I also got pissed once with Terry Thomas (the Angling Today one, not the toothy actor one) on xmas eve 1985.
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Anyone met a famous celebrity and worth a post?
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Shuffs
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When I used to work in hotels........Victor Meldrew, Carol Smiley, Lawrence Llewyln-Bowen, Paddy Ashdown, Baconface, Walter Smith, Birmingham City squad (Trevor Francis manager at the time), Kathatrine Merry (absolutely lovely person) and I a few more I can't remember.
Also dealt with Carla Kompany when she was arranging a kids party at the hotel I was at, at the time. VK, Gaz Baz, Lescott and Kolarov all attended - didn't get to hang around too long though unfortunately.
More recently, literally bumping into "Hendo" in Wilmslow - wish I nobbled the fucker.
Also dealt with Carla Kompany when she was arranging a kids party at the hotel I was at, at the time. VK, Gaz Baz, Lescott and Kolarov all attended - didn't get to hang around too long though unfortunately.
More recently, literally bumping into "Hendo" in Wilmslow - wish I nobbled the fucker.
Tuearts right boot
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Once met Sir James of Saville with his grandson in a hotel in Yarkshe just of the M62.
Used to do quite a bit of work for Stuart Hall...a very decent bloke tbf, considering his mastery of the English language was second to non it was very colourful off screen.
Used to regularly work for Johnny Marr, miserable little git but his wife and FiL were great.
Used to serve Bob Grieves in the Griffin, all the local totty were hanging on his every word...fucking embarrasing.
Sue Nichols off Corry made me a lovely cup of tea once in a really quaint china cup and saucer, nice lady. Wrote me a cheque from Coutts bank.
Rented a car to Barny Sumner, had a long chat with him, he was going to his yacht in Cornwall near where I used to go on holidays, a decent bloke.
Had the pleasure of driving Dr Steele to non smoking seminar somewhere down south...I missed the turning and he was non too pleased, got him there just in time...
I had the pleasure of seeing Paul McGraths wifes bits through a very sheer piece of night attire...she knew what she was doing.
Used to do quite a bit of work for Stuart Hall...a very decent bloke tbf, considering his mastery of the English language was second to non it was very colourful off screen.
Used to regularly work for Johnny Marr, miserable little git but his wife and FiL were great.
Used to serve Bob Grieves in the Griffin, all the local totty were hanging on his every word...fucking embarrasing.
Sue Nichols off Corry made me a lovely cup of tea once in a really quaint china cup and saucer, nice lady. Wrote me a cheque from Coutts bank.
Rented a car to Barny Sumner, had a long chat with him, he was going to his yacht in Cornwall near where I used to go on holidays, a decent bloke.
Had the pleasure of driving Dr Steele to non smoking seminar somewhere down south...I missed the turning and he was non too pleased, got him there just in time...
I had the pleasure of seeing Paul McGraths wifes bits through a very sheer piece of night attire...she knew what she was doing.
Shaking hands with the unemployed eh?My claim to fame is standing next to Robbie Williams whilst we were both having a pee in the toilets at a Nantwich Hotel at my employers Christmas bash.
bluevillain
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Met Mike Summerbee a couple of times. Serving on HMS Manchester in 1983, visited Corrie set and met cast members Suzie Birchall(Cheryl Murray) and Fred Gee(Fred Feast).
Met Walder Frey(David Bradley)in Verona in 2017.
Introduced to Queen consort Camilla for a brief chat last year onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Met Walder Frey(David Bradley)in Verona in 2017.
Introduced to Queen consort Camilla for a brief chat last year onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Anyone remember Warrant? - hair metal band from the early 90's. They had big hits with Heaven, Uncle Tom's Cabin and Cherry Pie. The band was roundly criticized because their music was part of the glam-rock genre - and in the early 90's grunge was taking over.
Warrant's lead singer - Jani Lane - was fantastically talented. He had a gift for fluent verse...
"Got a picture of your house
And you're standing by the door
It's black and white and faded
And it's looking pretty worn
See the factory that I worked
Silhouetted in the back
The memories are gray, but man, they're really coming back
I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl"
... and was an accomplished composer. Unfortunately too - Jani had a troubled upbringing and was an alcoholic. His drinking was so bad that the band fired him; he subsequently rejoined Warrant in '93 - and I saw Warrant live in a small Texas venue in '94.
So if that counts - I met the famous Jani Lane.
He was within touching distance of me, walking through the crowd while singing.
We briefly made eye contact - to me it seemed that he was really pissed off and was looking for any excuse to pick a fight.
In 2011, Jani was found dead at the age of 47 in his room at a Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, California. Such a waste of talent.
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Fun fact: Jani ended up marrying the gorgeous model Bobbie Brown who appeared in the music video for "Cherry Pie."
RIP Jani
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Warrant's lead singer - Jani Lane - was fantastically talented. He had a gift for fluent verse...
"Got a picture of your house
And you're standing by the door
It's black and white and faded
And it's looking pretty worn
See the factory that I worked
Silhouetted in the back
The memories are gray, but man, they're really coming back
I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl"
... and was an accomplished composer. Unfortunately too - Jani had a troubled upbringing and was an alcoholic. His drinking was so bad that the band fired him; he subsequently rejoined Warrant in '93 - and I saw Warrant live in a small Texas venue in '94.
So if that counts - I met the famous Jani Lane.
He was within touching distance of me, walking through the crowd while singing.
We briefly made eye contact - to me it seemed that he was really pissed off and was looking for any excuse to pick a fight.
In 2011, Jani was found dead at the age of 47 in his room at a Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, California. Such a waste of talent.
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Fun fact: Jani ended up marrying the gorgeous model Bobbie Brown who appeared in the music video for "Cherry Pie."
RIP Jani
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I shared a jacuzzi with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the Portland Hotel in town in approx 1989.
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Played cricket against Merv Hughes when-he was young Allan Border, Viv Richards and Marcus Trescothick when they played for local teams also in a celebrity game Godfrey Evans kept wicket to me and John Price opened the bowling from the other end
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Drinking brut 33 does that to youI got ratty arsed pissed with Henry Cooper... Twice!
Does this count?
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Used the same peg in the Denton CC dressing room as Malcolm Marshall, reckon I was quicker
Mets loads of the Corrie cast when I worked on the new set a few years back, didn't know many of them, and decades before that the woman who had the corner shop (Rita?) stood on my foot as she came out of a newsagent on the corner of Deansgate and Peter Street, cow didn't apologise either.
Oh yes, I've hob-nobbed with the rich and famous alright
Mets loads of the Corrie cast when I worked on the new set a few years back, didn't know many of them, and decades before that the woman who had the corner shop (Rita?) stood on my foot as she came out of a newsagent on the corner of Deansgate and Peter Street, cow didn't apologise either.
Oh yes, I've hob-nobbed with the rich and famous alright