Celeb Spotting!

Catdaddy said:
These are all impressive lists! I can't really say that I've come into contact with that many on a day-to-day basis, although I am in two of Mike Estes' (ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd) bands.

I've also met (and enjoyed drinks with) Dave Hlubek (founder member of a band called Molly Hatchett)
Got hammered with Billy Currie out of Ultravox
Jammed and got plastered with Nibs (bass player for Saxon)
Had my gear set up and checked by Ed Adair (Carlos Santana's guitar tech - although I never met Santana himself)
Used to visit Francis Rossi (Status Quo) quite a bit as a kid - two of his lads went to my school
Used to know Mick Abrahams out of Blodwyn Pig
Have met Joe Satriani a few times
Steve Vai
Stu Hamm
Mick Pointer (first drummer for Marillion - he regularly came to a music shop I worked at)

Got called a 'f**king b**tard' by David Lee Roth for daring to take a pic of him at a gig!

I've also had the displeasure of meeting some of the most arrogant, self-obsessed idiots on the face of the planet (John Sykes out of Thin Lizzy/Tygers Of Pan Tang/Whitesnake) being one of them...!
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YOU are such a name dropper!

I also work for Mike Estes...

Met Phillip Schofield once...
 
Ok heres some of mine .....

Used to frequent the Crown in Birmingham with Boy George (before the 'boy'), Martin Degsville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik),Ranking Roger (Beat) was a regular too & tried to beg my then boyf's hat ...later copied his style.

Ive elbowed simon Le Bon off the dancefloor at the Rum Runner,

I used to go clubbing with Patti Bell (wife of Steve Gibbons).

Ive snogged Chris Fradgeley & been to gigs with him & Malcome Treece of The Wonderstuff.

Michael Hutchence held my hand & sang 'Mystify' to me (ok so I was in the audience at the time).

Met Bono when U2 were nobody, he told me they had a song called 'Gloria' then when they were onstage yelled '& this one's for Gloria' I was about 2ft away at the time.

Got chatted up by one of The Specials.

Pinched Dave Gahn's bum (Depeche Mode) when I mistook him for my boyfriend.

Ian Curtis sprayed me with saliva at the last gig Joy Division played.

Was asked out by Gary Shaw when he played for Villa.

My sister babysat for Tony Godden when he was goalie for west Brom.

I know Marian Newman, author & manicurist to stars such as J-Lo, Kylie & Kate Moss.


Ive pulled alongside Naseem on the motorway, bumped into Emma whats-her-name with James Major at the Trafford centre, & queued behind one of the uglies from take That (could be Jason Orange, not sure) in Selfridges.

Got filmed working at the local dog track for a scene in Delziel & Pascoe, blink & you missed me!

My cousin Matt Oliver played for London Irish.
Another cousin Gary Foster wellknown ballroom dancer.

Mmm ... think thats it!
 
namllihs said:
And Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins
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LOL I forgot about him. I had the pleasure of squeezing his neck one night when he was drunk and being totally objectionable to the female company. There's good drunks and bad drunks, but he definitely doesn't carry it well. :D
 
CT said:
Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. There's good drunks and bad drunks, but he definitely doesn't carry it well. :D
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Agree. He almost kicked my pint off the bar in Dublin when he decided to stagger along the top of it!!

Another ex-BBC employee so seen a few celebs through work.
Had dinner with Cherie Booth (Mrs Blair).
Met Paul Kaye, 'Trigger', his mate out of Vicar of Dibbly and David Cameron in the hotel bar where I am stay during the week whilst working in Norfolk.
The most memorable was probably seeing the Queen Mum at Orkney airport.
 
During the early 70s I worked for British Rail as a stewardess on the east coast line. Mike Yarwood was a regular passenger who spent most of the journey proping up the bar. He was always sozzeled by the time we pulled in to London.

(Well he was a celeb then ) :)
 
Not met, and a bit of a name drop, but it is photography related.

Before I was born David Bailey asked my mum out, but she was already married to my dad.

(I used to tell this story incorrectly that he asked my mum to marry him....I've since been corrected, all he did was ask her out).
 
InaGlo said:
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OOOh seriously impressive that one, Marcel!
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Quite ironic too...

My mum has seen Hank Marvin in his underpants, and my sis got asked out by Captain Sensible years ago
 
Catdaddy said:
My mum has seen Hank Marvin in his underpants, and my sis got asked out by Captain Sensible years ago
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They both sound like horror stories for your mum and sis, hope they got over it :lol:
 
Catdaddy said:
Quite ironic too...

My mum has seen Hank Marvin in his underpants, and my sis got asked out by Captain Sensible years ago
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:lol: That's certainly a different claim to fame from the norm :thumbs:
 
scoff said:
WOW
I cant beleive you have met her...
What was Mylene like??? she looks great in a bikini in the jungle!! :)
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Pleasant, very...pleasant. On the eye and on the sofa... Didn't get to see her in a bikini, but we did get ger into a set of 'custom-ripped' Desert Combats on the understanding that the photos didn't get published.
It's on the wall here in the office...
She has very nice skin...and it goes all over.
 
I almost forgot. Quite a nice moment for me, was having a cup of tea and a chat when I met the first English woman to ever swim the English Channel.

Sunny Lowry.....lovely lady, very warm and friendly.
 
couple more i remember...

Dennis Taylor doing an exhibition match at Stanley Snooker Club
Micheal Howard...there really is something of the night about him...
a random newsreader off the telly in the northeast

my brother did some work on the Ratmobile for Roland Rat(no really)
my mother met Elvis while in Germany
my dad went to school with Cliff Richard, and has met and worked for Sir Paul Macartney, Chleo Lane(he was impressed, lol)and Peter Gabriel...
 
what's your dad do, matty?
 
Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret Thatcher
Roy Mason
most F1 drivers of the late 60s early 70s
most top flight cricketers of the late 60s early 70s
most Chelsea players of the 70s incl Ron H and Peter O
Jack Charlton (helped him up off the floor)
Ken Bates
 
Hmmm, I need to get out more.....................................................maybe not.
 
About 2 weeks ago on the way to work, i saw Rowan Atkinson driving down the A12. And when i got to work i saw Mathew Wright from the Wright stuff on channel 5.
 
I once saw Lionel Blair when I was in London. He was having a coffee 'al fresco'. :lol:

I was well chuffed :D
 
I got a smile from Rosie Webster from Corrie in Manchester a few weeks back! :) Also, Bill Webster was my scout master for the day when my pack were extras in an ITV production, also met Fred Elliot!

Tim Robbins (of Den Perry, Phoenix Nights fame) was at a concert I was photographing during the week, as were some other local celebs...alas not known to a young whipper snapper like myself!

Today I met Kerry-Anne Payne, the medalist in swimming at Beijing...and a couple of others whose names I forget :p She is lovely!

I'm struggling to remember anyone decent from a while back!
 
Not too many...

Jonathan Palmer landed his helicopter in my back garden - he was a GP driver then, but acting as taxi driver for people coming to see us

Martin Brundle - had lunch with him whilst my folks bought a plane from him

Rowan Atkinson - did some work for him, and went to his house

Jay Kay - had an hour long phone call with him

Nick Banks (drummer from Pulp) - worked on his car.

I was challenged to a fight by one of Prince Naseem Hamed's hangers-on

We've dealt with Nick Mason (Floyd) and Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) as well.

Paloma Picasso

And I think Lulu was in front of me in the queue at Stansted services
 
Today at the bike show at the NEC I saw Steve Parish, didnt meet him though :(

I met Jamie Whitham, Nial Mcenzie and John Reyonolds (for the thrid time), Leon Camier and Sylvian Guintoli! ALso met Charly Boorman! Was a good day!

Also met loads of BTCC and BSB drivers!
 
Iv met a few.. Click have a look.. Theres loads more too..

I met Gail Porter once, she was VERY drunk (At 6Pm!!) she gave me a cudle and patted me on the head.. she said we had the same hairdresser!! :lol::lol:

I love Gail.. :thumbs:
 
purpleclouds said:
I got a smile from Rosie Webster from Corrie in Manchester a few weeks back! :) Also, Bill Webster was my scout master for the day when my pack were extras in an ITV production, also met Fred Elliot!

Tim Robbins (of Den Perry, Phoenix Nights fame) was at a concert I was photographing during the week, as were some other local celebs...alas not known to a young whipper snapper like myself!

Today I met Kerry-Anne Payne, the medalist in swimming at Beijing...and a couple of others whose names I forget :p She is lovely!

I'm struggling to remember anyone decent from a while back!
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:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:
 
Joe T said:
Holy thread revival Batman!
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He doesn't need to get out more, his claim to fame is being able to resurrect the dead...dead threads that is!
 
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