The thread in which PHers reveal tenuous links to famous people.

[RobinBanks]

coopedup said:

I was in nearly all episodes of Horses Galore, a kids documentary back in the 70's, and was seen falling off in one episode

That's not tenuous - you're pretty much a celebrity!

[CarlT]

My Godfather userd to be the pupeteer of Sweep in the Sooty Show

[TokyoSexwhale]

We have a MP in the family, curse that it is.

[illmonkey]

TokyoSexwhale said:

We have a MP in the family, curse that it is.

This is the famous thread, not infamous!

[AlexRS2782]

Copied over from a thread about reg plates:

GetCarter said:

O/T bloke I know sold AMS 1 to Alan Sugar. He's never told me how much for!

[Bullett]

I'm on a forum with a bloke who was in nearly all episodes of Horses Galore, a kids documentary back in the 70's, and was seen falling off in one episode.

[Halmyre]

I'm Sir Alexander Fleming's first cousin four times removed.

I once saw Iain Banks in our local Tesco.

My dad was a Royal Highland Show sheep-shearing champion (Blackface class).

[Adenauer]

I was in my local supermarket yesterday evening and went to get a packet of Taco shells, just as I got to the place they are kept Klaus Ludwig picked up the last packet, read something on it and then put it back.
He started to wander off so I put it in my basket. He then turned around to get it again but saw me walking past him grinning with it in my basket.

[schmalex]

I live next door but one to Melinda Messenger and about 1/4 of a mile away from Andrew Lloyd-Webber.

I once shouted at Princess Anne to "stop doing that, you bloody idiot"

[Asterix]

I gave Camila Parker Bowles (and her previous hubby) a lift in a Mini Metro from Knightsbridge Barracks to the Lancaster Hotel for the annual Cavalry Ball.

I've done lots of 'interesting' stuff with various actors and music industry people - none of which I'll ever document on this or any other website

The band I was in was 'briefly famous in the late 1990s' according to the Wikipedia page.

[blueg33]

I showed a buyer around a flat in Bristol when Bono was visiting, he opened the door
I have looked at the eaves detail of Highgrove house with HRH PoW
My best mate's uncle is Terry Hall lead singer of The Specials and I heard the very first demo of Gangsters on the Queens Silver Jubilee just before said mate silt lemonade on Terry
I have said good morning to Camilla Parker Bowles as she was walking her dog

I didnt realise at the time but when I was a student I met Joanna Lumley - I was sitting in the lounge of the hotel I lived in, when an XJS pulled up outside and a blonde woman ran into the hotel and asked me where the police station was. I advised her it was next door and she drove off. My girlfriend ran in and said - did you see that Joanna Lunley just came in then dashed out.

[evenflow]

blueg33 said:

I didnt realise at the time but when I was a student I met Joanna Lumley - I was sitting in the lounge of the hotel I lived in, when an XJS pulled up outside and a blonde woman ran into the hotel and asked me where the police station was. I advised her it was next door and she drove off. My girlfriend ran in and said - did you see that Joanna Lunley just came in then dashed out.

My mum was in the same class at school as JL.

[RosscoPCole]

My Nan is Ken Dodd's Dads cousin.

[Blib]

This lunchtime I had a brief conversation with a young chap while waiting in a restaurant queue. Afterwards, my companion pointed out that the chap was a famous TV magician called Dynamo.

I liked his bobble hat.

[boobles]

Blib said:

This lunchtime I had a brief conversation with a young chap while waiting in a restaurant queue. Afterwards, my companion pointed out that the chap was a famous TV magician called Dynamo.

I liked his bobble hat.

Surprised he didn't make the TR7 disappear!

[Blib]

boobles said:

Surprised he didn't make the TR7 disappear!

Apparently, he did. 18 months ago.

[sneijder]

I made sure the elevator was at ground level for the King and Queen of Norway, opened the door to see them clattering up frost covered metal steps.

I'm quite proud of the fact my relationship with Ex Norwegian Prime Minister and now NATO Boss Jens Stoltenberg was once externaly verified as 'nodding terms'

[Halmyre]

boobles said:

Blib said:

This lunchtime I had a brief conversation with a young chap while waiting in a restaurant queue. Afterwards, my companion pointed out that the chap was a famous TV magician called Dynamo.

I liked his bobble hat.

Surprised he didn't make the TR7 disappear!

By leaving it out in the rain...

[Steve vRS]

Blown2CV said:

Matthew Corbett lives in the same village as me and has turned into a properly grumpy old man. He does a lot of campaigning for uk waterways (a lot of people have canal barges here) and is kind of a reluctantly public figure. His house is amazing though. Bad to post a pic?

I live there too!

[Jonboy_t]

I used to work for a large mobile network in one of their stores. One day, a bloke came in and I spent a couple of hours helping him out with setting up various things on his new phone etc. He was a northerner, so we got chatting about what brought him to my neck of the woods (Southampton). Turns out, he was the singer in a band (called Mr Hudson and The Library - he was Mr Hudson) and was in town to do a support gig with a certain Ms.Winehouse! He was a top bloke, regaling all of the stories of touring with her and stuff...!

As you do, I tried to butter him up for some backstage tickets! Didn't get them, but he very kindly put me and 3 mates on the vip guest list. Turned up at the Guildhall that evening, got to jump the queue and got in our own little area to see, what turned out to be, one of Winehouses last ever gigs.

I think he had a few big-ish songs released not long after that. Lovely fella!