Famous people, preconceptions busted/confirmed
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SpeckledJim said:
Ganglandboss said:
I met Stuart Hall when I was a child. He plied me with alcohol and touched me.
My uncle used to have a pub, and the quiz team entered a TV pub quiz game show hosted by Stuart Hall called 'Quiz Night'. They got to the final (which they won) and I went along to watch it being recorded. They had tables and chairs set up in front of the audience, to give it the illusion of being filmed in a pub. We were sat at the tables and the crew began to bring out cans and pour them into pint pots.
I was 17 at the time, and managing to pass for 18 in pubs. As I was waiting to be offered a drink, Stuart Hall walked onto the set and began helping poor the drinks. He poured me a pint of lager from a can and shook my hand.
He was exactly as he came across on TV, very friendly and down to earth. It's a shame he turned out to be a nonce-case.
If you'd been just 10% more gorgeous you could have been in bother there. My uncle used to have a pub, and the quiz team entered a TV pub quiz game show hosted by Stuart Hall called 'Quiz Night'. They got to the final (which they won) and I went along to watch it being recorded. They had tables and chairs set up in front of the audience, to give it the illusion of being filmed in a pub. We were sat at the tables and the crew began to bring out cans and pour them into pint pots.
I was 17 at the time, and managing to pass for 18 in pubs. As I was waiting to be offered a drink, Stuart Hall walked onto the set and began helping poor the drinks. He poured me a pint of lager from a can and shook my hand.
He was exactly as he came across on TV, very friendly and down to earth. It's a shame he turned out to be a nonce-case.
minimalist said:
c.20 years ago an ex bumped into Ewan McGregor. She immediately thought she knew him but didn't immediately recognise him. She launched into chat.. "how are you?"...."any news?"......"I haven't seen you in ages"...etc. He stood there fully engaged answering her questions as if he knew her. About 30 seconds in she froze as recognition was realised. She was mortified but he was totally charming about the whole thing. Happens all the time apparently.
I once did exactly the same with Hayley from Coronation Street, only it was about an hour later when the penny dropped for me.SpeckledJim said:
Ganglandboss said:
I met Stuart Hall when I was a child. He plied me with alcohol and touched me.
My uncle used to have a pub, and the quiz team entered a TV pub quiz game show hosted by Stuart Hall called 'Quiz Night'. They got to the final (which they won) and I went along to watch it being recorded. They had tables and chairs set up in front of the audience, to give it the illusion of being filmed in a pub. We were sat at the tables and the crew began to bring out cans and pour them into pint pots.
I was 17 at the time, and managing to pass for 18 in pubs. As I was waiting to be offered a drink, Stuart Hall walked onto the set and began helping poor the drinks. He poured me a pint of lager from a can and shook my hand.
He was exactly as he came across on TV, very friendly and down to earth. It's a shame he turned out to be a nonce-case.
If you'd been just 10% more gorgeous you could have been in bother there. My uncle used to have a pub, and the quiz team entered a TV pub quiz game show hosted by Stuart Hall called 'Quiz Night'. They got to the final (which they won) and I went along to watch it being recorded. They had tables and chairs set up in front of the audience, to give it the illusion of being filmed in a pub. We were sat at the tables and the crew began to bring out cans and pour them into pint pots.
I was 17 at the time, and managing to pass for 18 in pubs. As I was waiting to be offered a drink, Stuart Hall walked onto the set and began helping poor the drinks. He poured me a pint of lager from a can and shook my hand.
He was exactly as he came across on TV, very friendly and down to earth. It's a shame he turned out to be a nonce-case.
Lucky man.
elanfan said:
Same with Bonnie Tyler happy to chat, got an album of photos out showing what she’d done to the house. Thing that stood out was she was having building work done outside and something was going on she didn’t like, she rapped on the window so hard I was surprised it didn’t go through and used her lungs to very good (loud) effect.
I heard she was unhappy because they Totally Bricked up the Hearth.(I am sorry. Coat already on)
nonsequitur said:
NoVetec said:
nonsequitur said:
Friend of mine had a conversation with Dustin Hoffman on a New York street. Thought he was a colleague. Dustin went along with it. My friend realised a little later.
Dental colleague?How many toothpicks?
dudleybloke said:
nonsequitur said:
NoVetec said:
nonsequitur said:
Friend of mine had a conversation with Dustin Hoffman on a New York street. Thought he was a colleague. Dustin went along with it. My friend realised a little later.
Dental colleague?How many toothpicks?
elanfan said:
Through work I had to go to folks houses. One day it was Uli Roth of The Scopions (Wind of Change). Proper rock god and brilliant guitarist. No pretentiousness about him at all, lovely bloke, got the job done but he was happy to chat and tell me a few interesting things about his life.
Same with Bonnie Tyler happy to chat, got an album of photos out showing what she’d done to the house. Thing that stood out was she was having building work done outside and something was going on she didn’t like, she rapped on the window so hard I was surprised it didn’t go through and used her lungs to very good (loud) effect.
Uli lives very close to me. Thoroughly decent guy, friendly, easy going, great guy.Same with Bonnie Tyler happy to chat, got an album of photos out showing what she’d done to the house. Thing that stood out was she was having building work done outside and something was going on she didn’t like, she rapped on the window so hard I was surprised it didn’t go through and used her lungs to very good (loud) effect.
One from my decorator - a big Rangers fan. The day they got relegated/liquidated he and his mate were drowning sorrows in the village pub. Robson Green had been filming at some location near by and came in, with various minders and journalists) and was very much "a nasty, snippy little man", giving it large about Rangers' predicament and telling them how they should support a decent club (Newcastle Utd...). Not once but several times. Ultimately there was a bit of bother and my decorator ended up in the local paper. Not quite sure what for - "I wasn't arrested or anything, just reported in the local paper". But clearly his minders had to get involved.
Anyway "comes across as a nice guy on tv but was anything but". Given he was being gobby to a group of drunk Rangers fans on the day they got wound up, I would have thought that was pretty stupid.
Anyway "comes across as a nice guy on tv but was anything but". Given he was being gobby to a group of drunk Rangers fans on the day they got wound up, I would have thought that was pretty stupid.
Wacky Racer said:
theplayingmantis said:
Wacky Racer said:
I sat right next to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham at the bar in his local near Kidderminster in 1978.
I said "Hello John"
He said "f
k off"
thought you mentioned something about the beer?I said "Hello John"
He said "f
k off"
Flip Martian said:
One from my decorator - a big Rangers fan. The day they got relegated/liquidated he and his mate were drowning sorrows in the village pub. Robson Green had been filming at some location near by and came in, with various minders and journalists) and was very much "a nasty, snippy little man", giving it large about Rangers' predicament and telling them how they should support a decent club (Newcastle Utd...). Not once but several times. Ultimately there was a bit of bother and my decorator ended up in the local paper. Not quite sure what for - "I wasn't arrested or anything, just reported in the local paper". But clearly his minders had to get involved.
Anyway "comes across as a nice guy on tv but was anything but". Given he was being gobby to a group of drunk Rangers fans on the day they got wound up, I would have thought that was pretty stupid.
I found Robson Green the very opposite. I spent a morning with him. First impressions count and he introduced himself to me "Hello, I'm Robson" I knew who he was. I was expecting him in the office that morning.Anyway "comes across as a nice guy on tv but was anything but". Given he was being gobby to a group of drunk Rangers fans on the day they got wound up, I would have thought that was pretty stupid.
I found him to be good company, polite and with a great sense of humour.
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