Waiting tables in Southern California (Orange County) during the 1970's and early 1980's was a very good place to meet sports stars and Hollywood actors.
Here are a few that I remember waiting on in Newport Beach, CA and getting a few autographs along the way:
OJ Simpson and Nichole Brown Simpson (OJ's 40th birthday!)-
A large party of about 20 people. A regular who's who of celebrities!
Marcus Allen was one in attendance.
Carl Yaz- Definitely on the hunt for women in spite of being married.
Eric Dickerson and his twin brother- Asshole NEVER tipped and I waited on him 2-3 times! Yikes.
John Candy- Quiet guy, but became more animated when I recognized him.
Jerry Reuss- Nice guy, great pitcher for the LA Dodgers.
Reggie Jackson- I met him at a restaurant/ bar in Newport Beach the night he got his 1/1 Porsche stolen! Always was a nice guy when I spoke to him in public, despite rumors otherwise.
Don Baylor, BIG nice guy. Had a massive Mr. T starter set (lots of gold chains around his neck)
John Madden- Massive guy & taller than I expected, reddish hair, huge eyebrows and had a cigar hanging out of his mouth
Brent Musberger- I waited on him the same night as John Madden. None of the other guys from the football broadcasting crew wanted to sit with Brent. Everyone else sat at a separate table??
General Chuck Yeager- SUPER nice guy! Excellent, engaging speaker. He spoke to me for 5-10 minutes at the end of the night and gave me an autographed copy of his autobiography that he signed in front of me. Cool guy!
Lou Ferrigno- The Incredible Hulk! He ate a meal designed to feed 3-4 people by himself! You have to fuel that fire when you're as big as that guy! BTW, he leaves the green makeup at home when he's out in public...
Dianne Carroll - Beautiful gal, nice person.
Shelly Hack - Charlies Angel's & model. Tall good looking blond- very nice IP.
James Brolin (Marcus Welby, MD Actor) and his father- James Brolin was a younger clone of his dad. Nice guy.
Sylvester Stallone Actor. He was Rocky!! Yo, Adrian! I actually met him playing golf in Newport Beach, CA. He played 18 holes of Army golf (left, right, left, right) in the group in front of me. He was a nice guy when I spoke with him following round. He was joined by two blond young things and piled into a fancy custom Mercedes. Hey, he's ****ing Stallone, man! What did you expect?? Nice guy, pretty quiet and surprisingly short (maybe 5'8). In the movies he always appears taller, IMHO.