Celebrities . You Could be Friends and Never Could be Friends?

[cowboyec]

I met David Duchovny and Drew Bledsoe recently. They’re both very down to earth. Oh and I met Shawn Kemp recently. He’s a bit more reserved.

FOX MULDER

 

[JoeyBoy718]

You live in Washington State? Not sure about David Duchovny, but Bledsoe has great a winery in the Walla Walla Valley. I'm guessing ol' Shawn Kemp still lives up there with his 4,643 kids.

I did live in Washington. Just moved to NYC a few weeks ago. You’re right about Bledsoe and Kemp. Duchovny was in town for an event. I think he lives in New York.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

I met Mark Cuban and Rachel Ray a few years back in The Caymans at Rum Point. I actually sat on the beach with Cuban and his family for about an hour. People were coming up to him for pics and autographs the entire time and I felt bad for the dude. I didn't ask for a thing so he finally says to me "You must not be a Mavs fan" and I said no, basketball in general. He seemed like a good guy and was very patient with the people ruining his family vacation. Rachel Ray not so much. She was shooing people away from her table with RBF and cramming food down her mouth as fast as she could do it.

Coolest dude I ever met though was Barry Switzer. I was a golf pro for several years and we hosted a coaches clinic every year that brought in the big names. I've briefly met Saban, Dabo, Wade Phillips, Joe Avezzano, Jimbo, Gene Stallings, and Kingsbury among others. Most no more than a handshake and a tee time, but I hit it off with Switzer and played a round with him 3 of the 5 years he attended. I know folks around here like to rag on him, but don't kid yourselves. Barry Switzer has more sports knowledge in his pinkie finger than most of this forum. I'm talking boxing, MMA, golf, olympics, horse racing, and everything else under the sun. It was like talking to the sports page. He was polite, friendly, funny, and very down to earth. For a kid raised with such a rough upbringing he had a lot of success and happiness in his life.

I'll leave out the celebrity I could never be friends with out since it would be political.

 

[Tabascocat]

I met Mark Cuban and Rachel Ray a few years back in The Caymans at Rum Point. I actually sat on the beach with Cuban and his family for about an hour. People were coming up to him for pics and autographs the entire time and I felt bad for the dude. I didn't ask for a thing so he finally says to me "You must not be a Mavs fan" and I said no, basketball in general. He seemed like a good guy and was very patient with the people ruining his family vacation. Rachel Ray not so much. She was shooing people away from her table with RBF and cramming food down her mouth as fast as she could do it.

Coolest dude I ever met though was Barry Switzer. I was a golf pro for several years and we hosted a coaches clinic every year that brought in the big names. I've briefly met Saban, Dabo, Wade Phillips, Joe Avezzano, Jimbo, Gene Stallings, and Kingsbury among others. Most no more than a handshake and a tee time, but I hit it off with Switzer and played a round with him 3 of the 5 years he attended. I know folks around here like to rag on him, but don't kid yourselves. Barry Switzer has more sports knowledge in his pinkie finger than most of this forum. I'm talking boxing, MMA, golf, olympics, horse racing, and everything else under the sun. It was like talking to the sports page. He was polite, friendly, funny, and very down to earth. For a kid raised with such a rough upbringing he had a lot of success and happiness in his life.

I'll leave out the celebrity I could never be friends with out since it would be political.

I hung around with Switzer in D.C. for a few hours in 2017. You are spot on, very knowledgeable and down to earth. It was a cold day and he bought us a few rounds of coffee.

 

[DallasEast]

Could Be Friends With

Denzel Washington. Love his work and he is a huge Cowboys fan.

Could Not Be Friends With

Jeffrey Wright. Love his work also but he was born and raised a Washington fan. Take yourself offline Jeffrey (Westworld reference).

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I met Mark Cuban and Rachel Ray a few years back in The Caymans at Rum Point. I actually sat on the beach with Cuban and his family for about an hour. People were coming up to him for pics and autographs the entire time and I felt bad for the dude. I didn't ask for a thing so he finally says to me "You must not be a Mavs fan" and I said no, basketball in general. He seemed like a good guy and was very patient with the people ruining his family vacation. Rachel Ray not so much. She was shooing people away from her table with RBF and cramming food down her mouth as fast as she could do it.

Coolest dude I ever met though was Barry Switzer. I was a golf pro for several years and we hosted a coaches clinic every year that brought in the big names. I've briefly met Saban, Dabo, Wade Phillips, Joe Avezzano, Jimbo, Gene Stallings, and Kingsbury among others. Most no more than a handshake and a tee time, but I hit it off with Switzer and played a round with him 3 of the 5 years he attended. I know folks around here like to rag on him, but don't kid yourselves. Barry Switzer has more sports knowledge in his pinkie finger than most of this forum. I'm talking boxing, MMA, golf, olympics, horse racing, and everything else under the sun. It was like talking to the sports page. He was polite, friendly, funny, and very down to earth. For a kid raised with such a rough upbringing he had a lot of success and happiness in his life.

I'll leave out the celebrity I could never be friends with out since it would be political.

The Family went into Barry Switzer's Chicken Ranch to eat one evening{before they eventually closed around 2003}in Norman Oklahoma. He was personable and affable, and talked to each and every table and made you feel right at home.

 

[Runwildboys]

I met Mark Cuban and Rachel Ray a few years back in The Caymans at Rum Point. I actually sat on the beach with Cuban and his family for about an hour. People were coming up to him for pics and autographs the entire time and I felt bad for the dude. I didn't ask for a thing so he finally says to me "You must not be a Mavs fan" and I said no, basketball in general. He seemed like a good guy and was very patient with the people ruining his family vacation. Rachel Ray not so much. She was shooing people away from her table with RBF and cramming food down her mouth as fast as she could do it.

Coolest dude I ever met though was Barry Switzer. I was a golf pro for several years and we hosted a coaches clinic every year that brought in the big names. I've briefly met Saban, Dabo, Wade Phillips, Joe Avezzano, Jimbo, Gene Stallings, and Kingsbury among others. Most no more than a handshake and a tee time, but I hit it off with Switzer and played a round with him 3 of the 5 years he attended. I know folks around here like to rag on him, but don't kid yourselves. Barry Switzer has more sports knowledge in his pinkie finger than most of this forum. I'm talking boxing, MMA, golf, olympics, horse racing, and everything else under the sun. It was like talking to the sports page. He was polite, friendly, funny, and very down to earth. For a kid raised with such a rough upbringing he had a lot of success and happiness in his life.

I'll leave out the celebrity I could never be friends with out since it would be political.

I think Switzer's only problem in Dallas in that his heart wasn't in it. He was here mostly as a favor to Jerry, I think.

 

[Big D]

I met Mark Cuban and Rachel Ray a few years back in The Caymans at Rum Point. I actually sat on the beach with Cuban and his family for about an hour. People were coming up to him for pics and autographs the entire time and I felt bad for the dude. I didn't ask for a thing so he finally says to me "You must not be a Mavs fan" and I said no, basketball in general. He seemed like a good guy and was very patient with the people ruining his family vacation. Rachel Ray not so much. She was shooing people away from her table with RBF and cramming food down her mouth as fast as she could do it.

Coolest dude I ever met though was Barry Switzer. I was a golf pro for several years and we hosted a coaches clinic every year that brought in the big names. I've briefly met Saban, Dabo, Wade Phillips, Joe Avezzano, Jimbo, Gene Stallings, and Kingsbury among others. Most no more than a handshake and a tee time, but I hit it off with Switzer and played a round with him 3 of the 5 years he attended. I know folks around here like to rag on him, but don't kid yourselves. Barry Switzer has more sports knowledge in his pinkie finger than most of this forum. I'm talking boxing, MMA, golf, olympics, horse racing, and everything else under the sun. It was like talking to the sports page. He was polite, friendly, funny, and very down to earth. For a kid raised with such a rough upbringing he had a lot of success and happiness in his life.

I'll leave out the celebrity I could never be friends with out since it would be political.

This , IMO, is where Jerra missed the boat. Everyone knew it was Jimmy's team including Barry which is why he was so lax about control. He rode it like the gravy train it was but had Jerry actually given him the power to do his thing, I think it would've worked.

 

[Longboysfan]

Pretty much all celebrities.
They are too full of themselves.

 

[Runwildboys]

Pretty much all celebrities.
They are too full of themselves.

I don't think that's true at all. Of course, there are some like that, but I think a lot of celebrities are very humble.

 

[CouchCoach]

I think Switzer's only problem in Dallas in that his heart wasn't in it. He was here mostly as a favor to Jerry, I think.

Hell, the first thing he did was try and reunite Booger and Johnson.

We met him in his steakhouse in Dallas and he was very friendly until we told him we were both native Arkansans, then we couldn't get rid of him. Seriously, he was affable and genuine and wanted to talk about us more than himself.

Barry Switzer could get elected Governor of OK in a landslide or they might even secede and make him King. They never blamed him for the trouble his players got into, he was just like he was in Dallas and expected everyone to be responsible for themselves.

For a man that many here think doesn't know how to coach, he did pretty well. He was the major influence on Jimmy to go into coaching and could connect with players when he was barely older then they were. You won't find any HC's that faced him sharing those uninformed opinions here.

 

[CouchCoach]

I don't know any well enough to know whether I could be friends with them or not but one thing I do know, I wouldn't want to be a celebrity. This social distancing that recently came along was just the ticket for me. In fact, 6' isn't enough.

I've never been affected by celebrity status and really only appreciate them for the entertainment they provide. I don't care what they do outside of that. They make me cry, laugh, feel and think, they've already connected with me.

 

[Runwildboys]

I don't know any well enough to know whether I could be friends with them or not but one thing I do know, I wouldn't want to be a celebrity. This social distancing that recently came along was just the ticket for me. In fact, 6' isn't enough.

I've never been affected by celebrity status and really only appreciate them for the entertainment they provide. I don't care what they do outside of that. They make me cry, laugh, feel and think, they've already connected with me.

I was pretty excited upon meeting both Emmitt and Jay Novacek, but I wasn't star struck. I'm not sure who, if anyone would cause me to be. I'd be tripping all over myself if I ever met Kate Beckinsale, but that has nothing to do with her celebrity.

 

[Longboysfan]

I don't think that's true at all. Of course, there are some like that, but I think a lot of celebrities are very humble.

What an idiot

 

[Ranched]

Pretty much all celebrities.
They are too full of themselves.

 

[lukin2006]

Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Jay Leno and Leonardo DiCapreo I’d hang with.