So while I was at work today (a Sam's Club in Des Plaines, IL), I had the opportunity to meet a man by the name of Andrew Cashner. I didn't fully understand who he was until one of the door greeters told me he was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. That was only after talking to him like I would any other person in a suit- calm, collected, and semi-business like. After I found out, I just spoke to him like I was before- like any other regular Joe. Now was that very cordial of me? Not really... but I betcha he would've preferred I just spoke to him as a person rather than as a fan pining for an autograph. Now my question is this: 
 
If you were to meet with somebody famous, be it someone in the town you live in or somebody big from Entertainment/Politics/Etc, how would YOU react to realizing who they were?

if i met a famous Vancouverite i think i would lose my sanity

If someone like, say, Eminem were to ever grace my presence I would just try my hardest to keep cool without sounding like "OH MY GOD IT'S HIM, OH MY FUCKING GOD IT'S EMINEM!"

I've met Gillian Anderson.

It was orgasmic, for lack of a better word. 

if i met a famous Vancouverite i think i would lose my sanity

I've met loads of famous people. Fame doesn't really impress me though. If they're not in the middle of something, I might mention I'm a fan, but otherwise I give them their space or treat them like anyone else. Seeing Ozzy Osbourne pick a wedgie backstage will do that to you.

I've met Steve Vai before, as well as some lesser know but still famous guitarists like Rob Balducci and Mike Martin. I also met Carrot top at the mall. I didn't know it was him until after the fact, I was like "holy shit, that was carrot top"

Seth Green came to my store looking for flip flops and no one helped him but me. He is amazingly short.

Didn't you make a blog talking shit about GiantBomb over at AnimeVice?

I've met loads of famous people. Fame doesn't really impress me though. If they're not in the middle of something, I might mention I'm a fan, but otherwise I give them their space or treat them like anyone else. Seeing Ozzy Osbourne pick a wedgie backstage will do that to you.

Met a few famous people over the years, most of them nice and down to Earth.

Daniel Johns from Silverchair was an utter cunt, however.

I met Luis Guzman in a pizzeria. Dude has seen better days. 

Man of Steel is being filmed in my home town so yeah. Hopefully I will see Amy Adams or that stud Henry Cavill.

Alton Brown came to our arts fair thing and did a live cooking show- it was fucking rad, I love that guy... more than anything.

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

@Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto said:

@Dany: Where at? I know it's in the Chicagoland area... but where at again?

Plano, IL The town or main street is going to be the main focus of smallville. A huge action scene is going to happen, a tornado or something with soldiors being repeleld down, evacuated cars in traffic. some cool stuff.

Met Richard Branson once. I've seen Steven Tyler grocery shopping, though I did not bother him. I sat two rows away from Leonardo Dicaprio at a Celtics game once.

I met various Red Sox players as a child.

Met Roger Moore at a car convetion once in my old home town (In Denmark) The man asked for a light so he could light a cigaret and I pulled mine out and he asked how old I was, I answered him and he went like "12? and when did you start? when you were 11? well there's no law against that so I'm surprised you haven't started earlier" Then he talked about cars with me and my friends dad for 45 minutes. Inside I was freaking out, favorite bond, right there. I could punch him! I kept my cool and was told by the man himself that "it's ok if you wanna freak out now" ...

no, i never met a famous person. i've scene horison ford, phil the singer for all that remains. in 08 horrison ford was at yale to do a part in the newest idiana jones movie. all he did was rode a motorcycle down a road, and in a library.

Fame isn't a valuable quality to me. If I had the opportunity to meet Oprah I really wouldn't be excited because I couldn't care less about her. I would rather meet Ryan, Jeff, Brad, and Vinny even though they aren't necessarily "famous".

@Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto: Andrew Cashner has been hurt this year it seems. Hell, he's only 24, I wish him the best. My dad is a big Cubs fan.

I also met G.W. Bailey (Captain Harris) from the later Police Academy films when I was eight. He was feeding underprivileged children at a Universal Studios cafe at the time, which impressed me to no end.

My friend thinks I asked Ryan Reynolds to move out of the way when I was in Toronto a few weeks back.

@Claude said:

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

Hahahaha, this!

@Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto said:

@Claude: Anyone in their right of mind on the North side of Chicago is a Cubs fan. Otherwise... they'd unfortunately be a Sox fan.

My dad lives where I live in North Carolina. But the Cubs had a minor league club in Hickory back in the 40's or 50's, so he's been a fan since.

@ImmortalSaiyan said:

@HandsomeDead: That sounds like a good story.

Do tell.

@ImmortalSaiyan said:

@HandsomeDead: That sounds like a good story.

Do tell.

@Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto said:

@HandsomeDead: Oh shit, you FUCKING failed on that account. But that was in the past, and Michael's (unfortunately) retired from the world of F1 racing.

I don't know, Michael Schumacher is pretty damn cool.

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

@natetodamax said:

@Claude

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

You mean every year?

He's a young player. He got hurt early. Thus is the life of a Chicago Cub.

I accidentally punched Hulk Hogan in the neck. He was walking out of an arena after a WWE taping I went to in 2003 I believe it was, and I tried to punch through a crowd and hit him in the shoulder, but I missed and hit him right in the neck.

@natetodamax said:

@Claude

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

You mean every year?

He's a young player. He got hurt early. Thus is the life of a Chicago Cub.

@Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto said:

@Claude said:

@natetodamax said:

@Claude

Did you ask him why the Cubs suck this year?

You mean every year?

He's a young player. He got hurt early. Thus is the life of a Chicago Cub.

And that of the fucking goat curse.

At least you didn't mention Steve Bartman. Whoops.

@HandsomeDead: Oh shit, you FUCKING failed on that account. But that was in the past, and Michael's (unfortunately) retired from the world of F1 racing.

@CL60 said:

I accidentally punched Hulk Hogan in the neck. He was walking out of an arena after a WWE taping I went to in 2003 I believe it was, and I tried to punch through a crowd and hit him in the shoulder, but I missed and hit him right in the neck.

:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Is all that I can say... :O

Jose Canseco used to go to my old gym. I talked to him once. It was really awkward, because he was trying to be incognito.

I met the lead singer of circa survive and hugged him.  That was pretty cool.  I also met the drummer for Taking Back Sunday and he was chill as fuck.  Both in the same night =D

@CL60 said:

I accidentally punched Hulk Hogan in the neck. He was walking out of an arena after a WWE taping I went to in 2003 I believe it was, and I tried to punch through a crowd and hit him in the shoulder, but I missed and hit him right in the neck.

:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Is all that I can say... :O

@CL60 said:

@N7 said:

@CL60 said:

I accidentally punched Hulk Hogan in the neck. He was walking out of an arena after a WWE taping I went to in 2003 I believe it was, and I tried to punch through a crowd and hit him in the shoulder, but I missed and hit him right in the neck.

:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Is all that I can say... :O

I don't think he was in the mood to do anything about it. He stopped for a second, but then just continued to his limo.

You should be in a book or something! Only a handful of people have ever been able to hit Hulk Hogan... And you're one of them!

That's awesome! :O