Mr. James May 'keeps it real'

Mr. James May 'keeps it real'

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phil1967

308 posts

191 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Greg_D said:
phil1967 said:
T84 said:
I served Britney Spears when I was working in a sweet shop in Sussex smile
I'd spear Britney any day
takes all sorts i suppose
even like that, I would still give her a roll.

paps

1,040 posts

226 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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I once had a photo with Kris Akabusi when i was at school. (he was promoting some get kids fit thing)
There was a thousand kids at my school and he had a photo with each and every one of us.
He cracked the same enormous smile in each pic and rested his face between each picture. Made it seem quite false at the time but can't really blame him now i think about it.

Jim Campbell

445 posts

221 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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I have never done the Glasgow to Heathrow Flight without there being a premiership manager onboard. The first was Billy Davis and the next time was Carlo Ancelotti. Davis was in poverty class with me if i remember correctly, Mr Ancelotti was not!

Ta

SlimRick

2,258 posts

164 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Stuck in traffic next to the queen once in knightsbridge, she was in the back of a dark green Omega estate with a travel blanket on the seat and a corgi on her lap.

Asked Keith Floyd for directions nr. Oxford somewhere.

Used to live a couple of doors away from William Roache in Abersoch.

I don't personally know anyone famous..bummer!

Rockape

264 posts

178 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Does this one count??

I am friends with one of the real pilots who flew in Top Gun. Look out for Chuck 'Silver' Lewis in the credits

randomwalk

534 posts

163 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Walking thru Burlington Arcade few weeks agao and Bill Nighy was getting a shoe shine. My OH is a big fan and Bill was a captive audience so we had a good chat with him, he was very gracious and charming. My OH proffered that I do a very good "Victor voice", in such company I declined to show him lol. He did ask "and where might you be from?" (we are australian) lol

schuey

705 posts

209 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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shirt said:
I once saw nick cave walking up portobello in a 3 piece victorian suit and eating a bag of chips. I've waited ages for a crap anecdote thread to tell you all about it.
I was in the HMV in Heathrow's departure lounge,and whilst looking at a Nick Cave album a chap next to me suggested I buy it as it was good,turned to him and it was Nick Cave wearing the smartest suit I have ever seen and sunglasses indoors,looking every bit the rock star! Nice chap.

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

181 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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schuey said:
shirt said:
I once saw nick cave walking up portobello in a 3 piece victorian suit and eating a bag of chips. I've waited ages for a crap anecdote thread to tell you all about it.
I was in the HMV in Heathrow's departure lounge,and whilst looking at a Nick Cave album a chap next to me suggested I buy it as it was good,turned to him and it was Nick Cave wearing the smartest suit I have ever seen and sunglasses indoors,looking every bit the rock star! Nice chap.
My Dad was at a party in the 70s, and changed the record on the stereo. Someone came running in from the other room to protest. They had an argument about the direction this new Genesis album had gone and compromised on the previous offering. Then through the fug of weed smoke and joss sticks, my Dad recognised Phil Collins.


Nick M

3,624 posts

222 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Many years ago I flew back from New York on Concord (free upgrade courtesy of the company I worked for at the time putting so much business through BA - I'd never have been able to afford / justify it myself !! ).

As we were boarding I was pretty sure I recognised one of the passengers as Paul Stewart.

Sure enough, who was picking him up from Heathrow but JYS himself.

frosted

3,549 posts

176 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Ross Kemp lives on my street, its funny watching him at 7am running with his silly massive headphones and what looks like a bulletproof vest (which is not)

CampDavid

9,145 posts

197 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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schuey said:
shirt said:
I once saw nick cave walking up portobello in a 3 piece victorian suit and eating a bag of chips. I've waited ages for a crap anecdote thread to tell you all about it.
I was in the HMV in Heathrow's departure lounge,and whilst looking at a Nick Cave album a chap next to me suggested I buy it as it was good,turned to him and it was Nick Cave wearing the smartest suit I have ever seen and sunglasses indoors,looking every bit the rock star! Nice chap.
Hahaha, that's awesome

Nick M

3,624 posts

222 months

Thursday 14th October 2010
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Went to Stockholm on Tuesday and as I was waiting to pick up my bag from the carousel I heard a voice behind me with a slight midland accent mention something about 'band of joy'.

Odd, thinks I, having just bought Robert Plant's latest CD of the very same name.

Turned round slightly and sure enough, it was he, looking like the lion from the Wizard of Oz.

He didn't recognise me though, or was too cool to make a scene if he did.... hehe

randomwalk

534 posts

163 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Unless I'm very much mistaken saw murray walker yesterday at Ballieu Motor Musuem, was going to say hi but he was chatting with some people.

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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mgcameraman said:
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!
I hope you pushed him in a canal, the smug wker.

MGJohn

10,203 posts

182 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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1974 IIRC, waiting for our plane at the Airport after watching Lauder win his first GP at Jarama in Spain in a Ferrari ... all again IIRC., I settled down to read the GP programme which I did not have a chance to read at the event. Two close friends and my younger brother were in our little group and one of them nudged my arm to attract my attention ~ still focussed on the reading. He gestured to the seats immediately opposite us and I saw two of my all time favourite Motor Sport racers: Ronnie Petersen and Mike Hailwood. Two of the greatest in my humble opinion. They boarded the same flight.

Sad to relate, both were killed in freak accidents. Petersen on the track and Hailwood in his car in collision with a truck on an Oxfordshire Road IIRC...

When you consider that Hailwood posted many flawless laps of the most demanding racing circuit in the world, the Isle-of-Man TT Races, ironic he should end his days on an ordinary road.

One of my mates was a very strongly opinionated type who probably was Murray Walker's least favourite fan ... He really did not like the likeable Murray Walker's commentary style.

Again at an AirPort, he found himself talking to MW and really had a go at him for his commentary style. I was a bit embarrassed...
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magnus911

584 posts

188 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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koolchris99 said:
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,
are you still in Sands End? That's where I live. Freaky.

Larry Dickman

3,762 posts

217 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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Nick M said:
Went to Stockholm on Tuesday and as I was waiting to pick up my bag from the carousel I heard a voice behind me with a slight midland accent mention something about 'band of joy'.

Odd, thinks I, having just bought Robert Plant's latest CD of the very same name.

Turned round slightly and sure enough, it was he, looking like the lion from the Wizard of Oz.

He didn't recognise me though, or was too cool to make a scene if he did.... hehe
He made me a cup of tea once, nice fellow.

This thread has reminded me of many & I can't explain why but the one that sprang to mind first is this one, maybe because he was the first celeb I ever met.

Many years ago I was having a pee in the men's room at the Park lane Hilton & the guy having a pee next to was Willie Rushton, never spoke to him though.

Bottom right corner for those who have never heard of him.


Waugh-terfall

18,488 posts

199 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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Billie Piper and Laurence Fox were married by my Mum's friend at our local church, they bought a house up the road from my Mum's work (along from my aunts house), I saw Kevin Whatley and David Tennant wondering about outside the church whilst cycling through the park. Mum also accidentally tripped Billie up on the High Street on a Saturday morning...

The Top Gear lot sometimes stay at the hotel I work in whilst filming at Dunsfold.

I sat next to Hugh Dennis on the train home from Sixth Form 2yrs ago

RedYellowGreen

470 posts

229 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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MGJohns story of Murray Walker reminds me of when me and a mate visited the Monaco GP in 2001, standing opposite the pits after the GP waiting for the track to be opened to the public, we were stood looking through the fence at the Ferrari pit watching them pack all their stuff away when I noticed someone else stood next to us having a gander. I then realised it was muddy talker himself and not being the starstruck type didnt really think anything of it other than wow I would have thought he would have either had a pit pass and be able to stand a bit closer or rather surely he would have seen the mundane business of a truck being packed many times before, however my mate noticed and decided to introduce himself. However not being the biggest motorsport fan and also lets just say not being the sharpest tool in the box said ''ahh Roy Walker, pleased to meet you'' redface Murray just said ''ahh yes hello'' and walked off hehe my mate turned to me and said ''Its MURRay Walker isnt it?'' Doh.

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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Larry Dickman said:
Many years ago I was having a pee in the men's room at the Park lane Hilton & the guy having a pee next to was Willie Rushton, never spoke to him though.
Very wise. It really isn't the done thing to stare at Willies in the men's room at the Park Lane Hilton!