Who did you meet? What were they *really* like?

[marshmella]

I took Harrison Ford to the Hand in Hand pub in the Elephant and Castle when the second Star Wars film was being made. And he was a grumpy ****, even then

Immaculate timing of this post dellzeqq..May the fourth be with you.

 

[Theseus]

Bill Maynard - Back in the height of Selwyn Froggit days when I was an annoying teenager we were on the hovercraft coming back from France he was on so I went up to him and said "Magic". Like the true performer he is, he made me feel as if I had done something original.

Jeremy Bamber - He was a year or 2 above me at school. A bit of a loner, and a little bit strange, but otherwise not a bad bloke.

Mark Lamarr - Over lunch in the staff canteen at BBC Edinburgh. He was presenting a Festival revue and I was meeting my wife to talk about houses. Nice enough chap based on the short conversation I had with him before my wife arrived.

 

[MossCommuter]

How long did you work there, MC? That was one of my favourite undergraduate haunts around that time.

I graduated in '91 and stayed around Aber' for a few months (it may have been 1991 when the Chelsea story happened). I worked in the Bingo Club, the Snooker Club and The Cambrian Hotel while I worked out "what I wanted to do with my degree". I was a member of the Snooker Club throughout my studies and went almost every day.

My niece went up to Aber' last year; the Snooker Club is still there.

 

[dellzeqq]

oh - Johnny Vaughan. Eating a burger next to us. Engaged Daisy in conversation (she'd have been about eight). She was completely captivated - he's really amusing, with a range of facial expressions that few kids could resist

 

[theclaud]

I graduated in '91 and stayed around Aber' for a few months (it may have been 1991 when the Chelsea story happened). I worked in the Bingo Club, the Snooker Club and The Cambrian Hotel while I worked out "what I wanted to do with my degree". I was a member of the Snooker Club throughout my studies and went almost every day.

My niece went up to Aber' last year; the Snooker Club is still there.

The Cambrian Hotel! That was a terrible dive. The Snooker Club was fantastically cheap. I had a friend with the worst cueing technique known to humankind. He would lay his head on the cue sideways, as if on a pillow.

 

[MossCommuter]

The Cambrian Hotel! That was a terrible dive. The Snooker Club was fantastically cheap. I had a friend with the worst cueing technique known to humankind. He would lay his head on the cue sideways, as if on a pillow.

Haha, I'll have to pass on your review of the Cambrian to my mate Mike (the owner) next time I see him! (If you thought it was a dive then, you should see it now!!!)

 

[PBancroft]

About twentyfive years ago, when I was a wee little PBancroft, Princess Di came to visit my home town. The street was all fenced off and all the locals were crowded up, jostling for a place to see her. Surprises of surprises, she walked directly to the patch near where we were standing, and started shaking hands! Little old ladies all got excited, and then they spotted little excited me... 'Bring the boy to the front!" they said, and so I was brought, as it were, to the front. Pushed next to the barrier, I leaned across holding out my hand and smiled, expectantly, as she shook the lady to my right, and then the chap to my left.

She had skipped me out.

 

[marshmella]

About twentyfive years ago, when I was a wee little PBancroft, Princess Di came to visit my home town. The street was all fenced off and all the locals were crowded up, jostling for a place to see her. Surprises of surprises, she walked directly to the patch near where we were standing, and started shaking hands! Little old ladies all got excited, and then they spotted little excited me... 'Bring the boy to the front!" they said, and so I was brought, as it were, to the front. Pushed next to the barrier, I leaned across holding out my hand and smiled, expectantly, as she shook the lady to my right, and then the chap to my left.

She had skipped me out.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Met Sean Bean many years ago - he is an avid Blade like me. This was at an away match at Derby County. People were coming up to him to shake his hand and he just looked really embarassed by all the attention. Very down to earth fella.

Mrs 3BM really likes Sean Bean, can't see what she sees in him, the ruggedly handsome northern git!

 

[hondated]

Oh well here goes then.
Lenny Henry - filming in Wimbledon whilst I was out gas meter reading. Took time off to talk whilst filming a really nice fella.
Josie Dew contrary to someone elses comment I met her at a book signing in Canterbury and sadly I found not very friendly and dismissive.
Many Many over years I.O.M TT riders all brilliant and willing to give autographs just before and after racing.
Francis Rossie we installed a new gas pipe into a granny annexe he had built for his mum. He gives the impression of being one of the lads but you know different when you see where he lives and I did not find him to be friendly. Ironically many years later I was working in an office where one of his sons was working as a pc support worker and he was a nice and friendly lad.
Ray Reardon we met him at a holiday camp in Minehead and another friendly fella.
I have met a few more but that will do for now but before I end the worse celeb I have ever met was Dame Judith Dench. We were at Gatwick Airport waling around Duty Free and having spotted her I thought I would just say hello.She did all that she could to avoid me and strategically placed her "lady in waiting " between us. Sadly my lasting impression of her is that she is a complete snob.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Sharon Osbourne.
Very smart lady. Fun, funny and friendly with it. Showed everyone in our office her 'new tits' when she had them done.
Jah Wobble.

I bet they did!

 

[scotty110788]

Richard o'brien - while on tour of crystal maze years ago, give me his mouth organ , to weird for my liking, bit of a happy go larry lol

Met a hairy biker last week and now i dont like him now, showed me up in front of work colleagues, asked how he was and what he was doing in this part of town, he sarcasticly said *whats it look like, parking me car and going for something to eat*, got jipped for a week the cheeky $&*$£ haha

oh and i give someone of coronation street a fright, not sure name, works in knickers place lol

not really epic but meh

 

[colly]

I think I have met very few slebbs. I did have a chat with Mel Brookes once on a beach in Portugal many years ago. He was walking his dog and my lad stroked and played with it while we passed the time of day. Nice bloke.
Done work for a few 'Emmerdale'' bods over the years. Jimmy Saville of course (when he was still alive) but then everyone north of Wakefield has met Jimmy. He went out of his way to say hello to my son and give him an autograph. So a thumbs up for Jim.
That's about it.

I must get out more.

 

[bigjim]

I drove Matt Busby around in the 70s. Great down to earth guy. Georgie Best, nice quiet guy. Worked as an apprentice engineer at the BBC in Manchester in the 60s and met loads at Top of the Pops but sadly remember little about it. We all shared the same canteen so had coffee with Lulu and the Stones amongst many others but don't remember any one being horrible. We were all kids though.

 

[jonny jeez]

Being in the music biz all my working life I have met far too many to mention. So here's a few.
Kurt Cobain.
Spent a couple hours in his company in the Astoria green room. Lovely lovely bloke. Loved making and playing music for people. That's all he ever wanted to do.
Lee Perry.
Worked with him for a few years. He likes to potray that he's some sort of mystic shaman know it all. He's not, it's all a charade, a front. A sharp as knife but an idiot with it.
Mark E Smith.
Like all addicts, one minute he's nice as pie, the next he's a complete nightmare. More nightmare then nice. Had to spend a weekend with him in Paris doing promotion work. In the end I could take no more of his boorish, rude behaviour so left him to fend for himself. His wife at the time Brix Smith couldn't have been more lovlier, what the hell she saw in him I never know.
John Peel.
Nice unassuming bloke, very easy to talk to, always had a lot of interesting things to say and had time for anyone who wanted to talk to him. One of those people who had a natural aura about him.
Jaz Coleman and Raven of Killing Joke.
Jaz is a complete wacko. A nice guy but what you see is what you get. No airs and graces about him. Has a lot to say. most of it completely bonkers. Raven, lovely bloke. Liked nothing more then sitting in my office (with his dog) having a natter and a cup of tea.
Ron Wood. Still do bit's of work for him. Nice down to earth bloke. Pity all his sycophants, mindes and hangers on are all dickheads.
Sharon Osbourne.
Very smart lady. Fun, funny and friendly with it. Showed everyone in our office her 'new tits' when she had them done.
Jah Wobble.
A good friend even though he is Spurs season ticket holder. This man never stops working making music. Has got a lot to say and can bend ones ear for a couple of hours easy on the telephone. Doesn't suffer fools gladly. He hates John Lydon.
Tinie Tempah.
Another good friend and love him to bits. We worked with him before he hit the big time. He bought me a bottle of JD for Christmas pressie last year.(though I did say to him, that with his amount of dosh he's getting I was expecting a crate).
Steve Cropper and Matt Murphy of Booker T & The MG's/Blues Brothers Band.
Shared a dinner table with these guys at an industry shindig. They had some hilarious stories. I was in total awe as was everyone.
Snowy White
ex Thin Lizzy/Solo/Roger Waters Band.
What a lovely down to earth chap. We handle his current solo material. Dislikes talking about his Thin Lizzy period, which is a shame and he's suprised when anyone says they like it. (Chinatown is my fave album). Last year I went to see the Wall concert in Hamburg. Not only did he get us a couple of the best seats in the house, we also had all access passes and he gave us a personal tour of the stage & backstage. Then invited us to the bands aftershow party. (but we were not allowed to talk to Roger Waters).

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