Marriott celebrity sightings...
Sep 25, 2007, 8:17 am
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Anaheim Marriott (suites maybe) next to disney...had breakfast with Mick McGeough and the referee team up in the CL during the Ducks playoffs 2 years ago.
Also saw the long haired guy from American Idol...Bo...at the Ren Charlotte.
Also saw the long haired guy from American Idol...Bo...at the Ren Charlotte.
Sep 25, 2007, 10:41 am
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All of these were hard to miss:
When it was still a Marriott, Rhiga in NY: Don King having breakfast with his entourage at the next table.
Chicago downtown Marriott: Judd Hirsch
And I think the best of all just because he and his group seemed a bit out of place: Richard Simmons with a large entourage checking into the Omaha Marriott.
When it was still a Marriott, Rhiga in NY: Don King having breakfast with his entourage at the next table.
Chicago downtown Marriott: Judd Hirsch
And I think the best of all just because he and his group seemed a bit out of place: Richard Simmons with a large entourage checking into the Omaha Marriott.
Sep 25, 2007, 10:44 am
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About 18 months ago, I saw Michael Jordan's agent, David Falk, in the concierge lounge of the Fairview Park Marriott being interviewed by another guy.
Sep 25, 2007, 11:06 am
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Sep 25, 2007, 11:29 am
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Interesting that most of the 'celeb' sightings in Marriotts so far have been sports figures.
I saw quite a few of the Oscar/BAFTA nominees at Grosvenor House ballroom 2 separate years (George Clooney, Charlize Theron, etc), but that's because they were there for the dinner following the BAFTA Awards. Kevin Spacey was in the Red Bar at Grosvenor House following the Olivier Awards.
Cheers.
I saw quite a few of the Oscar/BAFTA nominees at Grosvenor House ballroom 2 separate years (George Clooney, Charlize Theron, etc), but that's because they were there for the dinner following the BAFTA Awards. Kevin Spacey was in the Red Bar at Grosvenor House following the Olivier Awards.
Cheers.
Sep 25, 2007, 4:10 pm
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Note: I did know who the following were though: Ruben Stoddard (someone had to point him out as I wouldnt' have recognized him), George Carlin, Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brother and Mel Tormey (Carlin is much shorter than I would have ever guessed)...I'm sure there were others but these are the ones that come to mind
Sep 25, 2007, 4:25 pm
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My observations on this thread: 4 stars for the Warren Zevon sighting (obviously before his demise). Also, I would ask the moderator to remove references to hockey "celebrities." They don't count. 
Sep 25, 2007, 6:27 pm
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Sep 25, 2007, 11:17 pm
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Sep 26, 2007, 2:22 pm
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I probably recognize more actor-type celebs because of working in the industry, as well as some of the news pundits you see on tv.
I was coming back from a biz trip to Hawaii one time, and the Pro Bowl had played that weekend. Some of the football players were at my hotel & quite a few on my flight back (I was a bit surprised they didn't do a charter for the team, but maybe cause they come from dif places/teams?). A girlfriend of mine is a huge football fan & she asked me who was on the plane - me,"I don't know. They were tall, big, black, & white." Didn't recognize one of them.
Cheers.
I was coming back from a biz trip to Hawaii one time, and the Pro Bowl had played that weekend. Some of the football players were at my hotel & quite a few on my flight back (I was a bit surprised they didn't do a charter for the team, but maybe cause they come from dif places/teams?). A girlfriend of mine is a huge football fan & she asked me who was on the plane - me,"I don't know. They were tall, big, black, & white." Didn't recognize one of them.
Cheers.
Sep 27, 2007, 1:07 am
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Senator John Edwards at the San Antonio Marriott River Center, with his Secret Service detail, while he was the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee in 2004
If I was staying at a Marriott (the San Francisco Marriott to be precise), and they gave me the Presidential Suite, does that make me a 15 minute celebrity of the Andy Warhol variety while I was staying there?
If I was staying at a Marriott (the San Francisco Marriott to be precise), and they gave me the Presidential Suite, does that make me a 15 minute celebrity of the Andy Warhol variety while I was staying there?
Sep 27, 2007, 8:39 am
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Kobe Bryant at the Philly Marriott during the all-star weekend. OK, I didn't really see him personally, but they gave me his dirty room when I checked in! The reason why I knew it was his room was because he left a bunch of receipts and papers.