Conversations with Famous People
The following are my Top 3 Crap Conversations with Famous People :
Anthony La Paglia (Actor) – a few weeks ago, in Byron, Anthony was a few seats away from us. As he walked past, he dropped his keys :
SurferCam : Mate, you dropped your keys.
ALP : “ ”
Pat Rafter (Tennis Legend) – A few years back in Noosa, walking through the National Park, Pat Rafter came jogging towards us :
SurferCam : Hey Patty!
PR : Hey!
Robbie McEwen (Tour de France legend) – At my local café a few months ago and had my Labrador tied up to the bike rack. Robbie tried to park his bicycle that’s probably worth about $20,000 but my dog was in the way :
SurferCam : Here let me move my dog.
RM : He’s alright.
SC : No, he’ll try and eat your bike.
RM : Oh. Ok.
Other close-up sightings but no conversations :
– Alice Cooper - shopping in a mall in Dallas (Texas, USA)
– Claudia Schiffer – in a shop in London – I actually brushed past her!
– Barry Humphries – sitting opposite me waiting for a table in a London Japanese restaurant.
– Hugh Jackman – The Rocks (Sydney)
– Paris Hilton – a Bar in Broadbeach (Gold Coast)
– Paris Hilton – walking out of hotel in Sydney as I was walking in – I abused her and her bodyguards for getting in MY way!
– Neil Finn – Backstage at Crowded House / Split Enz concert in 1990
– George Gregan – at Gusto’s (5-ways, Sydney)
– John Eales – at lunch in my old office building (Chifley Tower, Sydney)
– Stephen Kernahan – walked past me in Melbourne
Let's hear yours!
posted by surfercam @ 12:35 pm
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Jude Law walked past our restaurant in Paris a couple of weeks ago.
Giorgio Armani at Ibiza (see travel blog photo).
Hugo Weaving at the airport.
Daniel Auteil (my favourite French actor) in Paris four years ago.
Um, that's all I can remember for now. Impressive list SC, and yes, Paris and co. SHOULD get out of YOUR way.
Ian Thorpe in the Myer Centre (Brisbane)
Jack Jones (former Southern Sons singer) in the Mall (Brisbane)
There have been more but I can't really remember.
Friend of mine was in an elevator with James Packer when he was between girlfriends. Sadly, she was struck dumb so she couldn't impress him with her wit.
Ok, I'm going for the "lightest brush with fame" award here...
John Eales - I was taught by his dad in primary school.
Haha! I was at the basketball and threw a paper aeroplane after the match. It hit Kirsty Marshall (that skiing chick) in the back of the head. Her bodyguard stood up and scanned the crowd for guilty looking kids. I hid.
Ps. Cool blog.
PPs. Coastalwatch > Swellnet.
Umm...
Spike Milligan at a book signing - he made a joke when I dedicated both books to my dad about John again? John O' Groats
Thomas Keneally at another book signing - Signing a copy of Schindlers Ark before Spielberg made it a movie
Layne Beachley - stalked her at Coolangatta Airport earlier this year.
Greg Norman - Had a gold lesson with him (and about 50 High school students) back in the late 70s before he was famous.
I worked with Jamie Packer.
What a legend you are..mine are all just local personalities really..
Wilbur Wilde: My 16th birthday at a local disco venue...he played happy birthday to me on his sax!
Eddie "Everywhere" McGuire: when I went to see the making of the last show for this year of 1 vs 100. We spoke, he was a genuine nice guy, No BS about it. It was the day he resigned from his job.
Rex Hunt: At D'Lish Fish his restaurant in Port Melbourne...it was Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital.
Rex again, he signed an autograph for my son at the oppening of a shop here where we live.
Ivan Hutchinson, when I went to the Bolshoi Ballet aged 17yrs. He and his wife were extremely polite people...just lovely.
Tommy Haffey, when down the Peninsula..my son Tomas was wrapped as he loves the Tigers and I was saying Tommy is a legend and then Tommy came over and spoke to my Tom.
Neville Brunz...used to play for Geelong...he was my PE teacher at school.
Andrew Gaze (Basketballer)...he taught at my University..used to have a natter in the cafeteria.
The member of the group the "Hooley Doolies" LOL..and that's it!!
Nice "spotting" everyone.
I forgot to add :
Mickey Rooney - right in front of me on a plane in the US.
Tom Carrol - at Cirque de Soleil.
The black guy that used to do the sound affects in all the Police Academy movies - at Amsterdam Airport.
Oh you blatant name dropper!
*Bert Newton sans fake hair in the Qantas lounge sydney airport.
*Jennifer Hawkins a few times at cosmetic functions.
*Bree Amer and Mike Goldman at Shooters on the Goldy.
*Lots of NRL twats in various clubs around Sydney.
*Anthony Mundine, grew up on suburb away from him and he dated a friend of mine for a few years.
*The singer from the Chilli Peppers at the airport.
*Paris Hilton at the Ice Bar in Sydney.
* The wiggles on my plane from NZ.
* Kylie Minogue at Doyles Watsons bay.
*Ian Thorpe at Bourbon and Beef the cross.
A few more but can't remember off the top of my head. I work in the cosmetics industry so see a lot of B and C grade celebs at functions.
Having some State Government ministers as clients doesn't count, does it? ... Thought not.
I was in LA last weekend and as I was going to my gate I almost kicked Weeman through the roof because i didnt see him. If it wasnt for his infamous waddle walk I probably would have asked him where his mum was.
Wow, someone saw Ian Thorp!! I had a great comment until I read that.
I've seen a bunch since I've lived in LA area for so long.
A few of my faves though:
Hugh Hefner & his girlfriends (at the mansion few times)
Keenan Ivory Wayans (in the VIP area of a club. we chatted a bit)
Neil Bush (The U.S. president's brother- had lunch and walked around Rodeo drive with him)
Gene Simmons (Kiss - the band. also at the Playboy mansion)
Ricky Martin (backstage at a concert)
Kelley Osbourne & Tommy Lee (both at a concert backstage. my friend bummed a smoke from Kelley on a dare!)
Hmmmm... many others, but these were the first that came to mind.
Wayne Gardner was in my lounge room.
Gordan Tallis borrowed my computer, at work, to google the populations of Ipswich versus Cairns...he had a bet with one of the other players. BTW I had to show him how to use it lol
Craig Lowndes bumped into me outside the Bendigo bank the other month...he apologised as he was talking on the phone and evading twenty kids that had just recognised him.
'The Queen' stepped on my foot during a Royal Guard I was in, in Perth. She is very tiny
Miss Nat: Nice to meet you...What do you do for work?
Conrad Colby: I work on All Saints
Steph - who are Bree Amer and Mike Goldman? And if you say from Australian Idiot or Big Brother or one of those shows, you'll be banned for a month!
Mike - the only pollie that counts is the PM.
Neily - hahaha.
Ex - Thorpie - Nice one!
T.A.B. - I think you win first prize!
Scorpy - the Queen hey! Nice!
Nat - What I would have said. I still don't know who you're talking about.
I told him i'd never seen it, also thought they filmed it in Melbourne. Nice guy, we hung at the beach all afternoon then gelato back at his place :-)
I forgot my favourite one:
Tara Moss: I'm like so spiritual like you know *brushes hair from face* it's like really important to be spiritual. I roll my eyes as Bessie Bardot starts about her spirituality while handing me a Mango puiree cocktail and winking - what a night
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