Posted by "The Swingset Scene" at user163.net487.nc.sprint-hsd.net on January 30, 2003 at 10:01:26:
In Reply to: POLL- coolest/worst celebrity you've met (n/t) posted by fireburns on January 29, 2003 at 20:38:55:
Best, hands down, TONY HAWK. I mean, damn, the dude IS skateboarding, and has almost single handedly (along with his dad) changed the sport for back alleys to ESPN. He was so freaking normal and nice that it shocked me, as he has been probably the one idol, or whatever, that I had when I was a kid that is somebody to be proud of. Almost all the other skaters on the 2001 and 2002 Tony Hawk Gigantic skatepark tour were great, except maybe Willie Santos he was whiny and the british guy... Jason Ellis was a dick
While in college, I met Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Shammond Williams, Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Ed Cota, all of which were really nice.
Ric Flair was fairly nice to me when i talked to him at a mall. Magnum T.A. just kept walking (Different instance).
Worst would probably be this MLB pitcher named Bob Patterson. Back in high school, I went to a local college for a baseball day camp type thing, and he was supposed to be there (he is from here). When he finally showed up, when acted so fucking arrogant. He would talk over everybody, and never seemed to care about anything. Then, after he had only been there like a hour, he starts bitching about leaving to one of the supervisors RIGHT in front of all the kids he was "instructing" what as ass. As a side note, I would like to say that I don't know why he was pissed, and he may have had good reason, but he should have at least shown some class and not be an open dick around kids.