The only famous drummer I've actually met was Floyd Sneed, the original drummer of Three Dog Night. When I lived in Southern California, I went to LAX to pick up my wife's Aunt Mary, who had flown in from Texas. On the plane she sat next to Sneed and a couple of other members of the group. She was very friendly and talkative, and by the time their flight was over even the members of the band were calling her Aunt Mary. When I went to the baggage carousel to pick up her luggage, there were 4 members of the band waiting there to pick up their luggage. This was in 1983 or '84, and Three Dog Night was returning to their home base in LA after doing a tour of the county fair circuit in the southern states. I recognized them and struck up a conversation (that's how I heard about their just completed tour) while we were all waiting for our luggage. All were very nice guys, and they seemed to be both surprised and pleased that someone actually recognized them and remembered the music they had made in the late 60s/early 70s. I did not ask for autographs, but when the luggage finally arrived they all shook hands with me and asked me to be sure and give their best wishes to "Aunt Mary."