claim to fame!

[hellosailor]

Has anybody got any interesting claims to fame?

To kick the ball rolling mine are...

My twin brother and I were once ejected by an aperplectic Chris Tarrant from a coca cola sponsored Capital Radio road show after Kid Jensen jeered at my brother's shorts and we retaliated by knocking over a record breaking model of the Houses of Parliament made out of coke cans. (we were 5)

My great great grandfather was the Band Master on the Titanic who played the violin, along with the rest of his quartet, until shortly before the ship went under, in order to try to soothe people and keep them calm, even though he knew that the death of him and everyone of his band members was certain. He is even a featured character in the Leo 'n' Kate debacle of a film!

Mark Owen from Take That once asked me out! It was post the first incarnation of Take That .... in his wilderness years to be fair, but still! If only I'd been a Take That fan!

I used to share a flat with the girl whose dad was fingermouse (the man with the finger, not the mouse itself) and consequently the real fingermouse puppet from the series lived in a shoebox in our flat. Ooh, guests were impressed!

I was once in a Dove Advert. but in the end they decided to dub me and put it on in Germany as I was deemed 'too sarcastic' for British audiences. Eh?! Us Brits love a bit of irony!

what claims to fame do other forumites hide?

[bathsheba]

my mate used to live next door to jeffrey off Rainbow. is that good enough? I can almost feel the fame rubbing off on me vicariously!

[Keef]

My school choir did backing vocals for E17 at the Albert Hall for three nights. Class!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'll see your school choir and raise you. My daughter and I are in the crowd singing for Millwall's 2004 FA Cup song release. We had to sing the clean lyrics for publication.

[mightyroar]

I was on Blue Peter singing when I was a Brownie, (with a load of other Brownies).

[ratty]

I once asked Paul McCartneys daughter out not knowing who she was.

[Huggers]

my sister played young Lorna Doon ( episode one)in the late 1960's BBC drama series. My older sister.... obviously.

[caz]

I snogged Phil Collins last century when he had hair!

[hellosailor]

Caz, if that is true then yours is without a shadow of a doubt the best yet! :))

[snorky]

I repeatedly kicked and ground my knees into the back of greasy car salesman & convicted clocker, Quentin Wilsons easy jet seat all the way to inverness.

Imagine his surprise when I found myself behind him in the car rental desk queue sneering as he pathetically tried to get a celeb discount on his Volvo weekend rental

wanker

[boosboss]

I'm on the current T Mobile advert!

Ok, finding me is like doing a 'Where's Wally (Waldo)' puzzle, but I'm there! ;-)

[caz]

Tiz true,in his youth Master Collins was famous for his long

flowing locks,and made many a young girls heart flutter!

[charliecharlie]

I got upgraded to first class on the way back from New York,

I sat next to Ringo Star... very friendly and easy going, nice guy!

The journey flew by... much helped by free champagne and lots of cashew nuts...

http://206.47.170.43/channels/images/RingoStarr.jpg

[Brendan]

Are those glasses drawn on?

[Brendan]

I am the resurrection.

[Brendan]

Or is that the real Slim Shady.

[Brendan]

Or perhaps Jimmy Pop here in a jiffy heat me up and add oil.

No?

[Brendan]

Perhaps I am woman, here me roar.

[charliecharlie]

no silly billy, they are a tatoo of course... keep up please, Brendan:)

[Brendan]

Maybe, I am the Man. (but the ?91 remix as the ?80s version, while a groundbreaking exploration into the possibilities of mixing metal and rap, was essentially rubbish.)

[charliecharlie]

are you drinking something a teeny bit alcoholic Brendan?

[daizie]

reminds me of the time me and my sister were at the ivy, she went up to tim vincent and said 'do you know who i am'? he didnt of course .

[charliecharlie]

who is tim vincent?

[Brendan]

Vincent, Don McLean?s truly beautiful tribute to Vincent van Gogh was

in the mid nineties. Their wonderfully loud mess of the classic still brings a smile to my face.

I?ve only had 3 beers Charlie. But I think it just topped up a very alcoholic weekend as everything is blurry and most definitely not to be taken seriously.

I love bank olidays.

No idea who Tim Vincent is.

[charliecharlie]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Vincent, Don McLean?s truly beautiful tribute to

> Vincent van Gogh was covered by the punk band NOFX

> in the mid nineties. Their wonderfully loud mess

> of the classic still brings a smile to my face.

brilliant Brendan... who needs rhythm when you're a punk

http://blog.regalbear.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/nofx.jpg

enjoy the beers, think I'll just crack one open and join you

xxcc