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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: belton rover on August 29, 2020, 07:36:54 pm
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Unashamedly stolen from Viz:
What is your lame to fame?
The lamer, the better.
My favourite one is this:
A college friend of mine reckoned she was the cousin of ex TV personality, Roland Rivron. I pretended to be impressed and made out I knew who he was. Once, he picked us up and took us into town after college. After that, I had to look him up to see if he really was partially famous.
He was!
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I tried a pair of shoes on in a shop in Oxford Street, this was about 40 years ago.
Rod Stewart sat down next to me and did the same.
I nodded at him, he smiled at me.
That's it....
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He mebby thought you had Hot Legs.
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I once stood behind Emlyn Hughes in the queue to put a bet on the Grand National.
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I had a piss stood next to Sean Derry in the Blyth Services toilets
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I once played tennis on a court where Hugh Lloyd had to pass me my ball. It's such a long time ago that many on here won't know who he is. Also once at Doncaster 'new baths' I let Alick Jeffrey pass me to dive off the top stage.
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If we are including Rovers’ lames to fame, Hounslow, when I was a nipper, I lived next door to Glyn Snodin’s girlfriend and future wife. I also went to their wedding reception at Cantley Scout hut, behind the shops. Dennis Peacock gave me 50p for helping behind the bar.
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I was once sat a few rows behind Chris Sutton (who was on commentary duty) at Hampden Park. Best I can do.
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I was once buying a Korg M3R rank mount synth in a music shop in London when a Scottish voice at the side of me said, "Is that a Korg M3R rank mount synth?" I looked round and was astonished to see the questioner was Tom Conti.
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I once helped Ian Brown of Stone Roses fame, fill in a Euro millions lottery card. I was waiting to buy a paper and he was stood in front of me and the shop assistant was struggling to explain it. It was in a newsagents in Holland Park, I worked down the road in Shepherds Bush and I saw him quite frequently, he lived somewhere in the Holland Park area at that time.
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I worked a few times with Bo Derek. Not the famous actress, of course, this one was a bloke from Balby with terrible Body Odour.
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I was asked to be dennis hoppers stand-in, about a 6 week gig but turned it down at the last minute and did something else, never actually met him.
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Being a druid, I attended the Welsh Wiccan festival at Carmarthen Castle in 1997.
Me and my fellow Druids were incanting in a candle lit circle one balmy evening when a slightly portly female druid holding hands with me removed her cowl.
I turned to Mrs Toes (Morgana the Incalcitrant) and said ' F**k me it's Nerys Hughes.'
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I was in titanic hotel same time as Southampton FC when they played Liverpool, shared a lift with Mark Hughes two pints in and somehow resisted saying :going down?'
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I once walked passed Ian Brown of Stone Roses fame again and he gave me a long annoyed stare.
I remember I happened to be clad in particularly scally looking kit, semi flared cord jeans, retro suede trainers, denim shirt. The sort of thing Ian Brown might have worn at the height of his fame... He was wearing a black long sleeve t shirt with a chuffing print of skellington bones on it, like an X Ray, a single black leather glove and black pinstripe suit trousers. How's it come to this I thought and I might have accidently rolled my eyes. I related the story to a friend later, who said he honestly blamed it on all the drugs.
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I sat opposite Ian Snodin in DRI at my ex's prenatal appointment, we nodded and said 'All right' deffo best mates.
Also sat in Donny market place and Sean O'Driscoll walked past with a string bag with cabbages in.
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I once shared the stage singing with the legendary Chris Brown. He was a far better footballer than Karaoke singer.
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I once saw Mario Melchiot having a guided tour of the Imperial War Museum in Manchester.
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I also had a chat with Andy Fairweather Lowe whilst he was scoffing his post gig penne arrabiata, as well as chatting to Albert Lee about Bob Dylan and handled Eric Claptons
Acoustic guitar
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I saw Steve Cauthen naked in the jockeys weighing room at Donny racecourse.
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If anyone's got the DVD of "The Damned United", go to the deleted scenes in Special Features, and then to the heading "Never got it". You'll probably agree that the guy doing a walk-on as Bill Shankly is far too good looking for that part.
12 years later, if you see a guy with a shaven head and gargoyle features in the South Stand, I can assure you it's the same bloke.
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My cricket club were holding a benefit match vs Notts and Richard Hadlee was playing, he had finished playing but New Zealand were touring England so he was guesting for Notts . Notts only had 10 men so I was asked to play for them , so I’m in the changing rooms getting myself sorted and Richard Hadlee walks in and introduces himself to me “Hiya I’m Richard ,thanks for playing for us today “
Every time a new batsman comes out to bat, he’s asking about them, so we end up setting the field between us, I come on to bowl and I’m telling him “ Richard move in a couple yards mate “
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Playing in a Dads v Boys cricket match , bowling to my son and got him caught in the covers by Neil Innes of the Bonzo Dog Dah Band , then I dropped a dolly catch off my next ball !!!!
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I once had a piss beside Stewart Copeland from The Police at Heathrow Airport in the early 80’s. I remember he was laughing at some graffiti on the wall. I also had a pint with the drummer from Spandau Ballet at the Blitz Club in London before they were famous. He was sound but the rest of his band were strutting around like peacocks. My lamest claim to fame was standing behind the bloke who played Fred Gee in Coronation Street while he bought a packet of fags in a newsagents in Burnley.
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I once sat two rows behind the father of Jacob Rees-Mogg at a presentation of Richard II at the Crucible.
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When I was a kid I met actor Jack Howarth who played grumpy old bugger Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street. He was signing autographs in Doncaster town centre. He was a right grumpy old bugger and it was obvious that he was just being himself when he played Albert Tatlock.
There was quite a queue for his signature because many people thought he was the bloke who invented the chastity belt, but they were confusing him with inventor Albert Tw@tlock.
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When I was a kid I met actor Jack Howarth who played grumpy old bugger Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street. He was signing autographs in Doncaster town centre. He was a right grumpy old bugger and it was obvious that he was just being himself when he played Albert Tatlock.
There was quite a queue for his signature because many people thought he was the bloke who invented the chastity belt, but they were confusing him with inventor Albert Tw@tlock.
That happens a lot in acting BB, and is how actors get typecast. In the DLT production of "Rita, Sue, and Bob Too" a few years back, I played the unpleasant, low-life, drunken dad.
I was just being myself.
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I saw Marlon from Emmerdale in the old Borders book shop in Leeds once.
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I met Radio One DJ Peter Powell when I was the laser operator at Camelots in the early '80s.
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Good job you didn’t meet Jimmy Saville.
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Bout 10 years ago at Legoland, helped a woman carry pushchair down stairs. She said thank you and that I was much more use than than her husband who had left her to it. Turned out they were all in queue at next ride and we took great pleasure in beating Toby Young at the fire engine race.
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I very nearly walked straight into Phil Taylor as I was exiting a shop in Düsseldorf airport
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Princess Margaret said good morning to me once, a few years earlier I supped from Prince andrews pint while he was distracted.
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I had a photo with Reg from The Bill in the bar of the Travelodge we were staying at on my stag do. His band were playing in town. My mates wanted him to get me in a headlock but he wouldn't do it.
I also saw Mark E Smith in Paris CDG airport at the departure gate. I left him alone.
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Princess Margaret said good morning to me once, a few years earlier I supped from Prince andrews pint while he was distracted.
I wouldn’t actually brag about sharing anything with Prince Andrews
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I once stood immediately behind John Parrot in a Chinese Takeaway queue and didn't even recognise him until my wife told me afterwards.... :sick:
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I once queued up next to Russell Grant in a KFC in Blackpool. His Rolls Royce was parked outside with his mother in it.
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That reminds me...
When I was about 15 and unfeasibly good looking (Donny wolf will confirm)
I was standing on York station and I saw Saville walking towards me.
At first I thought blimey a star but the way he was staring at me was weird, so I sort of sidled behind one of those pillars they have there.
Creepy.
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I once queued up next to Russell Grant in a KFC in Blackpool. His Rolls Royce was parked outside with his mother in it.
I hope you were in front of him.
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He was in front of me! He bought about three bagfuls of stuff. He must have spent a fortune.
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Princess Margaret said good morning to me once, a few years earlier I supped from Prince andrews pint while he was distracted.
I wouldn’t actually brag about sharing anything with Prince Andrews
Not even Virginia Giuffre?
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A little over 10 years ago I used to work in the Frankie & Benny’s down near the Dome. As well as regular Rovers players visiting I once had the pleasure of serving Paul Chuckle. He was very friendly and talkative until I served him his starter - couldn’t resist saying “to you” as I handed it over. Very quiet after that, although he was still a generous tipper.
Also had a piss next to Teddy Sheringham at a bar in Clapham not so long ago. They used to say the extra yard was in his head but I can confirm it was really somewhere else.
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If anyone's got the DVD of "The Damned United", go to the deleted scenes in Special Features, and then to the heading "Never got it". You'll probably agree that the guy doing a walk-on as Bill Shankly is far too good looking for that part.
12 years later, if you see a guy with a shaven head and gargoyle features in the South Stand, I can assure you it's the same bloke.
Just watched the film again. Is that you walking out at Wembley SS? Snappy dresser.
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If anyone's got the DVD of "The Damned United", go to the deleted scenes in Special Features, and then to the heading "Never got it". You'll probably agree that the guy doing a walk-on as Bill Shankly is far too good looking for that part.
12 years later, if you see a guy with a shaven head and gargoyle features in the South Stand, I can assure you it's the same bloke.
Just watched the film again. Is that you walking out at Wembley SS? Snappy dresser.
Yeah, the costume department had to replicate the gear Shanks wore that day.
No wonder film budgets are so high. Two days filming at Saltergate, and one at Elland Road, to replicate that Wembley match, and all the scenes got deleted. The local amateur footballers, all recruited because they were lookalikes for Leeds and Liverpool players, couldn't hack the football scenes well enough, so the director, Tom Hooper, opted for original news footage instead.
I wasn't complaining. I got paid, and got to work with Michael Sheen and Stephen Graham for 3 days; both of them really nice, humble guys.
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SS.
The Wembley walkout isn't the original. I'm assuming that's you on there? And you as Shankly showing annoyance at the Keegan-Bremner spendings off.
43:50 and 45:50 here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00t61gx/the-damned-united
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Must have been great to work with Michael Sheen. He's a bloody genius actor.
Have you seen "Staged" on BBC? Absolutely superb.
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They shot some of the office scenes at The West Yorkshire main police station in Bradford if I remember right.
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SS.
The Wembley walkout isn't the original. I'm assuming that's you on there? And you as Shankly showing annoyance at the Keegan-Bremner spendings off.
43:50 and 45:50 here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00t61gx/the-damned-united
Well spotted BST, I'd forgotten about those scenes. The first one was at Saltergate, as were all the crowd scenes (involving lots of extras). The second one was at Elland Road, mainly because the old players tunnel was used to replicate the Wembley tunnel.
Incidently, I thought Colm Meaney was excellent as Don Revie.
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Must have been great to work with Michael Sheen. He's a bloody genius actor.
Have you seen "Staged" on BBC? Absolutely superb.
Thanks. I'll check that out.
He was also superb as Kenneth Williams in "Fantabulosa".
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And as David Frost in Frost/Nixon.
Best character actor of our generation.
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He's done a few TV films as Blair which I thought he was good in.