Some friends of ours from Northampton met Kevin Rowland in Brighton and he invited them for Pizza in East Street. When they'd eaten he got them to do a runner.
Most famous person you have met, shook hands with and a chat
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Was it at midnight?
- Apr 5, 2014
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I WOULD have spent the day playing cricket with Mick Jagger had a tour to France been two weeks before. He was president of one of the teams we played. So it will have to be..
Norman Cook and Hazell Dean both of whom I interviewed whilst at a local radio station, Although the show I did with Doug Sanders of the Lambrettas was my fav.
I was once on a train sat with Nigel Kennedy. I didn't really know him but Villa fans kept coming up to him. We chatted all the way back to London and he bought me a beer. Lovely chap.
On the way back from an Albion match decades ago, I was surrounded by the Manchester United youth team on their way to London. I struck up a two hour conversation with one of them who was about 17/18 and extremely articulate for their age. It turned out to be Gary Neville. Another lad, just as unfamous at the time, had come on as a substitute against Albion not long previously, gone into the wrong position and it led to us scoring. We took the piss out of him. His name was David Beckham.
Norman Cook and Hazell Dean both of whom I interviewed whilst at a local radio station, Although the show I did with Doug Sanders of the Lambrettas was my fav.
I was once on a train sat with Nigel Kennedy. I didn't really know him but Villa fans kept coming up to him. We chatted all the way back to London and he bought me a beer. Lovely chap.
On the way back from an Albion match decades ago, I was surrounded by the Manchester United youth team on their way to London. I struck up a two hour conversation with one of them who was about 17/18 and extremely articulate for their age. It turned out to be Gary Neville. Another lad, just as unfamous at the time, had come on as a substitute against Albion not long previously, gone into the wrong position and it led to us scoring. We took the piss out of him. His name was David Beckham.
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Was Geno with them ?
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And, as previously mentioned I have no doubt - Jonny Marr - at Warwick services. My mate got his autograph on a KFC receipt.
Three years ago, I mentioned this in reply to said mate, to a Facebook post he’d made (on an ‘Electronic’ page). Two days ago, I got this ‘like’ on my three-year old facebook comment.
Three years ago, I mentioned this in reply to said mate, to a Facebook post he’d made (on an ‘Electronic’ page). Two days ago, I got this ‘like’ on my three-year old facebook comment.
Not as amusing as @BN9 BHA 's quip.
My story is true and I genuinely hadn't clocked the irony wrt the band name.
My pals were two young women, and I have to report that they were deep(pan)ly unimpressed by Kevin's behaviour.
I did work on a Jocky Wilson joke where he ate all the pizza but it was too contrived…,,,,,, sorry H.Not as amusing as @BN9 BHA 's quip.
My story is true and I genuinely hadn't clocked the irony wrt the band name.
My pals were two young women, and I have to report that they were deep(pan)ly unimpressed by Kevin's behaviour.
Sat a couple of seats away from Uri Gueller at Priestfield when he was part owner at Exeter? My watch was ok.
grubbyhands
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Leslie Judd of Blue Peter who signed her autograph on my hand when I worked in a petrol station in Billingshurst some 50 odd years ago. It's very faded now,
Chris Evans and his new (Russian ?) wife when they came to start the 12 hour lawnmower race maybe 15 years ago.
Dave Beasant at Blackbushe car auctions, lovely bloke.
Chris Evans and his new (Russian ?) wife when they came to start the 12 hour lawnmower race maybe 15 years ago.
Dave Beasant at Blackbushe car auctions, lovely bloke.
jackalbion
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Yes, Deliluh, think a victim of Autocorrect here, fantastic band.
As an employee, I met and chatted with Larry Ellison (the bloke that owns Oracle - the database/internet company), twice in fact. Once in San Francisco, once in Reading.
I doubt he remembers me, and not just because I don't work there any more..
I doubt he remembers me, and not just because I don't work there any more..
My experience with Fontaines was standing sidestage next to them at Victorious watching RB - the increasingly stressed side of stage monitors guy kept asking them to put their cigarettes out as they had them right next to a whole load of electrical equipment, one (I think unintentionally) flicked ash onto his desk at one point also. They refused/ignored him. The singer was doing a Liam Gallagher style swagger as well which I just found a bit annoying, he may well usually be a nice bloke for all I know.
However, these sorts of things are always mildly pointless in terms of judging someone's character, not worth doing based on a 20 minute interaction really unless they're extremely nice/awful.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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He used to live nearby but I havent seen him for years.
Tom Hardy - maniacal
Brad Pitt - considered
Julian Glover - luvvie
John Nettles - bully
Ray Mears - very interesting, jolly.
Charlize Theron - pleasant
Hugh Grant - moody and irritable
Sir Ranulph fiennes - hospitable and interested
Michael Morpurgo - despondent, he was picking up a discarded War Horse program in the foyer and had a look about him like he’d just found his favourite teddy bear in a muddy puddle.
Several of the Dr Who’s of recent years - fine
Lee Mack - distracted, he was cleaning out his flooded basement
And some others
Brad Pitt - considered
Julian Glover - luvvie
John Nettles - bully
Ray Mears - very interesting, jolly.
Charlize Theron - pleasant
Hugh Grant - moody and irritable
Sir Ranulph fiennes - hospitable and interested
Michael Morpurgo - despondent, he was picking up a discarded War Horse program in the foyer and had a look about him like he’d just found his favourite teddy bear in a muddy puddle.
Several of the Dr Who’s of recent years - fine
Lee Mack - distracted, he was cleaning out his flooded basement
And some others
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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David Bowie and Pele
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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I was at that gig funnily enough, probably one of the best Fontaines shows I've seen that day with the crowd. Think it got stopped at one point, was manical.
Yeah they were really good and as you say the crowd was into it.
Milano
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I was sat next to Usain Bolt for 8 hours on a flight in 2008, so he had no choice but to chat to me!!!!
