Famous people, preconceptions busted/confirmed
Discussion
Gun said:
My sister worked in a restaurant while at university and Rick Parfitt came in one evening when they were full and gave it the whole "don't you know who I am" routine to try and get a table.
If he said "Do you know who I am?", your sister should have stood on a chair and shouted "Is there a doctor in the house? We have an elderly man here who is having some kind of mental seizure, and doesn't know who he is!"That would have shut him up, the t
t!Katie Price - a lot smaller than you'd imagine in real life but damn sexy. She really didn't need to have a load of work done to her face. Very quiet aswell surprisingly.
David James - an absolute giant, but nice bloke, the kind who gives footballers a good reputreputation.
Neil Morrissey - part owns a pub local to me thats opened tonight, top bloke, more than a bit pissed by the time we spoke to him
David James - an absolute giant, but nice bloke, the kind who gives footballers a good reputreputation.
Neil Morrissey - part owns a pub local to me thats opened tonight, top bloke, more than a bit pissed by the time we spoke to him
Suzanne Dando - gave me a peck on the cheek and presented me with an Athletics Award ! Walked home on a cloud aged about 14 !
Freddie Starr - Nutter. In the nicest way. Loaned him half a pint of milk at 2am which he reciprocated by treating me and some pals to a piss up at his old place on the A4 when I was about 20.
Alex Higgins - VERY entertaining and knowledgable on a wide range of subjects but once the drink had taken hold of his ego, he wanted to fight me. About 1995.
Tiff Needell - left Croft Circuit to avoid the crowds as did Tiff. We found ourselves both waiting for lifts and sitting on the kerb in the sunshine discussing the BTCC race (Rickard Rydell era) probably 1996 ish....
Will Self - went to see Derren Brown about 10 years ago in the West End and found myself chatting with Will during the interval, who was exactly like his TV persona.
This was the time of the newly introduced smoking ban so we snook off down a corridor for a sly fag only to be caught out by a massive Jamaican lady. We laughed and ran.
Eric Clapton - can't say too much but what a gentle easy going gent. Met him twice now and had bacon butties on both occasions. Couldn't concentrate on what he was saying to me though, as it all seemed so surreal.
Freddie Starr - Nutter. In the nicest way. Loaned him half a pint of milk at 2am which he reciprocated by treating me and some pals to a piss up at his old place on the A4 when I was about 20.
Alex Higgins - VERY entertaining and knowledgable on a wide range of subjects but once the drink had taken hold of his ego, he wanted to fight me. About 1995.
Tiff Needell - left Croft Circuit to avoid the crowds as did Tiff. We found ourselves both waiting for lifts and sitting on the kerb in the sunshine discussing the BTCC race (Rickard Rydell era) probably 1996 ish....
Will Self - went to see Derren Brown about 10 years ago in the West End and found myself chatting with Will during the interval, who was exactly like his TV persona.
This was the time of the newly introduced smoking ban so we snook off down a corridor for a sly fag only to be caught out by a massive Jamaican lady. We laughed and ran.
Eric Clapton - can't say too much but what a gentle easy going gent. Met him twice now and had bacon butties on both occasions. Couldn't concentrate on what he was saying to me though, as it all seemed so surreal.
ExV8 said:
I met Prince Phillip several years ago. It was after the media had a good go at him for his gaffes.
I thought he was a really decent individual and showed that the so called gaffes were poorly executed small talkat most.
I met him many years ago when he visited the training depot of my regiment. I was the youngest person in the regiment so was picked to salute him and open the door for him to the regimental HQ, unfortunately I got well and truly pissed a couple of days before and ended up with a tattoo of a naked woman with huge norks on my forearm so on the big day I was positioned behind the door holding it open as they were worried a 16 year old with a naughty tattoo wasn't the image they wanted to portray, (I can't blame them tbh). Someone had obviously told him though because as he walked in he stuck his head round the door, winked at me and called me a "bad lad" I thought he was a really decent individual and showed that the so called gaffes were poorly executed small talkat most.
. Top bloke.Only famous person I've ever truly met was Troy Corser. I met him in a hotel bar near Goodwood (there for the Revival) 2 years ago, he was there with BMW to race one of their vintage bikes. He was fantastic, really down to earth. Ended up walking around the hotel car park looking at all the exotic cars and chatting about them and bikes, bought us all a drink and we bought him drinks and he got properly bladdered. Met him again a few days later when he was in the winners enclosure and he remembered us and we got some great pics with him. A truly genuine and very nice guy, no airs and graces whatsoever (despite me, in a somewhat inebriated state, telling him he was a biking god )
)Edited by RedBull on Sunday 8th March 23:15
castex said:
I'd have a table for Rick Parfitt quick smart. Just don't let Francis in.
Totally agree, Parfitt is a nice bloke, Rossi is a tosser.Macy Gray, Lenny Kravitz and Rihanna were all very pleasant and friendly. Sabine Schmitz put up with our drunken ramblings outside her restaurant which was nice
.Edited by greygoose on Saturday 7th March 09:26
Parfitt was pleasant when I very briefly met him.
A couple of others Rhod Gilbert despite being pissed checked 3 times that it was OK for him to go into the venue, even offering to call the boss who had put him on the guest list. As he left he waited 5 minutes until I had finished serving a customer just to thank me as he left.
Ray Gravell - As a kid we bumped into him in a shop and got chatting about dogs when he saw my Mum standing outside with hers and made her bring them in. My Dad quickly brought a souvenir rugby ball, which he signed and gave me an impromptu lesson on the pavement outside. Highlight of my holiday and I still have the ball today.
A couple of others Rhod Gilbert despite being pissed checked 3 times that it was OK for him to go into the venue, even offering to call the boss who had put him on the guest list. As he left he waited 5 minutes until I had finished serving a customer just to thank me as he left.
Ray Gravell - As a kid we bumped into him in a shop and got chatting about dogs when he saw my Mum standing outside with hers and made her bring them in. My Dad quickly brought a souvenir rugby ball, which he signed and gave me an impromptu lesson on the pavement outside. Highlight of my holiday and I still have the ball today.
MrBrightSi said:
Met JK at RaceRetro a few years ago.
Showed up in a white swb audi quattro, never thought the man went for anything other than exotica, was happy to let my mate get a photo.
Was nice to see he's not quick to usher away people who don't know his full discography.
Edit- This thread needs a link to the jason plato thread where he rightly ripped into some basement dweller.
No need to thank me Showed up in a white swb audi quattro, never thought the man went for anything other than exotica, was happy to let my mate get a photo.
Was nice to see he's not quick to usher away people who don't know his full discography.
Edit- This thread needs a link to the jason plato thread where he rightly ripped into some basement dweller.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Petr Cech; I'm not in to football at all, I wouldn't have recognised him, however I had heard of him; all you hear is how badly behaved top flight footballers generally are.
He came into my work to buy a car for his nanny, what a lovely guy, my football fan colleagues; particularly the Chelsea ones where becoming all moist in places that you shouldn't and one even made a bit of a tit of himself, however he was more than happy to chat, to have photos taken and to sign autographs.
He came into my work to buy a car for his nanny, what a lovely guy, my football fan colleagues; particularly the Chelsea ones where becoming all moist in places that you shouldn't and one even made a bit of a tit of himself, however he was more than happy to chat, to have photos taken and to sign autographs.
Edited by HTP99 on Saturday 7th March 09:57
Shook hands with the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in 2013, weak handshake and sweaty palms, didn't say anything, was wearing sunglasses, seemed like a bit of a knob. Immediately afterwards shook hands with President Obama, firm grip, made eye contact, smiled and said 'good to see ya' - nice chap. Sat beside Gillian Anderson on plane, she seemed a bit snobbish, saw Charles Dance on plane, seemed down to earth and a nice chap, saw Noel Gallagher on plane, kept himself to himself, saw Nick Clegg on plane, meh, sat opposite the Duke of Kent in airport lounge, seemed aristocratic.
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