Bizarre chance encounters

[Tuearts right boot]

Who the fucks Dalai Lama?

Plays no 10 for Fulham.

 

[dronefromsector7g]

Plays no 10 for Fulham.

Bernard Lama's brother I believe.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Just been speaking to my lad in the States and we were laughing about a bizarre encounter he had (which I'd forgotten about) not long before he moved over there. He was driving in town, on Trinity Way, and stopped at a red light. He happened to glance over to the car next to him at the lights in which were sat the Dalai Lama and Russell Brand, who had just been doing a public appearance at The Arena.

I was working in London a few years ago (2010) and just after the general election was walking down a little back street in Westminster and went to cross over. As I did, a car came round the corner so I stepped back but the driver stopped and waved me across. I signalled my thanks and only then realised it was David Cameron, on his way to Downing Street to become PM.

Anyone else had a chance encounter like those?

Oh dear...

Cameron as PM designate is forbidden from driving.
He has to have a driver all the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31517640

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Oh dear...

Cameron as PM designate is forbidden from driving.
He has to have a driver all the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31517640

I can assure you it was definitely him.

This was June 2010 and he said he hadn't driven in four and a half years in that article. So that was probably the last time he had driven. and strictly speaking he wasn't PM or even PM designate at the time. It was about half an hour before Hague made the announcement on the steps of the Cabinet Office (and I was there for that as well quite by chance).

It was a purple Lexus 400 and there was him and Samantha plus two other blokes. At least one if not both would have been protection I imagine.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Pete Townshend on the way to the local shop. I was about 12 at the time and I reckon he wrote I'm a Boy, Fiddle about and The kids are alright due to our chance encounter. I'm still awaiting my royalty cheque if anyone can help.

 

[DelToro]

Rick Wakeman stole my chair at a gig.

Jon Macken in B+Q in Northwich.

 

[peoffrey]

I suppose I'm cheating because we're opposite a tv production studio at work but I can reel off Nick Hewer, Stephen Mangan, Nick Hancock, Dom Joly and numerous others.

The more random one is Jeremy Paxman around St. Paul's cathedral.

 

[Gabriel]

Caspar Weinberger in a beer garden.

 

[west didsblue]

Nearly crashed into Manuel Pellegrini's car in Hale.

 

[MaineRoadBlue1963]

Kieren Fallon at Stansted Airport