1. A Dozen Personal
Encounters with
Oprah
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2. Inspired by Oprah Winfrey
“I stepped back into my
dressing room and quickly
glanced up at the
television monitor where
Oprah Winfrey was bolting
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through the studio doors
to surprise her audience
with an impromptu
appearance”.

3. My Dream, Come True
“I had a dream about 5 years
ago that I was performing
somewhere. After the
performance I turned and
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someone was introducing
me to Oprah, she took me
into an office with a
desk...Thats when & how I
met Oprah!”

4. Oprah is a lousy tipper...
“I waited on Oprah in my
Manhattan restaurant.
She received excellent
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and even
complimented me! She
left $40 on a $400 tab.
Yes! only 10%. You are a
lousy person Oprah!”

5. Her Energy
“I was coming out of the building
across the street...I just finished
an audition. I looked over and
saw a black SUV stop...it was Ms.
Winfrey,...She was so kind to us
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all. Ms. Winfrey allowed us to
take photos and have photos
taken with her...I can't explain it
but I felt so much energy from
her.”

6. Oprah followed me... It wasn't ifollo her...
“I heard someone saying
Lewis.. then L...E...W...I...S...
in sorta a singing type voice.
Then LEWIS... in sort of a
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yell which made me turn
around.. It was this short
lady who looked familiar.”.

7. Meeting Oprah
“Gayle King use to do the
news in CT many years ago.
I saw her at a Mall many
years ago and was like WOW
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it's Gayle...She was with
Oprah..I just said "oh hi" but
ooooo and ahhhh'd over
Gayle. I miss Gayle and her
wave”.

8. The First Time I Met Oprah Winfrey
“I met Oprah at the Get
Moving with Oprah walk,
I worked at our local
television station with
her best friend Gayle
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King, and after that I met
her on location at our
station when she did the
straight talk series with
Maury Povich...”

9. I met Oprah at a Fund Raising Event
My husband and I were
invited to an event in
Washington, D.C., in
honor of the astronauts
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who perished in the
space shuttle...I had my
picture made with Oprah
and met many
Washington people...”

10. My Oprah Experience
I was selected to be on
the show on as a guest.
The shows producers
came our home to film
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and tape for
the actually show...and
met Oprah and had
pictures taken with her
after we taped the
show”.

11. I Just Wanted Tickets to the Oprah Show
“Our family had recently relocated
to the Chicago suburbs. We were
watching the nightly news and a
spot came on...call or send email
for tickets to Oprah. The next day
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I got a call from one of the
producers saying they like my
story and would like to feature me
as on the upcoming show...”

12. We Interviewed Oprah and it Never Aired
“We were a very small
company in Atlanta, Georgia
and we were given an
exclusive interview with Ms.
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Winfrey through the efforts of
a young lady who worked
very hard to get the
interview...”

13. Before Stedman
“Shortly after Oprah came to
Chicago. I was driving my Red
Corvette with the top off one
hot summer day. I stopped at a
stop sign near The Water
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Tower Place. I looked up and
saw Oprah starring down into
the car. As I was driving away
she did a complete U-Turn
checking me out.”

14. Real Encounters
Real Personal Experiences
with Celebrities, not hype
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