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Duff
offlineMemberThirty or so years ago I was in a Prog Rock band (I know, please don't hate me) and we put an ad in Melody Maker looking for a new singer. So this geezer from Scotland called us up and insisted that as our "influences" were similar he should come down to Hampshire to audition and meet us. However we were just getting the band together and didn't feel we were able to drag him all the way down, as there was no money or indeed gigs at that stage. We tried to say he would be wasting his time and we didn't want him to put himself out for such a fledgling enterprise, adding if we got things off the ground more formally and had something tangible to offer we'd call him.
He gave us a right good bollocking and called us time wasters. He was none other than Fish, a.k.a Mr Derek Dick, and boy was he right about us...
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Duff
offlineMemberOh, three or so years ago and in connection with my job at the time, I was asked to go to a flat in central London to measure up somebody for something. Well, imagine my surprise then when it turned out to be the gaff of none other than physic cum mystery-type-thingy-bloke, Derren Brown. I met Dezza during my measuring up activities and have to say he was a very nice chap indeed.
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bonjonelson
offlineMemberI forgot one.
Peter Cartwright, who played Major Luckhurst in Danger UXB, and the Bishop in Coronation Street, amongst other things, worked with me for a while doing multimedia programming. At one point he was doing computer programming for an interactive children's book written by my mum. And a very nice guy he was too.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI completely managed to avoid any contact with any form of celebrity yesterday, despite the fact that the olympic torch went passed, and a party was held in a local park in its honour.
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shitsu_tonka
offlineMemberMy Mum's friend's daughter is Michael Caine's florist. Loves his fresh blooms does Micheal. She says he and his wife are very, very nice.
She also did the flowers on Princess Diana's coffin and, annoyingly, has never said anything interesting about the royals so still no nearer to discovering if David Icke is right and that they are massive lizards who eat homeless teenagers or not. My instinct is not but it would be a boring world if we were all the same.
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Gary Stanton
offlineMemberI walked right past Michael Heseltine at Lpool Lime St station early one morning about
eight years ago. He was very tall. He went into the shop and purchased something, a paper possibly. From the direction he was walking in, I would assume that he had just exited a taxi. I didn't say hello as I assumed he would not want to be bothered by anyone given the early hour. I have read his autobiography. It was alright.Posted 1 year ago # -
Ian
offlineMemberIn 1999 I was on the train to Devon to watch the solar eclipse through a cloud. Michael Fish was in the same carriage. He had his family with him, there was Mrs Fish and the two little Fishes. I got off the train at Totnes, Mr Fish was travelling further west where the weather was even worse for watching a solar eclipse.
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Duff
offlineMemberOh another one I've remembered!
Back in the 80s I was walking through London's Soho and who should be coming towards me on the same pavement? None other than Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's affable host, Mr Chris Tarrant. He was doing a mid-morning show on Capital Radio back then. We didn't speak but I'm sure he 'clocked me'.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberDuff. That reminds me. Chris Tarrant interviewed my dad when he was a local news reported (CT not my dad). Dad said he was a tit (CT that is, again, not my dad)
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberAn old neighbour and school friend was one of the official photographers for last weeks visit to Scotland by the Dalai Lama.
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