QotD: Rubbing Elbows

Have you ever met any celebrities? Any interesting stories?
Submitted by Tasha.

I have met (talked to, emailed with or shaken hands with) these fools of various celebrity levels:

- Philip Seymor Hoffman (on set of Patch Adams, my debut film as a background artist)
- Tom Shaydac (ditto)
- Robin Williams (ditto. Only sort of counts, because we didn't really talk one on one)
- Andrew Shue  (via work)
- Walter Koenig (at a Star Trek convention. Yep)
- Richard Ford (in college, at a fancy function for people in fiction writing class)
- Doris Betts (teacher of said class)
- Lee Smith (in middle school, as part of a creative writing workshop)
- Clyde Edgerton (ditto)
- Tiny E (everywhere)
- Mort Drucker (at lecture/signing)
- Jenkins (in the middle o' the street)
- Katherine Paterson (friend of my aunt's)
- Doug Marlette (at signing)
- Marshall Brain (via work)
- Sarah Chalke (here's the tale)
- Takeo Spikes (interviewed him)
- Jonas Jennings (interviewed him)
- Carlos Emmons (interviewed him)
- Fred Beasley (interviewed him)
- Willie Anderson (interviewed him)
- Doctor Zon (fought with him in the great dot com wars)
- Jeff Richards (knew him in college)
- Allen Ginsberg (used to call looking for my crazy poet roommate in college)
- Drew Curtis (via work)
- Bill Clinton (handshake only, during 92 campaign)
- Al Gore (handshake only, during 92 campaign)