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Ricky Q. 22-11-2002 20:51

Cudahy & Oconomowoc.....
 
I come from 2 "famous" (not really) WI cities so I'll list both of them:

Cudahy, WI (10 miles south of Milwaukee):
Not really anybody too famous (yet) but there are some;
-John Navarre, Starting Quarterback for Michigan
-Lamar Gordon, Back-Up RB for the St. Louis Rams, started for Marshall Faulk the last 2 weeks

Thats really it from there, and there is only 1 from Oconomowoc that I know of:
-Craig Counsell, of the Arizona Diamondbacks (his cousin lives across the street from me)

:cool:

IsabelRinging 22-11-2002 21:41

This probably doesn't count, but if you happen to watch THE AMAZING RACE on CBS you'll see the parents of our team's current driver (well, not the official driver... yet). That's famous enough for me.

So remember: THE AMAZING RACE, Wednesday nights on CBS, 9:00 PM EST. Their names are Teri and Ian.

It's kinda funny because they're the most hated people on the show. Editing makes them look really mean. I've been witness to them in real life and they don't seem that bad...

But they're still great fun to bastardize. :D

MattK 22-11-2002 21:57

Re: Re: Anyone famous come from your town
 
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Originally posted by M. Krass


It's unfortunate that Dean is from Long Island, not Manch-vegas.

He attended South Side HS.


Yes I know he wasnt born in manch-vegas, but he has lived in NH since his 20's and most of his inventions where created here.

MattK 22-11-2002 21:59

Anyone live in or near Arora Ill.?

Thats where Wayne's World took place!

Ian W. 22-11-2002 22:13

i thought of another person.

my mom runs a lot (going outside, eww :p), and she has different friends that she runs with. one of them is this lady Christy (i think that's how you spell it) Lyons (spelling again?) who is apparently the wife of some football player (i don't know football at all, so don't ask me who he is) on the Jets i think. since football isn't my thing, i have no idea if he's famous, but i figured it was worth mentioning.

Andy Baker 23-11-2002 00:20

zero
 
I cannot think of anyone from my hometown who is famous... Monticello, Indiana doesn't really have much.

But... it is rumored that my great-grandfather, Chester Huffman, invented that little rolled-up paper rim on the top edge of a dixie cup while living in Monticello. Or, at least that is what he told me 25 years ago. :)

On another note... I know that it's not at all my hometown, but I spent a semester in college in Grantham, England... which was the home of Issac Newton. They had an all-boys elementary school that was called "Issac Newton School". Also, they had a square in the middle of town with a statue of the man himself.

Andy B. with a fairly pointless post.

David Kelly 23-11-2002 00:38

Re: Re: Anyone famous come from your town
 
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Originally posted by Jnadke




Man, you're an idiot. Just don't talk anymore. I believe I've also proven that Manchester, NH is worthless.


that was an unnecessary comment. :mad:

Rick 23-11-2002 00:45

richard hatch. the first survivor winner. he shops in the place i work alot and drives a bmw suv. i almost hit him with my car one time at night.

Elgin Clock 23-11-2002 00:48

Quote:

Originally posted by MattK
Anyone live in or near Arora Ill.?

Thats where Wayne's World took place!

Hey, if you look on the tv when they show the weather report in the first movie you'll see my name and here them say it. Elgin is a town in Illinois where the Elgin Clock Company originated and is still today! (no my parents did not name me after the company, Elgin is a family name. Honest!) :D

Anyways, in Watertown the biggest celebrity we've had in a while would have to be Rico Brogna of NY Yankees fame!

Oh we also have a few bands likeTRIPSET & SUBMIT who hail from Watertown, CT.
And pop singer John Mayer is from CT.

Also, James Van Der Beek aka Dawson on Dawsons Creek went to school a few towns over.

Then of course we have all the people who are famous and have houses in CT, like David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, and Martha Stewart for starters.

Oh and remember that reallly tall hockey player who was talked about in another thread, yeah well he lives or lived in West Hartford CT.

D.J. Fluck 23-11-2002 00:52

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Originally posted by Elgin Clock
Then of course we have all the people who are famous and have houses in CT, like David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, and Martha Stewart for starters.

Letterman is a Hoosier... :)


and is that where Martha's going to jail at?? :p

MattK 23-11-2002 11:12

Re: Re: Anyone famous come from your town
 
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Originally posted by Jnadke



Dean Kamen was born in New York.
Robert Frost was born in California.
Franklin Pierce wasn't born in Manchester.
Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn, NY.

Man, you're an idiot. Just don't talk anymore. I believe I've also proven that Manchester, NH is worthless.


Appleton, Wisconsin...
Willem DaFoe (the Green Goblin in Spider-Man)
Senator Joseph McCarthy



I realize that Adam Sandler, Robert Frost and Franklin Pierce wherent born in Manchester. But they all grew-up here and/or spent the better part of their life living here.

I dont know when Adam Sandler moved to manchester, but It must have been In or beafore he was in the 1st grade (we had the same teacher) Mrs. Kendal.

Katie Reynolds 23-11-2002 11:31

Re: Re: Anyone famous come from your town
 
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Originally posted by Jnadke
Man, you're an idiot. Just don't talk anymore. I believe I've also proven that Manchester, NH is worthless.
Jnadke,

Stop the bashing. This isn't the place to do it. If you want to make a comment like that about someone, PM or IM them about it. Don't do it here.

- Katie

Ryan Dognaux 23-11-2002 13:38

Re: Re: Re: Anyone famous come from your town
 
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Originally posted by Katie Reynolds

Jnadke,

Stop the bashing. This isn't the place to do it. If you want to make a comment like that about someone, PM or IM them about it. Don't do it here.

- Katie

I agree, that was just totally uncalled for.

Melissa Nute 23-11-2002 14:41

Fred Durst...graduated from the high school I should be going to...

All the members of Lynard Skynyrd...

Pat Boone...

James Weldon Johnson

I don't know who else...

evulish 23-11-2002 16:31

Not so much my city...since I don't live in a city...

Mark Twain (Elmira, NY)
Stephen Foster..the guy who sang Camptown Races (doo daa doo daa)
Ever hear of the French Azilum? That was located in the next town over from me.


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