Post #46940 by freddiefreelance on Fri, Aug 8, 2003 3:11 PM

I met quite a few celebs & not quite celebs while a Movie/Video Caterer in L.A. back in the mid-80s:

One of my partners delt ALOT of coke to Bob Englund during 3 of the Nightmare on Elm St. shoots.

Catered Wheel of Fortune for several years: Pat Sajak's an ass, but Vanna's a sweetheart. She liked Chocolate Silk Pie & would sometimes have 2 pieces (we'd joke that that was 'cause it tasted good 2ce). Jack Clark (the announcer at that time) was a class act, always wore a monogrammed sports jacket.

I discovered that I used to beat up the lead guitarist from White Lion on the bus back in High School. He went to Farrell H.S. & I went to Richmondtown Prep. (You have to be from Staten Island to get that reference). I discovered this while serving him lunch during a video shoot while the rest of the band was being interviewed by some hard rock rag; Screaming "Farrell Faggott!" & laughing maniacally probably didn't endear me to the band.

I worked with Jan Michael Vincent on a movie shoot: he was either just starting on a buzz or coming off a hangover throughout the whole shoot.

I ran into Timothy Leary at Abbie Hoffmans wake: I was covering it for No S.H.I.T. Magazine, and he was incoherent & slightly stumbling and wanted to sit in the Journalist's area & not the "star's" area. I also met Wavy Gravy there, he was M.C.ing & being a total control freak.

While interning at KROQ I screamed "Get the F**CK away from that bike!" at Johnny Rotten, 'cause he was signing autographs too close to my bicycle.

The nicest celebrity I ever met was Ian Astbury, who said "please" & "thank you" constantly, and answered fans telephone calls for 2 hours at KROQ.

But the BEST celebrity encounter I ever had was catering U2's "Where the Streets have no Name" video! On the roof top! With LAPD, LAFD, & SWAT all trying to get up on the roof to stop'em! Great guys, great music, great food, & their crew ate alot (but the crew always does).

I've got dozens more, but since I was usually working, I often just remember them as being at just another day at work. I didn't even remember 1/2 of these 'til reading these posts. Until then I could only think of running into the guy who played Igor on M.A.S.H. at Disneyland!