I gave a lift to Simon Webster from a bus stop at the Standard down to the Valley when it was raining once. Asked him what he was upto and said he was studying doing his physio course.....so that shows how long ago that was!
Also when i was a kid, my dad was friends with Paddy Powell ( they used the same bookies ). I can remember my dad pulling over whenever he saw Paddy out running and giving him a lift.
Paddy Powell used to drink with my dad, and he was groundsman for our cricket club for a while, I used to go on the tractor with him.
JFH pulled up next to us in a petrol station once in his Bentley continental and saw us wearing Charlton stuff, ended up spending 15 minutes chatting to me and my family, sticking his head in through the passenger window.
I was in a traffic jam in Tottenham Court Road, next to a black sherbet with Noel Gallagher in the back. Made a right chump if me self but its a long story......
Back in the 70's on a family holiday in Yarmouth we got cut up by Bobby Ball in a bright yellow Lambo on our way to see Cannon & Ball on the pier. My dad was so angry he had to be persuaded not to turn around and sat there with a face like thunder trying not to laugh.
In the days when I smoked and drank (not that long ago actually) I was outside the Antigallican when Sir Chris Powell pulled up at the lights, preparing to turn left to go towards the Blackwall Tunnel. I drunkenly slurred something like 'We love you Powelly' and he gave that classic grin and a thumbs-up (but then I noticed he slid his window up, politely terminating the discourse). Even doing that, he still came across as a great bloke.
I passed my driving test when I was 17 (32 now) I drove over to Bromley and got cut up by a range rover pulling into a petrol station, I shouted at the driver and used some colourful language etc. As I pulled up the driver got out and it was none other than Nigel Ben, he said “you got a problem mate” with a big grin on his face. I quickly smiled and drove away
Went past David Gilmore in a boat on the Thames a few Sundays ago. Being a bit pissed I hollered, "David Gilmore...Syd Barrett forever." He sort of gave me a look. My friends said I was so embarrassing. I said, "I didn't say David Gilmore, you're a shit guitarist - Syd Barrett forever." Now that would have been embarrassing! The point being that by the end of our boat trip they were all convinced that was what I said.
I passed my driving test when I was 17 (32 now) I drove over to Bromley and got cut up by a range rover pulling into a petrol station, I shouted at the driver and used some colourful language etc. As I pulled up the driver got out and it was none other than Nigel Ben, he said “you got a problem mate” with a big grin on his face. I quickly smiled and drove away
That's the best one by far
Me and my mate @carlsberg gave Chris kamara a lift back to where he had parked after the 1-1 with Everton in the last top tier season
I was driving back from Alton Towers with few pals, just passed me test then too, it was summer 1997, on the M6 and saw this brand new Peugeot 406 in the slow lane it had a massive autograph vinyled on the side of it, i thought thats weird, slow down to have a peek and its Robin Smith the ex England batsman driving, he looks over to me gawping at him and he then raises his bottle of Bud he drinking at me in recognition! I thought blimey thats weird, whats he doing drinking rubbish beer and driving along the motorway! Surreal!
Worked nights many moons ago and was driving through Catford when a car pulled up beside me at the lights. It was John Robinson asking me for directions to Brighton!
I've got a brilliant one - in the early/mid 90s on my way to a game a car tried to cut me up on the roundabout under the flyover on Woolwich Road. Instinctively I gave the driver a 2 finger salute. Then I looked - the driver was our midfielder Alan Pardew!!!
I let Graham Gooch into traffic last year as he was coming out the County ground. He gave me a wave of thanks. Gent.
Did he have the numberplate H15 BAT? My mate, who was a member at Essex, told me about the plate. This was back in the days when personalised plates were quite unusual. A week later, quite by chance, I parked next to it in a car park in Swansea. No sign of Goochie though.
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JFH pulled up next to us in a petrol station once in his Bentley continental and saw us wearing Charlton stuff, ended up spending 15 minutes chatting to me and my family, sticking his head in through the passenger window.
About 2 years ago, 3 of us went racing.
At the end Ant & Dec were being filmed "racing" around the parade ring for their Saturday night programme Takeaway (or whatever it's called).
My mate starts hollering "Ant & Dec" you talentless bunch of ***** from about 30 yards away.
I hastened our exit as the security guards glared.
(It was edited from the programme :-)
That's the best one by far
Me and my mate @carlsberg gave Chris kamara a lift back to where he had parked after the 1-1 with Everton in the last top tier season
That's the best one by far
Me and my mate @carlsberg gave Chris kamara a lift back to where he had parked after the 1-1 with Everton in the last top tier season
Remember seeing the picture of Kamara in the car, classic.