Have any of you ever met or ever saw JFK Jr in real life?

It was an accident. He didn’t crash it intentionally or act negligently. He just wasn’t an experienced pilot.

No but I met his father. Charisma for days.

JFK had "it".

Only in my dreams

He was such a Greek god. And apparently as humble as he was good looking.

The most handsome, friendly, and humble guy I’ve ever met. Yes, I had the great pleasure of meeting him.

Yes.

He was in Vermont and I was a local reporter. I found out where he was staying and called his thugs to try to arrange a photo op. They said no. Undaunted, my editor told me to hide in the bushes. There were really no good hiding bushes

I went down to the local Quickie Mart to have a smoke and decide what to do.

Suddenly he pulled up with his entourage and went into the store. All of them went in and they all came out with lots of beer.

Yes he was gorgeous.

And I almost jumped out of my car to say "look. I respected your wishes and I asked for a photo and your guys said no. So I didn't take your picture" like he owed me or something. But it would have been such a bad pic with all that beer, and he was John-John!

I did not get my photo.

Yes, at MK in NY. A friend asked him to dance and he took her up on the offer. Very nice guy, extremely charismatic.

MK! You were in with the In Crowd R8.

[quote]Have any of you ever met or ever saw JFK Jr in real life?

Oh, come on! This was covered in second grade grammar. " Ever saw"?

Yes, I almost physically ran into him coming out of a Burke and Burke (IYKYK) across the street from Lincoln Center my first year in NYC. Stunningly handsome. Probably the only celebrity NYC sighting I actually wanted to happen.

Many times. He and Darryl Hannah lived across the hall from my good friend in the 90s. I also biked a lot, and he was always on his bike too all over the Upper West Side. He actually recognized and acknowledged me which was kind of cool. But we never exchanged words.

He was beyond gorgeous.

I was at the opening of the Kennedy library or breaking ground for it?

I'm embarrassed now but I took a photo of him

He was a teen but in fairness, so was I.

Angie Dickinson was there, too. I got her autograph

Today, it'd be a selfie

[quote]Angie Dickinson was there, too. I got her autograph

Are you sure it wasn't me?

Yes.

He and Caroline on various occasions. My law firm Represented the Onassis estate in the sale of the Park Ave. apartment, the Kennedy family re the Merch Mart, and John-John’s estate for a while.

He smelled wonderful, even when sweaty and fresh off the bike. He made no eye contact unless you were speaking with him. Both he and Caroline had this uncanny ability to completely ignore everyone around them, except for the people they were directly dealing with.

Yessss ....

Yes, he dated another woman—not Daryl Hannah—who lived at 111 Fourth Avenue for a while. He would park and lock his bike out front, and I rode the elevator with him a few times. He was very handsome and polite.

I saw JFK Jr. on the street in NY on three occasions in the mid-late 90s. He looked exactly the same in person, absolutely gorgeous. Even if he hadn't been famous and had just been some anonymous guy on the street he still would've made people stop and stare.

I also saw his mother in a corner bodega on Lexington on the UES in the early 90s. I was standing behind her in line, she was taller than I thought she'd be. What was Jackie buying, you ask? Two packs of Marlboro Reds.

Did Jackie on Assistance pay with food stamps, R20?

If John Jr surived the plane crash but the others were dead, attitudes toward him may have shifted. As it was, he paid a high price for his failures and could no longer be held accountable for them. (Also the Kennedys = American royalty thing)

His nephew is a looney tune and possibly DL.

I saw JFK Jr on his bike riding past me. He was wearing a suit and was very handsome. I saw Caroline on a bus near Madison Square Garden. No make up and very uncharismatic.

[quote] Whereas Ted Kennedy was rightly blamed for Chappaquidick.

Teddy 1) wasn’t hot, and 2) didn’t die

I'm curious what he'd look like now. Or what he'd be doing now. He'd probably have signed up for some reality show if the money was right.

Ate by him twice in an empty restaurant we both went to. He was alone. Ate at a table near Jackie Onassis in some ritzy upper east side Italian restaurant. It was ok. Nothing great. I have yet to see Carolyn but have no desire to.

Re R16

correction: 5th Ave (1040)

He's ok, but JFK jr sure as hell ain't no Donald Trump, Jr.

Hubba, hubba. Now there's a real man. He's got it goin on and the one man I'd leave Pa for.

Seen him? I still see him very regularly.

It was a blustery night as I entered the Mineshaft, my eyes adjusted to the dimmed light and I looked up and there he was......

Yes - I worked in the dept next door to him at Manhattan District Attorney's Office. He worked in Trial Bureau 60 - which is low level offenses.

Didn't come into work that much. Other ADAs prepped the cases and then handed it off to him at the last minute to avoid press clogging up courtrooms.

Very handsome, very trim - and great manners. That's all I've got. Never actually worked with him, but saw him often enough and shared elevators with him.

How many times did he fail the bar?

How embarrassing. Was he simply not that bright?

R34 - I think three times. He was a wealthy eligible bachelor having fun, dating around. He didn't really want to be an attorney and he finally buckled down because it was getting embarrassing.

He left to go into publishing - George magazine - but that was a bomb too.

They say he wanted to act - and he was in a lot of plays in high school and college. But Jackie said hell no. That explains a lot.

I don't think he was dumb - I think he didn't have direction. Also, he was HOUNDED by paparazzi every GOD DAMN DAY.

He posed tastefully nude (no dick) in a George photo. He knew he was hot.

yep. buddha bar, nyc. thanksgiving night, ’90. relaxed, smiling, 11 p.m., drinking (anniversary of his dad’s death but also his b-day weekend) outgoing, stood up to shake my hand and introduced himself to me, (who wasn't 21 years old yet but didn’t get carded). short visit

R32:

And then the killings began.

He passed the third time.

Yes, waiting for a ride home at the start of Easter Week break at six he college I attended where he and his sister must’ve been visiting their cousin who also was enrolled at the time. Just sitting on the stairs by the quad, campus mostly deserted, when he and Caroline suddenly came out the doors and simply strode down the stairs and on their way across the courtyard. He was in a light-colored suit, and—I gotta say, it’s so true that he was hearstoppingly gorgeous, even more so, in person. They were oblivious to and not looking for attention from anyone around them, and just were smiling headed straight ahead. Must’ve learned that great, steadied composure from their mom. It’s a nice visual memory I’m glad to have.

Yes.

Himbo

Dead-o Coke-o

Nobody liked Besette. That's why the focus was on him.

I saw Daryl Hannah and him rollerblading in Central Park during the Gay Games at the 25th anniversary of Stonewall. He was a beautiful blur.

I’m with r27 what would he be doing now???

R26, you only remember Ted from his fat Elvis stage. He was absolutely hot in his younger days. He was considered by many to be the most handsome of the brothers. Just today, I happened to watch a Watergate-related interview of Ted from June 1973, when he was 41, so almost three years older than John, Jr., & his jawline was sharper than John, Jr.’s was in the latter part of his life.

About two weeks or less before he died, and with his leg still in a cast, I did jury duty with JFK Jr.

We were not on a jury yet, but did two days of [italic]voir dire[/italic] panels together. Everyone was star struck.

Met him at a George event. So handsome. Teddy was there too. (He slimmed down while married to Vicky). Congressman Joe Jr. was there too.

Didn't actually meet him, but he did check me out in a coffee shop.

I saw him roller blading around the D’Agostino on Columbus and 91st in 1991. I lived on 87th then.

He was absolutely stunning. I staggered to the checkout and Joyce Randolph from “The Honeymooners”, who also lived in the neighborhood, was in line behind me.

She elbowed me and said, “I’ve never been so starstruck in my life…” 😍

He shouldn't have flown unsupervised with a cast on or at night. He attempted both. Stupidly.

There were a lot of articles about Carolyn having her nails painted and then re-done at a salon a few times, making the flight late.

He was generally assumed to be pussywhipped after the photos of them fighting in Central Park were printed in the tabloids. The pictures mostly showed her yelling at him and him sitting on the ground and crying.

IIRC, the Bessette family received a huge payout for their loss of two daughters.

But, still...

Handsome, sure. But not the sharpest pencil in the pencil box.

Have I ever met or ever saw him, you ask, OP? No not yet, but I’m hoping to!

I was sitting outside taking a mid afternoon break from work, it was quiet that time of day and I see this guy walking by, I’m thinking wow he’s gorgeous, wait is that JFK Jr? Yes, it is JFK Jr! His George magazine office was a block away.

he could have modeled.

on Queer as Folks, when the boys recalled his passing, Emmett said they showed video of him playing football, shirtless, in Central Park and he didn't know whether to weep or jerk off.

[quote] Teddy 1) wasn’t hot

Really?!

More evidence of Teddy's pulchritude.

R16 The lawyer from the family firm, you have got to tell us more!!! How much was John worth? How much did Jackie’s apartment go for?

Jackie’s apartment info is public knowledge—it was bough and sold again. Last I heard the owner was Jeff Blau and his wife. He’s the head of Related.

Only gossip I can share is that one of John-John’s best friend from law school (a firm partner) was co-executor of his will—along with a Kennedy cousin. Once various formalities were completed after the death, he resigned at the immediate behest of Caroline (no outsiders).

The first purchaser's of Jackie's apartment were David and Julia Koch, of the infamous Koch brothers.

It said in the paper they did a gut rehab. From the photos I've seen it looked scruffy yet elegant when Jackie lived there. A lot of wealthy people who live in such grand apartments kind of let them go to seed. They get old and likely don't want to start a two year reno project, even if they have the money.

*purchasers

[quote] Side note: it shocks me that no one seemed to be angry that he flew this fucking plane into the ocean and killed to people.

But it was wrong!

[italic]Shockingly[/italic] wrong!

Tina Brown interviewed the producer of the new JFK Junior documentary and try she could she couldn’t get the guy to admit that he was an idiot.

Seems like he either liked being seen, didn’t like being home, or both.