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Post by Paul Servo on May 9, 2009 1:36:01 GMT -5
Ok, what happened with her? I did a thread about it a while back but heres the short version of it. My friend and I paid $40 each to get a photo with her "Supernova Pop Culture Expo" (aka. Nerd Expo). So we stood in line for 40 minutes behind one person before she decided to get the photos done. So I entered the room and all she said was "Hi, stand on the line *click* thankyou". $40 + 40 minutes in line in a hot, tin shed = 5 seconds of interaction with her. Not worth it at all. As I have said, I know it is difficult to have to hang around with geeks, nerds and poindexters all day instead of filming Heroes, but c'mon. I paid $40 and all I get is a hello and thankyou? My day would have been ruined if it had not been for Dana Snyder and Dave Willis who signed all my Aqua Teen Hunger Force dvd's, Squidbillies dvd's and had a 15 minute chat with them. FOR FREE. Guy that goes to the comic shop I do said that it's not just that. He said that he read that she just doesn't want to do conventions and didn't like that it's part of her contract. And that when she's sitting behind the table just signing pics, she only wants you to tell her your name so she can personally sign it (and that she get's the name wrong).
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Post by teamjd on May 9, 2009 1:57:05 GMT -5
Sophie Dee was super nice, even nicer then Chris Jericho (who didn't let me touch his boob)!
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on May 9, 2009 6:20:14 GMT -5
oh, i forgot pancho from dirty sanchez. me and a friend met him in a pub along the welsh border and panch was absolutely bladdered. he just sat there warbling on about random crap with us for a good hour or so. nice bloke, but you couldn't really tell by how tanked up the little bugger was.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on May 9, 2009 6:35:13 GMT -5
Hugh Jackman was a complete ass. He gave me a barrage of insults like 'your an asshole' 'f*** you' and 'get out of my car you bastard before I call the police.'.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on May 9, 2009 7:28:44 GMT -5
I only met sports althetes. I can say that I never met anyone you called rude.
I guess for me I have to say John Force was the best. This guy is funny and like on TV for the post race interviews. Full of energy. I met him before the first ever NHRA event at Gateway. They had all the drivers doing a meet and great deal. This guy was the coolest. Not only was he talking to everyone. It was out doors and hot. There was this lady ahead of us that the heat was getting to her. He went and got her a chair and water. Truely a class act.
I meet Kane a few years back. Very polite to me. Saying how your doing. Shaking your hand and thanking your for coming.
Dave Veres who is not well known being he was a reliever on a few MLB teams. This guy was cool too. I was at the Cardinals Winter Warm up and he was normally a guy you had to pay money to go meet him. Well he was walking around on the floor. He signed one of my balls for free. Something he didn't have to do. So props to him on that.
A lot of guys I meet where just quiet. Like went I met Bret Hart in 07. He just doesn't say much. Also met Albert Pujols before he event started a MLB game. Quiet as well but I think it was because it was likely his first meet and greet deal. Not many people knew who he was. So I'm not sure how he be now. But all I know is that it's not cheap to go meet him at the Warm up. Compared to being a freebee then.
Racer care Kenny Wallace is another guy who is like John Force funny and full of energy. You compare him to Rusty who I meet I think a year or two before him. They are oppsite. Rusty seem shy and quiet while Kenny. Is the talker. Both cool guys.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on May 9, 2009 15:05:59 GMT -5
Al Snow, Big Show, Kevin Smith - All Very Nice.
Got Destiny's Child's autograph a few years back, Beyonce was extrordinarily nice, the other girls didn't even look up as they signed.
No wonder she ditched them.
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Post by Head Detective Aaron Enigma on May 9, 2009 15:19:59 GMT -5
I may not like their music, but I met the guys from Hanson a few years back and they were actually pretty cool guys.
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Post by Cap'n Crud on May 9, 2009 15:31:02 GMT -5
All the women from SHIMMER are pretty nice especially Ariel, Sassy Stephie, and Kelly Skater. Portia Perez is pretty cool too my brother and her were playing with the little cardboard standees somebody made of the wrestlers at the after party.
Never really met any rude celebrities.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on May 9, 2009 17:26:56 GMT -5
I met Bloodhound Gang and they are the funniest guys I've ever met. I was just interviewing them for a tiny website and they told me these long, amazing stories, it was so funny. I met Colin Doran, who was pretty nice too.
I met Jimmy Carr after a gig and complimented him on his material bashing the local town because I wasn't from there. He seemed extremely nice. His face isn't as big in real life. And it's very bizarre seeing him wearing normal clothes instead of a suit.
My worst celebrity experience wasn't the celebrity's fault. I met Chris Jericho at an autograph signing for his book. I'd seen ahead of time that it was happening so I didn't buy the book until the signing (you had to buy it to get it signed). When I met him, I asked him how many of his 1000 holds he could still do and he joked with me about it for a second. He also seemed impressed that I was wearing a Jerichoholic t-shirt from about 1999. I thought both these things showed how hardcore of a fan I was that I knew these references twelve/ten years after they'd happened. Then I read the book, and the damn 1000 holds is f***ing well in there. I didn't look like a hardcore fan, I looked like a f***ing mark.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on May 9, 2009 17:33:56 GMT -5
As far as I can remember, the only celebs I ever met were The Used, and Gerard Way. Both on the same night.
They're all super nice folks though. Gerard was just chilling outside of the venue on his own time after the show. Signed autographs and talked with everyone a little bit.
The Used actually had a meet and greet, so we got to take pictures and stuff, and they were all incredibly nice, too.
That was an awesome night.
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Post by jerichoism on May 10, 2009 22:04:44 GMT -5
Matt Hardy was very very nice. So was Jerry Lawler.
Grand Master Sexay was a huge jerk in real life. I used to like him, but after I met him and was around him, naah....
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Post by Rapper & Actor Sammy Davis III on May 10, 2009 22:47:52 GMT -5
Jerry Only and Michale Graves of The (late 90's) Misfits were always cool guys.
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Post by ani on May 10, 2009 22:55:25 GMT -5
Ooh, I just remembered another encounter. This may actually be one of the best... As you guys know, every year I do a walk to raise autism awareness. Well we're just minding our business when we suddenly see some people start to walk to a car. Guy gets out...and it's Mariano Rivera! He stopped and signed for 5-10 minutes (just long enough for my dad to have him sign his Shane Spencer shirt ) Here's the kicker...HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO YANKEE STADIUM and he still took the time out to briefly sign. Class act all the way.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on May 10, 2009 23:32:00 GMT -5
Nicest would be Zakk Wylde, i got to interview him last year when ozzy came out and i was the last person for the day and he was completely wasted and he kept buying me and my then gf beer, we were supposed to talk to 10 minutes we were there for 30 and the only reason he left was because sharon sent security down to take him to sound check as they were all waiting for him,
Curt Hennig, Hawk and Animal and Christy Hemme and Traci Brooks were all incredibly nice when i met them
Dana Snyder and Dave Willis from ATHF were friggin cool as, so damn funny, they gave me a free mooninite beanie for being a nerd,
Jim Lee was really nice too, he kept talking to me when i was trying to leave
Ernie hudson was cool, i met him just before he did his appreance, was kind enough to stop for a photo when he was just walking past even though we should have been lined up to see him
I met the Sandman and he was just really out of it, he didnt recongise the one night stand dvd and i had to remind him what it was, only twigged when i mentioned all the run ins
Rudest were Dave Mustaine and Flyboy Rock and Johnny Grunge, obviously didnt met them at the same place but all were incredibly rude
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Post by rocket on May 10, 2009 23:36:12 GMT -5
Ok, what happened with her? I did a thread about it a while back but heres the short version of it. My friend and I paid $40 each to get a photo with her "Supernova Pop Culture Expo" (aka. Nerd Expo). So we stood in line for 40 minutes behind one person before she decided to get the photos done. So I entered the room and all she said was "Hi, stand on the line *click* thankyou". $40 + 40 minutes in line in a hot, tin shed = 5 seconds of interaction with her. Not worth it at all. As I have said, I know it is difficult to have to hang around with geeks, nerds and poindexters all day instead of filming Heroes, but c'mon. I paid $40 and all I get is a hello and thankyou? It was pretty much the same deal when I met her in the fall of 07 at something in Manhattan. I guess she just wanted to go through the motions. Kristen Bell also had the 5-second meet and greet photo-ops at that same event, but she was a lot more friendly. I've met a lot of celebrities, I'll just list a few: -Linda Hamilton at a convention in Jersey last year. I waited 2 and a half hours for her, and after I got my autograph and photo-op, I told her it was worth the said 2 and a half hours. She proceeded to hug and kiss me. -I bumped into Dara Torres (that 40-something swimmer) at a hotel. She didn't mind signing for me and we had a nice little conversation. -I met a bunch of wrestlers prior to a Smackdown/ECW taping a couple of weks ago. But two who really stood out as personable to their fans were Matt Striker and R-Truth. -I met Mickie James at a signing on my birthday last year. Upon telling her it was my birthday, she wrote Happy Birthday on my 8x10 of her. -Not really my doing, but Kiefer Sutherland signed after a talk show appearance earlier this year. I heard someone yelling how he was from the same part of Ontario he was from, and he responded "We're taking over the world!" Shame he can't keep out of trouble. Erik Estrada and Julie Newmar were also pretty damn cool.
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on May 11, 2009 1:28:00 GMT -5
My worst celebrity experience wasn't the celebrity's fault. I met Chris Jericho at an autograph signing for his book. I'd seen ahead of time that it was happening so I didn't buy the book until the signing (you had to buy it to get it signed). When I met him, I asked him how many of his 1000 holds he could still do and he joked with me about it for a second. He also seemed impressed that I was wearing a Jerichoholic t-shirt from about 1999. I thought both these things showed how hardcore of a fan I was that I knew these references twelve/ten years after they'd happened. Then I read the book, and the damn 1000 holds is snorking well in there. I didn't look like a hardcore fan, I looked like a snorking mark. Oh god!!! A MARK!??!?!! If there's one thing we hate, its wrestling fans that don't listen to backstage stories and just enjoy wrestling because of wrestling!!!!!
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Post by teamjd on May 11, 2009 1:34:07 GMT -5
Oh god!!! A MARK!??!?!! If there's one thing we hate, its wrestling fans that don't listen to backstage stories and just enjoy wrestling because of wrestling!!!!! Chris gave us a nice shout out in line when we were wearing home-made Jerichoholic Ninja and JPS shirts like Ralphus ;D
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Post by Mozenrath on May 11, 2009 1:41:10 GMT -5
Matt Hardy was very very nice. So was Jerry Lawler. Grand Master Sexay was a huge jerk in real life. I used to like him, but after I met him and was around him, naah.... He was nice to me when I wrote him an email as a kid, but that wasn't in person, so who knows? I'm just surprised he was nice, it had to be the lamest email ever. I was like 13, so I think I asked if him and Scotty played video games with Rikishi. He said yes, and some other stuff I don't remember. I'm still surprised he wrote me back, this was at the HEIGHT of their popularity in 2000 or so. They might of even still been tag champs. By the way, anyone else kind of hoping this would be loaded with stories of celebrities being jerks? I won't be satisfied until I hear Jeremy Irons stole some kid's hat.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on May 11, 2009 2:41:44 GMT -5
I'll second whoever mentioned Jerry Only from the Misfits. I've seen them live 3 times and Jerry's always a class act.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was awesome when I met him last year. You could tell he really enjoyed meeting the fans. George "the Animal" Steele was also a class act and re-took the photo when, upon printing, they found that my photo with him hadn't turned out well. I guess I talked to him about 5 or 10 minutes. Very sociable, very polite.
Closest thing to rude was Road Warrior Animal, who didn't speak or even get out of his chair for the photo op. However, I later heard he came to the appearance on only 2 hours of sleep, and that will put damn near anyone in a not-so-warm mood. He wasn't a jerk or anything, and he did pose a bit for the pic, you could just tell he wasn't really into it.
Ken Lovelace, Jerry Lee Lewis' guitarist for the last 40 years or so was incredibly nice. Posed for pictures and talked to his for about 10 minutes or so while drinking a beer in the hallway of the casino after the show. Told us a story about how he came to play for Jerry Lee and his first show with him. I was hoping to meet "the Killer" himself, but was informed that Jerry Lee had actually gone to bed.
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Post by Ravishing One on May 11, 2009 2:53:41 GMT -5
Nicest was Gary Cole. I met him out in LA a couple of years ago. He was doing the voice of Birdman at the time and I was/am in love with that show. He signed some autographs and talked to me for about 20 minutes. He said it was nice to talk to a fan NOT obsessed with Office Space. real personable guy
Rudest was Shawn Michaels about 12-13 years ago. he was coming out of a house show and my dad and I had waited for hours to get a chance to get an autograph. We approached him and asked for one. Shawn looked at my dad and said "No. Now take your fat little kid away from me." Only thing that kept Dad from attacking him was Nash, who was awesome. He apologized for Shawn, leaned down, gave me a hug and took a picture with me. Nash saved that experience for me.
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