- Location
- Essex
Sir trevor brooking once opened the door for me in shenfield and then a week later walking down the same high street saw and shook hands with graham gooch.............emm that's about it really
Who did you meet? What were they *really* like?
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Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Those of you into the Pro Skating World might know Chaz Sands (real name Charles Sands) I was at College with him when he was about 16. Photography just wasn't his bag though and he eventually left to peruse his desire to be a skating pro instead.
Just a friendly and good natured guy, he did mention that he liked to skate, but he didn't make a big thing of it, with the result that I don't think most of us knew just how serious about it he was until he left. We just thought he liked to do stunts and tricks like all the other kids.
On looking him up it says he is arguably the best rollerblader in the country amongst other things.
Just a friendly and good natured guy, he did mention that he liked to skate, but he didn't make a big thing of it, with the result that I don't think most of us knew just how serious about it he was until he left. We just thought he liked to do stunts and tricks like all the other kids.
On looking him up it says he is arguably the best rollerblader in the country amongst other things.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
I'm sure you mean Josie Dew
, I found her just as you, she seemed genuinely surprised that one of her books had given me the inspiration to tour Iceland.Still on the cycling theme I was skippering the boat for Nicholas Crane when he was filming a tv prog, there wasn't much time to chat, and it was so cold I didn't even see him with his snorkel furry hood down.
Had that tv gardening guy Diarmuid Gavin out another day, (yes, a gardening prog involving a boat), and he was just as he appears on screen, very pleasant.
Also John Ridgway of Atlantic rowing and round the world sailing fame who was surprisingly nervous before addressing an audience but soon talked with ease, and was good company at the drinks session afterwards.
Hip Priest
Veteran
Jamie Redknapp. He was a young footballer in his early 20s, I was a 15 year old schoolboy. We shared the backseat of a car from Liverpool to Birmingham and he was nice enough, but I was too nervous to have any sort of in-depth conversation with him.
He did buy me a coke though.
He did buy me a coke though.
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
How did that come about then??
Hip Priest
Veteran
We were going to a mid-week game at Aston Villa.
He was injured and not playing, so travelled up with us, along with Liverpool's then reserve team coach, who was a family friend.
He was injured and not playing, so travelled up with us, along with Liverpool's then reserve team coach, who was a family friend.
Pennine-Paul
Goth on a bike............
Met loads of celebs when I worked at the airport,
Most of who were pleasant enough,apart from Kerry Catona
who we heard long before we saw her the noisy mare,
Kathleen Turner came through once,had to search her handbag,
no airs and graces about her,nice lady
Met all of Man united and liverpool players when I serviced gym equipment for a living,
Haven't a clue who most of them were mind,what I know about footy you could
write on the back of a stamp.When ever we had to go to Uniteds gym they said "don't speak
to the players unless they speak to you" Could'nt give two hoots who they are I told em
Met Pete Townsend of The Who backstage in the sixties,my brother ended up
playing chess with him and beat him too
Met Siobhan Finneran from Benidorm fame and her hubby Mark Jordon from Heartbeat when I went
to repair their oven,apart from a few awards on the kitchen window you'd never know
they were tv stars,very down to earth,bizarrely enough we had the same dinnerset as them.
Nearly ran Johnny Marr from The Smiths over last year,Just came out of Keep Pedalling bike
shop in M/cr and set off to find a photographer walking backwards across the road so I swerved
round him and nearly hit Johnny Marr in the process
Most of who were pleasant enough,apart from Kerry Catona
who we heard long before we saw her the noisy mare,
Kathleen Turner came through once,had to search her handbag,
no airs and graces about her,nice lady
Met all of Man united and liverpool players when I serviced gym equipment for a living,
Haven't a clue who most of them were mind,what I know about footy you could
write on the back of a stamp.When ever we had to go to Uniteds gym they said "don't speak
to the players unless they speak to you"
Could'nt give two hoots who they are I told emMet Pete Townsend of The Who backstage in the sixties,my brother ended up
playing chess with him and beat him too
Met Siobhan Finneran from Benidorm fame and her hubby Mark Jordon from Heartbeat when I went
to repair their oven,apart from a few awards on the kitchen window you'd never know
they were tv stars,very down to earth,bizarrely enough we had the same dinnerset as them.
Nearly ran Johnny Marr from The Smiths over last year,Just came out of Keep Pedalling bike
shop in M/cr and set off to find a photographer walking backwards across the road so I swerved
round him and nearly hit Johnny Marr in the process
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I passed Trevor Brooking in a street in Plaistow once.Sir trevor brooking once opened the door for me in shenfield and then a week later walking down the same high street saw and shook hands with graham gooch.............emm that's about it really
He averted his eyes...
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Forgot to mention this one:
1993 - A mate of mine wangled backstage passes to the Gay Pride event in London. While we were sipping free wine and gorging on cucumber & salmon sarnies, I popped out to the portaloo. While stood in line, I heard 'Bloody hell, I'm freezing!" from behind in a scouse accent (it was an unusually cold day in June). It was none other than Lily Savage, full wig etc, having just come off stage. We chit-chatted about how rubbish the weather was for June and he was nice enough to pose for a picture. I have to add that he stayed 'in character', so I can't tell how the 'real' Paul O'Grady is. Still, funny girl our Lil!
1993 - A mate of mine wangled backstage passes to the Gay Pride event in London. While we were sipping free wine and gorging on cucumber & salmon sarnies, I popped out to the portaloo. While stood in line, I heard 'Bloody hell, I'm freezing!" from behind in a scouse accent (it was an unusually cold day in June). It was none other than Lily Savage, full wig etc, having just come off stage. We chit-chatted about how rubbish the weather was for June and he was nice enough to pose for a picture. I have to add that he stayed 'in character', so I can't tell how the 'real' Paul O'Grady is. Still, funny girl our Lil!
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swee'pea99
Squire
+1. I caught her/him must have been around that time at the Hackney Empire. Still remember the gasps from the assembled trendies when (s)he said: 'A lot of people I know seem to have given up cots...they just have the baby sleep in the same bed with them. I think that's a really bad idea, 'cos you can roll over in the middle of the night and really put your back out.'
That reminds me ...
Brian Rix - he used to have a few nights for new shows in Bury St Edmunds before taking them to London. At one of then the fire alarm went off and we all had to wait outside in the balmy summer evening. All the cast and crew mixed with the public and he came across as a very nice person.
Brian Rix - he used to have a few nights for new shows in Bury St Edmunds before taking them to London. At one of then the fire alarm went off and we all had to wait outside in the balmy summer evening. All the cast and crew mixed with the public and he came across as a very nice person.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
I've worked on a few footballer's houses but that isn't particularly exciting- they just want everything for nothing and expect people to fall over themselves to offer goods in exchange for their custom.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
A slightly different tack - I used to work for an environmental group on Capitol Hill in Washington DC in the early 90s, and we got to meet many established and aspiring progressive politicians and activists. These included: Al Gore (wooden and overcoached - it was hard to know if he understood, let alone believed, a word he was saying); Ralph Nader (rumpled, dryly funny and very committed); Jesse Jackson (the single most impressive politician I have ever met - he really deserved to be the first black President).
I've met several British politicians over the years too. David Milliband was intelligent and quite engaging. Peter Mandelson was utterly self-controlled, very statesmanlike and completely untrustworthy, but he had the most beautifully kept hair of anyone I have ever met, man or woman.
I've met several British politicians over the years too. David Milliband was intelligent and quite engaging. Peter Mandelson was utterly self-controlled, very statesmanlike and completely untrustworthy, but he had the most beautifully kept hair of anyone I have ever met, man or woman.
This is a really interest thread.
I sat with the Seekers/New Seekers on a flight from London to Johannesburg. They were flying ecomony class and drank G&Ts non stop from take-off to landing much the the annoyance of the other passengers. They bought be a few drinks before I faded. I only found out who they were when a stewardess told me when we disembarked. I just thought they were a bunch of loud and friendly Aussies.
Prince Charles came to my son's medal ceremony. I was never interested in the Royals but he was an eye-opener. He spoke individually to 200 soldiers and gave an excellent off-the-cuff speech. There was munchies afterwards and he was supposed to speak to pre-selected people. Instead he did his own thing and wandered around chatting. His minders kept trying hurry him up and get him back on track, but he would have none of it. The best was when he was leaving, a couple were smoking by the door, he stopped to chat and said something to the guy's girlfriend, she responded by slapping his shoulder and he walked off laughing his head of.
My sister met Mick Jagger at a horse show. She was unloading saddles and tack from the car. He asked if she had seen someone and stayed to help carry the tack half a mile to the stables. My sister said they just chatted; I was miffed she didn't get me an autograph. Weeks later she saw him in Ricmond and he smiled and waved to her.
She also did some work for Dustin Hoffman and he gave her embossed stationary with her name and address on it; she never used it only hauls it out to show people
I sat with the Seekers/New Seekers on a flight from London to Johannesburg. They were flying ecomony class and drank G&Ts non stop from take-off to landing much the the annoyance of the other passengers. They bought be a few drinks before I faded. I only found out who they were when a stewardess told me when we disembarked. I just thought they were a bunch of loud and friendly Aussies.
Prince Charles came to my son's medal ceremony. I was never interested in the Royals but he was an eye-opener. He spoke individually to 200 soldiers and gave an excellent off-the-cuff speech. There was munchies afterwards and he was supposed to speak to pre-selected people. Instead he did his own thing and wandered around chatting. His minders kept trying hurry him up and get him back on track, but he would have none of it. The best was when he was leaving, a couple were smoking by the door, he stopped to chat and said something to the guy's girlfriend, she responded by slapping his shoulder and he walked off laughing his head of.
My sister met Mick Jagger at a horse show. She was unloading saddles and tack from the car. He asked if she had seen someone and stayed to help carry the tack half a mile to the stables. My sister said they just chatted; I was miffed she didn't get me an autograph. Weeks later she saw him in Ricmond and he smiled and waved to her.
She also did some work for Dustin Hoffman and he gave her embossed stationary with her name and address on it; she never used it only hauls it out to show people
