paget
Drama Llama
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Post by paget on Jan 26, 2019 7:28:36 GMT
This is pretty low down on the exciting list but one of dd’s dance teachers was one of the new Bella Bartons in pitch perfect three where they sing “sit still, look pretty” and dance. Dh did some business at homes of some Seattle areas sports stars including Ken Griffey jr and other mariners from that era as well as some Seahawks I forgot! Lol he met most of them at the jobs.
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Post by jameynz on Jan 26, 2019 20:47:59 GMT
I once saw Dolly Parton in an airport the first time DH and I were in the States in 1990. Does that count?
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TXMary
Pearl Clutcher
And so many nights I just dream of the ocean. God, I wish I was sailin' again.
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Jun 26, 2014 17:25:06 GMT
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Post by TXMary on Jan 26, 2019 21:33:38 GMT
I went to HS with Nolan Ryan. He was behind me in school. I was in pep club with his sister. One year, when he was still with the Angels, he gave us tickets to the game when they came to DFW to play the Rangers. You might know a friend of ours then. She grew up with Nolan and still talks to him often. She works for the Round Rock Express. One day we were standing there at the Dell Diamond talking to her and Nolan's son, Reid. Reid's cell phone rang, he answered and said, yeah, she's right here. Hands the phone to our friend and said, Dad wants to talk to you. It took my mom and I about 10 seconds to realize it was Nolan on the phone. I wish I had a picture of our faces.
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Post by wallyagain on Jan 27, 2019 0:28:04 GMT
Only a Canadian connection. The Johner Brothers (country musicians) played at our wedding, when they were still the family band with their Dad.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 27, 2019 0:48:17 GMT
I dated a guy who went on to be s NBA Houston Rocket (not a bb player anymore).
I’m friends with a sister of DEVO.
Marilyn Manson went to high school with my cousins.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Jan 27, 2019 0:57:08 GMT
Seeing the Grammy nominations today reminded me that a friend’s cousin is Brandi Carlile
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Post by birdy on Jan 27, 2019 1:21:55 GMT
My grandma was friends with the lady who played Ray's mom on Everybody Loves Raymond.
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Post by delila on Jan 27, 2019 1:39:00 GMT
I grew up next door to George & Laura Bush. It was a ton of fun when daddy became Vice President & the secret service would scan our house, pool, cars etc. They were a lot of fun as neighbors & just damn good people.
As a child I met Elizabeth Taylor in Israel at Masada. At the time she was married to a Jewish man. I had no idea who she was but my parents did.
Today I live in a community full of Dallas Cowboy football players, retired & still active. Walt Garrison lives down the street, old player from the 70’s-80’s I believe. These guys are all over the place here but they don’t mean much to me as I don’t keep up with football like my DH & DS do. They point them out to me & I just shrug!
delila
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Post by AnastasiaBeaverhausn on Jan 27, 2019 1:52:27 GMT
I just keep thinking of more things. LOL
I am a descendant of Mary Todd Lincoln. My middle name is even Todd as are many others on my mom's side of the family, male and female. LOL I don't know the connection, but it is from my maternal grandfather's family.
Also, I am a descendant of a man named Wilmer McLean. His house was the one used by Grant and Lee to sign the treaty ending the Civil War. I am not totally sure of that connection either, but it is from my maternal great grandmother's family. I always heard a story of how during the first battle of the war, a cannonball came down his chimney, so he moved his family to the city of Appomattox, VA (or maybe Appomattox Courthouse, VA), and he said how the Civil War started and ended in his house.
ETA:
I used to teach about Wilmer McLean when I taught the CW every year to my 8th graders! I'm fangirling right now!
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Sept 16, 2024 12:37:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 2:26:17 GMT
I once saw Dolly Parton in an airport the first time DH and I were in the States in 1990. Does that count? Omg is she as tiny as she looks?
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