| Minor claims to fame 12:26 - Mar 5 with 12390 views | Dubtractor |
Inspired by a thread on bluesky, share your most trivial claim to fame.
Back in the early 00s, when DJing in Brighton, Chris Eubank parked up in his big lorry and insisted on carrying my record bag to the club for me. |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 15:23 - Mar 6 with 930 views | Churchman |
| Minor claims to fame on 15:05 - Mar 6 by DJR |
My daughter got to the final of the first ever BBC 500 Words competition which was held at the Hay Book festival.
The results went out on the Chris Evans breakfast show whilst he was spinning records on the stage.
During the two or three hour programme, he announced and interviewed the winners but when he was not doing that he showed absolutely no interest in, and had no interaction with, the parents and children in the audience, instead putting on his headphones when records were playing.
I can't say I've ever liked him but on the radio he comes across as the life and soul of the party. In real life it all seems like an act but I suppose I should not have been surprised. [Post edited 6 Mar 15:06]
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I didn’t like him on the radio much either but I’m surprised he didn’t take more of an interest in the audience. I’d have thought that was one of the perks of the job. Definitely sounds like the life and soul of the party act is just that.
One person who was true to how I perceived him was the actor Samuel L Jackson. We were skiing in Park City Utah the week after the Sundance Film Festival. Staying there for a bit of skiing was the Jacksonmeister and his flunkeys. All dressed in ‘team’ jackets they very much kept themselves to themselves. Absolutely fine. We all do by and large. But after a week even a ‘good morning’ in a lift or ski room gained literally no response whatsoever.
Miserable barsteward. |  | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 15:29 - Mar 6 with 917 views | Benters |
| Minor claims to fame on 15:16 - Mar 6 by smithy69 |
Sparring a world champion who gave me a black eye after barely touching me
Getting into a relationship with his mum(I was unaware at the start)
Ended up leaving the city over it :)
And fingering Jodie marsh lol :) oh the days :) |
I’m surprised your finger didn’t rot off  |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 15:45 - Mar 6 with 900 views | Ewan_Oozami |
So it turns out that Mrs O's mum went to school with George Burley's wife's mum and they knew each other quite well. And Mrs O's dad was on the committee organising George's testimonial season! |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 15:57 - Mar 6 with 873 views | Radlett_blue |
| Minor claims to fame on 13:23 - Mar 6 by StochesStotasBlewe |
Many years ago, I was working/manning a garden display at the Chelsea Flower Show. I had Alan Tichmarsh, Cliff Richard and a few other well known people chat to me about the exhibit during the morning. A lady came over and enquired about buying some of the mature specimen trees on display and I politely told her that they were not for sale. The chap with her said “Do you know who she is “. I said I had no idea. “This is Katie Boyle I’ll have you know “ he responded. Still none the wiser,
“I don’t care if it’s Queen Elizabeth, they are not for sale “ said I. She appeared rather miffed and then walked away in a huff and a hurry.
I did tend Rick Wakeman’s garden for several years 👍 |
My brother in law was a landscape gardener and he used to look after Baby Spice's garden. |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 16:04 - Mar 6 with 849 views | Churchman |
| Minor claims to fame on 15:57 - Mar 6 by Radlett_blue |
My brother in law was a landscape gardener and he used to look after Baby Spice's garden. |
I suspect that sentence might attract the odd ……response 😂🤣😅 | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 16:08 - Mar 6 with 851 views | Wicksy |
A few years back I flew home from Lisbon on the same flight as Dev from Coronation Street.
He was giving off strong 'Yes it really is me, you lucky people!" vibes |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 16:19 - Mar 6 with 834 views | IndependentlyBlue |
| Minor claims to fame on 15:16 - Mar 6 by smithy69 |
Sparring a world champion who gave me a black eye after barely touching me
Getting into a relationship with his mum(I was unaware at the start)
Ended up leaving the city over it :)
And fingering Jodie marsh lol :) oh the days :) |
My minor claim to fame is that I’ve never fingered Jodie Marsh |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 16:28 - Mar 6 with 821 views | Whos_blue |
| Minor claims to fame on 16:19 - Mar 6 by IndependentlyBlue |
My minor claim to fame is that I’ve never fingered Jodie Marsh |
My claim to fame is that I've been fingered BY Jodie Marsh. |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 16:30 - Mar 6 with 818 views | azuremerlangus |
During the mid 1980’s I went to a party in west London and the drummer from Big Country was there. Not sure if I spoke to him as I was very, very drunk. |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 17:02 - Mar 6 with 783 views | Bluespeed225 |
In 1983 me and a mate came tearing down the little alley opposite Sainsbury’s on our scooters, Woolies car park being a regular hang out, a bit quick possibly, but there was no Bag shop there then, so it was a lot wider. Anyway, I pull out, looking for pedestrians, however I had to lock the brakes on as one walked in front of me, they looked up with a look of shock , it was Gruff Rhys Jones! |  | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 17:04 - Mar 6 with 780 views | ellaandred |
Many years ago I was a class 1 referee (old system) I was appointed to run the line in a charity match PIGGY (People in Gorleston and Great Yarmouth ) vs The Denis Waterman eleven. Alf Grey was the referee (refereed the 1983 Cup Final)
Denis and some members of the team arrived by helicopter.
I don't remember who played (lost my programme) except Waterman and Geoff Hurst but at the end of the game I had to sign the match ball along with all the players. |  | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 18:01 - Mar 6 with 729 views | Radlett_blue |
| Minor claims to fame on 17:04 - Mar 6 by ellaandred |
Many years ago I was a class 1 referee (old system) I was appointed to run the line in a charity match PIGGY (People in Gorleston and Great Yarmouth ) vs The Denis Waterman eleven. Alf Grey was the referee (refereed the 1983 Cup Final)
Denis and some members of the team arrived by helicopter.
I don't remember who played (lost my programme) except Waterman and Geoff Hurst but at the end of the game I had to sign the match ball along with all the players. |
I encountered Dennis Waterman at a golf day some years ago and he was a very grumpy old man. | |
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| Minor claims to fame on 18:07 - Mar 6 with 709 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I used to regularly oversee polling stations for elections, nice little earner for what was generally a long day sitting around in a small village hall somewhere
One year I was running the station in the part of Suffolk where a certain long standing BBC presenter lives. As anyone that has ever voted will know part of the job was verifying the identity of the person in question and that they were on the register for that station, typically done by them handing their poll card over and you reading their name to confirm it is them
Said BBC presenter arrived and handed over his poll card, and despite knowing the correct pronunciation I decided to read their name back with the surname pronounced as ‘Perves’. ‘It’s Pur-vis’ fhey snapped back, before taking their ballot paper
I manned the same polling station for a couple more elections and performed the same routine each time, with the same result |  |
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| Minor claims to fame on 18:24 - Mar 6 with 688 views | Whos_blue |
An old friend of mine is a professional musician and has played drums for Ocean Colour Scene, PP Arnold and Paul Weller among others.
Tony Coote https://share.google/TedRoufey [Post edited 6 Mar 18:25]
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| Minor claims to fame on 18:57 - Mar 6 with 660 views | VanSaParody |
| Minor claims to fame on 22:39 - Mar 5 by Radlett_blue |
Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale from Eastenders) used to live in the same flats as Mrs Radlett & he once saw me washing my car. |
Several EastEnders links cos of where we're from, but Pete Beale (actor Peter Dean) had done a celebrity Catchphrase, & the day after it had been on telly, I saw him in Superdrug, so I was clicking my fingers saying "oh, it's erm... it's you off of..." He was expecting me to say EastEnders, but I said Catchphrase
He laughed & we carried on about our respective business [Post edited 6 Mar 19:47]
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| Minor claims to fame on 19:08 - Mar 6 with 646 views | VanSaParody |
Once poured a glass of wine for actress Haley Mills & she commented on an embroidered floral design on the shirt I was wearing | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:10 - Mar 6 with 642 views | VanSaParody |
Played on the same pitch at the same time as Alan Brazil
(Not in the same game though, it was two separate 5-a-side games being played across each half of a full size pitch | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:13 - Mar 6 with 638 views | VanSaParody |
Had to ask for my socks back from Joe Corrigan when I was on Bob Wilson's goalkeeping school after he took mine from the laundry room
(Mine were Adidas, his had a 4th stripe!?) | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:28 - Mar 6 with 623 views | VanSaParody |
1990 I was a Boreham Wood FC player & we had a Cameroon international join us, & in the season up to Italia 90, midfielder Charles Ntamark was due to mark Diego Maradona in their opening game v Argentina
He unfortunately got injured & didn't appear in the tournament except as a TV pundit when Cameroon played
He later joined Walsall
I moved away from Hertfordshire & later worked for a company who sent me to Aldridge (nr Walsall) & the previous match he'd had a red card
Lo & behold, he came in (was very kind in saying he remembered me from what by then must have been 3 or 4 years before)
Roll a fair few years on again & in other employment, I worked with Martin Lane (former Coventry City & Walsall) who was at Walsall at the same time as Charlie Ntamark
Small world!
It's not, it's massive, try walking round it, it'll take ages | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:35 - Mar 6 with 621 views | VanSaParody |
My youngest daughter is married to a nephew of Neville Staple (Specials, you know... "Ghost Town" etc)
I did a parody of that about the Welsh town during lockdown that was overrun with goats - apparently, my son in law had sent him the link & he apparently liked it
Another of his nephews/my son in law's cousin - Marcus Harness | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:40 - Mar 6 with 604 views | VanSaParody |
Used to live in Ashby de la Zouch near Champneys Spring which was used as a training camp by Frank Bruno before his fight with Mike Tyson
I was driving around a country lane & was catching up a cyclist & the closer I got, I realised how big this chap was & as I overtook, indeed it was the man himself, so I tooted, & looked in the mirror to see him waving back! [Post edited 6 Mar 19:51]
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| Minor claims to fame on 19:44 - Mar 6 with 592 views | VanSaParody |
Playing Sunday league on a park behind Barnet's original Underhill ground, walking on the footpath behind my goal was Bernie Winters & Schnorbitz
While the play was up the other end, I said morning Bernie
He said morning 'keeper | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:46 - Mar 6 with 586 views | VanSaParody |
Served Linda Ure
(sister of Midge) | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 19:59 - Mar 6 with 556 views | VanSaParody |
Bought my 1st car from next door but 1 to singer Paul Young
School friend's older brother was singer Marilyn
Used to live next door to aunt of singer Shirley (Pepsi & Shirley)
Wished I'd kept those last 2 quiet | | | |
| Minor claims to fame on 20:14 - Mar 6 with 532 views | StNeotsBlue |
| Minor claims to fame on 18:01 - Mar 6 by Radlett_blue |
I encountered Dennis Waterman at a golf day some years ago and he was a very grumpy old man. |
In my taxi driving days I often picked up his daughter, Hannah and her then husband Ricky Groves (was somone off Eastenders), both were quite nice. They'd moved this way as her Mum, Rula Lenska, is from the St. Neots area.
They split up a few years ago and she's moved away, he now is often seen looking a touch forlorn in various pubs in town. |  | | |
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