In passing, at airports: McLean Stevenson (LAX), Bobby McFerrin & his mother (SFO)
In passing, at panel discussion, UCLA: composer/conductor Pierre Boulez, composer/bandleader Frank Zappa & family, composer/panel discussion moderator David Raksin
At radio station where I used to work: Tommy Lee (21-year-old puppy-dog drunk) and Nikki Sixx (world-class jerk) from Mötley Crüe
At gigs: Dave Swarbrick (Swarb), Dave Pegg (Peggy), Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, also members of Zulu Spear, (the original) Undercover S.K.A., The Minutemen
At restaurants where I worked: Aussie tennis pro John Newcombe, Lee Meriwether, Tony Curtis (nasty drunk), Harry Blackstone III (son of the magician) and the guy who played Dobie Gillis
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Methinks Ted Sturgeon was too kind.
'Yes, but I think some people should be offended.'
-- John Cleese (on whether he thought some might be offended by Monty Python)
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