In no particular order (except for the first):
Dined at the same table with Justice Antonin Scalia at a Bar Association event.
Shook hands with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at a Bar Association Event.
Tried a case before Justice Sonia Sotomayor when she was a judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Argued an appeal before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when she was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Played nine holes of golf with Bill Murray (just the two of us).
Dined/had drinks with Joel Grey several times.
Bused tables/drank beer with William Hurt.
Rode an elevator at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn with John Gotti, Peter Gotti, and Gene Gotti.
Spoke with Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano about coffee and Italian pastries while standing in line to buy coffee and Italian pastries in lower Manhattan.
Took a leak next to Don King at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
Took a leak next to Ron Jeremy at the airport in Key West Florida.
Had a photo taken with Phil Esposito.
Had a drink with Art Monk at Reagan National Airport (I also knew him in high school when we both ran track.)
Shook hands with Muhammad Ali in Albany, NY and again many years later in Tucson, AZ.
Had a conversation with Walter Cronkite about rugby while watching a rugby match at the United States Military Academy.
Had drinks with Howie Mandel at a hotel bar where we talked about Tawana Brawley.
Played in an orchestra with Keith Lockhart in the 1970s (we sat next to each other).
So the Thread is still truckin’?
I remembered an incident while recovering from surgery at Georgetown Hospital. A group of medical students/interns came by - and one of them just had to remark “He’s a Kenndy” pointing to William Kennedy Smith. Like I cared!!!!
He got into some woman/rape trouble - but as usual served no time!