claim to fame!

[Brendan]

Rhythm shmisim.

Tuning shmooning.

Timing shmiming.

Solos shmoloels.

Keyboards shmeeboards.

Sober shmober.

[Brendan]

Sorry to go off topic there.

I once took a wee next to the guy from Depeche Mode in a nightclub in Johannesburg.

[LordshipLovely]

my dad's a plastic vacuum former and he made the shoulder plates for Sly Stallone in Judge Dred (sic). He also made Jason Donovan's gold breast plate when he was in Joseph. Unfotunately he never met them, was just given measurements. I know who i'd have rather met!! (i was about 10, do the maths).

[woofmarkthedog]

I wore "Adam Ants" new specs on my k**b for the day before sending them on to him when I worked the summer holidays as a student at the Dollond & Aitchson factory in Worthing ( located in Ham Way...ironically )

Does that count ?

W**F

[Michael Palaeologus]

I went to college with Fat Boy Slim, when he was known by his given name, Quentin.

I flew in a plane of the Queen's Flight, had a cup of tea in her china and picked up some marvelous gossip from the Plane's Steward.

[woofmarkthedog]

Quentin Slim......Wow

['bout now]

Dave Gilmour once bought me a pint, I did reciprocate. I have had a slash next to Ewan Macgregor and saw his knob. Nowt special!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Well if we've got on to name dropping, I've washed up with Gary Oldman.

[anapau]

my dad taught robert downey jr the oboe

[Andystar]

charliecharlie Wrote:

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> Brendan Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > 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

I never got to see NOFX but I did randomly meet Frenzal Rhomb in an internet cafe..

My friend once got arrested for trying to invade Luxembourg when he was 15- a feat only beaten by Hitler. ( He was actually just playing with a fake gun in a forest )

[Brendan]

They're playing in shepherd's bush next month.

I would highlhy recomend it if you're into sweaty, beer soaked punk shows.

[RosieH]

My best friend's sister's husband's cousin used to be Bungle in Rainbow

[buggie]

I was a guest on Dermot O'Leary's R2 show not long after it started - he's lovely but v cold hands... his show was being slated on the R2 forums at the time and don't think we helped improve it... he doesn't have listener's on now!!

I saw Glenda Jackson once but resisted the urge to go up and tell her how fab she was as Cleopatra (with M&W!) as I was working and it might not have been appropriate!

[ratty]

actually, I have just remembered that I am related in some way to George Formby and my Uncle once built a house with Gilbert O.Sullivan. Oh, and I know Ronnie O'Sullivan's grandfather Mickey and his cousin Michael and his Uncle Paul and Uncle Michael.

[buggie]

.... Oo, and I taught Chris Morris basic life support!

[sanity girl]

I accompanied Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) on a few promotional tours in Italy. She's very nice.

[jumpinjackflash]

i shared a lift with Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan in Geneva, just the 3 of us.. - i think that's pretty damn impressive...

[mockney piers]

I went to uni with Kofi's son, the oil for food scandal one. Though I didn't know who Kofi was a the time, made the connection years later when he appeared on the news.

[charliecharlie]

I went to pick up friend at her dentist's surgery after having a root canal and both John Cleese and Ian Dury were in the waiting room... Cleese was very twitchy and kept crossing and un-crossing his legs whilst flapping the pages of a newspaper very loudly... Dury, as you would expect, was his charming, funny, excentric self...

[giggirl]

I've always had a soft spot for Stephen Fry because he's an utter sweetheart. He has good manners too and I'm an old fashioned girl so that goes a long way with me. Anyway, long story short, I've just received an invitation to next month's Friends for Life Dinner (Terrence Higgins Trust). Stephen hand-writes all the invitations personally. He's a seriously busy guy but he hand-writes dinner invitations! That just makes me love him even more (if that's possible).

I can't make the dinner but I'm still sending a cheque - if SF can give up his time then I can give up my money. Bless him.

I read somewhere (and I've no idea if it's true) that Michael Jackson personally signs all of his cheques in the knowledge that many of the cheques don't get presented for payment because the recipients would rather keep the autograph. Crafty or what? No idea if it's true.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Darling giggirl, I think it would be so rude not to go. To spare your blushes I am willing, at great personal cost, to go and dine with Stephen Fry.

[red devil]

GG, why don't you give your ticket to the highest EDF bidder, proceeds going to the charity...

[jaybee82]

Myself and a mate met Ken Hom at Waterloo station drawing out cash...he's tiny! He also didn't have his wok on him, which I did find a touch disappointing.

[snorky]

giggirl Wrote:

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>

>

> I read somewhere (and I've no idea if it's true)

> that Michael Jackson personally signs all of his

> cheques in the knowledge that many of the cheques

> don't get presented for payment because the

> recipients would rather keep the autograph.

> Crafty or what? No idea if it's true.

Salvador Dali ditto - ' cept he used to do a doodle on the back as well - he used to have huge piss sessions in resturants with a band of flunkeys and always paid by cheque = no-one ever cashed them surprisingly

What would Salo do nowadays with the demise of the cheque? having Dalis Amex slip isnt as romantic or collectable

[HonaloochieB]

Was KH as irritating in real life as he is on telly?