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Time for the Name Drop

Have you ever met someone famous? I've met a few. I'm not talking going to a concert... most have done that. Something unique... like, I once handed a microphone to Mikhail Gorbachev. It was a pretty big deal, because it was not too long after the cold war. I grew up thinking he was public enemy number one 😅 I'm just curious about what other people have experienced 😊

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LeopoldBloom · M

I used to work in the same building as Tony Gwynn’s agent, and ran into him occasionally. I also met Alan Hale at his restaurant when I was a kid.

I’m also friends with a few celebrities on Facebook, not following but on their friends list.

CCMorgan · 51-55, M

@LeopoldBloom That's pretty cool! I had to look them up, but I watched Gilligan's Island a million times as a kid. Iconic television!

LeopoldBloom · M

@CCMorgan The Gilligan's Island actors were paid scale, so they earned nothing from the years of syndication following the show's popularity. Hale had to open a restaurant just to earn a living. He didn't have much of a film career after that. However, that had an effect on future actors, who negotiated residuals from reruns. If Hale had that in his contract, he would have been in great shape.

What I remember from that restaurant was a guy who circulated around with a plate of garlic bread. That was the first time I ever had garlic bread, and will never forget how great it was.

CCMorgan · 51-55, M

@LeopoldBloom Thank you for sharing. I find this so interesting! Too bad he missed out like that. Those shows finished filming before I was born, but I grew up with them. They played for many years! Funny about the garlic bread too. We had a restaurant where I grew up that has been gone for over 40 years now, that I still remember the pizza from... because it was that great, and I think it was the first I ever had too 😉