The thread in which PHers reveal tenuous links to famous people.
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Justin Cyder said:
Blib said:
My daughter shares a house with the manager of the band London Grammar & a Radio 1 DJ. Apparently, the latter does the overnight weekday slot. (I'm too old to check).
It's like Jimmy Young, dear, only for the kids. 
my mum used to work with a guy who played a butcher in the kids tv series 'Woof'.
I recall he chased the dog down the street as he'd stolen a string of sausages.
..ok, not famous by any means! but the only person who'd been on tv that ive properly met.
Although I did once see Lennox Lewis a few years ago in Amsterdam on a quiet morning stroll, attractive lady by his side, walking down past the old church (the start of the RLD). I was really high so could only manage a smile and a nod, which was reciprocated much to my pleasure. That guy is a mountain!.. im not small myself (being a powerfully built director of course) but f*** me he's huge..
I recall he chased the dog down the street as he'd stolen a string of sausages.
..ok, not famous by any means! but the only person who'd been on tv that ive properly met.
Although I did once see Lennox Lewis a few years ago in Amsterdam on a quiet morning stroll, attractive lady by his side, walking down past the old church (the start of the RLD). I was really high so could only manage a smile and a nod, which was reciprocated much to my pleasure. That guy is a mountain!.. im not small myself (being a powerfully built director of course) but f*** me he's huge..
Blib said:
Ah, OK. And, am I right to assume that London Grammar are a popular beat combo?
A very good one as it happens!Back on topic- in 1994 I was driving through the paddock at Silverstone and almost ran over David Coulthard when he stepped out from between two trucks without looking. I was driving a bright orange Allegro at the time.
I was at school with the current King of Lesotho, the Duke of Luxemburg, the Duke of Norfolk, various Bamfords (as in JCB), Rupert Everett (acted on stage with him), Johnny Dumfries (F1 driver and current Marquess of Bute)...
I think I already mentioned that another ex-pupil, Lord Hesketh, personally brought a Hesketh F1 to the school while I was there, for the pleasure of the school "Motor Sports" club.
All not very tenuous, I'm afraid.
I think I already mentioned that another ex-pupil, Lord Hesketh, personally brought a Hesketh F1 to the school while I was there, for the pleasure of the school "Motor Sports" club.
All not very tenuous, I'm afraid.
When much the worse for the demon drink (on account of delayed take off) I wandered up to Samuel L Jackson in an airport lounge and asked for his autograph for my daughters - both of whom were cowering behind me.
He gave me the "I'm going to shoot you dead" look, then was utterly charming.
I was sufficiently hammered to think it a good idea to ask him to sign as Mace Windu, which he did.
Now we have two pieces of paper signed "Mace Windu", which could have been signed by anyone. Well done me.
He gave me the "I'm going to shoot you dead" look, then was utterly charming.
I was sufficiently hammered to think it a good idea to ask him to sign as Mace Windu, which he did.
Now we have two pieces of paper signed "Mace Windu", which could have been signed by anyone. Well done me.
Lemmonie said:
My son has appeared on Get Squiggling and did a BBC news feature on his crappy old school. He is 6 and i'm pretty proud.
My boy was on Richard Hammond's 'Blast Lab'. He was easy to point out to various relatives who wanted to watch his appearance, as he was the one stood next to 'Oliver' the Opel Kadett while Hammond did an intro to one of the segments.One of my wife's Facebook friends is Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs (she went to art college with him). My dad worked with the dad of another of the Kaiser Chiefs (but I don't know which one!).
My wife is also a Facebook friend of a girl who's niece's great grandmother is the Queen.
My wife is also a Facebook friend of a girl who's niece's great grandmother is the Queen.
soxboy said:
One of my wife's Facebook friends is Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs (she went to art college with him). My dad worked with the dad of another of the Kaiser Chiefs (but I don't know which one!).
I stood next to Ricky Wilson at a gig once. Well, a gig where they also played as a support act in their pre-Kaiser Chiefs days (when they were known as Parva).What other incredibly tenuous stuff? A few awesome highlights...
Been on a ferry with Alan Davies (in the great Ash cloud crisis of 2010!)
Served a few D-listers when I worked in a clothing store on Oxford Street in my student days including Denise Van Outen, Some bird from Eastenders, one from Birds of a Feather, a Sugababe and some other pop people.
My Uni Hall of Residence was the same one Coldplay stayed and met/formed the band in... a couple of years before me though!
Had breakfast next to Sean Locke in a hotel
Spotted Bob Hoskins in the travel section of Waterstones looking at a book on Mauritius
and I bought his brother's (Prince Guillaume - William) E34 540i Touring with over 200k miles on the odo!HTP99 said:
The girl who played Violet Beauregard in the original Charlie and the Chocolate factory film used to live in our house.
This is my favourite of the whole threadLast week I said "Hello" to Chesney out of Coronation Street when he was taking his dog (black lab if you're interested soap fans) and he said "Hello" back. Nice lad - we say "Hello" quite a lot.
One of my cousins, Keith Smart, was ne of the two drummers in Roy Woods 'Wizzard' pop group. He is the one with the goatee & not the mass of curly hair!!!
Not long after they first released 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas' Keith turned up at my mums house, unannounced, with Roy Wood.
In full 'war paint'.
Our neighbour at the time didn't know who Roy Wood was & almost s
t herself when this brightly dressed bloke wearing make up & coloured hair walked down the drive!
Roy Wood is a great bloke.
Geoff Lynn of Electric Light Orchestra used to work my dad in Stechford, Birmingham.
Nigel Mansell, when sponsored by Patrick Motors Group in his early Lotus & Williams F1 career, fed my mum a sandwich at a Duckhams promo event (to this day he never forgets to send my mum a birthday card & Christmas card) & then he took her for a flight around Birmingham in his Bell Jet Ranger helicopter as a thank you for helping arrange the sponsorship deal.
I also got the chance the blast his JPS Lotus 92, chassis 5 for those nerds amongst us, around the Silverstone GP circuit not long after he sold the car to my boss.
That was a bloody good day!!!!
And I feature on the original Duran Duran video for Girls On Film!!!!!
Not long after they first released 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas' Keith turned up at my mums house, unannounced, with Roy Wood.
In full 'war paint'.
Our neighbour at the time didn't know who Roy Wood was & almost s
t herself when this brightly dressed bloke wearing make up & coloured hair walked down the drive!Roy Wood is a great bloke.
Geoff Lynn of Electric Light Orchestra used to work my dad in Stechford, Birmingham.
Nigel Mansell, when sponsored by Patrick Motors Group in his early Lotus & Williams F1 career, fed my mum a sandwich at a Duckhams promo event (to this day he never forgets to send my mum a birthday card & Christmas card) & then he took her for a flight around Birmingham in his Bell Jet Ranger helicopter as a thank you for helping arrange the sponsorship deal.
I also got the chance the blast his JPS Lotus 92, chassis 5 for those nerds amongst us, around the Silverstone GP circuit not long after he sold the car to my boss.
That was a bloody good day!!!!
And I feature on the original Duran Duran video for Girls On Film!!!!!
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