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Post by Shenguin on Sept 23, 2019 12:10:56 GMT
Paddy Ashdown, at a temporary book shop at Wye. My god that man had charisma in person. I would have let him play marry fuck or kill with me for realsies.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 12:28:43 GMT
I met Terry Jones too!
No I didn’t. I met Terry Gilliam. Got them mixed up.
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Post by cobblers on Sept 23, 2019 12:29:50 GMT
Hello. To celebrate finally getting rid of my cold induced barotrauma ear ache I’ve got another, slightly different but equally unpleasant cold. Four stars. A change is as good as a rest.
Twisted Melon chat. I once got completely fucked up with Bez. Nice chap, terrifying associates. Amazing amount of assorted narcotics.
OTTM. Sid Haig has apparently died. The world is now, perhaps, a slightly less terrifying place for coulrophobics. Of course, if you have a phobia of zombie Sid Haigs, you’re shit out of luck.
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Post by sandybahookie on Sept 23, 2019 12:30:56 GMT
America Ferrera, JK Rowling, Barry Manilow, Gerard Butler, Siorse Ronan, Iain Glen, Brian Cox, Paul Bettany have all shopped in my shop. Met most of them but missed Siorse Ronan  I met MIA at a party once, great story. And one of my best friends from high school had a semi decent role in Holby City. Games: Borderlands 3 Lunch: Falafels Years younger than Chumbles: 286 |
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 23, 2019 12:41:18 GMT
That was a great drive by post.
<edit>Would have been perfect with "Saoirse".
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 23, 2019 12:47:50 GMT
Holding a talk while closed seem self defeating. It was ticketed. |
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Post by scubar on Sept 23, 2019 12:50:31 GMT
Saw Johnathan Ross and Jane Goldman in Busch Gardens once, also walked past Willie Nelson outside the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. I even found myself at a Li’l Wayne gig, but I don’t count that.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 23, 2019 13:01:42 GMT
I saw Michael Portillo at Thiepval war cemetery. He was filming for something to do with WW1.
Surprisingly.
I almost walked into Tony Blair at Paddington station back in the late 1990s. I wasn't really concentrating and this man walked past about 3 inches in front of me at great speed. Somewhat startled i realised it was the PM. He only had one security person with him, who didn't seem concerned.
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Post by Faceless on Sept 23, 2019 13:01:52 GMT
I even found myself at a Li’l Wayne gig, but I don’t count that. You're always in the last place you look. |
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Post by mlu035rsc on Sept 23, 2019 13:05:11 GMT
Loads of footballers as well. Mostly WBA & V**** people though as they tend to live fairly nearby Andy Gray in Oddbins Graham Taylor in Waitrose Steve Staunton, Alan Wright and a 3rd V**** player in the pub. Possibly Ian Taylor. Darrent Bent outside the chippie Half the WBA first team in the chippie Tony Pullis outside the Italian next door. He was really friendly. Admittedly I wasn't hissing at him. I'll add Paul McGrath, lived round the corner from my parents. Nigel Spink, same. Staunton can often be found in The Crown Four Oaks, Ricky Otto lived down the road from where I live now, one of the Villa goalies was renting a room in the house next door to my mate Sir of Chubb who used to own Stonehenge. Roy Wood in Mere Green too. You're Streetly / Four Oaks side aren't you Sheep? |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Sept 23, 2019 13:18:49 GMT
I've met Terry Jones too. He called me Steven all evening (which is not my name). I've also stood next to Sandi Toksvig in the queue at the British Library. She is very small.
A couple of years ago when I was in waterstones there was a guy sat there for a book signing with no customers. I accidentally made eye contact and he started loudly asking me if I liked modern Scottish fiction. I sidled away awkwardly. I now realise it must have been Ian Rankin.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Sept 23, 2019 13:22:09 GMT
Oh yeah, one time I almost went to a pool party at the house of Charles and/or Eddie out of 'Charles and Eddie', but didn't in the end.
That was nothing to do with Waterstones though.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 23, 2019 13:28:35 GMT
Yes. Most of these people were around Mere Green. Waitrose at Mere Green is a good spot for local celeb spotting. Tony Pullis gave a plug to the local coffee shop on Radio 5 one day.
Staunton, Wright +1 were in the Halfway House (RIP) in the mid to late 90s.
I've seen Andy Townshend and Fabian Delph around as well.
I've met loads of Blues players as well, but that is a consequence of going to loads of games. Most of them are pretty friendly. Kevin Francis at Highbury was probably the best, gave my mum a big hug. Fortunately he had a seat somewhere behind us, not in front.
Yes I have been to away games with my mum. Usually my dad goes as well, but it has not always been the case.
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Post by amipal on Sept 23, 2019 13:38:55 GMT
Holidayblog - since our holiday in Austria next year has been cancelled, we're chucking the cash at one in the Scilly Isles instead. Accommodation booked, and now moving onto ferries etc. Thomas Cooked it? No. Inghams as it happens. But the BA flights were very low-demand, so they got scrubbed. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 23, 2019 13:47:26 GMT
The ferry ride to the Scillies can be pretty choppy. I've not been. Well only in utero. Apparently almost everyone was sick on the boat across.
I believe the whirligig from Penzance is more popular.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 23, 2019 13:52:49 GMT
Biggest repatriation effort since Dunkirk.
Thomas Cook has Brexited early.
Amipal must be immensely proud and full mast.
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 23, 2019 14:07:52 GMT
I'm trying to get out of Jury Service this week. I'm happy enough to do it but it's my mates mum's funeral on Fri. The case starts on Wed. It's only Sheriff court though. Fuckers won't answer the phone so I've emailed.
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Post by cobblers on Sept 23, 2019 14:13:15 GMT
I'm trying to get out of Jury Service this week. I'm happy enough to do it but it's my mates mum's funeral on Fri. The case starts on Wed. It's only Sheriff court though. Fuckers won't answer the phone so I've emailed. just turn up drunk wearing an england footy shirt and you’ll get the boot in seconds. Plus you’ll be drunk. Win win. Apart from the shirt. |
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Post by scubar on Sept 23, 2019 14:14:32 GMT
The ferry ride to the Scillies can be pretty choppy. I've not been. Well only in utero. Apparently almost everyone was sick on the boat across. I believe the whirligig from Penzance is more popular. Helicopter hasn’t been going for at least 5 years now, it’s either ferry or plane. The ferry crossing is awful though. |
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Post by amipal on Sept 23, 2019 14:15:31 GMT
The ferry ride to the Scillies can be pretty choppy. I've not been. Well only in utero. Apparently almost everyone was sick on the boat across. I believe the whirligig from Penzance is more popular. I doubt I'd convince my partner that we need to go by helicopter. She's got enough climate-crisis-anguish as it is. No, the boat will do. We shall find our sea-legs. Maybe amongst all the sick washing the decks. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 23, 2019 14:16:29 GMT
The ferry ride to the Scillies can be pretty choppy. I've not been. Well only in utero. Apparently almost everyone was sick on the boat across. I believe the whirligig from Penzance is more popular. Helicopter hasn’t been going for at least 5 years now, it’s either ferry or plane. The ferry crossing is awful though. The whirligig is reinstated from March 2020. Also there was a service up until November 2018. It is almost like having the internet lets me know more about the South- West than any wurzel does. |
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Post by Faceless on Sept 23, 2019 14:22:49 GMT
I was sea sick onto a dolphin once.
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Post by Shenguin on Sept 23, 2019 14:41:06 GMT
It's a niche film, but I saw it once. Didn't realise that was you acting in it Faceless.
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 23, 2019 14:54:53 GMT
He wasn't acting
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Post by Faceless on Sept 23, 2019 14:59:47 GMT
I don't get it.
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