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#122 5 years ago

I have met quite a few celebrities if my lifetime. Too many to mention. I never treat them any differently than I would anyone else. They just happen to do a different job than I do. They hit baseballs, play a role, or play a guitar, and I sell HVAC equipment. It does not make anyone better than anybody else. I am sure they have a more exciting lifestyle than me, but I don't put them on a pedestal. I loved the Hulk show as a kid. Just this past year I saw Lou at a convention. I did not feel the need to approach him. When I walked by him, I was in a suit of armor so he noticed me and looked up. We both said hello and I walked away. That was my encounter with the Hulk. That was good enough for me.

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#149 5 years ago

Many years ago I was at a convention with my friends. I went up to the empty table of one of the celebrities there. It was someone whose work I had admired from the movies that he had done. All I will say is that it was someone who does special effects make up. I had never really met anyone in the that industry before. I had said hello, and politely asked for an autograph after I paid for one of his photos. Even though he clearly was not busy, he could not be bothered to even look up. He did not say a word. He signed his name and then flicked the photo away with his fingertips as if he were dismissing me. I walked away and said that he must have been having a bad day. My friends disagreed and said that he was a dick and has no right to treat a fan like that, especially one who is putting money in his pocket.

Fast forward quite a few years later. I am friends with a pretty well known fantasy artist. I was asked to accompany him to a really big convention. We had met because I was wearing some plate armor covered in bones, spikes and skulls, kind of something you would see in World of Warcraft or D&D, and we got to talking about his work doing illustrations of characters dressed similarly to me. I was suppose to be kind of like a mascot. One day of the convention The hall was empty except for the Playboy centerfolds who were setting up, and me. I was suited up, and I had met them the day before, so they called me over and I was talking to them and enjoying the sympathy that they were giving me because of the hot and heavy stuff I was wearing. I did not make a big deal of the fact that they won the genetic lottery, so I guess they felt comfortable around me, especially since they knew that I was there to work, and not hit on them. (Like I would have had a chance.)

Guess who comes walking up at the moment I am hanging out with a group of beautiful young women. Mr "I am an ass to my fans." The girls all had a look of disgust and whispered that this guy "gives them the creeps and is a jerk." I guess he was all over them the day before. He comes up to me and says, "Wow, Very cool costume!" I looked at him and with my best, and unmistakable dismissing voice said, "Yeah. Thanks." I then turned my back to him and said, "Ok ladies, now where was I.... " and continued with my story. One of them muttered loud enough for him to hear, "Beat it asshole," they started to laugh a little and he walked away. Damn that felt very satisfying. I am sure that he did not care, but I hope that he had the same "WTF was that?" moment that I had, the first time that we met. The next day, I talked to the girls when I was on break, and they gave me quite a few pictures and autographs for free. Since then I do not place too much importance on what you do, but who you are. And I guess for the record I should have been polite to him, and been a bigger person. Nah. Screw that. He had it coming.

#157 5 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I gotta play Savini's advocate...
Imagine doing this shit for like 35 years? Imagine how many countless hundreds of thousands of nerds this guy has had to endure!!!
I know his shitty behavior sucks, but in some small way, I can understand it. It can't help but affect a person in some way. I mean, he was in 'Nam, but I'm sure it was nothing like 4 decades on the convention circuit!!!

Everyone else that I have met, and I mean everyone, was the exact opposite. Rock or movie stars, athletes, artists, etc, you name it and there was not one person that I had a bad experience with. Except for that one time. Some of the famous people that I met were so cool and down to earth. Some of the ones that I admired the most, turned out to be some of the nicest people.

#159 5 years ago
Quoted from fosaisu:

I like that this little tidbit is peppered into all of your stories!

LOL. I work at a Renn fair and my job is just to take pictures with people. I also wear that stuff when I go to a convention with my son. It attracts a lot of attention. Its the way that I have met a whole bunch of celebrities. A lot of times they ask to take a picture with me. Usually they will hang out for a few moments. I don't wait in lines, and I still get to meet some cool people. If I was in street clothes I would be invisible. When I am in my warrior gear I kind of stand out in a crowd.

#161 5 years ago

Quite a few people comment that he is arrogant, stand offish and rude to fans. That he has a chip on his shoulders. I am sure that I am not the only one who was let down after meeting him.

#193 5 years ago

One thing that I never talk to a celebrity about, is what they do for a living. They hear that stuff so much. And I don't make a big deal about them when I am around them. I am fortunate that I have had the opportunity to meet some of them in a somewhat relaxed setting, like before or after a con. I have had some very cool experiences. One time my daughter who is obsessed with Star Wars, was watching The Empire Strikes Back. She commented that she liked the bad guys. I told her that one time Boba Fett was playing with her when she was a toddler, And that I had Darth Vader's home address. I also mentioned that I was friends with some of the other characters. She did not believe me, but after all they are just people, and I have had the chance to work with some of them and afterwards a friendship developed.

Some extremely cool people that stood out:
Anyone from the walking dead. Herschel, Merle, and Daryl were the best.
Anyone from Star Wars.
Richard Dean Anderson. Got to share a whole bunch of laughs with Macgyver.
Karen Allen. Marion Ravenwood is a blast to hang out with
Snoop Dog. Long story. Cool guy.
Meatlof
Van Halen, Warrant, Skid Row, Ozzy, Twisted Sister. Lots of alcohol consumed, but from what I can remember was fun.
Ralph Macchio
Ted Raimi
Michael J Fox

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