And we just lost a frequent participant today, Phyllis Diller.
Ah, yes! Thanks for the reminder.
I met her when I was very young. She was in her late 40's back then and was a very beautiful woman. They made her up to look bad. Another actress I met who was popular I met at a party in the Rainbow Room when I was very young. I was kinda drunk and she was a little Jewish woman who was telling me the funniest jokes. Lordy she had a foul mouth. Her name was Estelle Gettleman AKA Estelle Getty from the Golden Girls. She was insanely funny and looked very young compared to how she looked on TV.
I have ran in to other celebrities. Ann Margaret when I was very young. A stunning woman at the time. I once sat in a room with Buddy Hackett who was a wonderful person. Since there were kids around including me he would not tell any off color jokes. Another fellow I met who was extremely nice was Bob Hope. He had the kindest eyes. Let's see, who else? I met Arnold Schwarzenegger when I was a kid really before he became famous. The women loved him. He is shorter than you would expect. I got a bit drunk with Dennis Rodman once. He is insane. A nutcase. He had gotten off a go-fast boat and had shorts on. He had the oddest calves. His legs looked like something that you would see on an insect. I hung out with Jay Leno one night. He is a very cool guy but just one of the guys. Met Hank Williams awhile back who is so talented he is spooky. He can pick up anything and play it.
I just ran in to these people over time. No rhyme or reason to it...