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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I knew a bloke who I used to work with who left to join the police.
    He packed in the police and returned, but he told me he gave a parking ticket to a remonstrating Paul McCartney outside Billy Vees in Lee High Road.
  • I've met:

    Sean Lock - scared him shitless in a boozer in Chelsea as i had him pinned to the wall talking bollocks whilst quite drunk
    Kevin Rowlands - Annoyed him drunk at a Boys Own do. he looked quite wary of me.
    Tom Baker - told me to fuck off in Soho
    Alan Mcgee - Thanked him for Noel and Liam
    Terry Hall - met him on a train to Manchester  - he was off to see Utd - it was just before the Specials reformed gigs and he let me sit with him and chew the fat for 10 minutes. Amazing chap he really was
    Jerry Dammers - met him a the reissued Dance Craze film at the IMAX BFI a year or so ago - he approached me believe or not and said "i know you off the telly" - :) i reckon he thought i was Bill Bailey (its been mentioned)
    All of The Inbetweeners lads - of which Joe Thomas was my favourite - James Buckley came across as a bit of a tit - he was probably having a bad day.
    Greg Davies - only said hello as we were "on set" at the time
    Jarvis Cocker - we annoyed him and my mate tried to nick his glasses at a Massive Attack gig years ago
    Sean Pertwee - we shared a few minutes in the smoking bit outside a Specials gig in Brixton - i managed to say to him "Don't mack me off like a two bob" - which actually made him laugh.
    One of my heroes that most of you wont know - NIK TURNER from Hawkwind - met him and his family in Goa and Rajastan in India in about 93 - spent days with him before i told him i knew who he was  - absolute gent and his girls were cuties
    Spider from Coronation Street - we got him mangled on Mud at a Faith/Boys Own do  - poor fella had no idea what was going on.
      
            

    Quite the list that, you've almost met as many famous people as Acworth.


  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 8,052
    edited March 2025
    seth plum said:
    I knew a bloke who I used to work with who left to join the police.
    He packed in the police and returned, but he told me he gave a parking ticket to a remonstrating Paul McCartney outside Billy Vees in Lee High Road.
    I saw Martin Pringle in Billy Vee once. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,143
    seth plum said:
    I knew a bloke who I used to work with who left to join the police.
    He packed in the police and returned, but he told me he gave a parking ticket to a remonstrating Paul McCartney outside Billy Vees in Lee High Road.
    I saw Martin Pringle in Billy Vee once. 

  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    IdleHans said:
    andipandi said:
    Linda McCartney, back in 79, I was an apprentice electrician, she wanders into her (farmhouse) kitchen, makes us a cup of tea, has a chat, wanders off.  I wasn't even aware we were working at their gaff. She was down to earth, no airs and graces. 

    Paul McCartney was often to be found, at the local Jempsons shop, asking people whether they wanted his autograph.


    Paul's the talented one in the kitchen, she just stands at the back banging the pans

    ...out of time.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,132
    andipandi said:
    Linda McCartney, back in 79, I was an apprentice electrician, she wanders into her (farmhouse) kitchen, makes us a cup of tea, has a chat, wanders off.  I wasn't even aware we were working at their gaff. She was down to earth, no airs and graces. 

    Paul McCartney was often to be found, at the local Jempsons shop, asking people whether they wanted his autograph.


    They have a gaff near Rye dont they?
    I'd not have thought they'd fancy Peckham.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 10,291
    edited March 2025
    Apart from some Charlton players like Steve Mackensie and Mark Kinsella who I remember talking to, I said hello to Robert Smith of The Cure in a lift, and the lead singer of Kent backstage on my way to the toilet. I said to him ’bloody brilliant’ and he replied ’thanks.’
    Edit: I also had quite a long conversation with the lead singer of Here We Go Magic in the street outside after a gig.


  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,805
    andipandi said:
    Linda McCartney, back in 79, I was an apprentice electrician, she wanders into her (farmhouse) kitchen, makes us a cup of tea, has a chat, wanders off.  I wasn't even aware we were working at their gaff. She was down to earth, no airs and graces. 

    Paul McCartney was often to be found, at the local Jempsons shop, asking people whether they wanted his autograph.


    They have a gaff near Rye dont they?
    They have a farm, supposedly he treats his staff to free Glasto tickets. 
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,688
    edited March 2025
    Kissed a sweaty Michelle Gayle once. Best one and a half seconds of her life. 
    Met countless bands (used to work in a nightclub and one of the jobs was doing the rider for the bands when they played gigs). Most famous probably Green Day (literally a month after Dookie came out - three months later they'd sold about 3 million albums - sound lads, all three of them) 
    Ronnie Corbett (worked in a garden centre as a teen - he used to go in there, and was a proper c**t).
    Ol Sausage Fingers Prince (King) Charles when I was 4 (he came to Deptford and our whole nursery class got to meet him).

  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,530
    Hal1x said:
    Hal1x said:
    Christina Hendricks
    Margaret Thatcher
    Paris Hilton
    Jacinta Arden
    Thora Hird
    Rihana
    Lada Gaga
    Florence Nightingale
    Barbara Cartland
    Katie Price
    Lassie
    Juliet Capulet...
    ...and many more but a gentlemen never discusses the who and what of his bedroom
    so its true about you and Lassie then!
    She was not as good a girl as everybody thought !
    especially as all 9 Lassies were boys!
    They hid that well, good job the dogs had long hair
    That wasn’t a tail tucked between her legs

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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 8,052

    Ronnie Corbett (worked in a garden centre as a teen - he used to go in there, and was a proper c**t).

    Language Timothy………
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,132

    Ronnie Corbett (worked in a garden centre as a teen - he used to go in there, and was a proper c**t).

    Language Timothy………
    Was probably mistaken as a gnome.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,766
    When i lived in Rye i met Linda Macartney a couple of times and she was very friendly.
    I managed a leisure centre where Spike Milligan was a member. He was a miserable old so and so but his wife Sheila was lovely.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,329
    Curbs was sat behind me on my flight to Cancún yesterday.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 5,031
    Curbs was sat behind me on my flight to Cancún yesterday.
    I am in Cancun too..what hotel? 
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,530
    When i lived in Rye i met Linda Macartney a couple of times and she was very friendly.
    I managed a leisure centre where Spike Milligan was a member. He was a miserable old so and so but his wife Sheila was lovely.
    I'm terrible with lyrics and for a long time i thought the Beatles song was "Ticket to Rye" . Nice to know that a place actually exists by that name and that Paul McCartney lived there no less. For a brief moment it has made me feel less of an idiot than i am.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,766
    My dentist used to have his own practice in Wimpole Street, London.  When the Beatles moved to London, Paul McCartney lodged with the Asher’s down the road, Paul going out with Jane Asher at the time.  While there McCartney and Lennon wrote I Wanna Hold your Hand and McCartney wrote the music for Yesterday.  John Taylor Smith is an excellent dentist by the way.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,456
    When i lived in Rye i met Linda Macartney a couple of times and she was very friendly.
    I managed a leisure centre where Spike Milligan was a member. He was a miserable old so and so but his wife Sheila was lovely.
    I'm terrible with lyrics and for a long time i thought the Beatles song was "Ticket to Rye" . Nice to know that a place actually exists by that name and that Paul McCartney lived there no less. For a brief moment it has made me feel less of an idiot than i am.
    Understandable mistake, Kiwi, but it's actually Ticket to Ryde, which is a small town on the Isle of Wight. You're welcome.
     ;) 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,073
    Simon Le Bon (and Yasmin) were on the same flight as me yesterday, from Florence to London City. Indeed I followed them through security at Florence airport, and saw Simon being briefly searched   :D

    I never spoke to him, but he was happy to pose for a photo with one of the airport workers at City, and was friendly. Both looked good for their ages.

  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,132
    Simon Le Bon (and Yasmin) were on the same flight as me yesterday, from Florence to London City. Indeed I followed them through security at Florence airport, and saw Simon being briefly searched   :D

    I never spoke to him, but he was happy to pose for a photo with one of the airport workers at City, and was friendly. Both looked good for their ages.


    Whilst being searched I imagine what came up was 'please please tell me now, is there something I should know?'

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  • Photollery
    Photollery Posts: 133
    I’ve met quite a few over the years, the best was Alice Cooper though. 
    My mate wanted to get his wife a surprise, so we went into Victoria Secrets in Vegas (around 2003/4) so he could buy her something. I said I’d wait over there with that guy, pointing to the back of someone. It was Alice Cooper and Sheryl was there for ages choosing. Had a really good chat, such a good bloke and nothing like I expected. 


  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,313
    Haha...I first read that as your mate was trying to get Alice Coopers missus some underwear...thought it read a bit odd!
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,479
    I have been very fortunate that in my 72 years I have met a fairly lengthy list of household names, but probably the most bizarre was when I found myself sat next to Charlton Heston.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,143
    I have been very fortunate that in my 72 years I have met a fairly lengthy list of household names, but probably the most bizarre was when I found myself sat next to Charlton Heston.
    Not Charlton Athletic?
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,331
    I met the king of the CL innuendo on Friday night.

    Mr @DaveMehmet esq and he lived up to his billing :)
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,390
    JohnBoyUK said:
    I met the king of the CL inyourendo on Friday night.

    Mr @DaveMehmet esq and he lived up to his billing :)

  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,479
    I have been very fortunate that in my 72 years I have met a fairly lengthy list of household names, but probably the most bizarre was when I found myself sat next to Charlton Heston.
    Was he a fan.? And was he at the 7-6 Huddersfield game..?
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,612
    JohnBoyUK said:
    I met the king of the CL innuendo on Friday night.

    Mr @DaveMehmet esq and he lived up to his billing :)
    I meant to say hello to you, we have been in one anothers company a couple of times and I mean this with love and respect. You are a third of the man you were last time I saw you (wheatsheaf after tottenham away maybe 2011) good on you man. Anyway, didn't want to weird you out so went and had a cuddle with davemehmet instead and can confirm he was all man 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,143
    Carter said:
    JohnBoyUK said:
    I met the king of the CL innuendo on Friday night.

    Mr @DaveMehmet esq and he lived up to his billing :)
    I meant to say hello to you, we have been in one anothers company a couple of times and I mean this with love and respect. You are a third of the man you were last time I saw you (wheatsheaf after tottenham away maybe 2011) good on you man. Anyway, didn't want to weird you out so went and had a cuddle with davemehmet instead and can confirm he was all man 
    Was good to see you again mate, although unlike JohnBoy, I’m probably double the fucking size I was when I last saw you!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,143
    JohnBoyUK said:
    I met the king of the CL innuendo on Friday night.

    Mr @DaveMehmet esq and he lived up to his billing :)
    Was good to meet you mate