guy of Penn and Teller).

I've met Sonny Jurgenson(Redskins), Marion Berry (a dubious honor) and Rockefeller, the former governor of West Virginia.

[ci5ic]

My old room-mate dated Carrie Fisher's neice and Debbie Reynolds grand-daughter (same chick).

I've met alot of this towns local news anchors and radio personalities.

[sivic02]

My friends mom was Muhammed Ali's head nurse when he was first coming down with parkinsons. Theres a picture of my friends short fat italian dad doing an uppercut to Ali, its priceless.

[jon@af]

My doctor's cousin is Greg Kinnear(sp?). I've met A couple of state representatives, the former governor of Illinois (Jim Edgar) used to live 5 minutes from my house and I used to see him at the grocery store. Met Scooter from Cold, and the drummer for Lucky Boys Confusion (he was spiking his hair in the bathroom before the show I was at).

[2Slow4U_Noob]

oh yeah my old roommate sold sunglasses to chelsea clinton or one of the bush daughters and also that hot chic from seventh heaven...actually his manager sold the glasses, but he was there, ... the manager didnt realize that she was talking to the presidents daughter and when she had to ask her for her address and she said "1600 pennsalvania ave" or watever and it still didnt click who she was haha .. oh yeah im from austin so iv heard stories of many people meeting the Bush daughters and stuff

[Andydg]

I've met Jim Edgar too Swigz...I've also met/caddied for Michael Jordan, Mike Ditka, Brian Urlacher, Chris Chellios and a few other celebs at a golf course near my house.

[Colov99]

Neal Stephenson is a friend of the family, and my father works personally with Jeff Bezos (head of Amazon.com). (Ive met both, and had multiple dinners and stuff with Neal). Harriet Quinby is a great aunt (one of the frist women aviators, before Amelia Airheart). Ive also met Bill Frist (now senate majority leader)

[crayzayjay]

I've dated a tv actress....


also, i'm me. that's my claim to fame... or something

[fredjacksonsan]

Hopefully not one of the older birds from "Are you being served".

[crayzayjay]

Most definitely not

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by sivic02

My friends mom was Muhammed Ali's head nurse when he was first coming down with parkinsons. Theres a picture of my friends short fat italian dad doing an uppercut to Ali, its priceless.

Muhammad Ali owns a house that's about 10 minutes from where i live. In like the smallest village in the US. His house isn't that big (3000sq ft), but he has a lot of land by the river. I've seen him at some sort of thank you ceremony because he donated a large amount of money to our schools.

[MBTN]

My dad met Axel Rose, Walt Frazier, sat with Phill Simms on a flight, then took a cab with him to the hotel and had a drink with him. Don't worry, he got his autograph

[irongoya]

my neighbor met Roberto Alomar at a hotel.