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Posted by Mike, Wivenhoe (U7622871) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
This is an old party favourite of mine. Nothing confuses a show-off quite like when their 'celebrity friends' story is followed up with a really tenuous claim to fame. Especially if you act as if you're genuinely proud of your ex-neighbour's, nephew's ex-boyfriend's half-cousin's old schoolmate's brief moment of celebrity.
Here's one of mine:
My wife's ex-boyfriend's ex-girlfriend's best friend's grandad once had lunch with Nicholas Parson's dad.
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Posted by Mike, Wivenhoe (U7622871) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I should warn you that this is a punctuation minefield.
umm umm 1) Alvin Stardust and 2) Mud came round to the house next door to mine on different occasions?
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Posted by Mike, Wivenhoe (U7622871) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Tolhurst, did you live in Stella Street by any chance?
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Posted by the_roofdog (U9532299) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I nearly got run over by Keith Chegwin.
I was nearly run over by Jim Davidson. In Bournemouth.
Apparently one of the blokes out of Smokey, (no I don't really remember them either), lived at the end of my street when I was a nipper.
On a slightly related theme, as my very loooooong journey from the Glorious North to this year's Gid-fest took me through Kings Cross, I happened to walk past Denis "Wedge Antilles" Lawson.
The temptation to say "Red 2 standing by" was almost too much, but I just managed to pass him without uttering it.
Right - Prepare to be amazed.
1. I once stepped backwards and stood on Colin Dexter's foot in Martins The Newsagents. Seeing he was irked, I quickly grabbed his hand and said "Mr Dexter - I'd just like to say how much my wife and I have enjoyed your books." Which was a lie.
2. My ex-girlfriend's mother lived next door to Rick Wakefield when she - and he - were three.
3. I stood next to Rick Stein while he was eating a sandwich in The Queen of Hearts bakery.
4. I carried the bags of Roger Scruton, famous philosopher. But didn't realise who he was until later. He advised me to read Heideger. I haven't
5. My mate Lincoln had a mate who had a flat in Spain, and John Cooper Clarke was his lodger.
How's that for connected. My Blackberry is worth a fortune. FORTUNE!
Fist - May I also point out on your behalf that when you were in formal education, you also witnessed the Brazil 1970 world cup winning side, (less one Edison Arantes do Nascimento), take apart an "all-star" 11 made up of pupils and teachers from your school.
That's probably worth a mention too I'd guess.
Tolhurst, did you live in Stella Street by any chance?Β
no, that was supposed to be Surbiton and I do not live in the North East.
I *was* once in a Munich cafe and Zsa Zsa Gabor swept in...
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Posted by Ethalrocks (U10136879) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
1. Saw Robert Llewellyn (Kryten in Red Dwarf) in passport control. Didn't say hi as he looked as knackered as I was.
2. Nodded to John Peel whilst rowing on the Stour in Dedham. Having seen his documentary I think he thought I was going to give him a demo tape as he had a look of slight horror when I clocked who it was. (Actually Tom R might have been in the boat, as it was with his family and years ago)
3. And my best claim to fame is that I went to school with Jim Davies who played guitar with the Prodigy for a bit(and got a one liner in the NME once along the lines of "some unknown comes on to play guitar") . Didn't really get on with him at all but that's another story.
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Posted by Ethalrocks (U10136879) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Actually I think Mr Davies was in Pitchshifter for quite a while too. Not really my cup of tea. although I did like his short-lived Dead Mans Pants band who I recall taking loads of people to at the Army and Navy for their first ever gig as the warm up to the band I had never heard of warming up for someone I still cant recall who they where.
Lee - you're right! How did that slip my mind?
And Stormin' Norman Schwatzkopf went to my school, for a year. About 20 years before I did. But it was that sort of school.
I won't even get started on the Fist/Bowie family interminglings of the mid to late eighties.
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Posted by mintgreenradiator (U12219337) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I walked past Les Dennis in Sunderland a couple of years ago. He did a double take, looked very confused to see me there* and started to say something before I hurried past.
*I have never met or spoken to Les Dennis at any time prior to this chance meeting.
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Posted by the_roofdog (U9532299) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Are you Neil Morrissey?
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Posted by mintgreenradiator (U12219337) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Nope and I look nowt like him.
i'm spartacus
Claim to fame:
Although my real name is tolhurst, I send texts into Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6Music under the name "Mintgreenradiator" and Andrew Collins reads them out this morning...
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Posted by mintgreenradiator (U12219337) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I wondered who that was. Identity theft it's NOT a victimless crime.
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Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I once met Marc Riley.
I twice met Mark Radcliffe.
I thrice --- no, there's that injunction, best not
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Posted by Mike, Wivenhoe (U7622871) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I don't want to complain but a lot of these claims aren't very tenuous, I mean, some of you have actually seen the object of your claim.
My best man's, girlfriend's mate's ex-husband's dad borrowed Alan Shearer's wheelbarrow. Now that's tenuous
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Posted by steve_swift (U2177659) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I was presented with a life-saving certificate (the one that involved swimming around in pyjamas) by Leeds United legend Jack Charlton.
OK - Mrs Fist's friend's godfather is Howard Marks (that Mr Nice.)
Is that tenuous enough?
Though Mrs Fist did end up backstage at one of his book readings, with Howard, half of SFA, and a retired deputy chief inspector of police. She says the whole evening became....confused.
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Posted by PeteIsLegend (U10945656) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I'm not sure if this one counts... but I was digitally replaced by a shopping trolley in a Morrisons TV advert shown last year.
I have a friend who occasionally plays tennis with the wife of Alan Titchmarsh.
Also, my godmother's late husband was once an extra on "The Man with the Golden Gun" - he walked out of a strip bar and got shot.
And to cap it off, my special party piece - I once vaguely knew someone who was the cousin of the drummer in Ned's Atomic Dustbin.
I was once introduced to someone whose friend's mother had been the cleaner for Barnes Wallis...
My Dad's ex-girlfriend used to live next door to Bill Oddie.
I once nearly ran over David Putnam in Great Titchfield Street and was once standing in the queue for ice cream in Disneyland behind Dave Stewart and Siobhan Fahey.
The second one is quite weird because a couple of weeks before that Dave and Siobhan (as we call them) both bought something from a market stall I and my partner ran in Camden Lock. What are the chances?
We did wonder if they were stalking us at the time though. Often happens.
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Posted by Mike, Wivenhoe (U7622871) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Digitally replaced by a shopping trolley? That's brilliant.
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Posted by PeteIsLegend (U10945656) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
I'll leave it to you to decide which shopping trolley...
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Posted by LoudGeoffW (U11943874) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Okay, here goes:
1. Once spied Mick McManus shopping for kitchen utensils in Selfridges.
2. Spent an hour at a concert staring at the back of Bob Harris's head.
3. Had a godfather who appeared in Callan, Doomwatch and Grange Hill (albeit briefly).
4. Someone in Bauhaus lived opposite my Gran.
5. Stood in front of Gid and Phil Wilding queueing to get into Summer Sundae.
Impressive, huh. Huh?
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Posted by purrmeister (U11445326) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Impressive, huh. Huh?Β
Naaaaahhhhhh - once had Raymond Blanc eat jellybeans in our shop and then had Terry Jones buying an Xmas pressie for his landlady - serious - his landlady!!!
(and she wasn't wearing hair curlers and called Mrs Sme......)
I stood behind raymond blanc in the coop in Jericho. Guess what he was buying. Go on - guess. 100 yards from his own restaurant. Go on go on go on.
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Posted by LoudGeoffW (U11943874) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle?
an onion?
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Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Blancmange?
Is this a new game?
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Posted by steve_swift (U2177659) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Gravy
Le Pote Noodelle?
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Posted by purrmeister (U11445326) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Its got to be a bottle of French red wine!
a Fray Bentos pie for his own tea - I bet he doesn't touch that foreign muck!
See above post - other brands of pie deemed the last refuge of the sad loner in "Early Doors" may be available...
I used to live just up the road from where they made Fray Bentos pies. Does that count as a tenuous claim to fame?
If not how about I once accidentally ignored John Foxx in a studio when he was on the phone next to me? Everyone thought I was just being cool but actually I was too busy arguing with the studio owner about his hourly rate to notice. I would have loved to get his autograph too!
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Posted by Tinsnail_Racer (U1486682) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
A friend of mine used to go out with a girl....her wee brother (very young at the time) now plays bass with Coldplay....
A lucky escape. (he now works for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)
Is that fame or infamy?
The answer is: streaky bacon and a loaf of Mighty White.
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Posted by purrmeister (U11445326) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Ahhh - thats typical French cuisine!
White bread - BAH! They have no taste (the French I mean) - the one's I know that is......
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Posted by I am not an organiser etc (U11351618) on Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Mozo comes from Uruguay? I wasn't expecting that!
Ah, but Mighty White is TOUGH white bread enabling a kid to kick a Rugby football round Australia.
Allegedly.
But Australian food for the French?
Whatever next? Gordon Ramsey in Vegemite purchase kerfuffle?
Last time I was in France my hosts *refused to believe* that Australia and New Zealand make wine.
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Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Thursday, 19th November 2009
Blanc! White! Are you sure you're not making this up?
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Posted by mattkitson (U13865143) on Thursday, 19th November 2009
I've sat at the same table in the same pub as one of Peter Andre's cousins...
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