Surprise in-person autos!

[7nohitter]

Thanks, Richard-LOVE to hear about the encounters!

Was Spacey nice?

[RichardSimon]

Spacey was very polite, he was with another actor who I have seen on TV but don't know his name, he was not well known.

[David Atkatz]

In Broadway theaters:

Tom Hanks sitting directly behind me.
Bob Balaban sitting in front of me.
Bill Clinton sitting a few rows over.

Richie Havens walking down the street.
Rod Stewart at JFK.
Lou Reed on the street
Peter Riegert at the next table in a local restaurant as my (to be) wife and I had what we like to call our "engagement lunch."
Mick Jagger at a riding stable at Montauk.
More "Law and Order" actors than you can shake a stick at. (They all seem to live on the Upper West Side.)

I could go on.

I'm a New Yorker born and bred. I didn't bother any of them. Except for Mick. We were waiting in line together, and wound up having a nice conversation. Never acknowledged who he was, though. And certainly no autograph.

[7nohitter]

Thanks David....Trust me, I know what you mean about giving them their privacy! The only reason I was able to obtain the autos I have is because I was in direct contact with the person, which they initiated.

[JollyElm]

I saw Jesse Jackson in the short distance at Laguardia, so I walked up to him and shook his hand. He sorta met me with an uncomfortable, concerned look on his face (my gut told me it was as if he was in constant fear of someone attacking him), but I gave him a smile and said, "Nice to meet you."

And here's a name from the past. I ran across Gerry "The Huntington Heavyweight" Cooney in a mall on Long Island when he was in his prime. I had him sign a shopping bag I was carrying and then a whole bunch of people started swarming around him and he gave his time and just entertained everybody with fake punches and posing for photographs. Perhaps the nicest guy on the planet!

[thetruthisoutthere]

Great stories guys!!!

My girlfriend and I had a weekend stay at the Swiss Hotel (it was Christmas).

We sat down, and at the table next to us, was Christopher Lloyd.

He nodded at me when he realized I recognized him and I nodded back in acknowledgement.

He stood up, walked past us, and looked back at me and nodded to say "Thank you for not disturbing me while I was eating breakfast."

[earlywynnfan]

Back in the 80's we ran into Herbie Hancock in a Toledo Radio Shack. He seemed amused at three college kids whispering "I think it's him" but never making conversation. The whole time, I kept asking myself "What is Herbie Hancock doing at a Radio Shack in Toledo??"