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Brandon Rush
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Topic: Star studded weekend for me
Posted: 19 July 2010 at 12:50pm

with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times.

Talked with Thunder GM Sam Presti at the OKC airport. (not huge, but still), then in Cleveland on Saturday alone I ran into Johnny Damon (Detroit Tigers), Bernie Kosar (Cleveland Browns), Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns), John Rzenik (lead singer of Goo Goo Dolls), then at the airport in Chicago I ran into Gilbey Clark (guitarist for Guns N Roses)

craziness...

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roy4pokes
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Posted: 19 July 2010 at 1:06pm

You gonna wash that right hand anytime soon?

"Life's tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne

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POISON
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Posted: 19 July 2010 at 1:59pm

Originally posted by roy4pokes

You gonna wash that right hand anytime soon?

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capmarine
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Posted: 19 July 2010 at 3:05pm

have a friend that i worked with in LE,he met and got to talk to John Wayne for about 45min,just him and the Duke;the Duke was waiting on a ride to attend a funeral here in OK.
funny thing my wife and daughter were in NYC a few years ago,walking across the street and my daughter almost knocks Dustin Hoffman on his backside.a little guy i guess?

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i just had an EKG,i do have a heart!

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Posted: 19 July 2010 at 3:20pm

Originally posted by Brandon Rush

with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times.

craziness...

That is quite impressive. From '95-'05 I traveled about 50 to 80% of the time and for thelast 5 years I have traveled about 10% of the time. That is a lot of time in airports and hotels. However, I have had very few celebrity encounters and probably have seen fewer in any given year than you saw in one weekend.

My best encounter occured in the Dominican Republic. I was able to sit at the bar in the American Airlines Admiral's Club for about an hour and was able to visit with Moises Alou the entire time. He was on the way to Chi as a new cub after being traded from the Astros. He was not a happy camper. Too bad I was not a reporter because that conversation would have made a great story.

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jetman
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Posted: 22 July 2010 at 6:44am

I ate lunch with Captain Phil Harris (RIP) last April. Hung out with him for a couple of hours. Cool mofo, that guy was.

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EricTheRed
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Posted: 24 July 2010 at 11:10am

Originally posted by Brandon Rush

with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times.

craziness...

Pretty impressive

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soonercntry1
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 5:39pm

I was at a work dinner earlier this week and one of my peers was telling us about eating at a restaurant that Clint Eastwood owns somewhere on the Coast of California.

He was sitting at the bar with a guy who claimed to be Clint's good friend from Texas. My buddy was like, yeah right. About 20 minutes later Clint Eastwood walks in and steps up to the bar right between these two guys. He looks over my co-worker and then looks at "Mike" on the other side of him and says "Well Mike, who's your friend?".

It was a very cool evening after that for him. He doesn't hardly remember any of the specifics discussed that night because he was star struck for the first time in his life.

He kept saying that Eastwood looks really, REALLY old in person and that he's very skinny. Of course, most 80 year old men appear that way.

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POISON
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 5:58pm

Originally posted by soonercntry1

I was at a work dinner earlier this week and one of my peers was telling us about eating at a restaurant that Clint Eastwood owns somewhere on the Coast of California.

He was sitting at the bar with a guy who claimed to be Clint's good friend from Texas. My buddy was like, yeah right. About 20 minutes later Clint Eastwood walks in and steps up to the bar right between these two guys. He looks over my co-worker and then looks at "Mike" on the other side of him and says "Well Mike, who's your friend?".

It was a very cool evening after that for him. He doesn't hardly remember any of the specifics discussed that night because he was star struck for the first time in his life.

He kept saying that Eastwood looks really, REALLY old in person and that he's very skinny. Of course, most 80 year old men appear that way.

Did Clint have his buddy the Orangutang (sp) with him???

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soonercntry1
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 6:46pm

No, but cars from his movies were all over the property. His workers who took care of the property were driving the vehicles.

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POISON
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Posted: 30 July 2010 at 4:14pm

Clyde, the Orangutan from "every which way but loose" was severely beaten with an axe handle prior to filming, and died a month before the films release according to this........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose_(film) that's AWFUL!!! I never heard about this. Anyone in here remember that???

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Brandon Rush Admin Group Joined: 15 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22424	Topic: Star studded weekend for me Posted: 19 July 2010 at 12:50pm
	with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times. Talked with Thunder GM Sam Presti at the OKC airport. (not huge, but still), then in Cleveland on Saturday alone I ran into Johnny Damon (Detroit Tigers), Bernie Kosar (Cleveland Browns), Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns), John Rzenik (lead singer of Goo Goo Dolls), then at the airport in Chicago I ran into Gilbey Clark (guitarist for Guns N Roses) craziness...
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roy4pokes Ultimate Joined: 10 August 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14171	Posted: 19 July 2010 at 1:06pm
	You gonna wash that right hand anytime soon?
	"Life's tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne Go green - recycle Congress in 2010
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POISON Big League Joined: 26 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5141	Posted: 19 July 2010 at 1:59pm
	*Originally posted by roy4pokes* You gonna wash that right hand anytime soon?
	Proud member since April 2005, until a loser(Moron Mike)called Jim and impersonated me.
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capmarine Big Daddy Joined: 18 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1955	Posted: 19 July 2010 at 3:05pm
	have a friend that i worked with in LE,he met and got to talk to John Wayne for about 45min,just him and the Duke;the Duke was waiting on a ride to attend a funeral here in OK. funny thing my wife and daughter were in NYC a few years ago,walking across the street and my daughter almost knocks Dustin Hoffman on his backside.a little guy i guess?
	http://marines.togetherweserved.com/profile/47950 i just had an EKG,i do have a heart!
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Guests Guest	Posted: 19 July 2010 at 3:20pm
	*Originally posted by Brandon Rush* with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times. Talked with Thunder GM Sam Presti at the OKC airport. (not huge, but still), then in Cleveland on Saturday alone I ran into Johnny Damon (Detroit Tigers), Bernie Kosar (Cleveland Browns), Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns), John Rzenik (lead singer of Goo Goo Dolls), then at the airport in Chicago I ran into Gilbey Clark (guitarist for Guns N Roses) craziness... That is quite impressive. From '95-'05 I traveled about 50 to 80% of the time and for thelast 5 years I have traveled about 10% of the time. That is a lot of time in airports and hotels. However, I have had very few celebrity encounters and probably have seen fewer in any given year than you saw in one weekend. My best encounter occured in the Dominican Republic. I was able to sit at the bar in the American Airlines Admiral's Club for about an hour and was able to visit with Moises Alou the entire time. He was on the way to Chi as a new cub after being traded from the Astros. He was not a happy camper. Too bad I was not a reporter because that conversation would have made a great story.
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jetman Solid Individual Joined: 29 May 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 600	Posted: 22 July 2010 at 6:44am
	I ate lunch with Captain Phil Harris (RIP) last April. Hung out with him for a couple of hours. Cool mofo, that guy was.
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EricTheRed Solid Individual Joined: 21 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 713	Posted: 24 July 2010 at 11:10am
	*Originally posted by Brandon Rush* with my Arena Football duties, my travels take me interesting places, but this weekend to Cleveland found me a bit star struck at times. Talked with Thunder GM Sam Presti at the OKC airport. (not huge, but still), then in Cleveland on Saturday alone I ran into Johnny Damon (Detroit Tigers), Bernie Kosar (Cleveland Browns), Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns), John Rzenik (lead singer of Goo Goo Dolls), then at the airport in Chicago I ran into Gilbey Clark (guitarist for Guns N Roses) craziness... Pretty impressive
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soonercntry1 Big League Joined: 10 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 4697	Posted: 29 July 2010 at 5:39pm
	I was at a work dinner earlier this week and one of my peers was telling us about eating at a restaurant that Clint Eastwood owns somewhere on the Coast of California. He was sitting at the bar with a guy who claimed to be Clint's good friend from Texas. My buddy was like, yeah right. About 20 minutes later Clint Eastwood walks in and steps up to the bar right between these two guys. He looks over my co-worker and then looks at "Mike" on the other side of him and says "Well Mike, who's your friend?". It was a very cool evening after that for him. He doesn't hardly remember any of the specifics discussed that night because he was star struck for the first time in his life. He kept saying that Eastwood looks really, REALLY old in person and that he's very skinny. Of course, most 80 year old men appear that way.
	Buy American and support the U.S. Economy..... Buy Toyota!
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POISON Big League Joined: 26 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5141	Posted: 29 July 2010 at 5:58pm
	*Originally posted by soonercntry1* I was at a work dinner earlier this week and one of my peers was telling us about eating at a restaurant that Clint Eastwood owns somewhere on the Coast of California. He was sitting at the bar with a guy who claimed to be Clint's good friend from Texas. My buddy was like, yeah right. About 20 minutes later Clint Eastwood walks in and steps up to the bar right between these two guys. He looks over my co-worker and then looks at "Mike" on the other side of him and says "Well Mike, who's your friend?". It was a very cool evening after that for him. He doesn't hardly remember any of the specifics discussed that night because he was star struck for the first time in his life. He kept saying that Eastwood looks really, REALLY old in person and that he's very skinny. Of course, most 80 year old men appear that way. Did Clint have his buddy the Orangutang (sp) with him???
	Proud member since April 2005, until a loser(Moron Mike)called Jim and impersonated me.
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soonercntry1 Big League Joined: 10 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 4697	Posted: 29 July 2010 at 6:46pm
	No, but cars from his movies were all over the property. His workers who took care of the property were driving the vehicles.
	Buy American and support the U.S. Economy..... Buy Toyota!
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POISON Big League Joined: 26 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5141	Posted: 30 July 2010 at 4:14pm
	Clyde, the Orangutan from "every which way but loose" was severely beaten with an axe handle prior to filming, and died a month before the films release according to this........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose_(film) that's AWFUL!!! I never heard about this. Anyone in here remember that???
	Proud member since April 2005, until a loser(Moron Mike)called Jim and impersonated me.
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