My father has had dinner with King Constantine of Greece and Ringo Starr (not at the same time!)
....When I say 'had dinner with', I mean waited on...back in the sixties when he worked in the big London Hotels 
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Your most tenuous connection to someone famous. My two for starters.
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My ex-housemate's sister's boyfriend knows someone from The Wombats.
Also i once drank some of Lisa L'Ansons Pepsi, and i went to Glastonbury with Ellen MacArthur's brother.
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Aged 8 we saw Little and Large in a multi story in Torquay, my Dad couldn't resist tugging is invisible braces and shouting 'rock on Tommy'.
[pedant] That would have been Cannon and Ball, then. [/pedant]I saw Cannon and Ball in St Austell in 1980...
Ahh, yes, I'm confused by my 70's / 80's light entertainment double acts - It was Cannon and Ball
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I Went to to a Gig at the O2 Academy in Birmingham and sat near to Toni Iommi who had a whole section of the Gallery to himself
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When I was runner up in Junior Cook of the Year, Sarah Kennedy off of Game for a Laugh gave me my prize - it was a Kenwood Chefette, thanks for asking. I made the front cover of the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald following in the family tradition. My Dad was on the front page when he ran the London Marathon.
I had my sandwich made for me by the band Anthrax when they played Glasgow.
My mate Dave has a mate who, the story goes, for want of a better phrase, had special one time when setting up a kids climbing frame for her. Obviously he wasn't setting it up at the moment he was in the toilet, just to be clear. Not sure if it's true but it makes for an unusual pub story.
My mate Brian worked with her in a bar on Shawlands, lucky man.
My wife went to drama club with the sister of the girl who played the teacher in Balamory.
Frankie Boyle chapped my door the other night and asked me to sign a petition against a phone mast. He even shook my hand - touched by comic greatness!
A former colleague when he was in a band in the Marquee Club in London told the singer of Then Jericho to jog on when he tried to queue jump at the bar.
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I'm related to Al Gore, admittedly distant but other than that i think i'm a nobody.
My sister in laws sister is married to Al Gore's cousin.Posted 1 year ago # -
Kate middleton stroked my dog in the pub.
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Used to deliver Dee Hepburn's (Gregory's girl) paper.
Bought my house off K T Tunstall's parents.
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My great uncle was the one steering the Titanic when it hit the iceberg!
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My sister shagged Steve Peat's cousin...
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slade played at my dad's 21st
my dad was also given an industry award by robert lwellyn (sp?) of scrap heap challenge and red dwarf fame
my colleagues dad's ex is neighbours (and friends with) the MacAskills on skye
i was on a flight from london to leeds with the late richard wrightly (sp?) from count down
last week i was drinking shots with the co-founder of Rough Guides travel books (as well as with another travel industry big-wig)
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I once pissed on Evan Dando's (Lemonheads) foot in a toilet at the Garage in London when hammered
I once pissed on Dave Gahan's (Depeche Mode) foot and half way up his leg i also was a bit hammered he didn't look best pleased this was around 81 in Edinburgh
always feel a twinge of guilt when i hear about his subsequent drugs hell im sure he was trying to block this incident out.
On a cheerier but still drink related note Green Gartside (Scitti Politti) once bought me a pint in Anstruther
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My brother and his (now) wife were married by the vicar out of Love Actually.
My primary school teacher was the brother of Archer Maclean, which meant we sometimes got free Amiga games
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I'm in work at themoment and the father of the woman sitting next to me was involved in the Brinks-Mat (sp?) robbery in some vague way. Supposedly!
And another member of my team has the drummer from Dire Straits as a close family friend.
The brother-in-law of a friend of mine is Clive Chapman, son of Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus.
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A temporary teacher in our school was the brother of James Burke (of Tomorrows word fame)
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My father in law was Frank Bruno's football coach.....
My best friend at primary school was Dr Jonathan Foyle, who at one time last year had two TV series on the go at the same time, as my mother was fond of reminding me at the time
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Ellie Goulding once tweeted me
Dads friend in New York lives in the same apartment block as claudia schiffer and madonna, I think ..Posted 1 year ago # -
Ginger woman from eastenders held a door open for me once (well bought up young lady).
Got nick beggs (catchygoogoo bassis) autograph when i got drunk in a hotel he was staying in.
Worked in Jennifer Lopez's house, what a dissapointment! In real life she lives in Stafford looks seventy and hasn't got her own teeth...
Nick Craig has passed me several times in races.
My wife's distantly related to Les West (top roadie from the old days)
Met Hugh (the voice of cycling) Porter and his wife (top olympic swimmer in the old days)
Saved the best till last, friend of mine went to the same church as the mother of one of the members of The Editors (can't remember which one though) Now thats tenuous.Posted 1 year ago # -
jim root came into my work (slipknot) when they were on tour..
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my sister was barry humphries (Dame Edna),nanny to his two boys fron his second marriage
I said goodnight to peter cook
sat on a tube with the comdenian Ben ? with glasses
walked past fiona fullerton
went out wth a girl who was in the tv series Angels
My mum went out with the Blonde guy from playaway? Brian somebody
I went to Giles the cartoonist xmas party my mum knew him,
went to Peter Cooks memorial service,
my wife sat on the same plane as Kate winsletPosted 1 year ago # -
My dad's second cousin's husband was 'The Skull' in the movie Scarface.
I think that's all I got.
edit: my dad also used to drink with Kenny Baker (R2D2) down the local. bleep bloop!
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My 1st cousin twice removed (I think? - gran's cousin) had high tea with Haile Selassie.
Jah Rastafari!
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My Great great Uncle (or something, maybe a bit more removed) was Al Capone's accountant and was deported from the US.
Princess Anne's bodyguard shoved me aside and told me to,'Lose the fag and the coffee'
I've met Ted Heath.
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I was ambushed by James Cameron, He sort of jumped out on me, and asked accusingly what I was doing. It was quite strange.
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Sharleene Spitteri's cousin stole one of my Eric Clapton CD's
" " " used to sell some real nice weed
" " " gave me a backie on his FZ600
Got Annie Lennox and Dave Stewarts autographs when they were in The Eurythmics.
Once seen Spike Milligan running for a train at Glasgow Central train stationPosted 1 year ago # -
I just turned on the telly to see a sort of ex who is the dietician on supersize v superskinny
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I have served tea/coffee to Nicky Campbell and Feargal Sharkey in the green room for The Big Questions. That's all I have.
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I learnt to walk on The Queen Mary, sailing from New York to UK in 1963.
My mother, whilst pregnant with myself, was an 'Extra' in Dr No whilst it was being filmed in Jamaica.My Brother and Sister in Law cook for The Queen, as well as a number of other Heads of State.
I've shared a pint with the son of the lady who used to arrange the Queen's floral table decorations when she was in Windsor.
But best of the bunch- My mate Justin's dad was an advertising bloke. He brought back these snacks for us to check out and we decided that 'Fish and Chips' was the best name for them.
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Oooh, nearly forgot:
My mates sister was the inspiration for the girl in this advert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l6hnqPrb4MWaves at Heather McGowan, if by some bizarre freaky chance she's looking at this.....
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=37T_OZQPuBII was the driver of the Golf in this PR thingy for the new astra with Fabrizio Giovanardi (Touring Car driver). Obviously I didnt get to choose my own racing line otherwise he wouldnt have got past!
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My grandma's cousin is/was Michael Rennie
When I was a mortgage advisor I arranged mortgages for Damien Lewis (band of brothers etc) / Jamie Baulch (athlete) / Dean lennox Kelly (shameless) and Paul Spencer (Dario G!)
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My English teacher when I was 14 was the brother of Jo Durie (English tennis player from the 80's).
I once stood behind Nigel Gleghorn at a cashpoint in Manchester.
The second cousin of a childhood friend was Peter Powell - inventor of the stunt kite.
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One from last night. A lad I used to ride moto-x with got beaten up by James Bond in quantum of solace last night.
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When entering an office one day famous Spanish singer Tony Santos was interrupted and forced to wait as I was given my visitor pass and ushered through security. The receptionist who gave me the visitor pass was one of the ONCE Lottery girlies, a fact only relevant to those who live in Spain.
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