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  • Dippenhall
    Dippenhall Posts: 3,929
    Walking down the Kings Road me and my mate were photographed and recruited as extras in Clockwork Orange for £20. He went but I couldn’t get the 2 weeks off work.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,405
    Dippenhall said:
    Walking down the Kings Road me and my mate were photographed and recruited as extras in Clockwork Orange for £20. He went but I couldn’t get the 2 weeks off work.
    I was an extra in Sid and Nancy. Had a chat with Gary Oldman - I didn't realise the "extras etiquette" and he didn't mind at all, he was very nice. 
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    Jim Davidson came to my Christening. 
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,602
    BertieB said:
    My best mate punched Des Lynam at Epsom races
    Mistaken identity? 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,816
    Simonsen said:
    BertieB said:
    My best mate punched Des Lynam at Epsom races
    Mistaken identity? 
    No, it was definitely his best mate
  • BertieB
    BertieB Posts: 872
    Simonsen said:
    BertieB said:
    My best mate punched Des Lynam at Epsom races
    Mistaken identity? 
    I've been deliberately misleading there for comic effect. We were walking through the concourse and I asked my mate how long we had till the next race. He did that thing were you flick your arm out to pull your sleeve down and reveal your watch and he inadvertently clocked poor Des across the chops as he was walking past. He took it well tbf, both the dig and the unintended nature of it for which my mate apologised profusely
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,336
    edited October 2025
    My Dad rented a flat to Frank Sinatra's UK based PA. My Uncle taught Amy Whitehouse how to sing. Dickie Guy helped my girlfriend and I move into our flat. An ex Charlton Chairman rings my dad up to chat football / Charlton quite regularly. I frequent a bar in Spain when i'm there that Andy Nelson drinks and watches football in - we've chatted. Lennie Lawrence was in my garden handing out awards a few years back. My Dad was offered the academy job at Charlton years back but asked my football manager to do it who accepted and ran it for 30 years. He would have been Swisdom's coach when saving Lee Bowyer etc's penalties. I left the team that season and was was replaced by Gordon Watson, Scott Minto and Damian Matthew  :D. a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk and another one's great grandfather was best friends with Winston Churchill and Lord of the Admiralty. That'll do for now.       
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    DOUCHER said:
    a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk     
    I defy anyone to come up with something better than this 😄
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,174
    SuedeAdidas said:
    DOUCHER said:
    a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk     
    I defy anyone to come up with something better than this 😄
    I call bullshit. Giraffes don't even have opposable thumbs, so how would they hold the equipment ?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    MrOneLung said:
    SuedeAdidas said:
    DOUCHER said:
    a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk     
    I defy anyone to come up with something better than this 😄
    I call bullshit. Giraffes don't even have opposable thumbs, so how would they hold the equipment ?
    You need to wind your neck in mate. 

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  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 1,010
    At school (Forest Hill Boys), was taught by Roy Dwight (Elton's cousin).
    Famously scored for Forest in the 1959 Cup Final and then got stretchered off with a broken leg.
    Was a lovely guy.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,011
    I'm in the Terry pratchett map and directory for 'Ankh morpork' as 'Cashman & shine', oil and colour merchants. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,376
    DOUCHER said:
    My Dad rented a flat to Frank Sinatra's UK based PA. My Uncle taught Amy Whitehouse how to sing. Dickie Guy helped my girlfriend and I move into our flat. An ex Charlton Chairman rings my dad up to chat football / Charlton quite regularly. I frequent a bar in Spain when i'm there that Andy Nelson drinks and watches football in - we've chatted. Lennie Lawrence was in my garden handing out awards a few years back. My Dad was offered the academy job at Charlton years back but asked my football manager to do it who accepted and ran it for 30 years. He would have been Swisdom's coach when saving Lee Bowyer etc's penalties. I left the team that season and was was replaced by Gordon Watson, Scott Minto and Damian Matthew  :D. a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk and another one's great grandfather was best friends with Winston Churchill and Lord of the Admiralty. That'll do for now.       
    I was with you up 'til then, but that's too much of a tall story 😉.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,063
    I knew someone that met Hitler.
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,204
    shine166 said:
    I'm in the Terry pratchett map and directory for 'Ankh morpork' as 'Cashman & shine', oil and colour merchants. 
    What's the story behind that gem, Shine?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,391
    CaptainRobbo said:
    At school (Forest Hill Boys), was taught by Roy Dwight (Elton's cousin).
    Famously scored for Forest in the 1959 Cup Final and then got stretchered off with a broken leg.
    Was a lovely guy.
    I was there at that time.
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,643
    DOUCHER said:
    My Dad rented a flat to Frank Sinatra's UK based PA. My Uncle taught Amy Whitehouse how to sing. Dickie Guy helped my girlfriend and I move into our flat. An ex Charlton Chairman rings my dad up to chat football / Charlton quite regularly. I frequent a bar in Spain when i'm there that Andy Nelson drinks and watches football in - we've chatted. Lennie Lawrence was in my garden handing out awards a few years back. My Dad was offered the academy job at Charlton years back but asked my football manager to do it who accepted and ran it for 30 years. He would have been Swisdom's coach when saving Lee Bowyer etc's penalties. I left the team that season and was was replaced by Gordon Watson, Scott Minto and Damian Matthew  :D. a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk and another one's great grandfather was best friends with Winston Churchill and Lord of the Admiralty. That'll do for now.       
    Andy Nelson turned 90 this year - impressive - how is he doing these days, is he fit and well ?

    Loved watching his Charlton sides, until it all went to poo of course 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,486
    I was in the audience of the very first Question Time in 1979 (school trip).

    My question was not read out though.

    "Sir Robin, does the panel think Charlton will ever beat Millwall?"
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,474
    MrOneLung said:
    SuedeAdidas said:
    DOUCHER said:
    a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk     
    I defy anyone to come up with something better than this 😄
    I call bullshit. Giraffes don't even have opposable thumbs, so how would they hold the equipment ?
    Also, think how high the chair would need to go. 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,011
    WHAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    I'm in the Terry pratchett map and directory for 'Ankh morpork' as 'Cashman & shine', oil and colour merchants. 
    What's the story behind that gem, Shine?
    A friend of mine from college ended up working for TP and making a lot of the Artwork.



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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    soapy_jones said:
    I was in the audience of the very first Question Time in 1979 (school trip).

    My question was not read out though.

    "Sir Robin, does the panel think Charlton will ever beat Millwall?"
    That Q would work better on Call my Bluff or Would I Lie to You. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,262
    SuedeAdidas said:
    soapy_jones said:
    I was in the audience of the very first Question Time in 1979 (school trip).

    My question was not read out though.

    "Sir Robin, does the panel think Charlton will ever beat Millwall?"
    That Q would work better on Call my Bluff or Would I Lie to You. 
    Sir Robin would said, you beat them 11 months ago, what else do you want?
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,336
    Lordflashheart said:
    DOUCHER said:
    My Dad rented a flat to Frank Sinatra's UK based PA. My Uncle taught Amy Whitehouse how to sing. Dickie Guy helped my girlfriend and I move into our flat. An ex Charlton Chairman rings my dad up to chat football / Charlton quite regularly. I frequent a bar in Spain when i'm there that Andy Nelson drinks and watches football in - we've chatted. Lennie Lawrence was in my garden handing out awards a few years back. My Dad was offered the academy job at Charlton years back but asked my football manager to do it who accepted and ran it for 30 years. He would have been Swisdom's coach when saving Lee Bowyer etc's penalties. I left the team that season and was was replaced by Gordon Watson, Scott Minto and Damian Matthew  :D. a girl i work with friends dad is the only giraffe dentist in the uk and another one's great grandfather was best friends with Winston Churchill and Lord of the Admiralty. That'll do for now.       
    Andy Nelson turned 90 this year - impressive - how is he doing these days, is he fit and well ?

    Loved watching his Charlton sides, until it all went to poo of course 
    last time i spoke to him was about 3 years ago - he was ok - drinking beer, watching football - sitting on his own whenever i've seen him - the bar was shut when i was out there last year but has since re opened i've been told - i was introduced by regulars in the bar who i'd been chatting with and were aware we were Charlton fans   
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,540
    The daughter of a previous boss of mine, is Nat Sciver-Brunt
  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,432
    Dave Berry turned up a pair of my trousers (got little legs) when he worked at Bullfrog's in Greenwich..
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,656
    very tenuous, I shook the hand of the man who gave Paul McCartney regular massages.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,262
    Kap10 said:
    very tenuous, I shook the hand of the man who gave Paul McCartney regular massages.
    Did you want to hold his hand?
  • church-lane
    church-lane Posts: 948
    Kap10 said:
    very tenuous, I shook the hand of the man who gave Paul McCartney regular massages.
    Same hand that sorted out Sir Paul's "happy endings" yeuch!
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 1,010
    edited October 2025
    iaitch said:
    CaptainRobbo said:
    At school (Forest Hill Boys), was taught by Roy Dwight (Elton's cousin).
    Famously scored for Forest in the 1959 Cup Final and then got stretchered off with a broken leg.
    Was a lovely guy.
    I was there at that time.
    I was in Harvey, 1981-86
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,095
    CaptainRobbo said:
    iaitch said:
    CaptainRobbo said:
    At school (Forest Hill Boys), was taught by Roy Dwight (Elton's cousin).
    Famously scored for Forest in the 1959 Cup Final and then got stretchered off with a broken leg.
    Was a lovely guy.
    I was there at that time.
    I was in Harvey, 1981-86
    Poor old Harvey

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