I've met a number of celebrities over the years: Henri Richard, Dan Akroyd, Bryan Adams, Rex Murphy, Ted Nolan (remember him, successful coach of Buffalo Sabres, fired after their winningest season ever), Brett Hart, but the most memorable was Wayne Gretzky, not for who he is, but the circumstances.
In the early 90's, while in Ottawa, the LA Kings were attending training camp in Hull (I guess Gatineau now, anyway thats where they trained then). One friday night I was having a few Don Cherry wobbly pops upstairs at Peppers on Elgin, when a large entourage moved onto the end of the bar about 5 feet from me, Gretzky and McSorley were the centre-pieces.
Every Tom, Dick, and Jane was lining up for autographes, which was hilarious since they were all three sheets to the wind. I sat there for about an hour, drinking a few more, when the bodyguard next me started shooting the s**t with me. He liked the fact that I wasn't hounding them for an autograph. Told him I couldn't care less about what someone did for a living, besides, you don't go to a bar to sign autographes..... Next thing I know, I'm having a beer with the "Great One". Really a nice guy.
Cheers