Mr. James May 'keeps it real'

Mr. James May 'keeps it real'

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BigBen

11,653 posts

231 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Digger said:
Kris Akabusi walked by and got into his Bentley soft top a couple of nights ago as myself and others were sitting outside a shop in MarbleyBone chewing the cud. I pretended to take photos of him and he was very jovial about it. Seems like a nice guy.
Did he whisper 'awooga' in your ear and pat you on the fanny ?

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

262 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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A workmate says he met Ken Livingstone on the tube and told him he thought the congestion charge was a great idea. "Glad to hear it" said a beaming Ken, "yes, it means the poor people can't afford to come into London so I get a clear run in my 4.2 litre Jag."



80s Matchbox

3,891 posts

177 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Dr Jekyll said:
A workmate says he met Ken Livingstone on the tube and told him he thought the congestion charge was a great idea. "Glad to hear it" said a beaming Ken, "yes, it means the poor people can't afford to come into London so I get a clear run in my 4.2 litre Jag."
That's absolutely shocking, that your mate seems to think that it's a good idea!

smile

Dunk76

4,350 posts

215 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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BigBen said:
Digger said:
Kris Akabusi walked by and got into his Bentley soft top a couple of nights ago as myself and others were sitting outside a shop in MarbleyBone chewing the cud. I pretended to take photos of him and he was very jovial about it. Seems like a nice guy.
Did he whisper 'awooga' in your ear and pat you on the fanny ?
I don't think there's many of us left who will get that.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

262 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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80s Matchbox said:
Dr Jekyll said:
A workmate says he met Ken Livingstone on the tube and told him he thought the congestion charge was a great idea. "Glad to hear it" said a beaming Ken, "yes, it means the poor people can't afford to come into London so I get a clear run in my 4.2 litre Jag."
That's absolutely shocking, that your mate seems to think that it's a good idea!

smile
I assumed my mate was trying to wind Ken up, but you may be right.

8400rpm

1,777 posts

168 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Dunk76 said:
BigBen said:
Digger said:
Kris Akabusi walked by and got into his Bentley soft top a couple of nights ago as myself and others were sitting outside a shop in MarbleyBone chewing the cud. I pretended to take photos of him and he was very jovial about it. Seems like a nice guy.
Did he whisper 'awooga' in your ear and pat you on the fanny ?
I don't think there's many of us left who will get that.
I laughed. hehe

I was merely a lurker back then, had forgotten about it.

retreat

326 posts

220 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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My parents don't post so I'll do it for them, bit tenuous but stay with it...

Whilst on holiday in the carribean somewhere my old man met a lovely couple with whom they really got on with-the blokes name was "Stephen"

Dad asked him what he did,

"I've made a few films..."

Anything I may have seen? asked Dad,

"Jaws, ET..."

Cracking bloke apparantly!

littlegreenfairy

10,134 posts

222 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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I berthed Peter Snow's boat as a student working in a marina as it was rather full and a bit tight. Jim Davidson's gin palace as on the other side, he was a bit of a knob.

Jonty355

4,423 posts

214 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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I went to a filming on Top gear!!!

I was stood next to Clarkson during the news and the interview (Rory Bremner).
Chatted with Clarkson and May and different times.

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

183 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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TypeR said:
All round good bloke as is Paddy Hopkirk who comes in once in a blue moon.
Met him at Goodwood while I was signing on for my MSA licence. I was too starstruck to say anything until the Peugeot PR guy grabbed him and said "Mr Hopkirk. We've got a fan of yours here, he's one of our VIPs but he wants to meet you more our driver!"
I said hi, then spent about five minutes reeling off most of his career to him and my wife. We chatted while he signed my programme, posed for a photo, then went off and drove a Mini at obscene speeds for someone his age. What a chap.

Dunk76 said:
I once got to sit next to Claire Sweeney on an aeroplane. For an hour and a half. The 6pm BA commuter bus back from Glasgow, without any entourage or baying fans. That's keeping it real, yeah.
Actually reasonably pleasant company it must be said...
And yes, I did try.
I would smash her into next week, despite her being about 30 years older than me. In fact, hopefully, she'd smash me into next week.

Trif said:
I saw Prince William and Lord Freddie in some clothes shop that of which I couldn't afford anything inside it!
Prince William once served me match tea when I played cricket against Ludgrove. I chatted to him about how I'd met his Mum and Dad a couple of years previously.

mercfunder

8,535 posts

174 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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HereBeMonsters said:
Dunk76 said:
I once got to sit next to Claire Sweeney on an aeroplane. For an hour and a half. The 6pm BA commuter bus back from Glasgow, without any entourage or baying fans. That's keeping it real, yeah.
Actually reasonably pleasant company it must be said...
And yes, I did try.
I would smash her into next week, despite her being about 30 years older than me. In fact, hopefully, she'd smash me into next week.
Bloody hell you have a driving licence at 9 years oldeek, she's only 39, and for the record I would 'til it fell off!!

muckymotor

2,289 posts

222 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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John Prescott at St Pancras eating a very large creme bun.

He looked slightly self conscious when my wife said not entirely quietly "where do I know him from?"

Twincam16

27,646 posts

259 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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HereBeMonsters said:
TypeR said:
All round good bloke as is Paddy Hopkirk who comes in once in a blue moon.
Met him at Goodwood while I was signing on for my MSA licence. I was too starstruck to say anything until the Peugeot PR guy grabbed him and said "Mr Hopkirk. We've got a fan of yours here, he's one of our VIPs but he wants to meet you more our driver!"
I said hi, then spent about five minutes reeling off most of his career to him and my wife. We chatted while he signed my programme, posed for a photo, then went off and drove a Mini at obscene speeds for someone his age. What a chap.
When I was at the Cholmedely Pageant of Power a few months back, I was strolling round the paddock taking photos, went for a close-up shot of his name on the front wing of his ex-works Mini, and moved on. When I looked over the photos on my computer at the end of the day I realised Paddy himself was checking the oil. Can't believe I didn't notice at the time.

I've met his son, Patrick Jr. Nice bloke, invented a quick-release wheelhub system for rally cars and drives a Cooper S Works.

madala

5,063 posts

199 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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....there are a lot of nice "celebs" out there....I have met a few....there are not all up their own arses.....lol....smile

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

164 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Pothole said:
I was nearly run over on King's Road by Claudio Ranieri. In an A class.
Similar story but different ........I nearly ran over Phil Scolari [another now ex Chelsea manager]

3 times in Oxshott ,where lots of the team live .I was delivering in my little HGV to a house

development [owned by a West Ham player BTW ]and i am driving down the wrong road and Big Phil is

walking down the middle with the missus ,so i have to turn round and go back ,thats 2 goes so far

and after making delivery ,he is now walking down this road now and i miss him for a 3rd time.I am

not a Chelsea fan BTW nuts

essexplumber

7,751 posts

174 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Kim Wilde pops into Mrs Plumbers cafe for a bacon roll now and then, her brother Rick has a studio next door. If you find her niece Scarletts vid on Youtube you can see her going into Nems Pantry(shameless plug).

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

256 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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How is living in Hammersmith "keeping it real"? confused

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

183 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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mercfunder said:
HereBeMonsters said:
Dunk76 said:
I once got to sit next to Claire Sweeney on an aeroplane. For an hour and a half. The 6pm BA commuter bus back from Glasgow, without any entourage or baying fans. That's keeping it real, yeah.
Actually reasonably pleasant company it must be said...
And yes, I did try.
I would smash her into next week, despite her being about 30 years older than me. In fact, hopefully, she'd smash me into next week.
Bloody hell you have a driving licence at 9 years oldeek, she's only 39, and for the record I would 'til it fell off!!
Blimey, I thought she was about 50 something...

TRUENOSAM

763 posts

171 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Saw Eric cantona with his wife and child at Alton towers back in the days when he was at Manchester united

Eric bristow played darts at a local pub round here and I have his autograph

And im fairly sure I was overtaken by Noel Gallagher last year on the M62 in his Black Range Rover

cml

715 posts

263 months

Saturday 9th October 2010
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Hurrah for Paddy.

He let me drive him in his new (BMW) mini back to his home - I was very nervous I can tell you - we only met through my dad's business after all - nice touch.