Famous people, preconceptions busted/confirmed
Discussion
seany87 said:
Those from Liverpool and surrounding areas will know about Purple Aki, the local 'boogeyman'
I had cause to meet him in my old line of work. A very softly spoken and intelligent guy, it's just he likes muscular teen boys. He is a f
king stocky guy as well.
Oh for what it's worth to those who know about him I had to feel his muscles!
You came through an encounter with Purple Aki the infamous sex pest of the North West' I had cause to meet him in my old line of work. A very softly spoken and intelligent guy, it's just he likes muscular teen boys. He is a f
king stocky guy as well.Oh for what it's worth to those who know about him I had to feel his muscles!
That has to be the winner.
What was your old line of work? testing local authority gym showers?
thesyn said:
seany87 said:
Those from Liverpool and surrounding areas will know about Purple Aki, the local 'boogeyman'
I had cause to meet him in my old line of work. A very softly spoken and intelligent guy, it's just he likes muscular teen boys. He is a fking stocky guy as well.
Oh for what it's worth to those who know about him I had to feel his muscles!
You came through an encounter with Purple Aki the infamous sex pest of the North West' I had cause to meet him in my old line of work. A very softly spoken and intelligent guy, it's just he likes muscular teen boys. He is a f
king stocky guy as well.Oh for what it's worth to those who know about him I had to feel his muscles!
That has to be the winner.
What was your old line of work? testing local authority gym showers?
As I was the only male on duty I guess it fell to me to search him and pat him down. That includes getting closer than I'd like to the crotch area.
I'm very, very glad I don't work for the Police anymore
seany87 said:
Police custody.
As I was the only male on duty I guess it fell to me to search him and pat him down. That includes getting closer than I'd like to the crotch area.
I'm very, very glad I don't work for the Police anymore
I dare ya to look into a mirror and call his name three times.!As I was the only male on duty I guess it fell to me to search him and pat him down. That includes getting closer than I'd like to the crotch area.
I'm very, very glad I don't work for the Police anymore
toasty said:
For the older ones...
I met Telly Savalas (Kojak) when I was a kid at a pro-celebrity golf tournament. I asked for his autograph which he kindly gave me and then reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out a lollipop and gave it to me saying 'Who loves ya, baby?'. Nice touch.
A mate of mine met Telly Savalas a few years ago & pretty much says what you said - really top fella.I met Telly Savalas (Kojak) when I was a kid at a pro-celebrity golf tournament. I asked for his autograph which he kindly gave me and then reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out a lollipop and gave it to me saying 'Who loves ya, baby?'. Nice touch.
I see Chesney from Coronation Street quite a lot (he lives on the same lane as me) and he's a nice lad.
When I worked in Altrincham, I used to see a lot of footballers out & about. Dwight Yorke always seemed friendly enough (especially if you were female) and Andy Cole would say hello but came across quite shy. Roy Keane used to drink in the same pub as Fred Talbot (not heard from him for a bit - wonder what he's up to?) and was a miserable
(Roy, not Fred).I met Les Ferdinand at SJP a few years ago at a match against Chelsea. He always came across as a nice guy and the Newcastle fans loved him. I can confirm that he was lovely. Very polite, humble, understated and had time to talk to us loonies wnating to shake his hand. Lovely fella. Steve Watson on the other hand (a minor z list footballer in his day) was the opposite. You would think that a local lad come good would be a bit less of an arrogant Diva. Apparently not.
Met Prince Naseem Hamed at Selfridges London back in 2000. I was surprised at how little he was
He was trying on jeans and spent ages looking in the mirror. The jeans needed to be taken up (no surprises there) and he was taking his sweet time.
Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
He was trying on jeans and spent ages looking in the mirror. The jeans needed to be taken up (no surprises there) and he was taking his sweet time.
Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
MrJuice said:
Met Prince Naseem Hamed at Selfridges London back in 2000. I was surprised at how little he was
He was trying on jeans and spent ages looking in the mirror. The jeans needed to be taken up (no surprises there) and he was taking his sweet time.
Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
Worst I walk about with £50 notes in my pocket and can afford to not spend them post ever.He was trying on jeans and spent ages looking in the mirror. The jeans needed to be taken up (no surprises there) and he was taking his sweet time.
Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
MrJuice said:
Met Prince Naseem Hamed at Selfridges London back in 2000. I was surprised at how little he was
Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
Decent humblegripe there. Nice guy though. We chatted for a few mins and he signed a £50 note for me. It was mine and I still have it somewhere. I sometimes look at NPV tables and realise getting him to sign a £50 note was stupid.
Most of mine have been brief:
Richard Branson - bumped into him at a Mike Oldfield gig, when I realised who I'd bumped into I said 'you're Richard Branson!', he just said 'I know!', smiled and shook my hand before wandering off.
Fish - Nice bloke, funny, chatty, easy to p
s off though.Jimmy Carr - Very nice bloke, seemed quite happy to talk.
Lord Birt - A bit of an odd bod, doesn't like it if you disagree with him.
David Hasselhoff - He's great, really nice chap, loads of time for people.
Buzz Aldrin - Impossibly cool.
Didn't exactly meet him but I was once at a traffic light, noticed the car next to me had Patrick Stewart in it (was a US LHD car and he was being driven), we made eye contact, when the lights went green he did his 'engage!' hand gesture before setting off. I thought that was ace
Oh and Charles and Diana once drove past my Mum's house and waved!
I saw loads of celebs in passing when I worked at Heathrow. The nature of my job meant people often made some random comment, including the celebs. I also went in the VIP suites so would bump into one or two there if I got my timing wrong.
A thoroughly refreshed Jeremy Irons trying and failing to tell me what a good job I was doing springs to mind.
I was trying to push a big trolley through a door in the behind-the-scenes bit underneath a gate when a plain-clothes policeman told me rather brusquely to get out of the way. It turned out he was trying to clear a path for Fergie (i.e. Duchess of York, not the pop star!) to walk through. She told the policeman to let me go first, then made a show of holding the door open for me with lots of smiles and eye contact. Not someone I would have expected to be remotely nice.
A thoroughly refreshed Jeremy Irons trying and failing to tell me what a good job I was doing springs to mind.
I was trying to push a big trolley through a door in the behind-the-scenes bit underneath a gate when a plain-clothes policeman told me rather brusquely to get out of the way. It turned out he was trying to clear a path for Fergie (i.e. Duchess of York, not the pop star!) to walk through. She told the policeman to let me go first, then made a show of holding the door open for me with lots of smiles and eye contact. Not someone I would have expected to be remotely nice.
MrJuice said:
Met Prince Naseem Hamed at Selfridges London back in 2000. I was surprised at how little he was
I wouldn't say I met him, but more he walked past me staring at me, mainly because his girlfriend back then was 2 foot taller than he was and it looked quite funny, I thought he was an aggorant cock.Met Lionel Blair a few years back in Bournemouth, he was actually a real gent, shook my hand when we chatted and he had a great presence and huge smile.
Met Cilla Black, in retrospect to other options voiced so far, she came across as a nice lady.
Met Les Dennis, he was f
king hilarious, happened to be invited to a small comedy club in Manchester with a group of people including Les and he got up and gave an impromptu stand up set. I never stopped laughing and can only say TV censorship does him no favours. He was a very friendly and hospitable person.Mike Brewer - I bought, and sold several cars to him, before he became well known. He was always keen to chat about cars, let me drive cars we both knew I couldn't afford, and was helpful and knowledgeable. He even found a beautiful Mk2 Golf GTI 16v for me, that is now owned by a PHer.
dudleybloke said:
Doug Stanhope was very happy to chat and sign stuff after one of his shows.
Very, very down to earth guy. Doesn't consider himself famous.I have his home phone number, as do many of folks that know of him. He quite openly posts it up (and his address) so bored fans can get into contact with him.
I met the former Saudi Ambassador to the UK twice back when he was ambassador. Prince Turki Al Faisal. Son of the late King Faisal.
Very gentlemanly. First time he came by a university student politics talk. Very encouraging to young people work hard and do what they can for others
Also met Sir Anthony Galsworthy. For professional reasons, I can't say where and why. Suffice to say, he was waiting to see someone else and that someone else was otherwise engaged. So Sir Anthony and I spoke for about 45 mins. He shared fascinating stories about his time in the diplomatic service culminating in being our man in China from 97-02. Real James Bond stuff
Very gentlemanly. First time he came by a university student politics talk. Very encouraging to young people work hard and do what they can for others
Also met Sir Anthony Galsworthy. For professional reasons, I can't say where and why. Suffice to say, he was waiting to see someone else and that someone else was otherwise engaged. So Sir Anthony and I spoke for about 45 mins. He shared fascinating stories about his time in the diplomatic service culminating in being our man in China from 97-02. Real James Bond stuff
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