Have you met any famous person and gotten their autograph?
@LeaPea2417 (36451)
Toccoa, Georgia
October 14, 2018 2:00pm CST
Have you received autographs from seeing and meeting a famous person? Back in the 80s, the famous exercise guru, Richard Simmons was coming to the book store at our local Mall to promote his new exercise/right eating book. My Mom, sister and I went to the book store , bought a book and stood in line to meet him and for him to sign our book. He did briefly speak to us as he signed our book.
Then, in the mid 80s, my best girl pal and I spent one week during our Spring Breaks from College, visiting Los Angeles California. Her brother was living there, so he stayed with him during the week. We went site seeing and one day we learned that the famous fashion guy, "Calvin Klein" would be at one of the local malls. He was promoting one of his new lines of clothes and would be signing posters. We went and stood in line and met him and said hi as he and his model signed our poster.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
14 Oct 18
Yes I had met Sir Michael Caine at his autobiography book signing.
It was amazing!!
When he actually spoke to me by name it was so great. I will never forget it in his cool London accent nearly Cockney. And he signed the book.
Sadly, I lost that book had to leave it behind because of some abuse where I lived. Never mind.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Oct 18
That is so interesting. Sorry you lost the book.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
15 Oct 18
@LeaPea2417 Yes those people where I had to leave it behind would have no knowledge or value of it.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
14 Oct 18
Nope. But did meet and get a photo with someone, Country singer Jordan Davis, this summer at the fair.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
14 Oct 18
@LeaPea2417 yes. I was so nervous though.
And my mom just reminded me that we did get someones autograph, actually two someones.. first when i was a kid but dont remember who it was besides a guy in cowboy hat, and the other about 8 years ago which was country singer Bucky Covington. Both at the fair.
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
14 Oct 18
Since I am into the business of breeding and selling of the Thoroughbreds I get a chance to meet many famous people who are rich and was to own race horses! I have met many such people and Vijay Mallya is one of those people and i never even bothered to get his autograph!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Oct 18
@LeaPea2417 , Yes most of popular personalities like to own a race horse for their status!
@shaggin (71666)
• United States
15 Oct 18
When my daughter was a baby we were at the mall and there was the last of the three munchkins from the wizard of Oz. I had one hold my daughter up on the table so we could get a photo. I was lucky that I always carried a camera on me everywhere I went. This was before cell phone were common.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Oct 18
That was good you always carried your camera.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Oct 18
Was Richard Simmons as hyper in person as he is on TV?
I've gone to a bunch of book signings but not from a lot of really big names. The biggest were Clive Barker, Doug Adams, Terry Brooks (If you like the Shannara books, you know who he is, if not, you've never heard of him) and Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet).
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Oct 18
Richard Simmons was bright and cheery that day. He actually gave my Mom, Sister & I each a kiss on the cheek as he said hello. No, I have not heard of Terry Brooks.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Oct 18
@LeaPea2417 He does seem genuinely nice like that.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 18
Living in LA, I have seen a number of the famous. I have gotten autographs from my favorite singer Linda Ronstadt several times.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Oct 18
That is nice you saw her more than once.
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