It certainly has been an interesting life thus far 
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My wife turned down a lunch date with Sean Connery back in 1970.
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Did she express regret about this? I think I would have!
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Her office and his manager were in the same building. She was taking the elevator to go down a floor and when the door opened there he was with a colleague. Slow elevator and as the doors reopened he suggested lunch at his club. This was close to the old US Embassy in London. High end area. She politely ,and somewhat embarrassed, declined. But she could feel him watching as she walked away.
After all, who needed him when she had me.
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And there you have it. No regrets! This is a very sweet story with a very happy endingâpretty good post for an oldgeezer! lol 
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We have also been in Michael Caineâs bedroom. Does that qualify for this topic?
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, it does indeed! But spare us the details! (lol)
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Lucky you. I only met some political figures.
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During the '06 main event in Vegas, I met and talked to many of the top poker pros, but one of them stands out, in a manner of speaking.
The Rio had a long row of portable toilets set up in the back, and there were long lines for them during the breaks. I donât do long lines or portable toilets, and discovered that, if one was to bypass the row of chairs and carts barricading an inner hallway, there was a small menâs room hidden just beyond.
During one of the breaks, I accessed this hidden oasis and was surprised to see Daniel Negreanu at one of the roomâs 2 urinals. The unwritten rules of such an encounter forbids either party to speak, but I did slide into the adjoining facility, and I freely admit that I risked a quick glance in his general, below the belt vicinity.
So Iâm not really sure if this counts as a âmeeting,â per se, but I can confidently say that I have seen a side of Daniel Negreanu that I assume few have seen.
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This counts, although I would draw a modesty veil over the whole story.
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Iâm 82 now, but when I was in the 3rd grade in one of the sixteen grade schools I attended in California, I lived in Encino, CA. and went to school with many kids who had at least one parent who was a Hollywood star. I was in class with Buddy Abbott Junior, and several others. I lived on a street off Louise Street and Walter Lantz ran over my small dog. I donât think he ever realized it. My mother was the private secretary of Daryl F. Zanuck during that period. My sister and I would sometimes spend a day at the studio of 20th Century Fox. Once, while in the menâs gym, Darren McGavin held me up so I could hit the punching bag a few times. I wasnât nearly as good as he was at it. Geroge Gessel made me a beanie hat from a perfectly good hat of his. I have many more memories from that era that are now growing dim. But I was only in the fourth of sixteen schools by that time.
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Ahaha, ahaha 
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Wouldnât it count twice as you got to meet Daniel Snr and Daniel jnr???
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Hahahaânot sure this actually was a âmeet and greet,â more like a âglance and go!â lol
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No, it certainly was not a meet and greet! Etiquette demands a handshake during a formal meeting, which was out of the question, given the circumstances. However, I do believe I detected a slight nod of his head in acknowledgement, so thereâs that. 
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No doubt at the very least âa slight nod of his head in acknowledgementâ was in order, whether to SPG or SPG Jr. or both.
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Hahahahahaha, priceless
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He is a habitual reader so likely took a glance also
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Grew up down the street from Gordie Howe and was friends with his son, Good man.
Met Drew Abbott from The Silver Bullet Band at a private residence, I wonât say why but it was 1977 
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I ran into James Brown in the 80âs at the Atlanta Airport. When I say I ran into James Brown I mean I ran into James Brown. I turned around on the concourse and BAM! Ran smack into James Brown. It was like running into a fire hydrant. Knocked me on my butt. He said some thing along the lines of. âHep yat yonman hupâ. His body guard reached down and grabbed me by the arm and brought me back to my feet. James Brown said âHwat whay hou gettinââ. His Body guard said âYeahâ and they walked away. True Story.
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