| my celebrity encounters |
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| biography |
| ENCOUNTERS |
| Pure - Jordi Birch Served him drinks at the Royal in Vancouver, BC. Stone Temple Pilots - Scott Weiland I saw Scott on his tour bus at the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver, BC. Before the drugs started to do him in... Tripping Daisy - Tim DeLaughter and Wes Berggren Tim and Wes behind the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC. Wes died of a drug overdose on October 27th, 1999. Foo Fighters - Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, William Goldsmith Foo Fighters on the debut tour behind the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC. Dave and Pat chatted about 'Dumb and Dumber' and signed autographs. Nate and William, members of Sunny Day Real Estate, backed them up. The Minutemen - Mike Watt Mike Watt, touring with the Foo Fighters, to promote his solo Ballhog or Tugboat album in 1994. Vanilla Ice Vanilla Ice, performed in Vancouver, BC in 2001 at the Royal. I was working there and managed to meet him during soundcheck. Maestro Fresh Wes Opening for Vanilla Ice on his 2001 tour. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - Ziggy Marley Ziggy was working a booth at Lollapalooza 1997 at the Gorge in George, Washington. Wandering the Lollapalooza village I stopped by to buy a ring and realized Ziggy was the one behind the counter. Len - Marc Costanzo Vancouver's Mars nightlcub, I saw him at the bar and mentioned "You know, you look a lot like that guy from Len." It was him...tequila followed...drunken partying. Swollen Members - Mad Child and Moka Only Mad Child in the washroom at The Alkaholiks show in Vancouver. Moka Only (or as we like to call him) Robson Only, was found wandering (shopping?) numerous times on Robson Street. The Gandharvas - Paul Jago and Jud Ruhl A long, long time ago at the Town Pump in Vancouver's Gastown. Moist - David Usher, Mark Makowy, Jeff Pearce, Paul Wilcox and Kevin Young Blessed with backstage passes to the Moist show at the Commodore, in December 1994. hHead - Noah Mintz, Brendan Canning Playing a live acoustic set at the now-defunct HMV store on Robson Street. Hayden - Hayden Desser Oh Hayden! Outside the Purple Onion in Gastown and at the Tom Lee Music Hall in Vancouver. Great guy! Bought a shirt from him after hearing how he'd crashed his car into a snowbank on the Trans-Canada somewhere in the Prairies. Our Lady Peace - Raine Maida, Chris Eacrett, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart, Mike Turner A live acoustic set at the HMV on Robson and behind the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Everclear - Art Alexakis and Brian Lehfeldt Playing at the A&B Sound in Surrey, BC. I Mother Earth - Edwin, Bruce Gordon, Christian and Jagori Tanna Playing at the A&B Sound in Surrey, BC. Mystery Machine - Luke Rogalsky, Shane Ward, Bean, Jordan Pratt A long time ago at the now-defunct Town Pump in Gastown and recently on West Broadway at Earls Restaurant. Bif Naked Many times from Commercial Street's old New York Theatre to Granville's Royal Nightclub, dinner at The Cactus Club and shopping on Robson. Johnny Knoxville Served him Scotch at the Royal in Vancouver. Joshua Jackson Josh stopped by with a friend and got involved in a few "incidents" with us at Vertical on West Broadway in Vancouver. Ryan Reynolds Served him at Earls in Vancouver, biking in Point Grey and around Kitsilano. Richard Dean Anderson Earls in Vancouver, 2003. Ryan Phillipe, Reese Witherspoon and baby Came in for breakfast early one morning while filiming Antitrust at UBC. Rachel Leigh Cook On the UBC campus filming Antitrust with Ryan Phillipe. Kurt Russell Came in for a late dinner one night in Vancouver. Lochland Munroe Buying blank discs at the Future Shop on West Broadway. Vancouver Canucks - Murray Baron One of my Sunday regular lunch customers during his stint with the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver Canucks - Dan Cloutier Drinking Molson on the patio in Vancouver. Tyler Labine Outside Sonar in Gastown and wandering South Granville in Vancouver. William Forsythe Late, late, late, one December night at Bricks in Vancouver. He was a little grumpy. Thomas Ian Nichols Drinking with us late into the night, after work. He was friends with a former employee of the restaurant I worked at. Nardwar Vancouver's own "Human Serviette," two rows behind me at The Strokes in late 2002 and at the Royal nightclub in Vancouver. Michael Dorn I was a trekkie, I went to a convention. Marina Sirtis I was a trekkie, I went to a convention. Luke Perry Drinking Molson inside, late one night with a friend at Earls. The Lofters - Sandy She's been called an "obnoxious shrew." Now she's working at the Pharmasave cosmetics department in Vancouver. Tyra Banks Walking down the street outside BC Place in Vancouver and later at two rows in front of me at a Jay-Z concert. Beau Bridges The lesser known brother of Jeff, I served him lunch daily for a month while he was in Vancouver reviewing a Disney movie script about a unicorn. Carli Pope Served her drinks at the bar, commented to friends how hot I thought she was, then found out who she was and that she was on Maxim Magazine's list of the 100 hottest people in the world. Dash Mihok While waiting for a connecting flight to Seoul at Los Angeles International Airport in October 2003. I saw him with a friend eating noodles at an Asian food kiosk. The Matthew Good Band - Matthew Good Almost mowed him down on Robson Street in Vancouver. Sorry Matt. "You know I hear Matt Good's a real asshole." Later saw him at Mars with an entourage in the back. Econoline Crush - Trevor Hurst Walking out of the Underground on Granville in Vancouver. |
Ali Larter