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Jeff Foxworthy : Blue Collar Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was doing a show in a town near where we live. As we were leaving Mr. Foxworthy and his security detail came up and I fished out my camera for a picture. He noticed and started clowning for a pic. Then he stopped, talked to us for a few minutes, then asked one of the policemen escorting him to take a pic of us with him. On stage he is of course hilarious. In person, he seemed like a very down-to-earth and decent gentleman.

Jeff Foxworthy

Blue Collar Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was doing a show in a town near where we live. As we were leaving Mr. Foxworthy and his security detail came up and I fished out my camera for a picture. He noticed and started clowning for a pic. Then he stopped, talked to us for a few minutes, then asked one of the policemen escorting him to take a ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 7:36pm PST

Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin : When I was a sophomore in high school, I had the privilege of getting to meet one of the astronauts who had walked on the moon. Astronaut James B. Irwin, member of the Apollo 15 crew, became the 8th man to walk on the moon in 1971. In the fall of 1977, Astronaut Irwin was kind enough to give me about an hour of his time for some one-on-one time to ask him any question I wanted. Because of all his aviation and spaceflight credentials and experiences, I thought he was almost some kind of god. He went on to write a book about his life and moonwalk and conversion to Christianity because of his walk on the moon. In his book called "To Rule The Night" he mentions something he told me about that day. He said while on the moon, he turned around several times fully expecting to see God holding the moon up to His face and watching their moonwalk. His experiences on the moon so moved him that he converted to Christianity not long after his mission. Irwin went on to found the Christian Organization "High Flight." Sadly, Astronaut Irwin died of heart problems in 1991. Interestingly, his heart problems were first noticed during his last moonwalk on the Apollo 15 mission.

Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin

When I was a sophomore in high school, I had the privilege of getting to meet one of the astronauts who had walked on the moon. Astronaut James B. Irwin, member of the Apollo 15 crew, became the 8th man to walk on the moon in 1971. In the fall of 1977, Astronaut Irwin was kind enough to give me about an hour of his time for some one-on- ...

Updated: May 26, 2008 6:35pm PST

Legendary test pilot & airshow entertainer Bob Hoover : At the 1998 Oshkosh Airshow, I had the priviledge to meet the legendary Bob Hoover. For all his incredible aviation credentials, flying skills and history of entertaining airshow audiences by the millions, he was extremely down-to-earth, friendly and an all-around great guy.

Legendary test pilot & airshow entertainer Bob Hoover

At the 1998 Oshkosh Airshow, I had the priviledge to meet the legendary Bob Hoover. For all his incredible aviation credentials, flying skills and history of entertaining airshow audiences by the millions, he was extremely down-to-earth, friendly and an all-around great guy.

Updated: May 26, 2008 6:41pm PST

Other interesting but not so famous people : This gallery is dedicated to the not-at-all-famous people that are each a story of their own. I don't know most of these people's names, but they were interesting characters nonetheless.

Other interesting but not so famous people

This gallery is dedicated to the not-at-all-famous people that are each a story of their own. I don't know most of these people's names, but they were interesting characters nonetheless.

Updated: Oct 03, 2008 9:30pm PST