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My wife's Aunty is Jenny Agutter
Ive never met her
My wife is also teaching the baby of one of the ITV Midlands weather women to swim
I don't know which one but she keeps pointing her out to me every time the weather is on
As a kid I had a painting featured in Tony Harts gallery
My wife has never seen it
My great great grandad, Willie Blair, used to play the fiddle for Queen Victoria when she stayed at Balmoral.
I was taught structural engineering at Nescot by Dr Vine, Tim & Jeremy's dad.
Just remembered. I went to a BBQ hosted by Roger Daltrey at his trout farm. He is very short.
Some more: I went out with Mike Oldfields niece for a couple of years. Also went out with one of the actors from 'Teachers' who is now married to Keith Allen!
[i]the crapper family name is where the word crap comes from.[/i]
[i]No it isn't. It's derived from something Germanic IIRC, and Crapper is a corruption of Cropper. Wholly unrelated words, anyway.[/i]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper
One for the engineers and bluegrass fans.
A friend of mine and handy bicyclerists' great grandfather invented the 3 point linkage. His boss stole the idea and made a mint.
Here he is singing all about it 😀
At school I went out with a girl who used to live next door to Gerry Rafferty.
I got to speak on the Adventure Show one year at the Puffer.
I once worked with a chap who is Bill Bailey's cousin. Same chap used to know Frankie Howard's nephew.
I worked briefly as a joke writer for a Radio Scotland programme.
I used to live quite close to Andy Gray, panto regular and City Lights star.
Some French folk asked me for my autograph because I was wearing a kilt, totally ignoring the two Scottish rugby internationalists in our group who weren't. Early hours of the morning and much drink had been taken. By all involved.
MrsKenny's sister's boyfriend is the cousin of Radio 4's Eddie Mair.
RaveyDavey - Member
I've been physically ejected from a night club by Warrior from Gladiators he's not a fan of 'banter'
Your name made this claim to fame work so well!
When I was about 6 years of age I sat on Gary Glitters chopper. My brothers mate had bought it mid 70's - late 70's, drove it round and I got to sit on it.
Lived next door to Kenny Everett at college.
Supervisor denied last year's Nobel Prize.
Friends with someone on Eastenders - i had known them a year before i found out, never watch it.
Teen2's classmate reads Sky News and lives across the road.
I had Pam Ayres on my sofa and was interviewed for Radio 2.
Sport, archaeology and music related:
My mother's parents knew [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Morgan ]Cliff Morgan (he was v good friends with their neighbours)[/url]
I was fly half to 2003 England World Cup player [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Gomarsall ]Andy Gomarsall's[/url] scrum half at prep school
A friend's parents were friends with Bob Marley (she was cradled by him as a baby)
At the same prep school, [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jago_Cooper ]Jago Cooper[/url] and I were in the same class and were good friends. I have a neatly embarrassing story about him….
A few weeks ago I went on the lash with [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Brazil ]Alan Brazil[/url] and Ray Parlour
Last prep school one - my sister was in the same class as Daniel de la Bedoyere (son of [url= http://judydyble.com/content/going-flow-interview-gill-oliver-oxford-times ]DJ and scenster Count Simon de la Bedoyere and Judy Dyble, singer with Fairport Convention - they were very nice people)[/url]
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I used to work for Stuart Hall's son
My mate TonyPlym's parents were the Queens florist's in Windsor Castle.
My mum was an extra in Dr No whilst pregnant with me- I'm in a James Bond film!
Later on when once I was able to breathe air she took me to see Rev Martin Luther King Jnr make a superb speech.
I have no recollection of it whatsoever, I was only 16 months old. It is however one of the best things that I've experienced. Cheers Mum, I thank you 🙂
martinxyz - Member
When I was about 6 years of age I sat on Gary Glitters chopper....
It's as well you didn't stop the story there... 🙂
I was just disappointed it was the wheel rather than the rotor kind.
My dad went to school with John Lennon (several years apart) and John (who was a prefect) once told him off for talking on the stairs
My mum was friends with Paul McCartneys cousin
Epicyclo,I told that story at work and Andy nearly spat his lunch over me!
My dad went to school with John Lennon (several years apart) and John (who was a prefect) once told him off for talking on the stairs
My mum was friends with Paul McCartneys cousin
I can't beat that.Even my sale items never mention Ono.
Tenuous ones - A prefect at school when I was in the 1st form is now Chief of the Defence Staff of our Armed Forces, and a guy a couple of years younger than me from my village, who also went to the same school, is credited with revolutionising military combat care in Iraq and Afghanistan.
My Dad was housing manager for the estate where Marco Pierre-White grew up. My parents' gravestone is about 10 metres from the grave of Eddie Waring (It's a Knockout and Rugby League commentator). A relative (who I've never met) was married to Laurens van der Post who was Prince William's godfather.
I've escorted Honor Blackman (aka Pussy Galore) to a charity ball; I've had tea with Michael and Jean Eavis in Worthy Farm; swapped T-shirts with Paddy Ashdown for a charity TV campaign; had an article about me in the Sun; had a phone conversation with Jo Brand; sat in a sauna with a member of the Housemartins and Portishead at the same time; served Ian Botham, Ian Lamb, Geoff Boycott and other England players at the Original Oak in Headingley.
In the last two months I've met Princess Anne and Martin Lewis (Money Saving Expert) and had a drunken conversation at a party with Bristol's Mayor, George Ferguson.
I've been on blue peter, whilst waiting to go on set and talk to Liz (the fit one) when my mate leans across and whispers "check out the arse on that, I'd break her back" the presenters including Liz all look over .....I was wearing I mic 😳
I've kissed Sarah Cox in a nightclub
I've beat James Tosland in motorbike race (he beat me every other time though)
I'm good mates with the keyboardist for (New Order/Joy Division) Peter Hook and I also work with Peter Hooks brother.
My dad used to play darts with former world champion Bill Lennard (and beat him many times)
i was delivered by the bloke who pioneered test tube babies, dr patrick(?) steptoe in oldham general hospital. and no, im not one btw 🙂
I've had a dirty look from Ewan McGregor.
My mum bumped into (literally) A ha in a Belfast hotel.