Unusual place to meet (semi) famous person.

[touchingcloth]

Took a trip up to Edinburgh last week and with family and decided to visit Royal Yacht Brittania (3 year old boy loves boats). Anyhow looking at pics of Royal Family and pointing out Charles & Di to son (why, he's 3??) and who should be standing next to us but none other that Paul (definitely gay by the way) Burrell also looking at family photos of the Royals. I have to say it was most bizarre and surreal, it was all I could do but to restrain myself from launching into my top 10 sick Diana gags.

Anyway question is not just have you bumped into famous people but have you met them in an ironic place.

Cue the pic of Nervy and JS leaving dubious "rooms by the hour" hotel in a shady London Suburb.

If you have no tales to contribute and in light of other recent thread closure, please feel free to make some jokes at Paul Burrells expense

[nervous]

thunder, stolen.

[chim_knee]

Give him back his thunder! :shakesfist:

[touchingcloth]

I can't remember where I put it now!!!

[kerfuffle]

Free nerv's thunder!

Who's JS? Jimmy Somerville?

[sjp63]

On a related subject, "Dave" the village garage manager was a crew member on Brittania for quite a few years. Say he never had or needed a passport! - factoid

[touchingcloth]

Found it, it was in the dogs bed all along.

Strange looking hotel I grant you. I reckon the guy on the right wants an hour with you as well Nerv.

[sjp63]

Is he that ballet dancer?

[marki]

David Bowie in baggage reclaim of JFK

Bob Dylan on a midnight ferry across from Demark to Germany after the Roskilde fest

[kerfuffle]

sjp63 said:

Is he that ballet dancer?

Nah, that's nerv

[touchingcloth]

Only just noticed this but is Nervy a giant or is JS and bit of a midge.

[chim_knee]

touchingcloth said:

Only just noticed this but is Nervy a giant or is JS and bit of a midge.

Neither, Nervy is just very close to the camera

[hedders]

Axel Rose, in the bog at a pink floyd concert.

[bga]

I met Reg Presley from the troggs when I told him to ask me before helping himself to my guitar in a pub gig.

He asked me, I said yes, he was awful

[touchingcloth]

hedders said:

Axel Rose, in the bog at a pink floyd concert.

I heard a rumour he was more than adequately endowed, are you able to confirm or deny?

[rico]

Alan Shearer during a fire alarm at a Newcastle hotel a few years back.

[up-the-dubs]

Not really that unusual, but I caddied for one of George W's cousins a few years back in Boston. He wasn't particularly friendly after asking what the general opinion of Bush was in Europe. We obviously said most Euros think he's an idiot. Then the member who was paying for us and the golf told us who he was!

Didn't get paid much that day.

[yertis]

Geoffery Palmer, of Butterflies, on Old Street tube station. Kind of imagined he'd go everywhere in a '74 Volvo 240 estate.

[ZR1cliff]

At heathrow airport,just standing waiting for my fares and the door opens to reveal a famous person,its surreal,seen loads.
Once had a good chat with Mark Hateley at the peak of his career in Term 1,without a doubt one of the most relaxed blokes you could wish to talk too,also got approached by Russel Grant to take him into London but again i was waiting for my fare.

BTW..Nervous,your a good looking chap...hell you got my share

[ZR1cliff]

Met and chatted to Bobby Charlton at football once,another sound bloke.