Daily Prompt #9 Most famous person I’ve ever met

Daily writing prompt
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?

I haven’t done a daily prompt in a while and since it’s Friday and I find this kind of funny, I thought I would share.

When I was much much younger, around 8 or 9 I think but I don’t remember exactly, we were taken to Turnberry Golf Course. Don’t get me wrong – I hate golf but they were having a celebrity golf tournament so off we went.

We saw a few people there like the boxer Henry Cooper and I would have met Sir Douglas Bader but one of his security guys shooed me away like a bug.

The person we did meet, and go around the course with was…..Telly Savalas – KOJAK himself! I can’t tell you how exciting it was for me. Every shot he took was watched and applauded by me, my sister and one of her friends. And I mean every shot!

At one point, my sister’s friend got very excited and applauded so much, Mr Savalas turned round to her, smiled and very sweetly said, “Thank you honey” – it made her year!

That’s all I remember but that memory has stayed with me for many years – glad I got an opportunity to share it with you.

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8 responses to “Daily Prompt #9 Most famous person I’ve ever met”

  1. When I think of Telly Savalas, I always remember the Players Club commercials lol
    Very cool! 😎

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    1. I just knew him from Kojak!

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      1. Look up Player’s Club on YT sometime lol

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  2. That’s a cool memory 😆 I don’t think I’ll be able to answer this one, I’m drawing a huge blank lolol

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    1. Well it was either that or Tilda Swinton!

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  3. What a sweet story! In my late teens or early twenties, I met Richard Harris outside the back door of the theater where I’d gone to see Camelot. I have his autograph. He was very gracious to all of us.

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    1. Oh man I would have loved to have met him – and prob gone for a drink with him!

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      1. I probably wasn’t legal drinking age at the time, but that would have been fun, for sure!

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