re: a-hole celebrities and here are the rules:

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Steve Elkington had a bad round at the Shell Houston Open in early ‘90’s and tried to plow through a crowd leaving the event in his Suburban courtesy car. Total prick. A few of us flipped him off. He was the only golfer (or person) to drive on that road.

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He lives in Houston, probably why he went that route.

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Getting in an elevator in B'ham and there's Dean Malenko and Chris Beniot. As Beniot is getting out he say "you look like you're going to the fricking prom". I held my reply until after the door had closed.

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"You look like you're going to murder your family."

The best comebacks always come to you later.

About 15 years back, I was in the Vegas airport dozing after a long five days at a trade show. If you've ever done a major show for a busy booth and after hours dinners with customers, you know where I'm coming from - I was beat. I vaguely notice a crowd forming around my seat near the gate, and a fair amount of commotion. I'm flying SWA to San Jose. I finally overhear someone mention its Gene Simmons (Kiss) that everyone is following. He signs some autographs and stuff near me and gets quickly escorted onto the plane 'cause SWA, and they don't want their gate ops interrupted for anyone.

So, as an A-Lister on SWA, I'm the first on the plane of the regular boarding group. I round the corner into the aisle, and mumble "This looks like me" in reference to the starboard side aisle front row seat. Gene's in the port side seat and immediately pulls his legs in (he's pretty tall) and gives me a welcoming smile, I'm kinda like, no, I meant the other side. I'm still out of it, and I really don't care about celebrities anyway, wouldn't recognize more than a handful of them.

So I plop down and get comfortable. Older couple comes in next and little old lady asks Gene if the other two seats are taken. He gives her a big smile and says "I'm always up for sitting next to a pretty girl". Old husband gives him a nasty look and sits bedside him, wife takes the window. They had no idea who he was, and I think they slept through the entire flight.

I only half paid attention myself, I was on my way to meet with Vinod Khosla and Steve Jurvetson to pitch their respective firms, had my own prep to think about, but Simmons was super nice to the flight crew and spent most of the flight leaning forward and chatting with them. I only learned later that he is well-known for being frugal, hence flying SWA. Super nice and down to earth guy, I just didn't care all that much.

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A lot of old time pro wrestlers. Michael PS Hayes, Junk Yard Dog, Chris Adams.... all nice guys. Big Poppa Pump was an arse.

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I was around 21-22 at the time and I was supposed to meet some friends for a bachelor party. I walked in the wrong bar and I go to get a drink ,who is standing beside me but a very drunk Michael Hayes. He starts talking to me and tells me that he can have any woman in there, mind you I haven’t had my first drink. Anyway he buys us shots then jumps on the bar ( bar is packed btw) and yells” I’m Michael F’ing Hayes !”Then a bunch of bouncer’s come over, so what’s Michael do? Jumps down beside me ( I’m tall and was in good shape then)” Me and my buddy will beat y’all’s arse” it was about six bouncers. I’m trying to tell these bouncers that I don’t know him but it’s too late They grab both of us and throw us out after slinging me down in the parking lot. Cops were on the way and I got out of there with a torn shirt and a hell of a story. Never made it my friends bachelor party

In 07 or 08 I was doing work on set of the movie W. Now I never got to talk to the guy but josh brolin had to be one of the most intense dudes I’ve ever seen. Not an A hole by any means but so locked into his role that I don’t think he acknowledged or had the ability to notice anything else going on around him. Professional level focus for sure.

Oliver Stone on the other hand was smiling and cracking jokes. He seemed to be a genuinely decent dude from my interaction with him.

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The cops show up and they make him to pack his shite and get out. Tupac and the rest of the culture go back to the room and tear them up before leaving (pissed on the beds, pours liquid in the tv’s, etc).

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What would that TV be worth today?

Played golf with him in a tournament.He was ok guy. Bet him on a long drive contest , beat him and he paid off...a coke.

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Look daddy!!! That’s Lecavalier!!( their favorite player). That dickhead walked straight toward my boys(who both had on his jersey…eyes big as silver dollars). Shook his head, looked away and kept on going.

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Damn. Never meet your heroes I guess.

I met ted Cruz the morning of my wedding. I was downstairs in the lobby of the hotel, waiting to pick up some of my groomsmen for golf and he walked out the elevator and sat next to me. This was when he was starting to ramp up his presidential campaign. I just said “You’re Ted Cruz” and he said yes sir how are you and I said. “ I’m getting married today.” Then he shook my head and said congratulations.

I missed a huge opportunity to call him the zodiac killer, I regret it every day