We shared a bottle of Champagne with Celia Imrie in first class on Eurostar back into London after skiing a few years ago. She insisted we try some from her glass when we were trying to decide what to order and then got the waiter to bring us a full bottle. Such a nice lady. hic.
I saw Danny Invincible in a kebab shop at shawlnads cross at 2am on a Saturday night. Great name, nice chap, crap footballer at that time, maybe early nights and no kebabs would have helped.
Ro5ey are you sure that wasn't a dream? Sounds bonkers, being chased by David Coulthard whilst in a running race and being egged on by the Athertons?
Once cheered at Leslie Crowther when I was up a scaffold.
He should've shouted "come on down!"...he didn't though, he just waved.
Fred the weatherman was the guest speaker at my University ball, had a good chat with him afterwards.
Was chatting to Magnus Backsted at Manchester Velodrome just after Chris Boardman broke the hour record. He invited me to join him, Chris and his family who were having a bit of a celebration. Top man 😀
Chris seems to get around a bit, maybe there's more than one..........
I had a chat with Ellie from Counrtyfile while walking dogs on Sunday.
I saw Kev at the petrol station this morning.. nice chap.
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Ooh! Now I'm jealous!
I've just met up with a colleague who I haven't seen in over a year. I win.
#awesomnezcollegues
I rode a local club time trial with Olympic gold medal winning rower Zac Purchase a couple of years ago. Didn't chat to him but seemed like a nice chap who likes his bikes.
tenfoot - Member
Bumped into Andy Ruffell when I was a kid. My brother, a bit of a fanboy, got his Mongoose jersey signed.Jolly nice chap
Little known fact, Andy Ruffell went on to start the MOBO music awards!
Fact! (according to Wikipedia)
[i]We often bump into Josh Bryceland on our/his local trails around Lyme Park[/i]
Well, given that there is only one legal place to ride in Lyme Park, and that's a (mostly) tarmaced road, you're all very naughty boys 😉
Gondola ride with Guy Martin, listening to him relentlessly ripping the piss out of Orange bikes. "Look at the state of that, welded in the dark! Wouldn't touch it if it weren't free. Now your Cotic, it might not be made in England but it was made by a little taiwanese feller who knows what he's doing and takes some pride in the job" . And so on, without hesitation, repetition or deviation, for the entire way up. Brand ambassadorship at its finest
I was stood behind mr motivator at the blue oyster bar (local chippie, not hang out for leather clad gay bikers who like to dance the tango).
Gondola ride with Guy Martin
Ah, Venice. So romantic 🙂
I met Darth Vader outside my aunts toy shop in Shrewsbury once.
Also saw Scruff at the top of the red run at Stile Cop, Cannock Chase.
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Ro5ey are you sure that wasn't a dream? Sounds bonkers, being chased by David Coulthard whilst in a running race and being egged on by the Athertons?
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Gotta love Red Bull ... when they put on an event they don't mess about. Must have spent a fortune on it.... even had helicopters filming it overhead !?!
brand ambassadorship at its finest
Vaughan isn't much better "yeah it's faster if you take the chain off"
I once supplied Steve Peat with cider to do handups with at Bikefest. Actually scratch that, I was doing cider hand ups at bikefest and Steve Peat came over, helped himself to cider and cups and joined in. I let him off though.
I shared a cable car with Beatrice Dalle in France. She ignored me.
Gotta love Red Bull ... when they put on an event they don't mess about. Must have spent a fortune on it.... even had helicopters filming it overhead !?!
Fair play to Thomas Payn - 61k, nearly 30% further than 2nd. Given the size of the field that's insane.
I did pit bitching for Davina McCall's husband as Strathpuffer in 2008, he (and she) used to come into the LBS where I worked at the time. Their motor home was a diesel. Didn't have to fill it up though.
I've just had coffee with my Mother after doing some shopping..
#awesomnezmothers
You all have more exciting petrol stations than me - only famous person I've seen at our local one was Ed Balls. Fairly crappy old Mondeo, didn't notice if it was diesel. Probably was though.
I had a pee next to Williams Dafoe in Portmeirion Hotel toilets once. He said hi whilst I was in full flow.
I've got to stop at teh garage to get some diesel on the way home - getting really excited now 😀 8) 😀 8) 😀 8)
Out of almost all the people mentioned on here, pretty much the only one I'd recognise would be Danny Hart*
(assuming he still had his name written all over his shirt)
My car is a diesel
Did someone say ed balls,
(sorry, but any excuse to post this YouTube corker)
Willam Dafoe? Prob showing off, he's got a massive nob apparently.
Damn, that video's mesmerising !! 😯 😳
Willam Dafoe? Prob showing off, he's got a massive nob apparently.
Is he related to Willem Dafoe? 3rd time lucky and that 😉
bump into Yeti Tribe ride last year with my yeti, im stoopid enough not to recognize any celebrity riders. 😕
i already sold my diesel 🙁
In general grumpiness at being taken clothes shopping by my wife a few years ago I shouted across a couple of aisles " did these pants* meet her approval" whilst waving them much to amusement of Amanda Holden who appeared right in front of me at that moment....
The pants may have been diesel.....
Having dropped my Mother off I've just filled up at the Shell with SuperDuperUnleadeadedCarlsoFandangoSpeedySpeedy....
Petrol 🙄
#rightfuelrightcar
I don't think we've yet established whether Manon Carpenter goes to the supermarket, but I can exclusively reveal that Liam Killen does (Waitrose natch).
My dad put his hand up my stepmothers skirt while she was leaning into a chest freezer in bejams.
He just narrowly avoided being arrested after it turned out not to be her just a woman in the same skirt.
I'm pretty sure Danny Hart also has his name tattooed on the back of his hand, just so he remembers which clothes are his. I had a curry with Danny Mac once, not just us but I can confirm he doesn't take his woolly hat off, even when eating a vindaloo.
I used to work at The Hermit on Burley Woodhead and Richard Whiteley was a regular, never saw Carol though.
One of my dad's mates is a Grumbleweed and used to drink in "The Chevin"
Never met a celeb in a petrol station but there is still time.
Oh, did sit with members of band Hard-Fi on return flight from Dublin, didn't realise though until we got through and they had people waiting. Wouldn't reconise them again now though.
I drove past Chris Moyles last week on the A650 at Morley - between the ambulance station and Toby Carvery, basically on the bridge that goes over the M621.
He was walking with an older Asian lady that was wearing a pink tracksuit; I was in a diesel.
Rob Warner used to come in to the bike shop I was at in the mid 90s. I don't think Giant supplied him with tubes.
I then bumped into him at a club I ran the bar in. He introduced me to Peaty who I hadny heard of in 1996. Gave them free beers, which they didn't seem to mind!
I met Rubens barricello in Florida at Busch gardens. He was in a cafe having a pie. Don't think he drove a diesel!. Had a pee next to Ian Gillan ( deep purple singer for you young uns)at services on m1 about twenty five years ago , he dudnt wash his hands ,and finally I bumped into Ronaldo ( Brazilian not Portuguese) in Madrid airport last year.
A guy I'm on a training course with this week is good friends with Danny Mac.
He (not Danny, the guy on the course) works in the oil & gas industry so there's a diesel connection too.
I got interviewed by Michaela Strachan once for the Really Wild Show, saw a very drunk Michael Gambon in Aldeburgh, and Oli Beckingsale sends me a spreadsheet every month which will supposedly help make me winning-er.
And the new T5 is a diesel!
I once saw Sam Fox at a service station.
Fuel type unknown
I
1.Saw Katie Price in Tesco.
2.Have a picture of me with John Noakes
3.Sat near Tim Rice on an aeroplane.
4.Was given a lift back to my hotel by Frankie Chilli (he rode a Ducati, almost a diesel)
I saw Sean Wilson (aka Martin Platt) selling cheese in Manchester.
Have a picture of me with John Noakes
I once walked Goldie -not the West Country jungle don with limited acting abilities.
Ive seen Ratboys penis, but I feel I may not be the only one..
I saw Steve Peat whilst they were filming the Stigmata video, I can even tell you when in the video I was stood behind the camera! Disappointingly, I'd don't recognise him in a helmet, hood and beard :'(
I once walked Goldie -not the West Country jungle don with limited acting abilities.
I worked in a building where Goldie the jungle don was filming a TV programme and briefly spoke to him. He was mildly sleazy with some teenage girls.
Former Man Utd footballer Brian McClair is a distant relation, but we fell out with that side of the family.
I once served Bob Crampsey with 3 Star petrol (yes, it was a long time ago).
He was a bit miffed as I gave him the more expensive of the two 3 Star options.
He did not drive a diesel - mind you, hardly anyone did back then.
I saw Paul Chuckle eating goat in almond sauce
I saw Vin Diesel in a fillum with lots of cars. He was the only diesel though. And they never seemed to go to a filling station.
Saw Peter Hitchins riding his brompton past the no ride zone into Paddington. Vast nostrils. Factotum.
I saw Paul Daniels and the lovely Debbie McGee filling up their Discovery at Scotch Corner once. Diesel. I liked it. Though not a lot...
I puked on Cliff Richard.
I've had a coffee with Boris Johnson and his dad.
howsyourdad1
I saw Paul Chuckle eating goat in almond sauce
If this is true you have just won
I met Nick Craig and his son twice in one holiday in Wales, the second time at Nant Y Arian. We chatted for a while but I didn't let on I knew who he was. He definitely is the nicest man in mountain biking and possibly outside of it too.
OOOh, Just remembered I saw dennis wise and his rough looking wife filling their Q7 on the north circular, in 2012. He's an arsehole. Diesel.
One of my kids was playing in this football match:
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I saw Elvis down the chip shop.
Aw, cmon! Someone had to say it 😛
I'll get my coat ...
matt_outandabout - Member
I puked on Cliff Richard.
I've had a coffee with Boris Johnson and his dad
I threw up in the back of Timmy Mallet's TVR once.
thestabiliser talked to me in a supermarket last night. He likes Coq Au Vin Diesel.
I once ignored Noel Gallagher.
Our conversation then moved to our favourite accountancy firms and stevestunts plumped for Cox, Cox and Moorecox. Diesel - like a loco.
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Met in a British Gas show room in Newcastle.
That fella Ponch from CHiPs (will return in a moment) filling his bike at the green wellie stop en route to Ft Bill.
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Peaty was also on the Diesel.
I met Bob Mortimer in the Boro Empire, I was on E and tried to get him to summon the Dove from above.
Cool story's Bro's
tlr - Member
I was on a flight to Dubai sat next to Chris Boardman last year. And Craig Charles was in the lounge too.Plane wasn't powered by diesel though.
Might as well be... Jet A1 is very similar to diesel.
Eddie Waring once said good morning to me
Gee Atherton elbowed me in the ribs, I called him a ****er.
Caddied for my uncle when he was playing in a pro-am match. We had to stop at kingspark to pick up Kenny Daglish(33years ago),just the three of us in the car and then I found out we were in the same fourball followed the whole course by fans and the papers,when we finished he asked me to go to the car and get his football boots so I put them on and ran around the carpark. Was waiting to use the toilets in a pub called Buzzy Wares in Glasgow and out walked a famous footballer and another guy rubbing their teeth then their nose. The footballer was famous for the quote "where's the burds"
The short one from from Ant & Dec walked past me last night on my way home from work
What? One his own, without the other one? Photo or it didn't happen.
I've had lunch with Clive Dunn. Back in those days not even trains ran on diesel.
I was on a radio 4 comedy show with Johnny Vegas and Dave Gorman.
Eddie Waring once said good morning to me
Jimmy Saville once said good evening to me. Operation Yewtree aren't interested.
I once walked past then-MP Danny Alexander at a filling station in Inverness (the Esso on the Longman).
I had just paid for diesel. I can't remember what car he had.
This could be a long list:
Used to work in Monmouth and regularly saw various musicians in town who were recording in nearby Rockfield Studios. Best was going into the chippy by the bridge at lunchtime and it took me a few second to realise Dave Grohl was in the queue in front of me!
My dad's local drinking hole is well-used by famous people who are staying in the area as it's discreet about it's guests. The wall is plastered with pictures and autographs of various guests (mainly theatre and opera-types). Was there a few months ago with my dad and as we walked in he said "Oh J-something's still here, his car's over there." New Ferrari, owned by Jay K. He was at the bar. Also had Robbie Williams walk my mate's sister home from there one evening as he was bored of all the screaming girls camped outside. He was a real gent apparently.
Had the whole Top Gear crew (presenters and about 20 crew) turn up at the bottom of my mate's drive a few years ago. They were in the area filming the Off-road Invalid Carriage episode and the fields they mucked about in are below his parent's house.
Spent a night getting very drunk (together with the rest of the pub) with Damon Hill in another pub near my parents.
Served Eddie Butler in one job and Joe Calzaghie in another. Worked in a theatre bar and served loads of comedians.
Oh and I've seen Manon Carpenter in Tesco's in Caerphilly. Also Morrisons. And been made to look ridiculously slow at BPW by her 😆
I met the 1995 Manchester united team at the batman forever premier.
The following year I walked past Noel Gallagher on wardor street in that London. The guy I was with was a massive oasis fan but didn't notice him. I told him about 10mins later and I really thought he meant me physical harm. He was not at all happy.
I also once saw matt allwright off of watch dog in waitrose in Wokingham. He seemed to be dressed as Rupert bear/a ****.
Well if we're getting serious.
Muhammad Ali in Saxton Rd, Abingdon. He visited several times to meet Paddy who ran his fan club. Mr T as his bodyguard on the visit I saw.
Neil Young in The Fitzharris Arms, Abingdon. Now a Tesco. (The pub that is). And on the final night of the pub being open there was a bit of a party and the guy who had previously taken Neil to the pub handed me a phone and say "Say Hi to Steve..." Which is how I ended up having a very strange chat with an equally bemused Steven Tyler who sympathised with the fact our local 'bar' was closing.