Claim to Lame

[sted]

I once put Danny Cadamarteri on his arse outside a paper shop in Liverpool.


Oh, and John Barnes recognised me before I recognised him.




...and Jocky Wilson kissed me.


Not all on the same night because that would be weird f*cked up shit.

Hmmm - not sure about the second part of this. Are you famous Sted?

Edit: forgive my scepticism - you could he been an old school mate, work colleague etc.

Never met him before, but I was in a bar with some mates and as he passed our table he tapped me on the shoulder and asked how I was. Obviously mistook me for someone else. In retrospect it would have been pretty cool to say "piss off John, I'm busy"


Oh, just remembered, I also saw Bill Beaumont's cock once.....he won't be slapping THAT out on Question of Sport I can tell you.

[jimwinn]

I met Larry Grayson when i was about 15 and he told me I was a "big boy".





He meant that I was tall of course

If you were in the next cubicle it would have been better.

[Knulpuk]

Saw Peter Beardsley in the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Was sick on Sir Ian in around 1990.

I have also been in the same Bar as aforementioned Lionel Blair (next to Mayflower theatre in Southampton).

[jimwinn]

I once put Danny Cadamarteri on his arse outside a paper shop in Liverpool.


Oh, and John Barnes recognised me before I recognised him.




...and Jocky Wilson kissed me.


Not all on the same night because that would be weird f*cked up shit.

Hmmm - not sure about the second part of this. Are you famous Sted?

Edit: forgive my scepticism - you could he been an old school mate, work colleague etc.

Never met him before, but I was in a bar with some mates and as he passed our table he tapped me on the shoulder and asked how I was. Obviously mistook me for someone else. In retrospect it would have been pretty cool to say "piss off John, I'm busy"


Oh, just remembered, I also saw Bill Beaumont's cock once.....he won't be slapping THAT out on Question of Sport I can tell you.

I dare not ask - but did Bill see you too or were you in the scrum

[Knulpuk]

Oh - and my ex house mate's sister sold her flat to David Trimble.

[jimwinn]

Saw Peter Beardsley in the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Was sick on Sir Ian in around 1990.

I have also been in the same Bar as aforementioned Lionel Blair (next to Mayflower theatre in Southampton).

Is there anyone who hasn't met Lionel?

[bigsheff]

had my picture took with fatboy slim in a hotel gym in egypt couple of years ago

had a round in the boxing ring with herol bomber graham when i was a nipper, he was on his knees with his hands behind his back & i was swinging hell for leather... i didn't hit him

[murf]

had my picture took with fatboy slim in a hotel gym in egypt couple of years ago

I saw his missus coming out of a shop in Brighton. I was having a pasty in the shop opposite.

I also saw Tom Conti in Brighton once, it is definitely celeb central.

[sted]

Oh, just remembered, I also saw Bill Beaumont's cock once.....he won't be slapping THAT out on Question of Sport I can tell you.

I dare not ask - but did Bill see you too or were you in the scrum

In the showers after a game.

Luckily, Lionel Blair wasn't there.

[bloggie]

Some only mentioned as they are so obscure:
I was watching Match of the Day at my uncle's pub-hotel and Gordon Cowans of Aston Villa(don't know if anyone recalls him) walked in and said he didn't like watching himself on tv.
In the last year of primary school I won a regional handwriting competition with one of those 'ink pens' as they were called-not quill as it wasn't as far back as that and the 2 prizes were to see Trever Brooking or give a document to the Archbishop and the other qualifier from something or other piped up first so he met the footballer and I met the Archbishop.I think I can even remember his name Grazelli.
Used to do govt. security so saw some cabinet and junior ministers now and then usually from an appropriate distance.Not exactly the height of fame but this is the obscure thread.I remember Glenda Jackson turning up to an event in her elected MP capacity and my colleague had no idea who she was as she has an unmistakable look to most of us.
Even more obscure Princess Anne turned up to the opening of a new wing of the hospital I was working in medical records once.
The most tenuous I can think of is I knew someone who was a Status Quo roadie.He introduced me to Pink Floyd's music so presumably Status Quo doesn't fully reflect his musical taste.

[Richt]

I also saw Tom Conti in Brighton once, it is definitely celeb central.

Quite a few of the effers live down there don't they. Chris Eubank and Baby Spice are two that spring to mind!

[Zimmerman]

In 1976 I shagged the one on the right in a van behind a Disco in Holland where they were playing

Isn't that a geezer Pa??

It was Holland in the 70's Dot…. what do you expect!
Rock n Roll Pa.

[Richt]

I played in a charity cricket match at the Beaufort Polo Club (near where Prince Charles live) about 10 years ago.

Played against Filo Wallace (A West Indian opening batsman at the time).

Also in attendance were Jodi Kidd (and her brother), Natalie Umbrullia (how ever its spelt) and Mariella Fostropp.

Mariella hosted the auction of promises at the end of the night, and I believe I may have witnessed Natalie leaving a toilet rubbing her nose.......

[sleuth]

I played in a charity cricket match at the Beaufort Polo Club (near where Prince Charles live) about 10 years ago.

Played against Filo Wallace (A West Indian opening batsman at the time).

Also in attendance were Jodi Kidd (and her brother), Natalie Umbrullia (how ever its spelt) and Mariella Fostropp.

Mariella hosted the auction of promises at the end of the night, and I believe I may have witnessed Natalie leaving a toilet rubbing her nose.......

Perhaps Filo gave her the teabag and was showing her the size of his bails.

[Zimmerman]

When I was a kid, my neighbour bought Paul Stewart's car off him;
could be wrong, but I think it was when he left Blackpool for Spurs.

Red Ford Escort Mk III.

[murf]

Natalie Umbrullia (how ever its spelt)

Ah, Neighbours! I once saw Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis not the bipolar footballers) in a pub in Ewell. I didn't believe it was him but apparently it was (he was looking to buy a house in the area apparently).

Talking of neighbours stars, Kylie Minogue regularly popped round to do the draws for the Premiership Predictions (/FISO Goals) cups but that little liasion has been stopped by the b@st@rds at DataCo.

[Ashers]

I have a few:

Spoke to Jade Goody to explain that she had not taken life cover out 2 days before announced that she was critically ill. (Did not know at the time was she was asking).

Declined Steve Mcmanaman a decent rate on his mortgage after we had found out he had been letting it and claiming a residential rate. Had to speak to him when he called up to see if there was anything we could do.

Sold Dr Hilary Jones and Ian Watkins (Lostprophets) mortgages.

Finally, my step dad is Melanie Slade's cousin.

[murf]

Finally, my step dad is Melanie Slade's cousin.

Wiki'd her and still never heard of her.

[Richt]

Ashers, the Jade Goody one get's my vote!

[Zimmerman]

Finally, my step dad is Melanie Slade's cousin.

Wiki'd her and still never heard of her.

How old is your step-dad?

[Ashers]

Finally, my step dad is Melanie Slade's cousin.

Wiki'd her and still never heard of her.

Theo Walcott's girlfriend.

http://www.melanieslade.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[murf]

Finally, my step dad is Melanie Slade's cousin.

Wiki'd her and still never heard of her.

Theo Walcott's girlfriend.

Yes, Wiki told me that (although she is so unfamous she doesn't even have her own Wiki page - except on the Harry Potter wikipedia because she was once an extra in a crowd scene...)

[Knulpuk]

Sold Dr Hilary Jones and Ian Watkins (Lostprophets) mortgages.

Had my bi annual Bupa medical a few years back - and the doctor was Hilary Jones!

[AKNel1]

Ashers, the Jade Goody one get's my vote!

Is that one allowed, speaking to someone on the phone is not meeting them

[Ashers]

Ashers, the Jade Goody one get's my vote!

That was one crazy day. Remember like it was yesterday.

Jade Goody calls up and I answer the phone and she wants to know if she took out any life cover with her mortgage. As we had bought her mortgage from another company, I had to go away and find out if we had or not. She explained on the phone that she was going out to Greece and 2 days later we get informed that Jade Goody had cancer.

[Ashers]

Sold Dr Hilary Jones and Ian Watkins (Lostprophets) mortgages.

Had my bi annual Bupa medical a few years back - and the doctor was Hilary Jones!

Where was that? He was an complete pain in the arse.

[murf]

Had my bi annual Bupa medical a few years back - and the doctor was Hilary Jones!

I'm sure you can turn that into a better claim. Did he, errrr, ask you to cough?

[Rick]

3 brushes with Geoff Capes

1) in the late 60's as a teenager was shot putted by him back into the terraces at London road when trying to invade the pitch.

2) In the early 90's stood with him watching our daughters compete at shot put (mine was doing it as she wanted a go at the pentathlon, his was the best in the area) where he gave us some good tips.

3) a couple of weeks later was at the Cambs. county champs watched him and his daughter sit down on the same side of a bench picnic table type thing for the whole thing to tip over as they went flying. We were the only other people there at the time and had to suppress the laughter as he was not amused . Muttered something about suing them

Ran against Steve Ovett and Seb Coe in the same race. The only time they had met before Moscow.

[blahblah]

Ran against Steve Ovett and Seb Coe in the same race. The only time they had met before Moscow.

[Ashers]

Forgot my best Claim to Lame:

I live in the same Cul De Sac as Laurence Shahlaei.