Movie stars

[artme]

What a pain in the posterior these people are.

Johnny Depp with his dogs and now that arrogant Russell Crow!!

[Tonyz]

Mate......go grab a good strong coffee and let these little boys with bog egos, flap in the ears of someone who cares.
They are only interested in their own self and think the world wont be able to live without them...............poor misguided little sods. How pathetic it must be having to live your life thinking your god and everybody will do anything for you.

If there is anything on media or news about 'stars''puke' I miss it on purpose.

[Superbunny]

Mate......go grab a good strong coffee and let these little boys with bog egos, flap in the ears of someone who cares.
They are only interested in their own self and think the world wont be able to live without them...............poor misguided little sods. How pathetic it must be having to live your life thinking your god and everybody will do anything for you.

This reminds me of a story that Mr Holden of Holden cars was supposed to of done with one of his car engineers, whereby, his engineer thought he was indisposable. So Mr Holden took him on a drive to Melbourne cemetery and said, all these dead people thought they were indesposable but we are all still here and doing fine.

SB

[rrich]

Remember the old adage, "There is no such thing as bad publicity except for your obituary."

[Bob38S]

Similar to what I think of pollies and so called stars who are full of it.

I would like to buy them for what I think they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth.

In a matter of hours I could easily wipe out the budget deficit.

[rrich]

I tend to agree. Some are absolutely devoid of hemorrhoids. Others are just ordinary folk.

A friend and I approached the no-host bar at the same time as James Garner at an event. I offered our place in line to James Garner. When we got to the bar to order drinks for ourselves and spouses we found that James Garner had paid for two of our drinks.

At a dinner, Jean Simmons and I had a delightful conversation about how she should remodel her home.

Was fortunate enough to sit next to Sophia Loren on a flight out of Los Angeles. Again a delightful conversation about our dogs.

Encountered Jethro (Max Baer) in a post production studio also on an aircraft. All business and no time for the little people.

Had a delightful walk with Art Linkletter through an airport tunnel at LAX. We both had gone to the then Horizon Club to wait for our flight to San Jose. The gate being used for the flight was a gate all the way back next to the ticket counters. If you've flown out of LAX you know.

SWMBO and I while waiting in the Horizon Club for a vacation flight to Hawaii engaged in a really nice conversation with Jason Robards who also was travelling to Hawaii. He gave us some tips about how to find the Charles Lindberg grave site on Maui.

In semi-private settings we've been able to rub elbows with quite a few NASCAR drivers, some, you can't get away from fast enough. Other drivers can make you feel like the most important person in the world, Ricky Rudd, while Carl Edwards is the most polite celebrity I ever had the pleasure of meeting.

[bsrlee]

Michael Cain aka Sir Michael Micklewhite and Brendan Fraser are both class acts to work with on set and off. Quite a few people won't work on a set with Russell Crowe and there are a number of other 'International' stars who are complete butt wipes.

[rustynail]

Travelling to Gosford by train some years back, I was joined by a skinny English gentleman who proceeded to strike up a conversation. He asked what I did for a job and I told him I was a builder (which I was back then) working on the central coast. We discussed the building trade at length, both the practices here and also in the UK. He asked if Woy Woy fell into our area and I explained the whole of the central coast was our stomping ground. He went on to explain his elderly parents lived in Woy Woy and their home could well do with a bit of work. He asked for a card and I obliged.
Upon the train arriving at Woy Woy, he rose from his seat, turned to me, extended his hand and thanked me for the chat. As he walked along the platform and reached my window he performed an amusing face contortion and poked out his tongue. That was the first I realized I had just met Spike Milligan. Unassuming would be an understatement.

[Boringgeoff]

Hey Rusty, you met him on a good day. We attended a Spike Milligan show a few years ago, part way through he came out on stage covered with a sheet. "why am I under this sheet?" he asked, someone in the audience called out "if I'd been telling p..s weak jokes all night I'd be under a sheet too" Spike walked off. A manager came out and asked us not to poke fun at him or he wouldn't be back out. He'd been doing nothing but take the p..s out of the audience all night. We came away very disillusioned by who I'd previously thought was a very funny man.
Cheers,
Geoff.

[rustynail]

Hey Rusty, you met him on a good day. We attended a Spike Milligan show a few years ago, part way through he came out on stage covered with a sheet. "why am I under this sheet?" he asked, someone in the audience called out "if I'd been telling p..s weak jokes all night I'd be under a sheet too" Spike walked off. A manager came out and asked us not to poke fun at him or he wouldn't be back out. He'd been doing nothing but take the p..s out of the audience all night. We came away very disillusioned by who I'd previously thought was a very funny man.
Cheers,
Geoff.

Yes, I can understand your sentiment. I am talking forty years ago. Things changed dramatically for Spike over more recent years. It was not just one meeting, I met him several times while working in Woy Woy. He was always good value and I am known for not suffering fools gladly.
Some of the funniest people I know are very sad individuals underneath.

[derekcohen]

Hey Rusty, you met him on a good day. We attended a Spike Milligan show a few years ago, part way through he came out on stage covered with a sheet. "why am I under this sheet?" he asked, someone in the audience called out "if I'd been telling p..s weak jokes all night I'd be under a sheet too" Spike walked off. A manager came out and asked us not to poke fun at him or he wouldn't be back out. He'd been doing nothing but take the p..s out of the audience all night. We came away very disillusioned by who I'd previously thought was a very funny man.
Cheers,
Geoff.

I met Spike a good many years ago, twice in fact, once to have dinner with him. At that time I was visiting an uncle of mine in London, who wrote musicals, and Spike was staring in one (Treasure Island). Spike played the role of Ben Gunn, a castaway, who was clearly crazy. He was definitely type cast, and hilarious in the role - probably manic (he had bipolar disorder) as the director could not stop him adlibbing. Spike was just as funny off stage. I was a kid at the time and quite overwhelmed, but came away with the impression of a thoughtful and kind man.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[artme]

Many years back the local Arts Council in Leeton secured Roger Woodward for a piano recital in town

His first piece was a fairly perfunctory performance but he seemed to warm to the audience, many of
whom had come by bus from Deniliquin and Jerilderi as well as other closer towns. He made a few comments
as he played and at the end of the recital gave not one, but two, encores. After this he invited several
kids to the piano and gave some impromptu lessons and advice. He joined the audience for a cuppa and cake,
mingled and talked freely with almost everyone. His piano tuner told us that he rarely gave encores and he
had never seen him perform two.

Turns out this was Roger's first ever country performance and he was so damned pleased not to be among toffee
nosed snobs that he really had a great time and vowed to do more country performances.

[kiwigeo]

I wouldnt worry about Russell Crowe.....he's managed to shoot himself in the foot with his recent rant about not being allowed to take his sons' hover boards on board a Virgin flight. A couple of days later a hover board on charge caused a housefire in Melbourne. Rusty now probably only lets his sons charge their boards in the back yard with a graphite fire extinguisher in his hand.

[kiwigeo]

This reminds me of a story that Mr Holden of Holden cars was supposed to of done with one of his car engineers, whereby, his engineer thought he was indisposable. So Mr Holden took him on a drive to Melbourne cemetery and said, all these dead people thought they were indesposable but we are all still here and doing fine.

SB

The Engineer will be having the last laugh...Holden is about to end up in the graveyard.

[Bushmiller]

I sometimes think that fame and fortune is like a game of squash: It brings out the worst in people (if it is there in the first place.)

Regards
Paul