Strange/Indirect claims to fame.....

[Benson]

I was the person who told Ian Botham he had been selected to play for England.

Was it as breathtaking as it sounds?

 

[Norman Potting]

I shook Leslie Crowthers's hand at a village fete when I was four.

 

[TheMajor]

I fell for Peter O'Sullivans left wing stepover at the Old Barn Way when he was about 45. Left me for dead and I'd seen him do it at the Goldstone every match for about 10 years.

 

[Butch Willykins]

Old Vs ?

Golf Punk

 

[Ernest]

I was told to Foxtrot Oscar by Gary 'GREASE' Stevens

 

[Frutos]

My Brother caught Freddie Mercury's maracas (Milton Keynes Bowl 1982?)

Is that some form of euphemism?

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

I've a hat-trick of tenuous Albion related claim to fames:

I went to a house party with Stefen Iovan in the early 90's
I went to junior school in Woodingdean with Ian Chapman
Last year, I was in a queue behind Des Lynam at Eastbourne train station

 

[£1.99]

Golf Punk

Yes he was the editor of Golf Punk. I really got a lot to thank Rich for, he gave me a step up into the media world when he worked at the Sussex Express
Alas it was not to be the profession for me and I'm out of it now.

 

[Washie]

I worked for Fatboy Slim at his gig last year.

 

[oldalbiongirl]

I was in the sooty show as an extra and my daughter was in a race against sooty and sweep which she lost... (it took 4 takes to get her to actually lose as she just couldnt understand at age 6 why she would have to lose to a puppet. (shes rather competitive)

 

[METALMICKY]

Of dubious quality but here goes:

I went to Eastbourne 6th Form college with Sian Williams the BBC tv newsreader

My uncle Brian made News of The World headlines for impersonating the singer Bobby Vee for a whole weekend before being arrested for crashing a car during his getaway when his con was exposed.

My cats great grandfather was one of the first black silver tabby British Shorthairs used in the Whiskas advert.

 

[the slow norris]

I lost a dance off to princess Beatrice and had the serving-at-the-time Home Secretary as a guest at my wedding

 

[Bob!]

Is that some form of euphemism?

No, sounds like one, but nope.

2 Maracas taped together, thrown out to the crowd.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

BT once wrote to me to suggest that I might want to add Norman Baker to my 'Friends and Family' phone numbers.

 

[aldershot village]

1,Helped fit Roger[Queen's Drummer]Taylor's Marble bathroom in 1987 gave me a £50 tip ,i was a 17 year old Apprentice on £41 a week. 2,Used to drink in the same pub and chat a lot to Boris Bransby Williams Cure Drummer 1985 -93. 3,played Dart's a few times against James Wade in his local .

 

[Ding Dong !]

I went out with Martin Chiver's daughter.

Which one ? if it was Melanie know her very well as she is very good friends with my wife.

 

[hart's shirt]

New
My photo was on the front and back pages of Sunday's The National newspaper in the UAE along with that of HRH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (V-P and PM of UAE, Monarch of Dubai).

Old
Bono asked me for a light backstage at Wembley Stadium during U2's Zooropa '93 tour. (I didn't have one...)

 

[oldalbiongirl]

BT once wrote to me to suggest that I might want to add Norman Baker to my 'Friends and Family' phone numbers.

He is one of my regular pen pals

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

My Dad used to cut Peter Bonetti's hair (when he was at Worthing)

&

My Brother caught Freddie Mercury's maracas (Milton Keynes Bowl 1982?)

Lucky that was all he caught off him!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I shook Leslie Crowthers's hand at a village fete when I was four.

I once went to a Super Furry Animals gig with his son Nick. More interestingly he was also once Phil Lynott's brother-in-law.