The Enterprise asked random people in downtown Park Rapids. “Have you ever met anyone famous?” Tell us about it. ” These are their answers.
Wanda Reddy: “I met the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Randy Bachman at the Moondance Jam in the casino, and after the show I had my photo taken with Gallagher. He's a comedian.”
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Stephanie Szymanski: “Bailey Muñoz. He's a dancer. My twin kids dance, so we're big in the dance world. He's on the show 'So You Think You Can Dance” and was the 2019 winner. He's from Las Vegas, Nevada, and I was his actual teacher when he was in fourth grade, and growing up, he got into the dance world, and we saw him live. He went to LA and became a great dancer and won shows. It was so much fun. Because then they came on tour and all the top dancers came. When we went to Las Vegas, they invited us to their show. And we knew he was teaching him and his sister, so we were able to meet all the dancers backstage. It was a lot of fun. ”
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Sharon Condiff: “That was Tommy James from Tommy James and the Shondells, a '60s rock guy. He started out singing rock and roll, but then moved on to psychedelic rock. I was at the Northern Lights Casino with my husband, Tom, and we had our pictures taken with them. They didn't say much, but they were nice. was.”
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Mark Johnson: “I met Muhammad Ali once at a Las Vegas casino. He was there for a heavyweight fight — I can't remember who was fighting. He wasn't — -But there was a long line at the casino. I didn't know why, but at the end of the line I shook hands with Muhammad Ali and told him how much I respect him. I didn't really understand him because he had Parkinson's disease, but he had the calmest demeanor I've ever met.
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Josiah Hoagland: “I met Robin Williams. I was on a tour to Afghanistan in the Army Reserve when I enlisted. This was when I was in my early 20s and Robin Williams was on a USO tour. We did a comedy show in Kandahar, Afghanistan.''Then, after the show, he invited everyone over and I was able to go back there and shake hands. He was a really nice guy and a really kind actor. ”
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Frenchie Shepherd: “I worked for the Unser family, and they became my friends too. Al Unser Sr., Bobby Unser, and Bobby Unser Jr. lived only three miles from me. We were invited to Bobby Unser's house, and they were really nice people, and I shouldn't have talked to them outside of school, but one day, we were invited to Bobby Unser's house. I asked Al because people were taking pictures of me and Al. Is your wife jealous? 'And Al said, 'She'd better do that.' And I met actress Katarina Parrish. I knew her a little bit. Then I met Steve Saleen, owner of Saleen Cars, Parnelli Jones. He's a race car driver and I have a picture of him and Steve Saleen in my house. He is a very down to earth person and when he first met me he was very friendly and sociable. ”
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Robin Fish is a staff reporter at the Park Rapids Enterprise. Contact us at rfish@parkrapidsenterprise.com or 218-252-3053.
