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andygh

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Re: Famous people you've come across....
« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2010, 12:16:27 am »

That lot are B list.

My Dad was served a drink and given a smoke by Humphrey Bogart, in the Stageside Cafe New York in 1944, whilst serving on an escort carrier (me Dad obviously)
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Re: Famous people you've come across....
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2010, 12:32:40 am »

whilst serving on HMS Aisne a visit to Villefranche near Nice several of us ashore met Sir John Mills and his wife and we (about 20 of us were invited to his
villa. His daughter Juliett was there but we were all disappointed that Hayley was back in Britain.  He was anabsolute gentleman and being a ex-serviceman
got on so well with everyone - They dont make them like him anymore - compared to Princess Margaret on the Royal Yacht - what a Madam
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« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2010, 05:23:42 am »

Infamous?.........many many years ago   %% at a guess 41 years ago a small time singer/guitarist mate & I took our girlfriends to Corrimal pub each Wednesday night for drinks.............he was Bon Scott later of AC/DC ...he was normal in those days  :-))
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« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2010, 09:03:31 am »

Now let me see, I shook hands with Rick Stein in Padstow last year, I work with loads of Folk musos. Martin Carthy , Ralph Matel, ( sorry can't spell his surmame) The copper family, The Albion Band, The Yetties ,  Maddy Prior (all around my hat fame) . Gordon Gilltrap. JKP, Ect But the best is my wife meet the Queen Mum Bless her..
O and I have danced with Kathy Bill (Jillen Tailfourth) from Eastenders and other things going on in cars near here.
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« Reply #29 on: February 02, 2010, 09:20:28 am »

Hi All

    FLJ   ok2  paid for a pint ( the black stuff ) for   ME     O0 O0


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Re: Famous people you've come across....
« Reply #30 on: February 02, 2010, 09:30:54 am »

Went to school with the daughter of the boss of Green Shield Stamps, cant remember his name.

Worked for when building:
Sir Hugh Gaitskell [a perfect gent] and after his death, Lady Gaitskell.
Frank Windsor [Z Cars] Weird bloke.
Dicky Davies [Sports presenter] Great bloke.
Cliff Richard.
Roger Moore.
Frankie Vaughan.

Met while fund raising for daughters school.
Princess Fergie as she then was, a very nice person.
Ronnie Corbett, very up himself.
George Baker [Inspector Wexford] really nice old fashioned gent.
Leslie Thomas author of Virgin Soldiers who still plays tennis despite having both hips replaced.

Few more whos names I cant remember [its an age thing]
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« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2010, 09:34:14 am »

Hi All

    FLJ   ok2  paid for a pint ( the black stuff ) for   ME     O0 O0


 Timo2
Excuse me, wrong topic, this one is not about your hallucinations  >>:-(
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Re: Famous people you've come across....
« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2010, 09:38:51 am »

Infamous?.........many many years ago   %% at a guess 41 years ago a small time singer/guitarist mate & I took our girlfriends to Corrimal pub each Wednesday night for drinks.............he was Bon Scott later of AC/DC ...he was normal in those days  :-))

lucky sod

such a wasted talent
rip bon scott
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« Reply #33 on: February 02, 2010, 12:40:29 pm »

Fourty five years ago I used to drive a hire car or now they are called limo's
and had the pleasure of having in the car:
The Beatles
The Stones
Hailey Mills
John Mills
Liberace
Donald O'Connor
Cliff Richard
Cilla Black
And a few more whos names have slipped out through the ears with age..........

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« Reply #34 on: February 02, 2010, 07:04:57 pm »

WORKING IN LOndon I regularly see Robert Vaughan and all the Hustle team, the Ashes to Ashes peeps (IE phillip glennister, and keely hawkes) Many pop and rock stars status quo, michael buble, vanessa may, etc all the eastenders team, the actors in Spooks and the Bill plus many many more. And its not even a tv studio, just a normal everday business complex where they do lots of filming! The music connection is one of the biigest studios i the country for rehearsing in!
Makes a great story when the person behind you in the queue for dinner is someone like Cliff Richard or Chrissie Hind!!! or just last week Snow Patrol!
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« Reply #35 on: February 02, 2010, 07:55:16 pm »

  Peterm's mention of James Robertson Justice reminds me that he once threatened to pull my beard out hair by hair. Mind you, I had carved up his Bentley in my Zodiac, playing Z cars probably.
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« Reply #36 on: February 02, 2010, 07:58:12 pm »

The Queen and Prince Phillip NZ 67/68, Prince Charles & Princess Anne, Sir Winston Churchill,  Ellen Mc Carthy (just after her round the world race) Richard & David Attenbrough, Clare Frances,(Round world yacht woman) , Enya, Dublinairs, Corrie's, Steeleyespan Fred Dibnah, Ken Wallace (Auto gyros) Sid James, Roger Moore, Vaughn Williams, Mary Black, Juley Felix. Joan Biaz, Burl Ives,  Lu Lu,
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« Reply #37 on: February 02, 2010, 08:38:17 pm »

Met the Nolan sisters..mmmm nice :-)) :-))

Went to school with Dave Myers...hairy biker!
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« Reply #38 on: February 02, 2010, 09:14:37 pm »

Flew in one of our Swordfish with Sir George Martin, also Martin Shaw, both very nice people... Showed Tiff Needel and Nicholas Lyndhurst (you plonker) around the Fish at the London Airshow... I gave King Hussain a personal tour of a Mk4 Seaking at the Farnborough airshow in 1980... Bought Stevie Nicks a G & T at the same airshow....nice... My wife and I have met most of the original Star Trek cast at conventions, yup,we are Trekkers... Scotty, Jimmy Doohan was one of the nicest people I have ever met, my Mother in Law was like a big kid when she met him... Met Garry Numan and David Essex at the Fleet Air Museum.... Andy Caddick and Marcus Trescoffic at Historic Flight.... John (Cat's Eyes) Cunningham at Biggin Hill. Adolph Galland at Culdrose, a real Gentleman.... Cyndi Lauper, Bob Geldorf, Chrissie Hind, Alison Moyah, at the Rock around the Rock Concert onboard the Ark Royal. Prince Andrew bought me a Mars bar from the NAAFI canteen on the Invincible, (and it was out of date) cheap g....There are a few more, but age has worked it's.....what was I talking about?? {:-{...Smudge
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« Reply #39 on: February 03, 2010, 11:17:57 am »

I was playing in a band one night in Surfers Paradise and in a break went to the bar and met my idol Ted Mulry who was sitting having a drink. I actually played a Ted Mulry Gang song in front of the lead singer of that group. For those who don't know who Ted is here is a link to one of his songs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMBLhdv_b6k&feature=related and this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AExjHPZypk8&feature=related Unfortunatly he passed away a few years back. What a great Aussie band.

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« Reply #40 on: February 03, 2010, 01:43:24 pm »

Not sure I should be allowed on this thread as I work in the entertainment profession, and years (and years) ago I was a (struggling) actor.   ;)
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« Reply #41 on: February 03, 2010, 01:55:25 pm »

I once bumped into Prince Philip. He said, "Why don't you look where you're xzxzxzxz going". >>:-( %% O0 ;D

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« Reply #42 on: February 03, 2010, 04:27:54 pm »

Met Margeret Rutherford when she was getting her shopping out of a taxi and offered to carry it into the house
She invited me in and gave me a drink, ( Port ) I was invited back to many of her home parties.   She was a wonderful
woman and everybody thought very highly of her.
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« Reply #43 on: February 03, 2010, 04:53:19 pm »

Myself and the good lady wife used to work at Silverstone, we met many famous drivers, Stirling Moss, James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Derek Warwick, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Derek Bell to name just a few. Also Noel Edmunds, Dave Lee Travers and Mike Smith all of whom where involved in motor racing. Jimmy Saville attended the handover of an electric wheelchair to a patient from Stoke Mandeville Hospital which I and friends played for 24 hours to raise the money.
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« Reply #44 on: February 03, 2010, 08:03:25 pm »

Never mind all these Z-list celebs; I once shared a bowl of peanuts with Nyree Dawn Porter (she of the Forsyte Saga first time around) and I can now die happy.  :P

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« Reply #45 on: February 03, 2010, 08:55:42 pm »

But just think how much better it would have been were they cashews.... %)
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« Reply #46 on: February 03, 2010, 08:58:53 pm »

  Was that in Gerrards Cross, bigH? Often used to see Maragret Rutherford in the village. Leslie, and more rarely Dennis, Compton used to come into the Black Horse in Fulmer.
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« Reply #47 on: February 03, 2010, 11:20:47 pm »

But just think how much better it would have been were they cashews.... %)

Am I missing something? Is this an ecclesiastical joke?

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« Reply #48 on: February 04, 2010, 12:28:10 pm »

Some of the famous that I've met and spoken with. Pat Jennings(hands like shovels);Paul McGann; Kenny Baker;Robert Englund;John Rhys Davies( A wonderful actor,who has time to talk with anyone,and is really funny too);Sir Matt Busby;Prince Charles;Chris De Burgh;Hank Marvin
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« Reply #49 on: February 04, 2010, 01:52:07 pm »

Hi  Jonty  it was Chalfont mate 1yr before she passed away i was finishing my Med.School experience
work there.    I was devasted by her passing and then a year later her hubby followed her.......
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