A nice Friday thread – your tenuous claims to fame…

Had Christmas dinner on a table next to Bryan Robson and Paul McGrath in the Four Seasons by Manchester Airport.

Shared a hotel room with BBC weather man Tomasz Schafernaker.

Was in Hollyoaks as an extra.

Had breakfast (on the same long table) with Page 3 strumpets Jacqui Degg, Lelani, new to the world Jordan and another blonde one

chip » Patrick viera asked me to move my van as I was blocking his drive.
Does he make tellies?

I did not know who he was either.

My Dad taught a bloke who played a Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In fact my Mum spoke to him in the local Asda last week (the actor chap).

I was on TV in an episode of Heart Of The Country in the 90s, filmed while on a mid-week guided group ride with Gerry McGarr of Year 2000 in the Forest OF Dean.
The whole deal was that MTBing was a healthy way to escape executive stress.
My brother came off pulling a jump right in front of the camera and they kept it in the show. Next time I met Gerry it turns out there had been complaints that we looked too reckless… 😆

Few of years ago my band supported Adam Ant in Portsmouth.

It was mental. He was playing guitar with a leather glove on his fretting hand, and for about 15 minutes kept starting and stopping ‘Prince Charming’.

The next night this happened:

Adam R-Ant

and another one…

I was in a band in the late 80s. I had a falling out with them. the guy that replaced me is now in New Model Army.

Don’t forget it was me that put you where you are, and I can put you back down as well.

I met billy Connollys hairdresser.

I saw Robert Lindsey In my vets,

It took all my strength not to give him the salute when he said goodbye.

Few of years ago my band supported Adam Ant in Portsmouth.

bands I’ve been in have supported New Model Army (there’s a pattern here!), Spear Of Destiny, Dr & The Medics, UK Subs and a few other less well known ones

I think I’m done now.

oh, hang on. Andrew Eldritch once asked me where the toilets were. They were right behind him

I spent a period of time in Winson Green Prison with one of Dexy’s Midnight Runners

My grandad was Dennis Taylor’s gardener.

I’ve been for a pint with Robert Rankin, at his suggestion.

I’ve been on stage with Bill Owen (Compo from Last of the Summer Wine).

Joss Whedon stole my Sharpie.

Tom Baker has offered me a Jelly Baby (which surely should be on everyone’s bucket list).

If “someone was in the same restaurant as me once” is acceptably tenuous, I’ve had a curry (why is it always a curry house?) with Bill Bailey sat at the next table. I met Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers in a pub, and met Jerry Sadowitz in a coffee shop (who gracefully posed for a photo with me, nice chap).

There’s probably more, I’ll have a think.

Talking of Spear of Destiny – my first boss was the uncle of the bass player out of Theatre of Hate.

S’all I’ve got (lots of “ofs”).

Oh yeah,

My school bag has been in a feature film.

Don’t forget it was me that put you where you are, and I can put you back down as well.

A two footed tackle will take a man down. As will cruel, but pin-point accurate, observations about old men’s fashion sense. 🙂

I sold Paul Chuckle (of Chuckle Brothers fame) a squash racquet.

Kevin Keegan used to go round my Grandads house.

Remember “London Beat”?
Of course you don’t.
I used to go out with the guitarist’s sister.

Whilst I was a bike courier in London:

Almost ran over Griff Rhys Jones

On walking into a distinguished building on The Strand, a funny looking lady in a corset appeared out of the lift, followed by the rest of Elton John’s Entourage; pretty much bumped into him; he looked at my package (the one clad in lycra, not the one I was delivering) and said ‘Hello’. I replied with a dead pan ‘morning’, then got the hell in the lift.

Whilst I was a Rickshaw rider in London:

With passengers already filling the back seat, got chased down by 2 folk who I didn’t recognize, but my passengers did: was 2 of the big brother contestants that year, who then squeezed in. Banter ensued.

Sitting at Picadilly circus in a Chinaman costume, 3 mad fit Glamour models walked out of a club and plonked themselves in my seat, asking to go to China White, which was just round the corner; due the one way system, had to go the long way, during which time, the most racous of said girls kept trying to shove her finger up my bum, saying she was after my prostate.

On arriving at the club, they all got their paps out for the paps. Nice paps they were too.

I’m not a great expert on celebrity, but it seems it was Jodie Marsh who stuck her finger up my bum.

I’ve provided technical support over the phone to Timmy Mallet, and can confirm that he is actually really like that.

I regularly used to beat Olympic 100m runner Mark Lewis-Francis over that distance when we were in our teens and used to run at the same club. At 16 he got very quick, I stagnated.

My uncle knows the Queen, he’s been a copper at the palace for 20 years and know her and indeed most of the rest of the family well.

I worked in a very nice hotel in my teens/early 20’s and served a lot of celebrities. Sara Cox’s room stank of weed, Lenny Henry was brilliant and used to stay so much he would come to our staff Xmas parties. Dawn French was just plain horrible, very rude and had no time for the staff at all.

Edit, and I once had a beer with Adrian Chiles, I was in a pub he was drinking in, we were both at the bar and had a chat over a pint. Nice guy actually.

my parents had a narrow boat moored at Braunston, so Did David Suchet.

he had a clear out, my parents bought one of his beds.

it’s in my attic now, guests get to sleep in ‘the Poirot Skyline Suite’

and!

my mum used to Knit with Alan Rickman’s sister!

and!

my sister went to university with Shed-7’s drummer’s brother!

and!

it’s common family knowledge that one of our ancestors ‘appears’ in a Dickens story, but no-one can remember which one…

I once threw frisbees to and fro with Trevor Horn and Seal whilst we were all on little trampolines.

My school bag has been in a feature film.

Both of my vans have had cameo roles in BBC 3’s ‘Pramface’

Most of the powertools in a Channel 4 make-over series have my initials written on them in black sharpie.

maccruisekeen it a song lyric that running through the thread, hon.

If we’re doing tenious, mum and dad went with some friends to a really way out pub somewhere near Henley, Orlando Bloom was eating there. Apparently he has a house there. Girls; I’ll try to find out the name of the pub… 😆

jivehoneyjive – Member
It seems it was Jodie Marsh who stuck her finger up my bum.

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Oh, an appropriate one for here,

I was taught how to ride a velodrome bike by Ed Clancy (and a team-mate whose name for the moment escapes me 😳 ).

Tenuous?

Held the door open at my Chiswick gym for Janine Butcher actor from Eastenders – shared a smile.

Will Mellor stopped at at a zebra crossing for me – shared a smile.

maccruisekeen it a song lyric that running through the thread, hon.

you hum it and I’ll join in at the chorus

Remebered another. I once served Keith Harris breakfast at a hotel I worked in. Orville was still in bed, hangover I think.

I was interviewed on itv’s Good Morning Britain a few months ago and Susanna Read (who wasn’t doing the interview) smiled and said hello – much to the envy of Mr Pea and several of my male friends!

I worked in restaurants for some time…

I served both the boy and girl bands from that tv singing show, the girl band was Girls Aloud, can’t remember the boy band name. Cheryl Cole hugged me after I found her cardigan.

Served a lot of people from fame academy and those shows. And teenybopper bands when they were filming the sat morning show in Glasgow.

I served most of the Celtic and Rangers players at some point.

Magdelena Headman kept stroking my back in an inappropriate manner and asking for cocktails with rude names.

Served the two gay guys who do the makeover show, Justin and Colin.

Sold shoes to Carol Smiley – Schuh own brand fake burbery things

Served nibbles to Will Smith, who opted for a subway, the food must have been bad. At that event Jazzy Jeff was DJing and Jamie Cullum was dancing badly.

Steve Cram held a door open for me, I was 8, walked under his arm, my dad got very excited.

Apparently I am somehow related to the lead guy in Grease 2.

I may remember more, all tenuous!

Oh – my daughter was an extra in Pramface. They shot some scenes round our estate and used the High School as some sort of “college”

They’re gay????

Had a piss next to Arthur Lee at The Highbury Garage.

I once threw frisbees to and fro with Trevor Horn and Seal whilst we were all on little trampolines.

Excellent image! Was Terrence Trent D’arby doing sumersaults nearby?

I used to go to school with Geroge Cole’s son. he gave us a lift a few times (Arfur Daley that is, not his son). He had a jag and a sheepskin coat in real life.

My wife’s friend is married to Feeder / Skunk Anansie’s drummer. And she’s a singer too, lately has been subbing for Kerstin in Senser.

I once shared a lift with Christopher Biggins. He was in panto in Brighton at the time.

I once got flirty with an MP on a night bus. Although it was hundreds of years ago now, they weren’t an MP then (but are now) and if any of my mates are reading this NOTHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED BAR A BIT OF ‘TITTAGE’ (c) Mickey Flanagan – so stop taking the piss about it every time we meet.

And I had lunch with Dot Cotton on Monday (OK, we were both in Wagamama at the same time – not even same table though)

I helped Colin McRae change a tyre mid stage in Keilder on the 1995 RAC Rally which enabled him to go on to win the rally by about 40 seconds and his only World Rally Championship.

you hum it and I’ll join in at the chorus

don’t you bloody dare! I hate that song

<edit> dammit it’s in my head now! thanks 👿

I once carried Bobby Ball’s suitcase into a hotel.

I used to be a friend of Bobbies son Rob.

Had a bollicking off Tim Lawrence (Princess Annes husband)

Had an hilarious drunken/banter conversation with Davey Jones (RIP) in a bar in Fort Lauderdale.

Had to vacate a roller coaster at Alton Towers whilst some B-list celebrity and her footballer boyfriend played the “we’re more important than you” card, so that they could jump the queue and have the entire coaster to themselves.

Can’t remember her name now, blonde lass who was on something like The Word and wasn’t Katie Putrik, and some tall black bloke. Ring any bells?