Welcome to the July 2020 Of Books Giveaway Hop, which I co-host with Lonna @ FLYLēF!
Time for an International Book of Choice Giveaway!! And a confession, of sorts. I am making a free entry for everyone, but a Follow on Twitter option too because I got super excited to hit 4k followers… and then super bummed when I subsequently lost a bunch. So. You don’t have to follow to get an entry- there’s still the free one!- but to unlock the rest of the entries I would be super grateful if you followed! I know it’s just a number! I KNOW. Call it a character flaw ?♀️
When we moved to Ireland, many years ago, we stayed in a hotel at first. One morning I went missing, only to be found eating breakfast in a room down the hall with Christopher Lee, the best Dracula ever. I’d heard the service trolley and gone to investigate. Can’t imagine it happening these days.
Oh wowww! That is such a fun story, I love it!
I have met numerous famous people and as far as books go i can think of heather graham, erica spindler and more, plus actors, athletes…mr wonderful is in the tv business, so we have enjoyed many advantages that come with that.
sherry @ fundinmental
Oooooh that is so cool! Such great experiences you get to have!
I meet Darren Shan once! XD mostly all the celebrities I’ve met are authors!
Oh that is very cool!
I’m a bit shy and would not really like to meet someone famous.
Yeah I definitely get that! When you meet someone who you think of as like, so great, it’s kind of intimidating!
I think most of the “famous” people I have met have been in bands – Sara (Tegan & Sara), FOB, Chris Carrabba (Dash Board Confessional), Cobra Starship, etc. My daughter’s friend is one of the stars in Mean Girls on Broadway, and I met him. My cousin has a show on QVC/HSN, so he’s sort of famous, right?
Oh wow that is awesome! How have you met all these band people!? And yes your cousin is definitely famous, even if it is like, the G List ?
We used to go to a LOT of shows, and we would buy VIP when we could. That’s how I met many of the bands, but Sara was cool, because we were just walking around the city before the show and bumped into her.
I’ve met a few authors, most recently Ruta Sepetys while she toured last fall for Fountains of Silence, race car driver Richard Petty, and our current and most awesome governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Oh wow that is awesome! You do have a really great governor, I am a bit jealous (ours isn’t bad, but he’s no Gretchen hah).
I haven’t met anyone famous but I did see Nicole Kidman when she was filming a movie on location once.
Oooooh that is so cool!
Oh yeah- I’ve met famous people at comic book conventions, where you’d expect to meet them, as well as just out and about. I try not to bother people, even to confirm that they are who they look like, because it seems exhausting to always be “on”, you know? There was one SDCC, decades ago, and every single day I ended up bumping into Mark Sheppard (and his young daughter) out on the floor. Like, we’d both be perusing the same stall and end up almost bumping into each other, or crossing paths. By the third day, he recognized me and started laughing about it (I was mortified- was worried he’d think I was bothering him….but it turns out we just have similar tastes).
I figure I would never be sure enough if I saw someone out anyway, nevermind have the guts to approach them hahha. I love the story about SDCC! I bet they loved that you were like, not invasive though, and that is why he was so able to joke about it!
I haven’t met anyone but I would have loved to meet some of the stars of old Hollywood.
Ooooh that would have been very cool!
I have never met anyone famous. I would love to meet Michelle Obama.
Oh yes, she would be SO amazing to meet, I agree!
I’ve never met anyone famous 🙁
I’d love to meet either Ryan Reynolds or Tom Holland once. They’re just <3
Aw I hope you get the chance to one day!!
I’ve was lucky enough to meet my favorite band, Widespread Panic! I’d love to meet Michelle Obama!
Oh she’d be amazing- and I feel like so very kind and down to earth! And that is awesome that you met your favorite band!
Years ago, I met Dr. Joyce Brothers. My husband was an administrator at her grandson’s school.
Oh wow that is cool!
I have not. I did see a local youtuber (who i wasn’t even aware was local lol) but he was with his kid so I didn’t want to bother him.
That is a very good and kind call! Unless he’s one of the ones who gives strangers money, then you gotta try to run into him again ?
Hi!
Unfortunately I never met anyone famous, but the first one that comes to my mind when I think wich celebrity I would like to meet is Yungblud (Dominic). He’s the best human I “know”, such a sweet, kind and down-to-earth person. I love him so much my heart hurts 🙁
AWW! I REALLY hope you get the chance to one day, it sounds like it would mean so much to you! ♥♥
I’ve never met anyone famous. I’d love to meet Jennifer Lawrence or Ellen!
Oooh I bet they’d both be fun! I hope you get to one day!
I have had several authors sign books so I guess that is meeting them: Margaret Atwood, Robert Munsch, Diana Gabaldron.
Oh definitely, they are for sure famous!
I’ve never met anyone famous… and surprisingly I don’t want to meet anyone. I’d like to keep all those I like an idealized dream. I think I would be deeply disappointed by some of them!
What about you?
This is a very good answer tbh! I have met some authors that maybe would be famous, but the biggest for me was the cast of The 100, as I am obsessed haha.
No, I haven’t. I’ve always thought about the old adage that you never want to meet your idols has a lot of merit. Thanks for the giveaway.
I have not met anyone famous. I would like to meet Oprah.
Yes, I met Alex Trebek as he hosted the Geography Bee my brother was in.