Met any famous people?

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by shotgun*

Not As Yet But As I Am Only 450 Miles Away From Him,i Might Just Ask For A V.O. Once Again Your Accy Web Humour Excells Perhaps You Would Have Liked Me To Add Pete Townsend (the Who) And Jonathan King Or Maybe Michael Jackson

don`t forget michaels monkey stan..... oh no sorry that was bubbles...sorry

[WillowTheWhisp]

Yes they were called 'The Warriors' - John and his brother Tony were joint vocalists but John went on to become (very briefly) Hans Christian and then Jon Anderson. lead singer of 'Yes' and half of 'Jon and Vangelis' (Vangelis who wrote the 'Chariots of Fire' theme)

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Tunny

See if you can name any of the [famous] people I have met in my [not so famous] career.

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J--- M----
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H-- M------ T-- Q---- [Easy One]
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Lat week I was with Arthur Smith [Grumpy Old Men] and there are a few more, but I can see you are getting bored.

Russel Grant
John Major
Tony Blair
Mrs Elizabeth Windsor
P------- A---- ?
Uri Gellar

[Tunny]

Nice One . . . Princess Anne is the other. No Waffling there then . . . .

[WillowTheWhisp]

She obviously never occurred to me

[SamF]

I saw Jennifer Ellision in IKEA once (A 13 year old boys dream)

Also saw Johnathon Smith (Ex-Stanley Player) in Blackburn yesterday - now there is a true celeb

[garinda]

There were only a couple of times when I had to pinch myself that I was actually there, when meeting well known people.

The first was when my housemate, a painter, was having people round to view his work. I was then living in a large Victorian house in Streatham in south London, and my housemate was always having these little 'at homes'. It was a Sunday morning, and I'd been out the night before, arriving home at about eight, and fely like death. The house was filled with Mark's paintings, and people wandered all over, glass of wine in hand, to view them.

I was rudely woken by my bedroom door opening, and in marched the late actor Alan Bates, Sir Ian McKellen and Lord Montague of Beaulieu. They then all decided to sit on my bed, and ask why I wasn't up, where I'd been the night before, and did I want a drink.

Well they say the hair of the dog is good for you, so it turned into quiet a good day.

The second time I couldn't believe I was were I was, was in early 2000. I'd been invited by a friend to a dinner at the Carlton Club, in London's St. James. It turned out the dinner was upstairs in a private dining room, and there were eleven other diners besides myself, Margaret Thatcher being one of them!

Being a student in the eighties, Mrs Thatcher seemed to be the Devil incarnate. Indeed my own Dad theatened to leave the country prior to 1979, and we even went to look at a water ski-ing school in Italy, which he was going to buy if she ever came to power, thankfully my Mum wouldn't leave my Gran, so that came to nothing.

At the dinner I was sat right opposite Thatch, and I must confess she was most charming. She seemed genuinely interested in other people, and we talked about lots of things...but happily not politics.

I was quite giddy at being there, imaganing what Jill, a miner's daughter from south Yorkshire, and my best friend from art school, would say if she could see me.

All in all it was a very enjoyable evening. I did nearly make a major social faux pas. After the table had been cleared, the waiters brought out the port and lots of ashtrays. I was just about to light up, when someone announced that we could smoke after the Queen had been toasted. Being a republican, I just smiled as they pledged their allegiance, then happily lit up my fag.

[MargaretR]

I found that quite awsome, Garinda
When I was a building manager at Melbourne House, I arranged for a lunch buffet in the staff common room for Anne Widdicombe. Boy!! that woman loves her nosh! She sat with her legs apart scoffing like there was no tomorrow! (I had laid on smoked salmon and other delicacies). She then had a tour of the building and made nice comments about the plant displays (all my own work).
Even though she appeared 'ungainly' I quite liked the woman - no nonsense frills attached - liked her (even though she is tory and eats like a pig at a trough)
PS she was very amused to learn that I knew our (then) MP when he was in short pants.

[MargaretR]

Just websearch Anne W's website - found this photo of her catholic confirmation ceremony - look hard at face centre back - its him!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Just websearch Anne W's website - found this photo of her catholic confirmation ceremony - look hard at face centre back - its him!

you sure its not being excorsized margaret?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Just websearch Anne W's website - found this photo of her catholic confirmation ceremony - look hard at face centre back - its him!

Was Ken her Godfather?

Did he have to buy her silver rattle?

Again, not that keen on her politics, but you can't help but admire the old girl's guts.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by garinda

I was rudely woken by my bedroom door opening, and in marched the late actor Alan Bates, Sir Ian McKellen and Lord Montague of Beaulieu. They then all decided to sit on my bed, and ask why I wasn't up, where I'd been the night before, and did I want a drink.

Hope the first words out of your mouth wern't " well, I'll be buggered"

[MargaretR]

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