Excluding Charlton players Jim Davidson (Hospiltality suite at Arsenal) Bradley Walsh (Hopitality at Walthamstow Greyhounds) Eddie Jordan (Ryder cup in the urinals!) John Major (Lives nearby) Phil Tufnell (Awards evening sat next to him) Darren Gough (Same evening next table) Ronnie Irani (Compare at awards and because of other two spent a bit of time with us) Pat Jennings (Hospitality at Spurs) Fiona Bruce (Presented me with an award) Adam Henson (Done some filming with him for TV)
The woman half of Peters & Lee in departure lounge at Gatwick, was very nice. Clive James in Cheapside, was very nice too but dressed like a tramp. The Man Utd squad in a Southampton hotel. They had just won the title and were playing QPR on the Monday night so staying down south. Thanked Sieve Bruce for the pen a few weeks earlier at Selhurst, he wasn't amused.
Once had an office on top floor of LWT building. Had use of their catering and bar. Apart from standing in the queue for the buffet with Cannon and Ball cracking jokes and a few brief exchanges in the lift with a number of celebs, only recall interesting exchanges with Michael Parkinson and Julie Walters who I helped get into the underground car park when she didn't have a pass.
Helping at charity events met a few movers and shakers and minor royals, Lord Ashcroft took me as his guest to watch Watford play Arsenal when he owned Watford FC.
Picked up Stuart Pierce from his house to take to Maine Road on match day when my nephew was playing for Man City.
Keith Peacock and Theo Foley are friends of my uncle and have met them a few times.
Plus some unfortunate politicians landed with the job of being Pension Ministers.
Bump into Mark Owen of Take That frequently as his wife and my daughter are friends.
Chris Evans bought me a Rum and coke in Up The Creek once and when I use to drink up The Oak at Widmore Green with a couple of expro footballers from the dark side, I met a geezer who I didn't even know was famous till someone pointed him out a few months later; Graham Lyle from the famous music combo Gallagher and Lyle.
On top of them;
Roger Moore Noel Gallagher Jeffwey Archer Callum Best
And finally, I've worked behind the famous door from the film Notting Hill, coz they had a rat problem..
...Oh yeah I forgot, when I worked at The Barbican, we'd have our breaks in the Green Room of the theartre bit and there was always thespien types in there, Del Jacoby and Pete Postlethwate, but I never actually met any of em
Sir Paul McCartney. He was flown in to do a tribute to the troops gig in my second to last tour in Iraq. Took time to talk to each and everyone of us that were serving there.
The Queen Mother. Shook hands at an opening ceremony. Smelled very strongly of talcum powder (her, not me).
Jack Nicklaus. Had to move out of his way when I was a kid at the open. He smiled at me. Didn't smell of talcum powder.
Edward Shevardnadze. Went to a meeting with him when he was President of Georgia. Had just survived an assassination attempt. Smelled of something but it sure wasn't talcum powder!
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Matt Tees, Eddie Firmani, Sam Bartram
Brendan Behan
Lookout, AFKA, Stig, WSS
As I mean meeting the President of the USA would be pretty cool... wouldn't it everyone?
Jim Davidson (Hospiltality suite at Arsenal)
Bradley Walsh (Hopitality at Walthamstow Greyhounds)
Eddie Jordan (Ryder cup in the urinals!)
John Major (Lives nearby)
Phil Tufnell (Awards evening sat next to him)
Darren Gough (Same evening next table)
Ronnie Irani (Compare at awards and because of other two spent a bit of time with us)
Pat Jennings (Hospitality at Spurs)
Fiona Bruce (Presented me with an award)
Adam Henson (Done some filming with him for TV)
Clive James in Cheapside, was very nice too but dressed like a tramp.
The Man Utd squad in a Southampton hotel. They had just won the title and were playing QPR on the Monday night so staying down south. Thanked Sieve Bruce for the pen a few weeks earlier at Selhurst, he wasn't amused.
Pretty boring lot really.
Helping at charity events met a few movers and shakers and minor royals, Lord Ashcroft took me as his guest to watch Watford play Arsenal when he owned Watford FC.
Picked up Stuart Pierce from his house to take to Maine Road on match day when my nephew was playing for Man City.
Keith Peacock and Theo Foley are friends of my uncle and have met them a few times.
Plus some unfortunate politicians landed with the job of being Pension Ministers.
Bump into Mark Owen of Take That frequently as his wife and my daughter are friends.
On top of them;
Roger Moore
Noel Gallagher
Jeffwey Archer
Callum Best
And finally, I've worked behind the famous door from the film Notting Hill, coz they had a rat problem..
I interviewed the Jam
Had an Indian with Eddie in Downham, went to Mate's house and got Sam's autograph as a kid.
Brendan was a friend of my parents.
They were in the studio recording "when you're young"
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Jack Nicklaus. Had to move out of his way when I was a kid at the open. He smiled at me. Didn't smell of talcum powder.
Edward Shevardnadze. Went to a meeting with him when he was President of Georgia. Had just survived an assassination attempt. Smelled of something but it sure wasn't talcum powder!
All true stories btw.
NLA
We went to the same school.