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I've got a couple:

1. My Grandpa grew up in Key West, and was best friends with Ernest Hemingway's sons. The closest he got to Hemingway was getting yelled at though.
2. My dad knew Benazir Bhutto and almost went and worked in her government. He was also really good friends with Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani Catholic who was minister for religious minorities and was killed.
3. Ummm my great-great-grandad wrote the Cuban national anthem?

that's about all I've got. My dad probably knows some other famous people, but those are the ones that i know about.

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homeschoolmom

[quote name='icelandic_iceskater' timestamp='1312923186' post='2285016']
I was confirmed by a bishop who personally meets with the pope. Beat THAT! =]
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I spent an hour with Jesus this afternoon.

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rizz_loves_jesus

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^^ Nadia Comaneci and I are bffs.

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missionseeker

I've spoken to Eduardo Verastagui at a thing I was catering, met Alan Keyes, ran into Anthony Bourdain at a restaurant, Cardinal Levada was my graduation speaker, Mary Higgins Clarke was my sister's (same school), Joseph Pearce and Michael Dauphinais were my professors. I know Michel Waldstein, met Scott Hahn, Senator Brownback, Catered for Clarence Thomas, Bira Rezende, my mother went to school with the Campbell soup heir. I know Jeffrey Tucker, Arlene Oost-Zinner, Scott Turkington, Fr. Robert Skeris, Fr. Fessio, Fr Pacwa, Susan Treacy was my thesis director. I met Brother Leo, Thomas Woods, I met Mother Angelica's brick layer, he was cool. I saw Lebron James in Miami.

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Glad someone on here mentioned Thomas Woods -- he attends my parish!

I've met other famous people too -- both within and outside of the Catholic world. But there's a separate thread for that (which is also old). This is just for connections we have.

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[quote name='Dave' timestamp='1312927683' post='2285071']
Glad someone on here mentioned Thomas Woods -- he attends my parish!

I've met other famous people too -- both within and outside of the Catholic world. But there's a separate thread for that (which is also old). This is just for connections we have.
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THEN I HAVE BEEN TO YOUR PARISH SEVERAL TIMES!?!?!?!

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Wow, I guess I shouldn't be surprised -- after all, you attended Southern Catholic College! Somehow we never got introduced though ... or maybe we did, but I didn't realize you were missionseeker.

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missionseeker

[quote name='Dave' timestamp='1312930762' post='2285140']
Wow, I guess I shouldn't be surprised -- after all, you attended Southern Catholic College! Somehow we never got introduced though ... or maybe we did, but I didn't realize you were missionseeker.
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crazy! I don't think we were introduced.

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Roamin Catholic

I've met about 20 different NFL players, had class with another 6 NFL players, worked on a project with a WNBA star (one of the few). Also met a few different college football coaches.

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[quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1083898565' post='187761']
Everyone knows someone whose famous-ish... a pseudo star... so, who do you know?
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I know me.

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[quote name='MIkolbe' timestamp='1312923618' post='2285028']
no doubt BG45 and XIX will mention their dinner with me......
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*ahem*

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