Almost Famous

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Have you ever met someone famous? The opening photo above is probably about the closest I have ever come to meeting someone famous and it happened purely by chance. We were heading back to our hotel after an afternoon of day drinking in downtown Nashville and we stumbled into the Goo Goo Cluster store right off Broadway.

Turns out the Property Brothers were there from HGTV fame and they were doing a photoshoot because they were going to be at the opry. I'm sure I have told this story before on here, but as you can see, my eyes are barely open and the whole thing was rather unexpected. I'm sure we weren't the only inebriated people they dealt with that day, but it's still moment in time that I will never forget. Partly because it was so awesome, and partly because I am a bit embarrassed I wasn't in a better state of mind.

Writing it down now, it feels like a pretty lame story. I know other folks on here have much better stories about meeting famous people. I have some HIVE friends in the UK who have went to various meet and greets for their favorite bands. There was another fellow on here who happened to meet Sade at a bar if I recall correctly and she asked for directions to somewhere.

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Definitely much cooler than my interactions with famous people. My good friends son just went to a major Disc Golf event in Michigan and was sending photos back of himself interacting with some of the pros on the tour. Now that's pretty cool too. They might not be household names like other sports stars, but these guys are magic on the disc golf course.

@mrsbozz has a cousin that played for the NFL, so that might count for me. Our brother in law also has a brother in law that is head of freestyle wrestling for the US olympic team or something like that and I have met him, does that count?

Anyway, famous people are all over the place, even in music videos. Today for my #threetunetuesday sponsored by @ablaze post I am going to share with you some songs where famous actors participated in the music videos. I hope you enjoy!


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Long before Tony Stark was on your radar (unless you are a comic fan), and well after St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr was blaring out of your boombox, Elton John released the song "I Want Love" and decided to put Robert Downey Jr. in the video. I think this was right around the time Downey was getting out of rehab for the umpteenth time, I could be wrong though.

I also feel like this was right around the time he was doing a little guest stint on Ally McBeal. Which quite honestly deserves a post all its own if you ask me. Anyway, I remember when this video came out and even back then it was just as moving as it was today.

It's nice to see that Downey has been able to keep his crap together and basically reinvent himself into the celebrity and character that we all know and love today.

It's actually a really simple video when you get right down to it, but I think it works really well with the complex lyrics of the song and the poignant message that it delivers.


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Well after her little stint in the Bruce Springsteen video Dancing in the Dark that sort of launched her career, Courtney Cox found herself on a little sitcom called Friends. She also found herself dating a guy named Adam Duritz who happens to be the lead singer of a band called Counting Crows.

If you have been following me for a while, you know that Counting Crows is one of my favorite bands of all time. They actually just released a new single and I will definitely be sharing it in a post soon.

Anyway, besides dating Courtney Cox, he also dated Jennifer Aniston around the same time (really dropped the ball there buddy). "A Long December" prominently features Cox which isn't surprising given their connection at the time. This was the debut single from their second album Recovering the Satellites and was a huge hit for them off the string of hits they had off their freshman album August and Everything After.


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Speaking of Friends, how about a little Joey to end your day. Sure, sure, I could have shared any of the countless videos by Aerosmith that featured young female actresses, and who doesn't love to see Christopher Walken dance around to Fatboy Slim, but if you know me, you know I love Bon Jovi, so this one just seemed to fit.

Oddly enough, all of these seem to have come out in the 90's, so having famous people in your videos must have been the big thing to do back then. Oddly enough, I didn't know about this one until I was starting to do research for this post. As soon as I saw Bon Jovi I knew I had to focus on this song.

Also by some strange coincidence, Jon Bon Jovi was also a guest star on Ally McBeal for about ten episodes. Although this was from the 90's, it have to have been right before Jon Bon famously cut his hair. Trust me, it was a big deal back then.

But yeah, Matt Leblanc in a Bon Jovi video, how cool is that? What is your favorite video that features a famous person? Was it one of these? Is it a different song? Word is there is a Beastie Boys video that has about twenty famous people in it. Do you know the one I am talking about?


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It is pretty remarkable that Downey turned his life around so dramatically, from the spoiled constantly drugged up and partying brat to what he is today. Hopefully that's not just PR and his behind-the-scenes life has also turned around. At least he's staying out of trouble in the press these days, if nothing else.

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Yeah, I totally agree with you there. He was on a downward spiral for a while there. It's nice to see people be redeemed like that. I hope you are right and it isn't just a facade.

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Your story isn’t lame at all, it’s actually fun to read because it was so unexpected. Sometimes the most random encounters are the ones we never forget. Meeting the Property Brothers by chance even in that state haha, is already a cool memory to keep. I haven’t really met someone famous in person, but I think I would also be caught off guard like you. Even if they are not always household names some people we meet like athletes or artists are still inspiring in their own way. God bless...

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Thank you! I appreciate your kind words!

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My cousin was hitchhiking in Ireland and a big Ford Sierra stopped to give them a lift . It was Sting . A friend of mine was a pro footballer in England in the top division . That’s about it . When I was in New York there was a karfuffel behind me . Would you know who this guy is ?

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No, he doesn't look familiar to me, but I don't keep up with celebrities very well.

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Not a lame story! You and Mrs. Bozz look happy. You made me smile. That's a gift, to enjoy life and to have that pleasure be contagious :)

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Thank you!

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Meeting famous people is mostly by chance and it’s really cool that you met them the way you did. Not all chances come, lol.

!PIMP

@hopestylist here!

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Yes that is a good point. Unless you buy tickets for a meet and greet, then I guess it isn't really chance.

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I once had a hot dog standing next to Harrison Ford at a Food Truck while he was filming in Washington DC. I didn’t say a word to him since I know he can be quite ornery with the Populace. We kind of just looked at each other and nodded. What could you possible say ? Maybe he thought I was someone famous and he didn’t know what to say …..

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Now that is a fun story! Sometimes just being acknowledged by them is enough!

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That's awesome, you got to meet the property brothers while wasted lol. I've not had any cool celebrity sightings, but I did meet a rather intense person I can't really say who it is lol.

Ah I do enjoy me some counting crows as well man! That's a good song, I need to listen to them tomorrow on Pandora.

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I highly recommend their first album and Hard Candy. Those are probably my two most favorite albums of theirs.

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In my case, when I see some famous people i avoid them. It is not i like them, but the way they behave in public, their attitude all that made me to hate. I worked for TV channels, so all meeting all the filmy personality was obvious, but these celebrate carry some arrogance and attitude and I simply hate them. Rather than valuing their presence, I give a damn on their presence... May be I am different.

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That is definitely and interesting and different perspective on it!

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It is not against the personality but their actions in public their real self

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Cool story and I think the most famous person I met was the Queen. Love Counting Crows that is a cracking song of theirs.

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Wow, the queen you say.... Very cool!

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I once met Natalie Portman at a cafe in Bondi when she was filming one of the Star Wars films. It was a group table and I noticed this very small Jewish girl who looked familiar. But I just thought she was someone I knew from around the Sydney Jewish community.

It was only when my male friend (we were there with our wives) pointed out it was Natalie Portman that we made conversation.

While she is a great actress with a strong screen presence, she is quite unassuming in person.

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Did she seem annoyed that you were talking with her or was she cordial? That's a pretty cool story either way! I know some famous folks make you just wish you had left them alone sometimes.

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She was quite friendly & normal. We chatted about the filming. Not annoyed at all.

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haha that reminded me of this i saw some time ago

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Reminds me of this as well

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Saw her once on the NYC subway after having seen her on Broadway two years prior. She is quite striking.

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lol that's quite random, especially the one with Joey

think ive seen the one with Courteney before posted in r/howyoudoin

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Haha yeah, that could definitely be!

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Wow, I watched a lot of time the tv show of those brothers on the italian tv and I like it! ❤️
I think is very funny (and so exhiting!) to meet famous people (sure, if you like them and what they do :P ). In my life the most famous person I met was Jeremy Irons while he was playing the movie Stealing Beauty close to Florence around the 1995/96. It was many years ago and I didn't have a camera or a smartphone with me to take a pic, but it was really excited for me. ❤️

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Oh wow, that is exciting. Jeremy Irons is no joke. I think I would be intimidated if I ever met him!

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Awesome times, amazing songs, you sure got them neatly linked into a story unfold in music.

!BEER

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Thanks, I appreciate it!

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GReat songs today and cool you meet the property Brothers I do like watching there shows

My wife has met more famous people than me, including Princess Di, and a few others I cannot think of right now,

Through my work, I did Meet a couple of prime ministers in NZ, and happenned to hare an Elevator with Bill Clinton

!pimp

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No way! That is pretty cool. Princess Di, I can't even imagine. I'm not one to give much thought to the royal family, but she was something special. My wife's uncle used to be an ambassador or cultural attache to Romania or something like that, but he had passed before I met my wife, so I never got the chance to meet him.

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Of all places she met her in a supermarket in London, they both reached to grab the same thing, and my wife looked up and was shocked who it was :)

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