Starstruck?

Gooner Girl · Post by **Gooner Girl** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:43 pm

Just wondered if anyone had ever met anyone really famous?! (Bolton players don't count

)

I went out with a friend this afternoon to the local NT property which happens to house the millenium seed bank (as exciting as it sounds) and walked right past David Attenborough who was filming a tv programme there for channel 4. I have no major claims to fame (other then meeting the Arsenal team in 1997) - the Archbishop of Canterbury squeezed my glow worm when i was about 8 and i met a pop band (including baby spices now husband) back when i was a teenager but that i think is about it...

Am sure some of you can do wayyy better then me...

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:53 pm

Gooner Girl wrote:Just wondered if anyone had ever met anyone really famous?! (Bolton players don't count )

I went out with a friend this afternoon to the local NT property which happens to house the millenium seed bank (as exciting as it sounds) and walked right past David Attenborough who was filming a tv programme there for channel 4. I have no major claims to fame (other then meeting the Arsenal team in 1997) - the Archbishop of Canterbury squeezed my glow worm when i was about 8 and i met a pop band (including baby spices now husband) back when i was a teenager but that i think is about it...

Am sure some of you can do wayyy better then me...

I thought you wus a gurl???

Gooner Girl · Post by **Gooner Girl** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:33 pm

Hoboh wrote:
Gooner Girl wrote:Just wondered if anyone had ever met anyone really famous?! (Bolton players don't count )

I went out with a friend this afternoon to the local NT property which happens to house the millenium seed bank (as exciting as it sounds) and walked right past David Attenborough who was filming a tv programme there for channel 4. I have no major claims to fame (other then meeting the Arsenal team in 1997) - the Archbishop of Canterbury squeezed my glow worm when i was about 8 and i met a pop band (including baby spices now husband) back when i was a teenager but that i think is about it...

Am sure some of you can do wayyy better then me...

I thought you wus a gurl???

I am, its just you thinking naughty thoughts.

I MEANT one of these

Glo Worm was a stuffed worm that glowed in the dark when you squeezed it. It even came with its own nightcap ready for bedtime. Glo Worm was THE hot toy in 1982 and sold out almost immediately at Christmas. With the success of huggable worm that glowed, a line of story books, night lights, videos, and other merchandise followed. In 1986 a line of hard plastic toys was released featuring Glo Worm and his many friends including: Glo Snugbug, Glo Snail, Glo Doodlebug, Glo Bug, Glo Grannybug, Glo Clutterbug, Glo Bashfulbug, Glo Butterfly, Glo Bopbug, Glo Cricket, Glo Skunkbug, Glo Bookbug, Glo Nuttybug, Glo Sniffle Snail, Glo Firefly, Glo Hopper, Glo Spider, Glo Bopbug, Glo Flutterbug and Glo Turtle. Each Glo Friend came with an info card and a mini sleeping bag that had button holes at the top and bottom. Thus you could wear/carry your Glo Friends with you wherever you went.

I had one of the big ones at the back

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:43 pm

Hoboh wrote:
Gooner Girl wrote:Just wondered if anyone had ever met anyone really famous?! (Bolton players don't count )

I went out with a friend this afternoon to the local NT property which happens to house the millenium seed bank (as exciting as it sounds) and walked right past David Attenborough who was filming a tv programme there for channel 4. I have no major claims to fame (other then meeting the Arsenal team in 1997) - the Archbishop of Canterbury squeezed my glow worm when i was about 8 and i met a pop band (including baby spices now husband) back when i was a teenager but that i think is about it...

Am sure some of you can do wayyy better then me...

I thought you wus a gurl???

Very childish and immature. I'm still laughing.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:45 pm

I walked past Alistair Campbell outside King's Cross last year. We exchanged knowing glances. I don't know what about though.

Last week I walked past Boris Johnson and his entourage at Waterloo, carrying a suspiciously large amount of track-cabling.

When I was about 11 I played in a curtain-raiser rugby league match at the reebok before the GB v NZ test (think it was 97 or 98). Met Andy Farrell there. Fooking monster. Coincidentally, ten years later at uni I was in the gym on the cross-trainer and he was next to me, along with the majority of the England Rugby squad (they used to train at Bath before six nations games). Andy Sheridan walked past me with blood all over him. I asked if he was alright. He said yes. I then scurried off in fear of being eaten alive.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:50 pm

Not me, but the missus played Hockey against Emma Watson, and my house mate from last year spent a few years in the Ivory Coast growing up, played football against Yaya Toure.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:37 pm

Have a couple that stick out. One you'll appreciate.

Firstly, met the Travis guitarist at an aftershow party for the band and promptly announced that he "makes me piss" when he's onstage, such was my apparent amusement at his onstage posturing with the guitar.

Another, saw the lead singer of the band Hot Hot Heat outside Liquid Rooms Edinburgh and got him to sign a CD cover. Cue idle chatter about his experience at Leeds/Reading which he'd been before. Then he looks at my missus who looked nonplussed and said "can I have my pen back?"

Lastly, your place few seasons back. Nico puts us one up. Your lot got 2-1 up. Shites. I'm in corporate quaffing free booze and steak (it's called quaffing in London, I believe) and one of yon men Arsenal players handballs it right in front of my eyes. "IT'S A PENALTY" I yells, forgetting myself and the fact I'm in the middle of Gooners, including Gooner legend McClintoch opposite the aisle. I think he agreed (who couldn't, it was fecking blatant) but still tutted and shook his head.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:37 pm

Since BW players don't count I won't mention saying hello to Nat when he was a player. He said the same and that was about it. I was at school with tennis players Mark Cox (not SOTWA) and Jim Tattersal, golfers Malcolm Gregson and Brian Barnes, and trainer Ian Balding. None of these may be famous now but they had some notoriety once. Over here I met Leonard Cohen a few times and countless hockey players none but Seanworth would know including Bobby Hull during a long session in a tavern. On the political side I was introduced to Nelson Mandela (really nice chap) and had dinner with Mary Robinson (when she was UNHCHR and got an honorary degree - ditto Noam Chomsky). This year we gave one to William Shatner so I schmoozed around him for a while.

Looking back on it all, I generally prefer to spend time with people who are not famous.

Gooner Girl · Post by **Gooner Girl** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:49 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
Looking back on it all, I generally prefer to spend time with people who are not famous.

I'll be right over then - could do with a holiday

Gooner Girl · Post by **Gooner Girl** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:50 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:
Lastly, your place few seasons back. Nico puts us one up. Your lot got 2-1 up. Shites. I'm in corporate quaffing free booze and steak (it's called quaffing in London, I believe) and one of yon men Arsenal players handballs it right in front of my eyes. "IT'S A PENALTY" I yells, forgetting myself and the fact I'm in the middle of Gooners, including Gooner legend McClintoch opposite the aisle. I think he agreed (who couldn't, it was fecking blatant) but still tutted and shook his head.

Yeah thats quite impressive! He's a legend!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:15 pm

Went to a few parties at Franny Lee's, met Rod Thomas, Rodney Marsh, Mike Summerbee and Dave Mckay . Played golf with Eddie Hopkinson a couple of times and worked with Freddie Hill and Mike Summerbee for a while at Lee's paper mill.. Been in Tony Berry's ( Houghton Weavers)company a few times in Howfen. He'd think nothing of bursting into song at the Red Lion bar. Met guitarist Juan Martin after a concert, got his autograph and talked with him a bit, charming fella. Once got Tatum On'Neil's autograph for my daughter up at Camelot at Charnock Richards (they were shooting the film Midnight Velvet up there). Got Frank Worthy to sign a programme at a gents evening and had a chat( still got that somewhere). Also ,as a young school kid got autos of the West Indies cricket legends Ramadin and Valentine up at Heaton. Was pretty speechless. ( so popular they wrote a calypso about them) Wish I had them now.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:50 pm

Loads and loads of people who I won't bore you with, although I did get to meet the cast of Harry Potter in November and they are all incredibly pleasant (and one of 'em's dead fit too, which is nice

). All a bit wasted on me really though as I've never seen a single minute of Harry Potter.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:07 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Loads and loads of people who I won't bore you with, although I did get to meet the cast of Harry Potter in November and they are all incredibly pleasant (and one of 'em's dead fit too, which is nice ).

presumably you mean Emma Watson?

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:15 pm

I had an argument with Gabby (then) Yorath about opening a fire exit for her to leave a restaurant from a few years back. She lost.

She won't remember the incident though, as she was f*cking smashed.

I've met a few celebs tbh, its part of the gig.

I've also met Ramon Vega.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:21 pm

I had a wee in a public toilet. Fred Dibnah was two urinals away.....

end of thread!

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:24 pm

Recently?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:30 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:Recently?

it was before he died.... probably about 25years ago!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:36 pm

thebish wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:Recently?
it was before he died.... probably about 25years ago!

Gee, for a minute there you had the prospect of a totally rivited audience bish.

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:35 pm

Paul Rodgers, my very, very favorite singer.

I was in Ronnie Scotts several years ago. The conversation turned to "favorite singers" & I stated hat there was no better than Mr Rodgers. At which point a guy leant back & pointed to a bloke 2 tables away & said "you mean THIS Paul Rodgers ?"

He later got dragged over & we "spoke" for a few minutes, tho in truth I rambled as he smiled & nodded.

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:41 pm

I met Kevin Costner and Robert Kennedy Jr in an airport cafe in Santiago. Had a chat with them about the project they were promoting.

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