Almost Famous

I started to think of all the "famous" people I have seen over the years....not as many as some (my dear pisser) and not as strange (my dear Mangey) but none the less, here is what I came up with:

Paul Newman- watched my mum fumble in her purse as we stared back at him, my mum oblivious that he was watching....

Joann Worley- nearly became a hood ornament to our car when my dad tried to hit her......he said he wasn't, but yeah, we know better dad!

the author of "Where the Red Fern Grows"- signed my paperback book when I was in 3rd grade...I was thrilled.....I was easily amused back then.....and gee, I still am....go figure...

Tommy Lee-1985 cal expo sacramento, waiving to us screaming stupid chicks from his backstage trailer, as we jumped up and down screaming "tommy!!!!!!""" Mangey nearly missed this, as she was fumbling with her camera at the time...

Taime Downe-Sacramento, Arco Arena- spotted him sitting in the bleachers after FasterPussycat's set....and Mangey dared me to go talk to him......ok, Mangey I will!!! "You Whore" she yelled as I ran off to meet him!

Bret Michaels of Poison- sitting with whores at the Rainbow. Just walked by with my tongue hanging out of my mouth (huminahuminahumina) I so loved him, but alas, he wasn't into pale goth chicks, instead the blonde bimbo won out....whatevah!

C*C* Deville of Poison-watched him and his mum chat about who knows what at LAX.....but it was most amusing watching CC and his wild hand gestures!

Rikki Rocket of Poison- picking up baggage at baggage claim at LAX.....whats up with these Poison boys and the airport??? And where are you Bobby Dall? I haven't seen you yet....

Lemmy-holding up the bar at the Rainbow and trying to pick up on anything that stood next to him......gross Lemmy, no thanks.....

Madonna- bitch cut me off in traffic in LA.

Ben Bratt- walking down the street in SF with some chick, could of been his wife, his affair, his sister, who knows....

Reba MacIntire- shopping at Saks when I was a makeup artist....not very exciting.....

Steve Young (ex-quarterback 49ers) - shopping in the makeup dept at Nordstrom at xmas time, when I worked at the Estee Lauder counter. A huge mob of middle age woman eager to get him to sign something, drove him out of the store......

Robin Zander of Cheap Trick- watched Mangey fumble with her umbrella.....and she wasn't aware of this until I (speachless as I lusted after Mr. Zander for years) tapped her on the shoulder and pointed in the direction of RZ.....(later on stage, he sang to me, and my life was complete....until I heard the whisper of Mangey next to me...."you whore....")


Dogs D'mour- Propping themselves up at the bar at the Stone, many moons ago......

Andy McCoy (from Hanoi Rocks)- walked past Mangey and I on the streets of London.....we both squeeled Andy McCoy!!!! ( No, you Whore, from Mangey, this was my Pre Whore self....)

Lars Ulrich (Metallica) - stopped to sign our "Vain" stickers on top of Mangeys killer chevet. How humilating for him it must of been at the time, stupid chicks who were there to see a glam band asking Mr. Metallica for an autograph!!

and of course countless times I have been to concerts and seen bands however the few memorable ones:

Michael Monroe at the Omni, where I nearly fell out of the balcony on top of him, yes, Mangey was yelling "you Whore!!"

Guns N' Roses- in Sacramento, where I ended up sitting onstage underneath Axl's microphone and being pelted with drumsticks from Steve Adler....(with Mangey next to me, shouting, you guessed it, "you Whore!

Sisters Of Mercy- at the Warfield, that show just kicked ass...complete ass!

Simply Red- at the Warfield, yeah I know where does Simply Red fit in, but it rocked, and I was able to scream to Mangey, "you Whore" as Mick Hucknell sang to her!!

Kiss and Wasp- my first ever concert in Sacramento, you always remember your first show man, so young, so impressionable, and I had screamed my lungs out before Wasp finished their set......

LA Guns- The Stone, where both Mangey and I kept yelling at each other, "you Whore!"........

oh yes, those were the days.........