The thread in which PHers reveal tenuous links to famous people.
Discussion
Morningside said:
parabolica said:
My sister's best friend from Uni is the grand-daughter of Patricia Routledge, better known as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
From Wikipedia: Routledge has never married, has no children.Where is my wooosh parrot?
will need to check with my sister then; it was one of those things I remembered from being told once, around 15 years ago.
BigBen said:
Blib said:
Cupramax said:
Blib said:
Vocal Minority said:
Paul O said:
My bezzie mate in primary school was the son of one of the chuckle brothers. They were just on their rise to fame, having finished Chucklehounds and recently started Chuckle Vision. 
isn't Paul Barry's son - or is that just tittle tattle?
Alex said:
I had a Saturday job in a shop when I was a teen 30 years ago and Gavin Sutherland, who wrote "Sailing" (made famous by Rod Stewart), used to come in our shop. Paul McCartney's brother used to come in too.
I used to live in a house in London owned by a chap who ran a photography shop which Rod Steward's then missus Penny Lancaster would regularly use! Small world!Papa Hotel said:
I was born on the same day as Britain's greatest Prime Minister, the late Margaret Thatcher, became Prime Minister.
So was I.I don't know whether I ever contributed to this thread in the past or not.
I went to school with Elton John's cousin. I remember them telling us all about him just before Your Song was released, they said he was going to be famous…
I once saw Rolf Harris sitting in one of those old-fashioned carriages on his own. I was about 16. Plucked up courage to say hello, he sat me down, drew me one of his cartoons and signed it. Narrow escape perhaps.
As a kid, my neighbour was Ray Royer (Procol Harum)'s dad. Ray used to visit, I got quite friendly with him in my late teens. We lived on a housing estate in Kent (same street as Elton John's cousin oddly enough). Ray used to turn up in a Merc Grosser. Unfortunately I didn't realise what that was back then.
About 15 years ago, I was on a tube late one night. Attractive woman opposite me stood up to get off, handed me a slip of paper and said "call me". Yep, just like the movies. Dated her a few times, her principal income stream was part of her divorce settlement, in which she received royalties payable to her (ex) husband. She explained to me that she used to be married to the bass player from Free, that she used to party with the likes of Rod Stewart, Keith Richards, Ronnie Lane. I wasn't convinced that this was the truth, until I googled her and him and saw all the pictures.
I'm friends with a former lead singer of Manfred Mann.
One of my own cousins is an extremely successful musician and DJ who has had strings of top 10 hits and albums. I guess that's more tenable than tenuous.
Odd that it's almost all music-related. I clearly missed my calling.
CAPP0 said:
So was I.
I don't know whether I ever contributed to this thread in the past or not.
I went to school with Elton John's cousin. I remember them telling us all about him just before Your Song was released, they said he was going to be famous…
I once saw Rolf Harris sitting in one of those old-fashioned carriages on his own. I was about 16. Plucked up courage to say hello, he sat me down, drew me one of his cartoons and signed it. Narrow escape perhaps.
As a kid, my neighbour was Ray Royer (Procol Harum)'s dad. Ray used to visit, I got quite friendly with him in my late teens. We lived on a housing estate in Kent (same street as Elton John's cousin oddly enough). Ray used to turn up in a Merc Grosser. Unfortunately I didn't realise what that was back then.
About 15 years ago, I was on a tube late one night. Attractive woman opposite me stood up to get off, handed me a slip of paper and said "call me". Yep, just like the movies. Dated her a few times, her principal income stream was part of her divorce settlement, in which she received royalties payable to her (ex) husband. She explained to me that she used to be married to the bass player from Free, that she used to party with the likes of Rod Stewart, Keith Richards, Ronnie Lane. I wasn't convinced that this was the truth, until I googled her and him and saw all the pictures.
I'm friends with a former lead singer of Manfred Mann.
One of my own cousins is an extremely successful musician and DJ who has had strings of top 10 hits and albums. I guess that's more tenable than tenuous.
Odd that it's almost all music-related. I clearly missed my calling.
Did you ask if she was "All Right Now"? I don't know whether I ever contributed to this thread in the past or not.
I went to school with Elton John's cousin. I remember them telling us all about him just before Your Song was released, they said he was going to be famous…
I once saw Rolf Harris sitting in one of those old-fashioned carriages on his own. I was about 16. Plucked up courage to say hello, he sat me down, drew me one of his cartoons and signed it. Narrow escape perhaps.
As a kid, my neighbour was Ray Royer (Procol Harum)'s dad. Ray used to visit, I got quite friendly with him in my late teens. We lived on a housing estate in Kent (same street as Elton John's cousin oddly enough). Ray used to turn up in a Merc Grosser. Unfortunately I didn't realise what that was back then.
About 15 years ago, I was on a tube late one night. Attractive woman opposite me stood up to get off, handed me a slip of paper and said "call me". Yep, just like the movies. Dated her a few times, her principal income stream was part of her divorce settlement, in which she received royalties payable to her (ex) husband. She explained to me that she used to be married to the bass player from Free, that she used to party with the likes of Rod Stewart, Keith Richards, Ronnie Lane. I wasn't convinced that this was the truth, until I googled her and him and saw all the pictures.
I'm friends with a former lead singer of Manfred Mann.
One of my own cousins is an extremely successful musician and DJ who has had strings of top 10 hits and albums. I guess that's more tenable than tenuous.
Odd that it's almost all music-related. I clearly missed my calling.
I was on stage with Stan Boardman in Blackpool when I was young.
Dylan Moran skipped in front of my car in Edinburgh whilst I was sat in traffic. I later found out he's my mate's next door neighbour.
I was on the same fairground ride as Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin.
I bumped into Gregor Townsend in a pub toilet in Limerick.
When I was young, Jimmy Saville fixed it for me to milk a cow while blindfolded.
Dylan Moran skipped in front of my car in Edinburgh whilst I was sat in traffic. I later found out he's my mate's next door neighbour.
I was on the same fairground ride as Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin.
I bumped into Gregor Townsend in a pub toilet in Limerick.
When I was young, Jimmy Saville fixed it for me to milk a cow while blindfolded.
Skyrat said:
I was on stage with Stan Boardman in Blackpool when I was young.
Dylan Moran skipped in front of my car in Edinburgh whilst I was sat in traffic. I later found out he's my mate's next door neighbour.
I was on the same fairground ride as Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin.
I bumped into Gregor Townsend in a pub toilet in Limerick.
When I was young, Jimmy Saville fixed it for me to milk a cow while blindfolded.
Sinéad O'Connor? On a fairground ride?Dylan Moran skipped in front of my car in Edinburgh whilst I was sat in traffic. I later found out he's my mate's next door neighbour.
I was on the same fairground ride as Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin.
I bumped into Gregor Townsend in a pub toilet in Limerick.
When I was young, Jimmy Saville fixed it for me to milk a cow while blindfolded.
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