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Bill · 05-06-2009, 11:39 AM

MMMM, met vs sightings...(and as far as I can remember off the top of my head)...

Met:
Tom Rush
Preston Reed (was his opening act)
Pepino D'Augustino (was his opening act)
Tish Hinojosa (was her opening act)
Russ Barenburg (interviewed for documentary)
Ian Tyson (interviewed for documentary)
Norman Blake (interviewed for documentary)
Ray Wylie Hubbard (met through Mossman guitar builders)
Tony Lane (nashville songwriter I knew back in his Dallas days)
Lewis Grizzard (camera operator on documentary...did day-long ride along on a book tour)
Roland White (Clarence's brother, but I was to stupid to know at the time)
Bob Hope (not so much met, as hung around when he worked with my grad school class on a show at SMU)
Ray Charles (the other Ray Charles -- the one who sang "Three's Company" TV theme song!)
Dabney Coleman
a variety of behind the scenes Hollywood writers when in grad school
A classmate of mine went on to write for TV show "Friends", does that count?
Band Deep Blue Something (90s song Breakfast at Tiffany's)
Martin Jurow (Movie producer "Breakfaast at Tiffany's", "Terms of Endearment" was one of my grad school profs)
Bob Banner (Hollywood director/producer was one of my profs)
John Fahey (forerunner of Leo Kottke) before his Poor David's Pub gig in Dallas
Lots of regional music acts
probably forgetting someone...

sightings:
Kris Kristofferson passed me in Dallas Airport hallway
Bill Medley (Righteous Bros) sat near me at Beatles LOVE Cirq du Soleil show
Wierd Al in DFW airport
Elton John's guitar player...at restaurant in Vegas
James Bruton (Elvis guitar player) at a guitar show
Ray __? of Asleep at the Wheel
probably forgetting someone!

05-06-2009, 11:39 AM	#32
Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 544	Re: Besides Gordon,other acts (even actors) you've met in person. MMMM, met vs sightings...(and as far as I can remember off the top of my head)... Met: Tom Rush Preston Reed (was his opening act) Pepino D'Augustino (was his opening act) Tish Hinojosa (was her opening act) Russ Barenburg (interviewed for documentary) Ian Tyson (interviewed for documentary) Norman Blake (interviewed for documentary) Ray Wylie Hubbard (met through Mossman guitar builders) Tony Lane (nashville songwriter I knew back in his Dallas days) Lewis Grizzard (camera operator on documentary...did day-long ride along on a book tour) Roland White (Clarence's brother, but I was to stupid to know at the time) Bob Hope (not so much met, as hung around when he worked with my grad school class on a show at SMU) Ray Charles (the other Ray Charles -- the one who sang "Three's Company" TV theme song!) Dabney Coleman a variety of behind the scenes Hollywood writers when in grad school A classmate of mine went on to write for TV show "Friends", does that count? Band Deep Blue Something (90s song Breakfast at Tiffany's) Martin Jurow (Movie producer "Breakfaast at Tiffany's", "Terms of Endearment" was one of my grad school profs) Bob Banner (Hollywood director/producer was one of my profs) John Fahey (forerunner of Leo Kottke) before his Poor David's Pub gig in Dallas Lots of regional music acts probably forgetting someone... sightings: Kris Kristofferson passed me in Dallas Airport hallway Bill Medley (Righteous Bros) sat near me at Beatles LOVE Cirq du Soleil show Wierd Al in DFW airport Elton John's guitar player...at restaurant in Vegas James Bruton (Elvis guitar player) at a guitar show Ray __? of Asleep at the Wheel probably forgetting someone!