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3dTeafoe,
Will you kindly elaborate on your encounter w/ Nureyev - I'd love to know more!
Dressed as a trumpeteer, I was a supernumerary in Nureyev's Paris Opera Ballet production of Swan Lake at the Kennedy Center in 1987. Rudy danced within arm's reach. It was a thrilling experience.
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3dTeafoe,
Will you kindly elaborate on your encounter w/ Nureyev - I'd love to know more!
Dressed as a trumpeteer, I was a supernumerary in Nureyev's Paris Opera Ballet production of Swan Lake at the Kennedy Center in 1987. Rudy danced within arm's reach. It was a thrilling experience.
Fantastic - lucky you! Thanks for sharing
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Posted by: marclaff ()
Date: April 5, 2015 11:46
Bjornulf VIK, an international hero
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Mongoose
Not sure where the idea for this thread came from in the dark recesses of my brain, but I thought it might be interesting, anyway!
Here's mine:
MUSIC
Nicky Hopkins, Chuck Leavell, Count Basie, Chick Corea, Maynard Ferguson, Jean Luc Ponty, Rick Derringer, Bob "The Bear" Hite (Canned Heat), Alice Cooper, Peter Wolf, Gino Vannelli, Stan Kenton, Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly), all of Grand Funk Railroad, all of Los Lobos, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, John Williams, Tommy Roe, Harvey Mandel
GOVERNMENT/US POLITICS
Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond, Lester Maddox, Gary Hart, Ethel Kennedy, Shirley Chisholm
SPORTS
Dominique Wilkins, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Ron Gant, Harry Gant, Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, assorted players for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks
I'm sure I'll think of more later....
Who is on your list?
Cheers.....
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Lil' Brian
Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Johnny Miller, Retief Goosen, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Gene Sarazen, Billy Casper, Chi Chi, Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez...
It's an addiction much like The Rolling Stones. I can't stop.Quote
Lil' Brian
Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Johnny Miller, Retief Goosen, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Gene Sarazen, Billy Casper, Chi Chi, Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez...
That'll be so sweet. I'm excited for you! Enjoy!!Quote
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Lil' Brian
Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Johnny Miller, Retief Goosen, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Gene Sarazen, Billy Casper, Chi Chi, Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez...
Hmmm . . . I take it you golf?? Lots of old school great golfers on that list. I am going to be a volunteer at the US Open in June. Looking forward to some great golf!
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SKILLS
Bobby Keys
Bernard Fowler
Lisa Fischer
Rod Stewart
Rachel Hunter - Supermodel
David Beckham
Sorrell Booke (J.D."Boss" Hogg from the Dukes of Hazard)
Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf, Lord of the RingS, The Hobbit, X-Men etc
Sir Peter Jackson
James Cameron
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin & the other 2 Hobbits
Liv Tyler
Kylie Minogue
Michelle Rodriguez
Paula Abdul
Derek Jeter
Reggie Bush - NFL RB
Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona Cardinals WR
Elizabeth Hurley
Sir Ian Botham - Famous Cricketer
Her Majesty The Queen of England & Prince Philip
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William & Kate)
Doc Nesson - Lead singer of the Angels (Angel City in the USA)
Phil Rudd - ACDC Drummer
Neil Finn - Crowded House and Split Enz
Tim Finn - Crowded House and Split Enz
Nicholas Sarkozy - Former President of France
David Cameron - Prime Minister of the UK
Sir Edmund Hillary - 1st man to climb Mt Everest
Buzz Aldrin - 2nd Man on the Moon
Kylie Bax - Supermodel
Tom Cruise
Penelope Cruz
Billy Connolly
BONO
Don Henley and Glenn Frey
Bob Dylan
Slash
Joe Elliot and Phil Collen
Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy
David Gilmour
Brian May
Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler
Sean Fitzpatrick, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter & Jonah Lomu - famous New Zealand Rugby Players
Sachin Tendulkar - famous Indian Cricketer
Carl Lewis - 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay and Long Jump Olympic Champion
Bryan Ferry
Joe Walsh
Anthony Keidis
Plenty more just remembering them is the hard part