[Closed] Your most tenuous connection to someone famous. My two for starters.

Came home once to find Dick Lucas (Subhumans, Culture Shock...) washing his feet in my sink.

That's cool - I love Culture Shock.

I forgot my best one. A few years ago, Pato banton phoned up where I work to book a hall for a youth music workshop thing he was doing. I sand 2 verses and a chorus of 'baby come back' with him on the phone.

Diane Youdale (Jet from Gladiators) borrowed my diving gear, then later that day accidentally (she says) hit me in the gentleman's area.

Her cousin was in my A level geography class.

David Ginola once almost ran me over.

John Peel once told me to **** off

Forgot - when I worked in that London's famous London my boss took my out to lunch to convince me to take on a PM role. On the next table were Kenny Everett and Cleo Rocos.

Once get delayed on a flight to Egypt with Keith Harris (of Orville fame), who was apparently taking his 'daughter' out there with him. Nightmare for him as he was stuck in the departure lounge for hours with a load of people saying "I wish I could fly..."

I went to buy some doughnuts from the Krispy Kreme franchise in Tesco for my wife's friend the other day and the man on the till said David Beckham had been in a few days before, but had only wanted doughnuts.

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...

What have I started here. Makes for excellent reading tho!!!!
However, now is the time to play my ace.
This covers all the requirements and is very on topic.

Brant Richards was on the same course as me at Hudds Uni.
......on the year above.

I remember all the furore when he appeared as Zak Tempest.

I've taken Natalie Imbruglia's dog for a walk (sadly that's not a euphemism)

I bedded down for the night on the floor of Lyon Airport next to George Alagiah during a snow-in

My mum sat next to Andy Bell of Erasure fame on a plane.

I've seen Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce naked

I sold two of the Beverley sisters some batteries. HP7's at the time. Sold Bernie Winters a TV as well.

I almost crashed into Dawn French as she pulled out of her drive. Few years ago now though.

I crashed into Richard Hammond 😯

Our trolleys met at the end of one of the aisles in Tesco in Ledbury!

my wifes uncle is one of the uks most famous artists.
i nearly ran over damien hurst.
i have taken drugs with lionel blairs son(he looks just like him)
i had a fling with the blond girl from 'teachers' who is now with keith allen.
i am friends with someone who is about as famous as it gets. cant tell you who though.

I once delivered Glen Michael's (of Cartoon Cavelcade fame) newspaper.

A member of staff I had walked Bryan Ferrys mother to get the bus from Worswick Street, Newcastle. Bryan wanted to go to night club and needed some to look after his mum. (early 1970's). Anyone else remember Worswick Street bus station?

I currently work with cousins of Jim & William Reid from Jesus and the Mary Chain. In fact I can see one of the cousins right now.

I also know a cousin of Jim & William Reid from Jesus and the Mary Chain.

 

My mate got a bollocking off Tony Christie for nicking his chair 😉

For the young people here...I literally just found out my best mate plays football with "Bernard" of Bernard's Watch fame!!

Tim (first winner of the Apprentice) shook my hand and said I have a smart suit.

I forgot to mention my stint as an extra in the film 'Untamed Heart' with Christian Slater, Rosie Perez, and Marisa Tomei.

I appear in two scenes: walking past the escalator in the mall, and smoking at the back of nightclub.

If you want my autograph, just send me a PM.

1. A member of Shawaddywaddy played in the band at my 18th Birthday

2. I was sick in the back of an ex-Beatle's car.

3. I got invited around to a major international music legend's house for a surf (lives on a beach). I declined as I thought the beach wasn't that consistent in its surf stats. TWUNT!

4. Both my mother and I have upset Quentin Wilson independently

5. I have had my 15 minutes of fame on Discovery Channel. Thankfully it only gets shown late at night

rockhopper70 I know the real Zak Tempest 😉

My mum gave birth to the Messiah, and I'm an extremely well behaved boy.

I was in hit Welsh Soap Opera "Rwnd & Rwnd" & I was related (through family marriage) to Tosh from The Bill

Kevin Keegan knows my dad.

Once delivered Ronnie Barker`s newspaper.

My dad met, raced against and beat James Hunt in a competition, and subsequently won a trip to the Montecarlo grand prix.
I went to school with Ellen McArthur whom we might have picked on a little bit, i know several mid 30's footballers, ive had beers with ricky from the kaiser chiefs, i know a top fashion designer, and to top all that Geoff capes signed a poster for me when i was 10ish

Jon Jones you from Derbyshire then??

If you want tenuous, how about this:

My brother was the pageboy at the wedding of a woman whose nephew (I think that's the relationship, anyway!) is going to be a pageboy at Price William's wedding...

I used to be at school with Hannah and Julia Waterman, too, since they've been mentioned elsewhere on here!

The policeman from [url= http://www.brum.tv/ ]Brum[/url] the TV show was an 'actor' in a team leader training session I was in, they played the part of a disgruntled employee (as opposed to a disgruntled actor who is stuck doing kids shows).

Other half organised the holidays around Europe for the rich/famous (mostly rich actually). Including George Lucus before the premier of Phantom Menace - Clone Wars had a number of locations in it that she sent him to... 8)

my mum was given a valentine's card by ken morley in her youth.

Another one:

I went to the same high school as three members of the Crash Test Dummies, and grew up in the same city as Neil Young.

(I'm really pushing it here...)

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 😉

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.

Thurman Merman - Member
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

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

PD

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.

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.

Kate middleton stroked my dog in the pub.

Used to deliver Dee Hepburn's (Gregory's girl) paper.

Bought my house off K T Tunstall's parents.

My great uncle was the one steering the Titanic when it hit the iceberg! 🙄

My sister shagged Steve Peat's cousin...

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)

I once pissed on Evan Dando's (Lemonheads) foot in a toilet at the Garage in London when hammered

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 🙂

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.

A temporary teacher in our school was the brother of James Burke (of Tomorrows word fame)