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What’S Your Claim To Fame?

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vernonk | 21:57 Thu 03rd May 2018 | Film, Media & TV
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What’s your claim to fame? I don’t just mean getting a selfie with a celeb, or their autograph. Maybe you lived next door to a star, dated one, cut their hair, served them in a shop, were an extra in a movie or pop video, inspired a hit song....you get the picture
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Once got drunk with Tom Jones, George Benson and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Met Lofty from Eastenders and he made me an Earl Grey Tea.

Had a fair few conversations with Dwight York as he uses to frequent the same club as me.

I used to hang out a lot with Ellie Goulding at her Godfather's house as he was a close friend of mine. She was trying to break into the music industry at the time.
wish I'd been there getting drunk nom..3 favourite acts of mine....
Cyprus, Minty. Many moons ago.

Sir Philip "Shifty" Green was having a huge birthday party and there were loads of celebs there. Those I mentioned were staying at our hotel.
Sir Tom's STILL got "it" !
Minty - my cousin was married to Duke D'mond of the Barron Knights
'twas one of the Daves... never did know his surname ! lol...
I've met the Duke of Edinburgh.

Had a conversation with the President of Malta, Edward Fenech Adami.

Hey Ozzy - Odd socks I hope
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Lester Piggott walked into me at a racecourse, and bounced back. Hugh Grant asked me where I’d bought the double breasted suit I was wearing. Rick Parfitt begged me for the denim shirt I had on so he could wear it on stage. And I once told Clare Grogan I fancied her
lol..Clare Grogan used to perform at the local place here..clouds... forgot meeting her and I went out with one of the original Rollers, before they were famous..he went onto Bilbo Baggins....
I've had a few drinks with Jet Harris from The Shadows. Lovely man, sadly no longer with us.
ahh...didn't Cliff have a thing with his wife ?
Ooh, didn't know about that. Must ask OH. He used to hang around with them all in the 60s.
My sister's school's next door neighbour was Dave Hill from Slade.
Interviews BBC1 news. Radio4 news and world service programme all about protesting about Poll Tax.
Never wore jeans or bought a scratch card does that count .
Oh and I was in a Tiswas bucket of water song video, around a fountain in Birmingham.
I was invited to a party with the Krankies, but was too shy to go. Apparently they are wee devils....;)
hoppy..link ??

would like to see Andy's list as he has hob-nobbed with so many big names as a music journo...
Met Prince C and Di, met a number of them such as Fergie, the Queen Mum (several times with her),
Met Thatch and quite a lot of Govt ministers (a lot out in China as well as the Brown Suit Ambassador famous for bonking the headmistress of St Pauls in the FO, the News of the World headlining "Our Man in Beijing caught in hot won ton soup."

Met Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Arnie Palmer
Met several pop stars from the 70s as I used to book bands at Uni, inc Genesis on their tour after Peter Gabriel left.
Travelled in a taxi with Eartha Kitt and her daughter
Met a number of famous folk like David Tang, Alistair Burnett, Peter Langan, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, etc etc through travel and work mainly - and introductions.

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