Clarkson’s Farm
Discussion
ThunderSpook said:
It’s about having a story to tell your friends. If you don’t understand it maybe you have no friends to tell 
Not having friends who would be interested to hear about any celebrities I'd plonked myself next to for a photo or had their signature sounds like a bullet dodged to me.Newarch said:
I tend to deliberately avoid celebrities, especially ones I like because I don't want to forever associate them with being less than friendly or an awkward forced conversation. Never meet your heroes in fact.
Sometimes they turn out to be more friendly that you would think.A mate was walking down a street in London a couple of years ago and bumped into a pop star from the 80's. Not a big name now but still very recognisable.
My mate had just read his biography so just wanted to say how much he enjoyed it but the guy was really chatty so they ended up talking for about half an hour about random crap.
My mate works in entertainment so has met all sorts, but this guy stood out as really easy going and a genuinely nice bloke.
Edited by 98elise on Tuesday 28th June 10:24
Newarch said:
I tend to deliberately avoid celebrities, especially ones I like because I don't want to forever associate them with being less than friendly or an awkward forced conversation. Never meet your heroes in fact.
Gyles Brandreth was in Winchester High Street one afternoon, accompanied by a cameraman and sound recordist.I managed to deliberately avoid him.
98elise said:
Newarch said:
I tend to deliberately avoid celebrities, especially ones I like because I don't want to forever associate them with being less than friendly or an awkward forced conversation. Never meet your heroes in fact.
Sometimes they turn out to be more friendly that you would think.A mate was walking down a street in London a couple of years ago and bumped into a pop star from the 80's. Not a big name now but still very recognisable.
My mate had just read his biography so just wanted to say how much he enjoyed it but guy was really chatty so they ended up talking for about half an hour about random crap.
My mate works in entertainment so has met all sorts, but this guy stood out as really easy going and genuinely nice bloke.
For example I work in archaeology and history, but I've heard some quite unpleasant things about say, Tony Robinson (this is true btw). As I often watch Blackadder I probably wouldn't want to meet him, have an unpleasant experience and then not enjoy watching the tv show anymore.
It may well depend on the person too and how they've become famous and/or successful. To drag this back to Clarkson's Farm Caleb is on the show because he is a farm contractor. I don't think he's especially playing a role, what you see is probably more or less his normal personality. He'd be professionally successful if he wasn't on the show too.
Dermot O'Logical said:
Newarch said:
I tend to deliberately avoid celebrities, especially ones I like because I don't want to forever associate them with being less than friendly or an awkward forced conversation. Never meet your heroes in fact.
Gyles Brandreth was in Winchester High Street one afternoon, accompanied by a cameraman and sound recordist.I managed to deliberately avoid him.
gregs656 said:
Parasocial relationships are a well known phenomenon, I suspect even people who don't care about meeting major celebrities have other people who they are emotionally invested in on some level. I don't really get the autograph or picture thing either, but would jump at the chance for some kind of meaningful interaction with many people I admire.
You hear actors mention it quite often when they first get to work with their childhood inspiration etc, or meet someone at a party.
Following on from my anti-celebrity rant above, I did once meet Andy Green at Goodwood FOS, and I talked to him for 10 mins or so about land speed record stuff, and it was really interesting. He was a really nice guy as well. So yes, it was a meaningful interaction with someone I admire, and he was there to speak to people so I wasn't just ruining his day You hear actors mention it quite often when they first get to work with their childhood inspiration etc, or meet someone at a party.
In short, yes, even those of us who don't care one jot about meeting 99.9% of celebrities, would still welcome the opportunity to chat to someone who has done great things in a field that interests us, whether that be science, technology, transport, architecture, or whatever.
All of which is worlds away from grabbing a selfie with some bimbo from Love Island....
BobToc said:
deckster said:
I spent ten minutes once chatting to Johnny Ball in the Cambridge Union bar before a debate.
How do you know someone went to Oxbridge? Oh don’t worry, you’ll know. 
Nice bloke.
It was the year they had Boney M on for the freshers ball, they brought a massive Ghetto Blaster as the 'band' and just sang along to that all night. Epic.
Edited by Oilchange on Wednesday 29th June 16:22
We were staying up the road in Filkins for a few days while visiting the UK last month. Happened upon the Diddly Squat farm shop on a Thursday afternoon. Popped in for some real ale chutney and a t - shirt. Passed on the cow juice. They were doing a roaring trade. I should imagine it’s packed at the weekends. 
Doofus said:
I'm reluctant to admit that I know somebody who went there and he said the only thing there in any quantity was people in car-branded clothing wanting selfies. The shop's s
t, apparently.
I disagree. There was a wide selection of locally grown fruit and veg plus a number of refrigerators full of meat and cheese products, all of which seemed also to be from local Cotswold producers. There were also local preserves etc.. There is another shop behind where they were also serving food and drink. That shop was selling a lot more of the merchandise - hats, t-shirts, tea towels etc.. The produce looked great, especially the strawberries. If we hadn’t been flying back to the US the next day I would have bought some. Both cash registers were in constant use. We were there at 4 on a Thursday afternoon, hardly peak hours. I’d say it’s a goldmine. t, apparently.Doofus said:
I'm reluctant to admit that I know somebody who went there and he said the only thing there in any quantity was people in car-branded clothing wanting selfies. The shop's st, apparently.
Doofus in "I don't like anything to do with Jeremy Clarkson but I compulsively post on any thread remotely connected with him" shocker.t, apparently.Condi said:
Someone sent me a box of their Hawkshead cider, must admit its quite good.
Although I'm not a cider drinker, so it might actually be rubbish.
Its Hawkstone Lager & Cider....there's some sort of story about the ancient Hawk Stone being on JC's farm. Not sure if its true but he does grow the barley and I have to admit i'm rather partial to the lager after my wife ordered me a case of 24. Lovely stuff!Although I'm not a cider drinker, so it might actually be rubbish.
Neddy Sea Goon said:
Patience of a thaint thurley ?
Am I going to hell for laughing?Back on-topic, Clarkson's restaurant seems a good idea - a basic set menu of mostly produce from his and other local farms. I'm sure there would be an element of 'celeb premium' to the pricing. I think the fuss comes from there not really being the 'plat du jour' tradition at British eateries, and modern consumers being used to chain establishments having massive menus (straight from the freezer via the Brake Brothers lorry).
Truckosaurus said:
Neddy Sea Goon said:
Patience of a thaint thurley ?
Am I going to hell for laughing?Back on-topic, Clarkson's restaurant seems a good idea - a basic set menu of mostly produce from his and other local farms. I'm sure there would be an element of 'celeb premium' to the pricing. I think the fuss comes from there not really being the 'plat du jour' tradition at British eateries, and modern consumers being used to chain establishments having massive menus (straight from the freezer via the Brake Brothers lorry).
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