The thread in which PHers reveal tenuous links to famous people.

[james_tigerwoods]

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

I was at the ex's brother's house in Shorpe (we lived near there) a few years back and when we arrived, her dad was there and this guy who seemed nice and I had no idea who he was. We chatted, he asked what I did (I told him and we talked about it) and I asked what he did and we chatted a bit about his "job in football" which he didn't elaborate too much on, as I said that "football wasn't my thing".

What I didn't spot at the time (which, in hindsight I can see) was her dad, brother and even she was shaking their heads and facepalming at my overall ignorance to all things local. Her dad is an ex-Shorpe United footballer (and even played with Kevin Keegan) - And the "guy" was the (then) Shorpe United manager - Still can't remember his name even now though

that's a tenuous connection to a tenuously 'famous' person

The thread title does say tenuous

[Blown2CV]

james_tigerwoods said:

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

I was at the ex's brother's house in Shorpe (we lived near there) a few years back and when we arrived, her dad was there and this guy who seemed nice and I had no idea who he was. We chatted, he asked what I did (I told him and we talked about it) and I asked what he did and we chatted a bit about his "job in football" which he didn't elaborate too much on, as I said that "football wasn't my thing".

What I didn't spot at the time (which, in hindsight I can see) was her dad, brother and even she was shaking their heads and facepalming at my overall ignorance to all things local. Her dad is an ex-Shorpe United footballer (and even played with Kevin Keegan) - And the "guy" was the (then) Shorpe United manager - Still can't remember his name even now though

that's a tenuous connection to a tenuously 'famous' person

The thread title does say tenuous

tenuous connection not tenuously famous!!!

[james_tigerwoods]

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

I was at the ex's brother's house in Shorpe (we lived near there) a few years back and when we arrived, her dad was there and this guy who seemed nice and I had no idea who he was. We chatted, he asked what I did (I told him and we talked about it) and I asked what he did and we chatted a bit about his "job in football" which he didn't elaborate too much on, as I said that "football wasn't my thing".

What I didn't spot at the time (which, in hindsight I can see) was her dad, brother and even she was shaking their heads and facepalming at my overall ignorance to all things local. Her dad is an ex-Shorpe United footballer (and even played with Kevin Keegan) - And the "guy" was the (then) Shorpe United manager - Still can't remember his name even now though

that's a tenuous connection to a tenuously 'famous' person

The thread title does say tenuous

tenuous connection not tenuously famous!!!

It was a tenuous connection to a tenuous person who in tenuously unimportant town terms is tenuously famous

[Blown2CV]

james_tigerwoods said:

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Blown2CV said:

james_tigerwoods said:

I was at the ex's brother's house in Shorpe (we lived near there) a few years back and when we arrived, her dad was there and this guy who seemed nice and I had no idea who he was. We chatted, he asked what I did (I told him and we talked about it) and I asked what he did and we chatted a bit about his "job in football" which he didn't elaborate too much on, as I said that "football wasn't my thing".

What I didn't spot at the time (which, in hindsight I can see) was her dad, brother and even she was shaking their heads and facepalming at my overall ignorance to all things local. Her dad is an ex-Shorpe United footballer (and even played with Kevin Keegan) - And the "guy" was the (then) Shorpe United manager - Still can't remember his name even now though

that's a tenuous connection to a tenuously 'famous' person

The thread title does say tenuous

tenuous connection not tenuously famous!!!

It was a tenuous connection to a tenuous person who in tenuously unimportant town terms is tenuously famous

i have to say my eye was mostly drawn away from the story towards the classic swear filter gotcha.

[james_tigerwoods]

Blown2CV said:

i have to say my eye was mostly drawn away from the story towards the classic swear filter gotcha.

Indeed - It's not, as they say, Welsh

[droopsnoot]

Blown2CV said:

i have to say my eye was mostly drawn away from the story towards the classic swear filter gotcha.

Mine spent some time trying to figure out how someone could have an "ex brother", until I read it properly.

[designforlife]

quite a few from my missus...but she grew up in LA, so that could be classed as cheating.

-Sat on the table next to Cypress Hill at an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills.
-Bumped into Cuba gooding Jr downtown somewhere in a bar, complimented him on his recent movie at the time, he was an arrogant ass, so she gave as good as she got.
-Used to hang out at Rob Bourdon's house (Linkin Park's drummer)

[nicanary]

designforlife said:

quite a few from my missus...but she grew up in LA, so that could be classed as cheating.

-Sat on the table next to Cypress Hill at an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills.
-Bumped into Cuba gooding Jr downtown somewhere in a bar, complimented him on his recent movie at the time, he was an arrogant ass, so she gave as good as she got.
-Used to hang out at Rob Bourdon's house (Linkin Park's drummer)

I wondered how tenuous that link was - I tried so hard but realised that in the end it doesn't really matter.....................

[Berkshire bred]

The chap who cleans the windows on the unit next to where I work is Kate Winslets cousin.

[Lopey]

I once walked in on Tony Blair while he was in his bedroom at chequers. Thankfully he was fully clothed.

[Big Rod]

I used to work beside and live in the next village to Euan McIlwraith's Brother...

...I attended Nick Nairn's Cook School once as a birthday present...

...And I met Dougie Vipond once at a pre-Christmas drinks do next door a few years ago. (Although I didn't recognise him or realise who he was at the time!)

It's like a lad's night in when I put Landward on the telly!

(Well, the title did say 'tenuous!)

[Ibmarkprior]

My Mum used to date Roger Daltrey in the late 60's. Months later Mum met my Dad and i was conceived. There's an in joke in the family that i could be Daltrey's illegitimate love child. I'm not, obviously.

[Blown2CV]

nicanary said:

designforlife said:

quite a few from my missus...but she grew up in LA, so that could be classed as cheating.

-Sat on the table next to Cypress Hill at an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills.
-Bumped into Cuba gooding Jr downtown somewhere in a bar, complimented him on his recent movie at the time, he was an arrogant ass, so she gave as good as she got.
-Used to hang out at Rob Bourdon's house (Linkin Park's drummer)

I wondered how tenuous that link was - I tried so hard but realised that in the end it doesn't really matter.....................

well at least it's a proper famous person... or group of people. His wife used to 'party' with the band. She sounds fun!

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Big Rod said:

...And I met Dougie Vipond once at a pre-Christmas drinks do next door a few years ago. (Although I didn't recognise him or realise who he was at the time!)

Tenuous but impressive all the same!

[RicksAlfas]

nicanary said:

I wondered how tenuous that link was - I tried so hard but realised that in the end it doesn't really matter.....................

[HTP99]

Just remembered another.

The wife is a nanny, the nanny family live next door to Annie Emmerson; former triathlete and now sports commentator, her sister is married to the actor Ian Glenn, the wife has met him and says he's lovely.

[designforlife]

Blown2CV said:

nicanary said:

designforlife said:

quite a few from my missus...but she grew up in LA, so that could be classed as cheating.

-Sat on the table next to Cypress Hill at an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills.
-Bumped into Cuba gooding Jr downtown somewhere in a bar, complimented him on his recent movie at the time, he was an arrogant ass, so she gave as good as she got.
-Used to hang out at Rob Bourdon's house (Linkin Park's drummer)

I wondered how tenuous that link was - I tried so hard but realised that in the end it doesn't really matter.....................

well at least it's a proper famous person... or group of people. His wife used to 'party' with the band. She sounds fun!

I mean technically i'm tenuously linked to aforementioned celeb encounters through her, so I think it sort of counts!

[austinsmirk]

Ibmarkprior said:

My Mum used to date Roger Daltrey in the late 60's. Months later Mum met my Dad and i was conceived. There's an in joke in the family that i could be Daltrey's illegitimate love child. I'm not, obviously.

there is a great podcast available on absolute radio where Frank Skinner interviews him. if you can find it, well worth listening to.

lovely stories, lovely man, very funny, very humble.

[nonsequitur]

Ibmarkprior said:

My Mum used to date Roger Daltrey in the late 60's. Months later Mum met my Dad and i was conceived. There's an in joke in the family that i could be Daltrey's illegitimate love child. I'm not, obviously.

Who?

[spud989]

james_tigerwoods said:

I was at the ex's brother's house in Shorpe (we lived near there) a few years back and when we arrived, her dad was there and this guy who seemed nice and I had no idea who he was. We chatted, he asked what I did (I told him and we talked about it) and I asked what he did and we chatted a bit about his "job in football" which he didn't elaborate too much on, as I said that "football wasn't my thing".

What I didn't spot at the time (which, in hindsight I can see) was her dad, brother and even she was shaking their heads and facepalming at my overall ignorance to all things local. Her dad is an ex-Shorpe United footballer (and even played with Kevin Keegan) - And the "guy" was the (then) Shorpe United manager - Still can't remember his name even now though

Gonna go for Brian Laws (he's done the job about a hundred times) or possibly Nigel Adkins.