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Shook hands with and actually spoke with Robert Steiner and Owen Gromme both artists who won Master Wildlife Artist of the year and their works were used on the Duck Stamps for the years they won. My mother purchased a print of one of Owen Gromme's works and he signed it for her personally. I was just a kid but I thought that was SO COOL.
Also Kevin Hermening, one of the Iranian hostages back in the 80's spoke at my high school graduation. There were only 3 of us students graduating that year (homeschool group graduation) and so we got to spend some time just actually talking to him. He mostly spoke about how the experience of being imprisoned was and how amazing a feeling it was to be free. He talked about being led out in the blindfolds and not even realizing he was going to be released. It was even a shock to be released. I digress. It was something I'll never forget to get to talk to someone who was a part of world history while I was growing up. My kid someday will say "What was the Iran-Contra affair?" I'll know, possibly better than some because I spoke to a part of that history.
As for celebrities? I'm not that interested. People who are movers and makers in our world - those are the ones I'm interested in meeting or hearing about.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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