The Most 'Infamous' Person You Have Met ?

[Seagull on the wing]

Frankie Fraser pales into insignifigence when compared with my old Mother in Law!!

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Oh yeah and I met Pete Doherty whilst he was smacked off his tits. He said he liked my Joy Division t-shirt then stole my pen.

 

[glasfryn]

Frankie Fraser pales into insignifigence when compared with my old Mother in Law!!

she must have been bad!!!!

 

[Seagull kimchi]

blimey mate,
thats one of the main reasons we are moving, they are the vilest people I have come across and I will drive over that bridge and never look back, in consequence I now have a very slighted view of the Welsh which as the time has gone on does not get any better and never likely to either
today he is using his Karcher washer thats perfectly OK but he has an air lock in his water pipe which is the same supply as ours it sounds like Gene Kruper gone mad and when at night their washing machine is on it sounds even worse breaking the silence while watching a late night film
council have been told but feel it is not worth dealing with and trying to speak to them(neighbours) gets a welsh language tirade of what I can only assume is abuse
and worst still two weeks ago racial abuse of my wife(who is part Indian) and she called up the police they were warned (and I had the feeling that that policeman had been there before) on a similar call but not from us
I could go on and on ad infinitum

Bloomin' Heck! That does sound infuriating, you have my sympathies. I spent 3.5 years in the Rhondda valley in my formative years and certainly met some crazy 'characters' and suffered a bit of abuse, but I also met enough honest souls to have a fond memory of the place.

Godspeed you and your Missus.

 

[desprateseagull]

correction- Christopher Ellison ? the hard nut DCI, from The Bill, at Hove Greyhound stadium..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Bill_characters_(A-D)
-very much aka Frank Burnside!


and maybe John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House..? (at Brighton Library..)

 

[Chicken Runner61]

I used to deliver Sir Lawrence Oliviers newspapers got a £20 tip every xmas which was a lot of dosh in 75.

Vinny from Durutti Column - met a couple of times and had a drink with him a couple of times

 

[desprateseagull]

£20 is a lot of dosh NOW! nice bloke!

 

[glasfryn]

Bloomin' Heck! That does sound infuriating, you have my sympathies. I spent 3.5 years in the Rhondda valley in my formative years and certainly met some crazy 'characters' and suffered a bit of abuse, but I also met enough honest souls to have a fond memory of the place.

Godspeed you and your Missus.

thanks mate

and you are right they are not all bad

 

[clapham_gull]

Cynthia Payne

 

[the wanderbus]

I used to stop for a cuppa at an old dears house in the middle of Ashdown forest, she was a relative of the Redgrave family so met various luvvies there.(Her son in law was Roger Lloyd Pack so sat and had a natter with him a few times) She often told me of various characters that had stayed with her in the past ,one of them being the spy Kim Philby before his defection. The one infamous person that I actually did meet there was Carole Richardson , one of the Guildford 4, who having just been released from prison was hiding from the press there. The old dear took me to one side & asked me not to mention anything about the bombings,I agreed not to but did say that if she left her handbag under the table I'll be off. Thinking back I should of informed the press - I'm sure I would've got a nice little backhander but was more concerned with my daily tea stop at the time!

 

[My Name Is Gully]

Gary Glitter

 

[upthealbion1970]

Guiness Dave

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Nicholas Van Hoogstraten. Nice as pie.

 

[happypig]

I repaired the telephone line at a well known bank robber's house. He was scary.
I also repaired the line at a "safe house" where some shady blokes were "looking after" a shadier one. I asked one of them "who's this feller then" and was told in no uncertain terms to ask no more questions and not to talk about it to other people.
I've also sat as one of a bench of three and decided whether or not to give bail to a murderer (subsequently found guilty). We didn't.

And to follow on a theme, I also mended Lord Olivier's phone line and can confirm his tea making prowess. He was a genuinely nice bloke.

 

[jackanada]

I'd have to go with James_McCann.

Pushed him into a swimming pool when I was 10.

 

[e77]

Once walked past Barry Hearn outside the Brighton Centre after the darts. Was going to say something to him but then noticed they large gentlemen he was with.

 

[Horsham Gull]

The famous Peter Canning

 

[pauli cee]

met the man several times once when I was a prison officer at the Scrubbs (while I was in the prison service I met many infamous characters)a lot of which I would have no problem having a pint with(lots of there but for the grace of God ect)and rather some of them than the scanky neighbours we have.
outside that time of my life while I was apprentice to what I would consider one of the best electricians I have known we done some work at Sir Lawence Olivier's house in Royal Crescent the man had what you would call charisma super guy and made a mean cuppa.

as the 2nd best electrician around, i did some work at 'roys' (one of pat butchers husbands) penthouse flat in worthing. lovely bloke, wouldnt tell me who shot phil mitchell tho, (was back in those days)

 

[catfish]

I hesitate to mention his name but.......David Bellotti.

 

[METALMICKY]

Whilst fortunately I never met him I had to file away a dental form signed by Fred West.