A friend used to wait tables in Park City. One night, Valerie Burtinelli walked

Apr 7, 2021
10:49:19am

wabluecoug All-American

In, and shortly after a homeless guy tried to get in. My friend told him nicely that he had to leave, but she could get him a plate of food. The homeless guy politely said "I'm Eddie Van Halen", but my friend didn't know who that was and said "nice to meet you Eddie, but you still need to leave". Valerie had to come convince her that Eddie wasn't homeless

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What are your best, I ran into (insert famous person here) at... Here's mine...

Adrielle Subjective Fact Checker

4/7/21 10:28am

I ran into Lindsey Lohan while she was in rehab in Utah. Her group of rehabbers

CougarTailDevourer

4/7/21 10:32am

Also, I sold LaVell Edwards a candy bar once when I was a cashier. He bought a

CougarTailDevourer

4/7/21 10:34am

It was probably Steve Young

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4/7/21 12:51pm

James Earl Jones and Martin Sheen at Electric Horseman premier after

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4/7/21 10:36am

Speaking of the Tree Room....

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4/7/21 11:36am

What! That is incredible. How was it?

Richard McCoy Jr.

4/7/21 11:49am

It was a very nice evening. Even though

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4/7/21 2:19pm

Billy Joel, Ice House... peeing in a wastebasket... Game Room had been shut down

relic

4/7/21 12:31pm

That's amazing!

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 3:51pm

I got a story that also involves Willie Nelson

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4/8/21 12:10pm

I heard that Willie gets pretty drunk before shows? Was this the case back then?

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Not a drop while we were there. After the show he was headed to the bus to

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4/8/21 12:45pm

About 15 years ago, I got to go backstage with the Doobie Brothers, in Vegas...

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Yikes

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4/7/21 10:37am

Lohan needed rehab?

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4/7/21 10:39am

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4/7/21 11:01am

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4/7/21 10:56am

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4/7/21 11:12am

I turned around in line and there was Marcia Cross — between her Melrose Place

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4/7/21 11:12am

Wow. See TNT would never have guessed that

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4/7/21 11:15am

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Cougarrr

4/7/21 10:32am

He used to walk around UCLA campus every morning (his wife was a prof.), so I...

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4/7/21 10:38am

The Jazz used to practice at East High so guys like that would be in the area on SLC's east side pretty frequently

Tokolosh

4/7/21 10:33am

Closer to state.

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4/7/21 10:34am

Pierce Brosnan was right behind my family on our flight home from Kauai. I

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4/7/21 10:34am

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4/7/21 10:38am

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4/7/21 10:35am

The Mack's Inn Stomp?!

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4/7/21 10:39am

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4/7/21 12:10pm

sounds about right. When I met him at the dance

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4/7/21 12:59pm

I ran into him at the country swing dancing in Provo. He was very friendly.

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4/7/21 5:05pm

I played ultimate with him in Provo. He was super nice and a great defender

Chasicle

4/8/21 8:50am

Robert Redford skiing at Sundance

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4/7/21 10:38am

Almost forgot, I sat by Michael Chiklis at a USC football game

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4/7/21 12:20pm

I walked out of the Motab Christmas concert next to Mitt Romney

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4/7/21 10:38am

I was putting ketchup on my hot dog at a college basketball game

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4/7/21 10:39am

Why would anyone put ketchup on a hot dog?

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4/7/21 11:09am

Steven Spielberg at Universal Studios.

DodgerMike

4/7/21 10:39am

Did you tell him the shark looked fake?

TNT

4/7/21 10:42am

You look fake, pal!

DodgerMike

4/7/21 10:53am

You told him that? That takes some stones

TNT

4/7/21 10:57am

RE: You told him that? That takes some stones

BYUALWAYSNUM1

4/7/21 11:29am

I ran into Paul Giamatti at Universal getting off the Jurassic ride

pink22

4/7/21 10:44am

Was his skin blue or did he look more like John Adams?

wiffleboy

4/8/21 8:38am

I waited in line with Stanley Tucci and his kids at the Mummy ride at Universal.

griffincoug

4/7/21 11:24am

Was grocery shopping at Lin's in Cedar City and Guy Fieri was there.

Big Red Thunder

4/7/21 10:39am

I met Ryan Zinke last week in Montana. Very nice guy.

Penske Material

4/7/21 10:41am

Was in line behind Jerry Sloan at McDonalds

A_blue_car

4/7/21 10:41am

I wonder if celebrities tell stories of the dumbest things people say to them...

Penske Material

4/7/21 10:41am

Absolutely

TNT

4/7/21 10:43am

David Robinson getting a tour from the sisters at Temple Square

Turd Ferguson

4/7/21 10:42am

One of my friends gave a tour of the Tabernacle to Gwen Stefani

Captain Rex

4/7/21 10:49am

Not mine, but my wife's. Recently graduated from BYU's Nursing program, she was working at UVRMC in the cardiac step-

durandal

4/7/21 10:42am

That's impressive

TNT

4/7/21 10:43am

HIPPA has infused more fear into the American public than the Cold War did.

BYU28_Miami21

4/7/21 10:51am

Ben Affleck approached me and my daughter in Hawaii once.

zephyr

4/7/21 10:43am

Lunch next to John Voigt in Bev Hills restaurant. Very normal guy.

Big Daddy D

4/7/21 10:44am

Was he driving his LeBaron?

pink22

4/7/21 10:45am

Did he let you drive his car? Or better yet buy it?

Mikey

4/7/21 10:45am

I sold a gun to Donnie, he is a little guy.

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4/7/21 10:49am

My Dad asked me if I knew who Michael Pena was. I said ya, he's in a few movies.

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4/7/21 10:47am

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ReyOso

4/7/21 10:48am

Unpossible

pink22

4/7/21 10:52am

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Chasicle

4/8/21 8:53am

He's the reason the Lion House & COB has been serving caffeinated soda far longer than BYU.

Soupie

4/8/21 9:06am

What was the clarification on soda?

BYUALWAYSNUM1

4/8/21 8:58am

That the word of wisdom doesn’t explicitly prohibit caffeinated soda.

Chasicle

4/8/21 10:17am

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4/7/21 10:49am

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4/7/21 10:49am

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4/7/21 10:50am

You win. That's great

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4/7/21 12:18pm

I was at a firm retreat staying in Deer Valley for the weekend

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Was this when he was married to Drago's wife?

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4/7/21 10:51am

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4/7/21 10:51am

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And that was????

pink22

4/7/21 10:55am

Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue right?

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4/7/21 11:34am

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4/7/21 10:52am

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4/7/21 10:54am

Wow. Xanadu

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4/7/21 10:59am

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4/7/21 10:53am

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4/7/21 10:57am

Circa 2018 I was sitting like two rows away from Hillary Clinton on my flight

spinner

4/7/21 10:58am

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Cougarclaw

4/7/21 10:58am

Met Rory Mcilroy at Riverside CC back in the early 2000’s

UVCoug

4/7/21 11:02am

I met/hung out wit Good Charlotte a few times in high school. My buddies and

Penske Material

4/7/21 11:03am

The whole cast of the movie Geronimo in the Moab grocery store — in costume.

Benfica1

4/7/21 11:03am

Bruce Willis outside of Planet Hollywood in NY in 1994 — he was nice, but not

Benfica1

4/7/21 11:04am

Craig T. Nelson outside a hotel in Hawaii.

Ham

4/7/21 11:05am

I was on the same flight as Craig T Nelson once

JOPE

4/7/21 12:25pm

My uncle made a cowboy/Indian movie that had Wes Studi and Russell Means in it,

Penske Material

4/7/21 11:07am

I made William H Macy snicker.

EtTuKalante

4/7/21 11:08am

Most bizarre was my brother and I seeing Jay Leno on Ventura Highway

bluelands

4/7/21 11:09am

Shane Battier and Kendrick Perkins at the SL Airport.

kansascougar

4/7/21 11:10am

Stephen Amell, Elisha Dushku, Karl Urban, and Simon Helberg in the green room

byujacob

4/7/21 11:15am

I once bought 4 cans of chewing tobacco for Greg Maddux at a convenience store

Nigel Saladu

4/7/21 11:16am

My friends and I chased down Evander Holyfield at Hartsfield in 1998

Coop

4/7/21 11:17am

Fidel Castro, I was six feet away from him and his buddy guards 🙂

Los33

4/7/21 11:22am

Willie Mayes on the golf course in Scottsdale

Eggguy

4/7/21 11:24am

Sir mix a lot at Cheesecake Factory in seattle. Ended up at a table next to him and chatted for a good 20 minutes

TEXAS

4/7/21 11:24am

I met Iain Glen back in 1997. Lobby of a musical in London he was in, Martin Guerre. He's a good singer. He was cool.

Turnpike Lane

4/7/21 11:25am

Jerry Robinson and Greg Townsend.

Jeffacka

4/7/21 11:25am

Joe Cocker and Red Skelton in a hotel lobby in Costa Mesa.

Eggguy

4/7/21 11:27am

I was doing security at Sundance and Selma Hayek didn’t want her boots wet so I

BYU Grounds

4/7/21 11:28am

She's 54, and still incredibly talented....

Penske Material

4/7/21 1:24pm

Elle Macpherson at a Starbucks in Boston

Greg Kite's 'stache

4/7/21 11:29am

Elle Macpherson vs. Ozzy Osbourne. You won.

spoxjox

8/31/23 7:20am

Ran into Clint Eastwood during a bank robbery. They were filming his worst movie ever (Bronco Billy) in

Soupie

4/7/21 11:30am

I sold Jack Weyland a pie when I worked at Frontier Pies.

Jeff Spicoli

4/7/21 11:32am

My MIL ran into Michael Jackson at a Target. He asked her not to

Faceman

4/7/21 11:32am

Tiger Woods at the Fred Meyer’s in Portland...in the checkout line together.

Housemartin

4/7/21 11:38am

Was on my mission in England and lived near one of the Royal Palaces

D.T. Survivor

4/7/21 11:47am

Saw President Monson multiple times at the Dees on 7th E. 2100 S.

A_blue_car

4/7/21 11:49am

RE: Saw President Monson multiple times at the Dees on 7th E. 2100 S.

CrashMcLarson

4/7/21 1:05pm

We met Paul Shaffer at the Hello Deli in NYC. Posed for picture. He was getting

Incognito

4/7/21 11:49am

I went golfing by myself and got paired up with Frank Layden.

OPINIONS

4/7/21 11:58am

That would be fun through.

Adrielle

4/7/21 12:07pm

Met Howard Cosell (Denver airport) and Joe Theisman (Washington Dulles)

run26

4/7/21 12:18pm

Got to attend Davey O'Brien Award dinners as a teen. Met lots of legends there.

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 12:31pm

I was also a missionary in SLC & met lots of apostles and other church "celebs"

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 12:41pm

Does Hires Big H still exist?

wabluecoug

4/7/21 12:55pm

Yes. Still 3 locations in SLC, WVC, and Midvale

jreid191

4/7/21 12:57pm

I also watched a quarter-ish of a BYU football game w/Cleon Skousen on the mish

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 1:01pm

Did you serve under Richard or Clark?

ebv

4/7/21 4:36pm

Richard in SLC mission in early 2000's

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 4:45pm

Nice. I grew up with Clark's kids. What a great family.

ebv

4/8/21 9:23am

My wife almost smashed into Joseph Gordon Levitt after a concert in LA

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 12:49pm

RE: Got to attend Davey O'Brien Award dinners as a teen. Met lots of legends

kansascougar

4/7/21 12:53pm

I'm me. My dad had connections to Ft. Worth socialites because of his job.

doctorthunderpants

4/7/21 12:56pm

Josh Gad in the lobby/theater watching Deadpool 2 in London's West End

Vincent's Picks

4/7/21 12:56pm

Sat near Lane Kiffin at a tiny restaurant in Costa Rica 2 years ago

mcnasty

4/7/21 2:48pm

Alice Cooper, Jenny McArthy, Pierce Brosnan, Cheryl Hines, Crystal Bernard

m0resn0w

4/8/21 4:43am

Oh yeah. One more. Denise Richards. Maui. Shortly after her spilt with Charlie

m0resn0w

4/8/21 4:46am

Molly Ringwald was in town filming the Stand and came to Movie Buffs on 400S

Belboz

4/8/21 11:05am

Pamela Anderson was stopped next to me at a traffic light in Newport Beach. The

Unfrozen Caveman

4/8/21 4:14pm

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