Mr. James May 'keeps it real'

[Greenwich Ross]

Was walking down King Street in Hammersmith last night (with Greenwich Sarah) and who was coming the other way? Why, it was popular motoring journalist Mr. James "Captain Slow" May (eyes down, looking shifty; trying to avoid being recognised, I guess. You failed, Mr May. You failed). Anyhoo, I knew he lived in Hammersmith a while back but hadn't realised he still did. Presumably he was popping out to buy a pint of bitter, a badly packed kebab or heading to TK Maxx to buy a new jumper.

So, you can take your Chipping Sodomy (or wherever the other two live), London is the place to be. Unless you need to drive anywhere in a hurry. Or buy an affordable house. Or not die of stress.

Have you got any other stories of motoring related celebrities 'keeping it real'?

[williamp]

I was in harrods years ago, in the music department listening to "the best of Duran duran" on one of those multi-choise cd players with headphones..

...anyhow, Simon le Bon and his wife yasmin walked past.

[Greenwich Ross]

williamp said:

I was in harrods years ago, in the music department listening to "the best of Duran duran" on one of those multi-choise cd players with headphones..

...anyhow, Simon le Bon and his wife yasmin walked past.

That is a bit freaky!

[davethebunny]

williamp said:

......anyhow, Simon le Bon and his wife yasmin walked past.

Mmmn Yasmin

Edited by davethebunny on Friday 8th October 10:30

[Great Pretender]

williamp said:

I was in harrods years ago, in the music department listening to "the best of Duran duran" on one of those multi-choise cd players with headphones..

...anyhow, Simon le Bon and his wife yasmin walked past.

And then you woke up, covered in your own mess.

[TonyHetherington]

Jeremy Clarkson's got a place in the same block in Notting Hill as a a friend of mine

[Pothole]

I was nearly run over on King's Road by Claudio Ranieri. In an A class.

[koolchris99]

I used to live next door to Hammond in Sands End.

He's a nice chap, always had great cars and didn't mind the noise we made considering the wall between out flats was like paper..

May often drinks at the Sloaney Pony,

[T84]

TonyHetherington said:

Jeremy Clarkson's got a place in the same block in Notting Hill as a a friend of mine

I have relatives that live very close to him in Chipping Norton, didn't he buy a grey gallardo a while back as well? If so I saw it parked up in the high street.

Edited by T84 on Friday 8th October 10:37

[TonyHetherington]

Didn't he sell that Gallardo and is now on his Merc black?

[mig25_foxbat2003]

The Sultan of Brunei's daughter went to my uni, and my friend almost got run over (while on a zebra crossing) by a Phantom full of her dad's bodyguards on graduation day...

...and I've had an argument with Princess Anne when I was snotty and eight.

In the words of Alan Partridge, "What a funny story!"

[monthefish]

Greenwich Ross said:

Was walking down King Street in Hammersmith last night (with Greenwich Sarah) and who was coming the other way? Why, it was popular motoring journalist Mr. James "Captain Slow" May (eyes down, looking shifty; trying to avoid being recognised, I guess. You failed, Mr May. You failed). Anyhoo, I knew he lived in Hammersmith a while back but hadn't realised he still did. Presumably he was popping out to buy a pint of bitter, a badly packed kebab or heading to TK Maxx to buy a new jumper.

So, you can take your Chipping Sodomy (or wherever the other two live), London is the place to be. Unless you need to drive anywhere in a hurry. Or buy an affordable house. Or not die of stress.

Have you got any other stories of motoring related celebrities 'keeping it real'?

He 'kept it real' by "walking down King Street in Hammersmith"?

There must be more to the anecdote than that surely?

[Sideways Tim]

I once saw Vera Duckworth waiting for a train. She had a mink coat on.

[Greenwich Ross]

monthefish said:

Greenwich Ross said:

Was walking down King Street in Hammersmith last night (with Greenwich Sarah) and who was coming the other way? Why, it was popular motoring journalist Mr. James "Captain Slow" May (eyes down, looking shifty; trying to avoid being recognised, I guess. You failed, Mr May. You failed). Anyhoo, I knew he lived in Hammersmith a while back but hadn't realised he still did. Presumably he was popping out to buy a pint of bitter, a badly packed kebab or heading to TK Maxx to buy a new jumper.

So, you can take your Chipping Sodomy (or wherever the other two live), London is the place to be. Unless you need to drive anywhere in a hurry. Or buy an affordable house. Or not die of stress.

Have you got any other stories of motoring related celebrities 'keeping it real'?

He 'kept it real' by "walking down King Street in Hammersmith"?

There must be more to the anecdote than that surely?

...and he was on fire whilst juggling midgets."

No, i'm afraid that's it. It was more related to him still living in Hammersmith despite his fame and/or fortune.

Apologies, but these austerity measures have hit my seasoned raconteuring hard.

Edited by Greenwich Ross on Friday 8th October 10:48

[mgcameraman]

My g/f and I were walking around Amsterdam a few yesrs back and saw a group of lads walking towards us, one of who was wearing a ridiculously oversized hat. My g/f said something like look he is wearing a hat like that bloke out of Jamiroquai, as they got closer we realised it actually was that bloke out of Jamiroquai!

[Greenwich Ross]

doogz said:

So does a rally legend driving a diesel rental qualify as "keeping it real"?

Depends if he had all four wheels off the ground at the time.

[CraigW]

I once very noticable eyed up Lady Di in our price records on high st ken, she did that blush thing.

[Ozone]

Coming back from Majorca last year, half the cast of Eastenders got on the Easyjet plane just before they closed the doors - all the drunk stag do lot (half the plane) cheered

[MarJay]

Well I saw Ben Collins in Paddington Station on Wednesday.

[ToadHall]

This reminds me of the time that i was in the Civic centre in Aylesbury. Who should be walking towards me at a brisk pace, trying not to be recognised? None other than the international super star icon, Keith Chegwin.

As he walked past, his shoe caught my size 12 boot resulting in a epic face plant to the floor!