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Dropping my daughter off at Sheffield Uni I noticed a man in a grey suit go to step out to cross the road. I slowed my car and flashed him across. He waved a 'thank you'. It was Phil Oakey - the lead singer of the Human League. I was very excited by this small interaction with an 80's legend, an excitement not shared by my wife or daughter.
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Minor claims to fame on 16:53 - Mar 5 with 1198 views
I was walking up the bottom of Ancaster Road on my way to school when a guy came thundering down the pavement in sports gear and a big rucksack on his back towards me. I smiled at him when I recognized him and he smiled broadly back at me and I could feel a telepathic message from him to the effect of "I'm going to miss that fecking train". As I had just got off that train to London 5 minutes earlier, he was probably right. The man, it was a young Kevin Beattie when he was still living in digs in Ancaster Road. He was late for England his call up a couple of times, once when he had even forgotten his passport.
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Minor claims to fame on 17:07 - Mar 5 with 1154 views
That's it. Our office backed on to Horse Guards Parade, and one side was next to the area where the soldiers and horses are based before they go out on daily guard in Whitehall.
As well as the smell of horses, it was interesting to hear the hard time that soldiers got if, whilst on parade, they messed up in some minor way, including being forced to run around in circles in full uniform on very hot days.
It was possible to watch both Beating the Retreat and Trooping the Colour from the upper floors of our office which are higher than the temporary stands. I wasn't there but on one occasion a soldier at the back of the stand fell and managed to impale his leg on the railing to the garden at the back of our office.
Finally, I was in the office when someone fired a mortar at 10 Downing Street from St James Park. Everything went into lockdown and we were told to make sure our bomb curtains were properly in place.
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I know the immediate area well, having spent 3 years working there.
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Minor claims to fame on 17:38 - Mar 5 with 1112 views
Minor claims to fame on 13:16 - Mar 5 by OldFart71
Sorry to hog the theme, but back in the late 60's I worked at the Royal Hotel in Norwich which was opposite Anglia television. People like Peter Fenn, Miss Rosalyn (Romper Room) and Alan Smethurst the singing postman all came into the hotel. Along with football players from various clubs and Peter Pointer of Pointer tankers came in with guests on a Saturday night.
I asked him for an autograph, but he seemed extremely peed off when I explained I wanted Baby Spice's.
He didn't talk to me after that.
True story.
I sat next to across the aisle to Mrs.Beckham on a flight from Madrid.it was an early flight and she looked immaculate. She was travelling with a very large man presumably a bodyguard.
My wife was school nurse at Hazelwick and had the job of applying sticking plaster to Gareth Southgate on many occasions. She says he was a model pupil.
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Minor claims to fame on 17:44 - Mar 5 with 1116 views
Dropping my daughter off at Sheffield Uni I noticed a man in a grey suit go to step out to cross the road. I slowed my car and flashed him across. He waved a 'thank you'. It was Phil Oakey - the lead singer of the Human League. I was very excited by this small interaction with an 80's legend, an excitement not shared by my wife or daughter.
On a related note.
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Minor claims to fame on 17:51 - Mar 5 with 1081 views
Minor claims to fame on 15:40 - Mar 5 by GeoffSentence
I used to work with the nephew of Ali Campbell, singer with UB40 No idea what Ali was like but his nephew was a lovely chap and he'd also been a professional footballer for a while.
Mrs F met him about 20 years ago. Said he was a lovely chap. Obviously runs in the family.
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Minor claims to fame on 17:53 - Mar 5 with 1079 views
I sat next to across the aisle to Mrs.Beckham on a flight from Madrid.it was an early flight and she looked immaculate. She was travelling with a very large man presumably a bodyguard.
My wife was school nurse at Hazelwick and had the job of applying sticking plaster to Gareth Southgate on many occasions. She says he was a model pupil.
Talking of flights, a mate had to sit next to Ulrika Johnson and her daughter on the way back from a very messy stag weekend in Copenhagen. I said "had to" because it looked like that judging by his cheesy grinning at us before he sat down. After the flight, he told us that despite his trying, she wasn't up to any conversation at all during the flight. I wouldn't blame her though, we were still drinking in the airport bar before boarding the plane and he must have reeked of alcohol.
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Minor claims to fame on 18:11 - Mar 5 with 1051 views
I was once an extra in an episode of London's Burning.
My vicarious claim to fame features Sir Bobby. I was standing next to my sister at a charity match in Newmarket in the early 80s. SBR was playing and he kicked a ball that hit my sister in the torso. He ran straight over and rubbed her tummy. One foot to the right and that would've been me!!!
Perhaps my best one is that I've met a Beatle. I met Ringo and his wife Barbara at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000.
"I don't want to be like everyone else. That's why I'm a mod, see?"
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Minor claims to fame on 18:15 - Mar 5 with 1036 views
I sold a van to some young good looking geezer who was one of the photo models for "My Guy" magazine....the kind of magazine that tells of " real life " romantic drama through the medium of a series of photos with speech bubbles added in
He was on of a pair of identical twins which apparently made the photoshoots much easier because they simply swapped the gigs as it suited
The van was a 1966 VW Split screen that someone gave me....
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Minor claims to fame on 18:37 - Mar 5 with 996 views
On the Summer solstice 1988 my old black shirt with an anarchy A painted on it was flown from the heel stone at stonehenge on the end of a hazel pole during a riot in a field!
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
Minor claims to fame on 13:00 - Mar 5 by The_Major
My uncle used to help organise the Orchestrelle concerts in the 90s - basically the Ipswich Proms in the Park - big orchestra in Christchurch Park.
There used to be a load of kids running around to help out, going to get the next act, getting drinks for people, that sort of thing. One young lad was very interested in how everything was staged and kept asking my uncle a load of questions - young ginger lad called Teddy Sheehan or something. No idea what happened to him.
I was in a three piece group that played in 1997 and loads of relatives of the organiser were supposed to be getting drinks for the artists but got drinks for themselves. Despite being very underage.
Whilst enjoying a fabulous Sheryl Crow gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, early 2000s, I noticed the stage side door open and Bryan Adams stood for a while to watch the performance (he had a place in Chelsea at the time). Whilst the whole audience faced the stage, I clocked Bryan, who scanned the audience and did a double take when he saw, probably, the only face in the venue looking at him. I did a discreet wave, and he winked at me in response.
None of my fellow gig mates believed me when I told them and still tease me that I made it up. IT WAS REAL!!!
Also, when I worked at ITFC, Sir Bobby asked if he could have my cheese sandwich I'd just bought for lunch. I said no. Huggers doesn't share food with ANYONE...
Talking of boxers, I once saw Frank Bruno get into a car in Wandsworth, and some time later indicated to him at traffic lights in Romford that he could turn right before I (facing the other direction) turned right. Our eyes met for a few seconds and he acknowledged what I had done. Had I acted more selfishly, I don't think I'd have fancied taking him on.
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Bruno has always been a decent bloke
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Minor claims to fame on 19:47 - Mar 5 with 857 views
Minor claims to fame on 18:11 - Mar 5 by Whos_blue
I was once an extra in an episode of London's Burning.
My vicarious claim to fame features Sir Bobby. I was standing next to my sister at a charity match in Newmarket in the early 80s. SBR was playing and he kicked a ball that hit my sister in the torso. He ran straight over and rubbed her tummy. One foot to the right and that would've been me!!!
Perhaps my best one is that I've met a Beatle. I met Ringo and his wife Barbara at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000.
I am not sure if anyone remembers Alastair McHarg who played at lock for Scotland back in the 60s and 70s.
One time, when I was about 10 or 11, he played against Ipswich rugby club in what must have been some sort of charity or anniversary game.
I was on the touchline watching along with my dad, and during the game he landed on me with full force when the play spilt over the line.
Fortunately, it didn't hurt, or maybe I was just very tough for my age.
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Minor claims to fame on 20:46 - Mar 5 with 769 views
Minor claims to fame on 13:16 - Mar 5 by OldFart71
Sorry to hog the theme, but back in the late 60's I worked at the Royal Hotel in Norwich which was opposite Anglia television. People like Peter Fenn, Miss Rosalyn (Romper Room) and Alan Smethurst the singing postman all came into the hotel. Along with football players from various clubs and Peter Pointer of Pointer tankers came in with guests on a Saturday night.
I was on Romper room with Miss Rossalyn.
Before the filming she asked if anyone wanted to spend a penny. I thought she meant we could buy some sweets and I was upset I didn't have a penny to spend.
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