Ever met/seen/"touched" etc. anyone who is........more than just anyone? When I was a lad I was rummaging about in the local car breaking scrap yard, as you do, looking for some second hand Mini parts when I came across.....er, I'll re-phrase that....when I met, the then leader of the Liberal party, Jeremy Thorpe! This was the middle of the day by the way, not the dead of night, just in case you were wondering. Gawd knows what he was there for as I'm sure he wasn't exactly poor at the time. Anyway, I happened to have my camera with me at the time and took a fairly poor photo of him from a few yards away. When I relayed the story at work on the monday no one really believed me until I got the film developed and showed all. Back then he was very famous - imagine seeing Clegg or Miliband doing that now. I've probably still got that photo somewhere now and if I could be arsed to find it and knew how to scan it into my computer then I'd share it with you .......maybe. So, what's your claim to fame?
I know Chris Rea and Paul Rogers, to name but two. And when I was at school I would have called them friends (at worst brothers of my best friends) . :smile: And Elizabeth Carling lived about four doors away from me too. :smile:
I appeared on TV for about 5 seconds aged 6 in the audience of the Sooty Show. I missed it but I know I was famous because one of my school friends saw me.
Took part in a TV programme for Sky years ago called Guiding Stars with the supermodel Caprice. We had a photo done for the papers which,when published,you could see I had my hand on her right tit!!
During the 9 years I worked part time for Sting and Trudie Styler amoung others I met Madonna - used to go out riding and did photoshoot Guy Ritchie upyeah: brought be water once & hated riding) Natlie Portman Thandie Newton (even prettier in real life) Jemima Khan (very nice) Lily Allen (nearly ran me over) Ian McKellen plus a load of other B list celebs I doubt any of them remember meeting me :wink:
I saved the life of Sir Chris Bonington (climber), when he was a Sir. 1999. Me and my mate were out Scottish winter ice climbing on Lochnagar. Him and his brother were ahead of us on the route. Bonners fell 200' and almost took his brother and us down the rest of the 700' route.......... They were fecking lucky, a combination of soft snow and a single runner stopped them. Their ropes crossed over ours and it would have taken us out too. He broke a couple of ribs and couldn't climb properly. Then the storm hit us. Rather than abseil off (dangerous) I lead through to the top and brought my mate, him and his bro' to the plateau. It was a long three hour walk back to the car. We received a letter of thanks and a free autographed copy of his latest book. Met since a couple of times, top bloke.
was on secret millionare once luckily most of me being filmed was edited out lol but still there in the background hah hah
Chatted with HRH 'air miles' several times, in relation to some outward bound work done - he is patron.
Met Casey Stoner ,Colin Edwards and Andreas Dovisioso on flight home ( buisness class )from Malasia Last year,they had just finished testing at Sepang, My Company had changed my flight from KLM to Malasian Airways ,Hows that for pure luck also most of the Ducati and Honda Tech crew were onboard ,
