tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post3201794193469992561..comments2024-03-08T07:00:30.850-06:00Comments on Write From the Heart: Dropping a nameLinda O'Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-48352394227310183172013-07-07T21:58:08.884-05:002013-07-07T21:58:08.884-05:00Don't know anyone famous or encountered them, ...Don't know anyone famous or encountered them, but I once knew a rolls royce mechanic and if he had a car overnight and took it home to work on it he would sometimes take me and my children for a ride, that was always fun. <br />Merle....... Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-79456937788471031032013-07-07T16:41:52.502-05:002013-07-07T16:41:52.502-05:00When I lived in the village we had the luck to hav...When I lived in the village we had the luck to have two actors come over for a friendly game of bid whist. It was more than 40 years ago and I can't even remember their names, so could not drop them if I wanted. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383088026534281295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-5210088263309645372013-07-07T14:36:09.353-05:002013-07-07T14:36:09.353-05:00I shook hands with the mayor of St. Louis and didn...I shook hands with the mayor of St. Louis and didn't even know it. Thought he was a greeter valet parking attendant when we arrived at an event. I'll have to remember your story when I need things...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-62268882153156763682013-07-07T14:22:48.014-05:002013-07-07T14:22:48.014-05:00We had a few celebrity encounters when we lived in...We had a few celebrity encounters when we lived in Vegas, but never enough that I could drop a name. :)Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-37777813004781178152013-07-06T23:43:35.903-05:002013-07-06T23:43:35.903-05:00Yes! I was asked recently to tell something unusua...Yes! I was asked recently to tell something unusual I may have done for a school scavenger hunt. (Hunters were to track down the teachers that they thought matched the description.) I wrote that I had once danced with the Village People. True story. We were at a party hosted by hubby's company in Las Vegas and the Village People were the entertainers. They came onto the dance floor and I got to dance with them. Nobody doing the scavenger hunt even approached me to see if that was me. Mild mannered Mrs. R. would never do the YMCA with the Village People...would she???<br />Deborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002468510668438210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-22023007239271128062013-07-06T22:28:44.686-05:002013-07-06T22:28:44.686-05:00My husband and I ran into (almost literally!) The ...My husband and I ran into (almost literally!) The Smothers Brothers when we were on our honeymoon in KC....30 years ago! That same evening, we also shared an elevator with Joan Rivers. They were doing shows at the hotel we stayed in. BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-74527049861860360482013-07-06T16:19:07.414-05:002013-07-06T16:19:07.414-05:00I haven't had much contact with anyone very fa...I haven't had much contact with anyone very famous. Good for you for finally getting someone to sit up and take notice and get the problem solved for you!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-82190088948126756962013-07-06T12:01:23.935-05:002013-07-06T12:01:23.935-05:00Nice maneuver over and through the indifference an...Nice maneuver over and through the indifference and red tape. Next time I run into a pile of the stuff I'm gonna tell them Linda O'Connell instructed me to tell them where they can go. Bet it works!Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-53623101817499573292013-07-06T04:56:52.339-05:002013-07-06T04:56:52.339-05:00Kudos to you for your quick thinking! I had brushe...Kudos to you for your quick thinking! I had brushes with a few when I worked in Los Angeles, but that was so long ago... I agree with those above...same, just different clothes! Enjoy your weekend!noexcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149834972952594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-19372760553339860002013-07-06T04:19:19.695-05:002013-07-06T04:19:19.695-05:00Perfect! I've met a few 'names' in my ...Perfect! I've met a few 'names' in my time, some military, some academic, some show biz, some Royal . . . we're all the same under the skin - it's just that the skin is differently (and more expensively) clad;-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-71475972848258050312013-07-05T21:47:26.407-05:002013-07-05T21:47:26.407-05:00Ha ha ha ha ha That was a good story, Linda. Gee,...Ha ha ha ha ha That was a good story, Linda. Gee, I can't think of a time I name-dropped but I probably did.<br /><br />Hope your fourth was good!SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-36448552761918335552013-07-05T21:00:18.913-05:002013-07-05T21:00:18.913-05:00Way to think outside the box, on your feet, Linda!...Way to think outside the box, on your feet, Linda! <br />I used to be SO star-struck, but after near a decade working at a TV station (while living in Florida), it finally dawned on me, they put on their pants the same way as you n' me. Generally, most were genuinely nice. My personal fav was Frank Gifford. Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-84152955240536152592013-07-05T19:15:00.655-05:002013-07-05T19:15:00.655-05:00Only two. I went to 7th grade with Colin Firth (he...Only two. I went to 7th grade with Colin Firth (he lived in St. Louis for a year or two) and once I stood next to Stan Musial right next to his statue, and just thought he was some old guy in a leisure suit.<br /><br />You got _____s, Linda.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-73918318087240922362013-07-05T17:29:47.867-05:002013-07-05T17:29:47.867-05:00Ha! Good one, Linda. I will remember this and try ...Ha! Good one, Linda. I will remember this and try your technique. I did have a run around with Sears at Christmas. On Dec 23 with a hole in the kitchen and company coming I finally told them I was having a dishwasher in by noon Christmas Eve and only they could know if it was going to be a Sears one. Final answer...they moved on it and FOUND it.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-22371391217554907242013-07-05T17:11:44.219-05:002013-07-05T17:11:44.219-05:00Jim Hart, quarterback of the old St. Louis Cardina...Jim Hart, quarterback of the old St. Louis Cardinals football team, appeared at my front door and asked directions. That's my only brush with greatness.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.com