Let's play a game!

I think most of us have, at one time or another, met at least one celebrity. I've seen Clint Eastwood--didn't talk to him or anything (though my roommate at the time--in a completely separate incident--got on his nerves) but I did see him. I can tell you that he's not one of those celebrities that you have to look at a while to recognize. He looks exactly like he does in his films.

Over the years I'd run into The Nature Boy, Ric Flair, Denver Bronco/Baltimore Ravens tight end (and now CBS football analyst) Shannon Sharpe, former host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters, the late Dick Shaapp, walked past Tommy Chong in the Historic District (didn't recognize him until it was too late--sorry, Tommy).

All of those people have a special place in my heart. All of them are people I admire and respect for one reason or another. But I have yet to meet anyone who is, to me, a real superstar. So, I thought I'd compile a partial list of people who, if I wound up on an elevator with them, would probably think about calling security because I'd turn into an idiotic, raving fanboy. See names you don't recognize? That's what Widipedia is for.

• Elton John
• Ringo Starr
• Paul McCartney
• Maynard James Keenan
• Adam Jones
• Amanda Tapping
• Tanith Lee
• Amy Lee
• Cristina Scabbia
• Morgan Freeman
• Andre Braugher
• Carlos Santana
• Ridley Scott
• Melissa Etheridge

So who would go on your list? Please restrict yourself to people who are still living or we'll be here all night. I know I would, anyway--Julius Caesar, Albert Einstein, Walter Cronkite . . .