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Ever met someone famous who turned out to be a total arse?
- Thread starter Lady Whistledown
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KZNSeagull
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Edna - you can meet the man in person soon.
According to the video in post 56 of this thread: https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...abies-in-Dick-s-Bar-Dark-Star-beer-news/page3, he appears to be playing Bass for Peter and the Test Tube Babies.
I don't remember him being in the band when I saw them in 1983.
Jim Van Winkle
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Met Peter Ward in Dick's bar after the Doncaster game, took time for a photograph with me and signed a programme for my sick brother. Ward was being absolutely mobbed at the time by fans he just took it in his stride and had time for everyone, what a legend!
Also saw Storer there, my mate turned round saw Storer and yelled "STTOOORER". Storer turned to his mate and said "that happens a lot round here".
Was in the Honey Club one sunday in '03 and saw Mark Owen, went over for a drunken chat and he gave me the time of day. He literally put to bed the gay rumours by going home with two crackers at the end of the night. We invited him back to the house party a work colleague at the time was having he politely declined. Not suprising really looked like he had his hands full.
When at college, well over a decade ago now, did some work experience in the London and Hove offices for Ivor Caplin was a nice guy, loved a chat about the Albion. Ask him "if we would ever get a new stadium in Brighton and Hove?", he reassuringly tapped me on the back and said "in the next few years". Granted he was about 7 years out, but probably the first time an MP has told the truth.
Also saw Storer there, my mate turned round saw Storer and yelled "STTOOORER". Storer turned to his mate and said "that happens a lot round here".
Was in the Honey Club one sunday in '03 and saw Mark Owen, went over for a drunken chat and he gave me the time of day. He literally put to bed the gay rumours by going home with two crackers at the end of the night. We invited him back to the house party a work colleague at the time was having he politely declined. Not suprising really looked like he had his hands full.
When at college, well over a decade ago now, did some work experience in the London and Hove offices for Ivor Caplin was a nice guy, loved a chat about the Albion. Ask him "if we would ever get a new stadium in Brighton and Hove?", he reassuringly tapped me on the back and said "in the next few years". Granted he was about 7 years out, but probably the first time an MP has told the truth.
nice story
Brighton Breezy
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I met Lucas Neil. Spending the day with a charity which helps severely disabled young children. Seemed a nice fella.
Biggest TURNIP I have ever met? Geoff Hurst. Grumpiness personified.
Jack Hackett
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- Jul 3, 2007
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Rory Hamilton-Brown. Went to India to see Sussex play in the T20 Champions League in 2009. We were invited to a drinks reception by the Sussex players and staff at their hotel as a gesture to thank us for our support. I'm sure Edna and Mendoza were there as well. 8ace was with me. To a man, all the players and staff were really friendly and genuinely appreciative of the effort we'd made to support them, especially Chris Nash, Ed Joyce and Andrew Hodd. The exception being RHB - Total cock. Arrogant, rude and totally up his own arse. In contrast, bumped into Brett Lee in the foyer of the same hotel as New South Wales were staying there as well. Top man, really friendly and very complimentary about the Sussex team and their support.
Colin Kazim-Richards - Arrogant cock.
Must be something to do with double barrelled names!?
Colin Kazim-Richards - Arrogant cock.
Must be something to do with double barrelled names!?
Jam The Man
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Jeff Stelling - came up with the classic 'Do you know who i am!? - i'm so powerful I could get you fired' to my sister when she workd at American Express
Brighton Breezy
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I tried to hand him an REMF leaflet outside Withdean a few years back and told him Peter Ward was flying back. He didn't believe me, made some sarcastic comment, and refused to take one. His very embarassed mate took one instead.
stevedx
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John McCririck - thought he was gonna be an arse, and he was more of an arse then I thought! Horrible pitiful excuse of a human being!
xbakerbob
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Met Mike Read after a show years back and what a total arse he was.
Also Sally Tailor from Meriden news who was a real snob although she did look good in a pair of tight jeans and a t shirt.
Also Sally Tailor from Meriden news who was a real snob although she did look good in a pair of tight jeans and a t shirt.
What about the dear departed JS then? Seem to remember bumping into a bunch of lads from the NE in Oz a few years ago, who said Jim who lived locally to them, "fixing it" could be (let's say) open to abuse.
But now I expect we will never know, the guy's gonna be beatified.
The Camel
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I spent the afternoon with David Mitchell earlier this year, my mate was doing an interview with him and I wanted to tag along because I'm a big fan. He was genuinely a great bloke. He stopped for every single request anyone had for a picture or autograph until the end.. We all had an appointment and were running 10 minutes late. Two girls came up and asked for a photo. "I really haven't got the time I'm afraid" he said.
Those girls probably think he's an arrogant tosser.
When I was a kid I worked at Wentworth for the golf.
One year they laid a new marble floor in the clubhouse. My job was to make sure the players and caddies didn't walk across it in their spikes which would have damaged it.
Although a couple of players were grumpy when I asked them to take their golf shoes off all agreed.
Until Colin Montergomerie showed up.
"Excuse me Mr Montgomerie, would you mind taking your spikes off before walking in the new marble floor?"
"Why don't you f*** off and die" was his reply!
Nick Faldo, on the hand, who would have expected to be a tosser, was actually really nice and spent 10 minutes talking to me.
Shane Warne, who has been mentioned before, was an absolutely lovely to meet. Played poker with him and he didn't mind sharing plenty of cricket stories.
I asked him which player most worried him when he came into bat.
"none mate". That could have across as arrogant, but actually was probably true, he was after all the best bowler there's ever been!
And he bought a round of drinks for everyone at the table.
Those girls probably think he's an arrogant tosser.
When I was a kid I worked at Wentworth for the golf.
One year they laid a new marble floor in the clubhouse. My job was to make sure the players and caddies didn't walk across it in their spikes which would have damaged it.
Although a couple of players were grumpy when I asked them to take their golf shoes off all agreed.
Until Colin Montergomerie showed up.
"Excuse me Mr Montgomerie, would you mind taking your spikes off before walking in the new marble floor?"
"Why don't you f*** off and die" was his reply!
Nick Faldo, on the hand, who would have expected to be a tosser, was actually really nice and spent 10 minutes talking to me.
Shane Warne, who has been mentioned before, was an absolutely lovely to meet. Played poker with him and he didn't mind sharing plenty of cricket stories.
I asked him which player most worried him when he came into bat.
"none mate". That could have across as arrogant, but actually was probably true, he was after all the best bowler there's ever been!
And he bought a round of drinks for everyone at the table.
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Great cricketer though. Once saw him "castle" Ed Giddins all over the Saffrons...
Oz cricketers are great. Once spoke to Mike Whitney and Geoff Lawson who were actually sitting in the crowd on the Adelaide Oval terracing during an NSW-SA Sheffield Shield game. Totally approachable.
Not so Darren Gough at Eastbourne...
rabbitmaddie
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I think, as a club, we are very lucky to have CMS. I have met him a couple of times and he has always been very friendly and never rushes off.
Also, as a role model, you can't fault his attitude on the pitch of chasing everything for 90+ minutes. He may have off days, but he still gives 100%.
daveinprague
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bit of a role reversal.... My best mate in my early teenage years was David Van Day... he was ok .....became famous (B) and turned into a total arse.
DaveTurner
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- Jul 17, 2011
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Agree, CMS is a rare thing in football, a total PR genius. I admire his last man off the pitch attitude.