Small Claims Court

**NIN** · April 2nd, 2014, 11:09 PM

Claims To Fame

I believe i've been lucky to have met a lot of my Icons & personal heroes

, musicians, TV personalities, people in the public eye

however, my Father used to be a chauffeur & can easily put me to shame.
Which makes for an intriguing thread idea, everybody's met someone famous

but the more tenuous tales are often more entertaining than an ask for an autograph, a brief chat or to shamelessly ask to take a piccie with...

so , who have you met from celebrity life, what character in the public eye can you regale a tail about?

Where there's Fame , There's a claim !
(to fame)

creds to Sean Keavney for the thread idea

**pharoahegypt** · April 3rd, 2014, 12:02 AM

If I told you.....

then I'd have to kill you.........

**billybunter** · April 3rd, 2014, 10:08 AM

I have got pissed with Shane McGowan

Met Paul Weller in Belfast in a pub and bought HIM a pint.

MaxJoker · April 3rd, 2014, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoahegypt

If I told you.....

then I'd have to kill you.........

Quick, go tell Greenman

Estreeter · April 3rd, 2014, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoahegypt

If I told you.....

then I'd have to kill you.........

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Quick, go tell Greenman

Not until I meet him

, afterwards is OK

**electile disfunction** · April 3rd, 2014, 03:24 PM

Laws are Like Sausages. Better Not to See Them Being Made.
~ Otto von Bismarck or John Godfrey Saxe or Claudius O. Johnson

From seven years old to my early twentys, I was heavily involved in observing federal and provincial politics--every party, all levels, every philosophy, and even some surprising "back-room" meetings. My immediate family, teachers, friends, schoolmates, and social leaders all had political connections and they all wanted me to be interested in what they were doing.

My age seemed to allow me to be everywhere and be ignored. I was young, enthusiastic, I gave people in power many "leader and teacher of youth" photo-ops ... and I heard and saw everything the adults thought I was too young to understand.

I saw blatant prejudices, harassment, infidelities, cruelty, drunken/drugged celebrations, illegalities, and fraud.

Seeing a federal cabinet minister with shoes off, tie loosened, drinking beer while watching sports on TV is 'heart-warming' only until you overhear his abusive & sadistic comments about the cheerleaders and his toady's promise not to tell the minister's wife or kids.

I am electile disfunction. I still eat sausage.

**pharoahegypt** · April 3rd, 2014, 10:30 PM

Bypassing my previous posts re this subject in other threads......

.. we had a well known british female porn star in our shop the other week.... but i cannot say who of course..... i have to admit i didn't actually recognise her (without the slap and in clothing) on the first visit, it was only when the boss told me, and then showed some pix on 'uncle google' that i cottoned on.... and it was much harder to keep a straight face when she came back to collect fixed laptop... lol.

only hint, is that she is current, working for the biggest uk porn companies, and also does those sex chat tv things on the freeview channels around 170 or so....?

**NIN** · April 3rd, 2014, 11:31 PM

C'mon PhEg

I know you've brushed with fame on many occasions

& was relying on you to give us some juice

but what I'm really after is tenuous links to minor celebs
My most recent claim to fame was a brief chat with musician Thomas Dolby after a screening of a film he made about the closure of a lighthouse.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_vGHqIvoHg
after which I was surprised to meet Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark frontman Andy McCluskey in the toilets.

even the moderately famous have to pee !

But here's a classic small claim to fame,
My sister used to work with Margot, the wife of Tony Holland,

who is the musical muscle-man from out of off of 70s talent show Opportunity Knocks ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgYYEGcySHg

**pharoahegypt** · April 4th, 2014, 12:49 AM

you want minor claim to fames..?? you can't handle minor claims to fames..!!!

seriously..... would doing a one off roadie session for the Average White Band do..??

Was working as a courier, when asked to do a late night 'favour' for the guy who handled the phones over the weekend.... he sent me to what was then Ronnie Scott's club on Broad Street in Birmingham, where I was told to park my van round the back, then wait until 'the band' had finished their gig, then transport their gear wherever they asked....

A little over an hour later I was chatting to the band while loading their amps and guitars, drums, keys, into my van, and then taking them a rather oddly small journey to the nearby Copthorne Hotel; some half a mile away; whereupon helping to reload all their gear into a storage room for the night, I accepted the offer to join the band for a quick drink in the hotel bar.
Was surprised to find a bunch of 'sweatys' had created such a cool band name.... beats the bay city rollers at least...lol. A really nice down to earth bunch of guys, and a real pleasure to have met them... albeit briefly; and two score better off due to their over generous tip, on top of my minimum 4hrs overtime already earned.

**NIN** · April 4th, 2014, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoahegypt

seriously..... would doing a one off roadie session for the Average White Band do..??

Bang on topic mate

April 2nd, 2014, 11:09 PM	#1
NIN Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,823 Thanks: 200,569 Thanked 131,967 Times in 9,045 Posts	Small Claims Court Claims To Fame I believe i've been lucky to have met a lot of my Icons & personal heroes , musicians, TV personalities, people in the public eye however, my Father used to be a chauffeur & can easily put me to shame. Which makes for an intriguing thread idea, everybody's met someone famous but the more tenuous tales are often more entertaining than an ask for an autograph, a brief chat or to shamelessly ask to take a piccie with... so , who have you met from celebrity life, what character in the public eye can you regale a tail about? Where there's Fame , There's a claim ! (to fame) creds to Sean Keavney for the thread idea

April 3rd, 2014, 12:02 AM	#2
pharoahegypt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 10,176 Thanked 43,624 Times in 4,155 Posts	If I told you..... then I'd have to kill you......... __________________ Arguing with a intelligent person is hard; but arguing with a stupid person is impossible!

April 3rd, 2014, 10:08 AM	#3
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,376 Times in 14,171 Posts	I have got pissed with Shane McGowan Met Paul Weller in Belfast in a pub and bought HIM a pint. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

April 3rd, 2014, 03:24 PM	#6
electile disfunction Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere flat, that's either hot, cold, or windy ... Canada? Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 42,100 Thanked 21,355 Times in 1,903 Posts	Politicians give heartburn *Laws are Like Sausages. Better Not to See Them Being Made.* ~ Otto von Bismarck or John Godfrey Saxe or Claudius O. Johnson From seven years old to my early twentys, I was heavily involved in observing federal and provincial politics--every party, all levels, every philosophy, and even some surprising "back-room" meetings. My immediate family, teachers, friends, schoolmates, and social leaders all had political connections and they all wanted me to be interested in what they were doing. My age seemed to allow me to be everywhere and be ignored. I was young, enthusiastic, I gave people in power many "leader and teacher of youth" photo-ops ... and I heard and saw everything the adults thought I was too young to understand. I saw blatant prejudices, harassment, infidelities, cruelty, drunken/drugged celebrations, illegalities, and fraud. Seeing a federal cabinet minister with shoes off, tie loosened, drinking beer while watching sports on TV is 'heart-warming' only until you overhear his abusive & sadistic comments about the cheerleaders and his toady's promise not to tell the minister's wife or kids. I am electile disfunction. I still eat sausage.

April 3rd, 2014, 10:30 PM	#7
pharoahegypt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 10,176 Thanked 43,624 Times in 4,155 Posts	Bypassing my previous posts re this subject in other threads...... .. we had a well known british female porn star in our shop the other week.... but i cannot say who of course..... i have to admit i didn't actually recognise her (without the slap and in clothing) on the first visit, it was only when the boss told me, and then showed some pix on 'uncle google' that i cottoned on.... and it was much harder to keep a straight face when she came back to collect fixed laptop... lol. only hint, is that she is current, working for the biggest uk porn companies, and also does those sex chat tv things on the freeview channels around 170 or so....? __________________ Arguing with a intelligent person is hard; but arguing with a stupid person is impossible! Last edited by pharoahegypt; April 3rd, 2014 at 10:31 PM.. Reason: spelink

April 3rd, 2014, 11:31 PM	#8
NIN Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,823 Thanks: 200,569 Thanked 131,967 Times in 9,045 Posts	I can see I'm gonna have to hold your hand thru this C'mon PhEg I know you've brushed with fame on many occasions & was relying on you to give us some juice but what I'm really after is tenuous links to minor celebs My most recent claim to fame was a brief chat with musician Thomas Dolby after a screening of a film he made about the closure of a lighthouse.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_vGHqIvoHg after which I was surprised to meet Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark frontman Andy McCluskey in the toilets. even the moderately famous have to pee ! But here's a classic small claim to fame, My sister used to work with Margot, the wife of Tony Holland, who is the musical muscle-man from out of off of 70s talent show Opportunity Knocks ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgYYEGcySHg

April 4th, 2014, 12:49 AM	#9
pharoahegypt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 10,176 Thanked 43,624 Times in 4,155 Posts	you want minor claim to fames..?? you can't handle minor claims to fames..!!! seriously..... would doing a one off roadie session for the Average White Band do..?? Was working as a courier, when asked to do a late night 'favour' for the guy who handled the phones over the weekend.... he sent me to what was then Ronnie Scott's club on Broad Street in Birmingham, where I was told to park my van round the back, then wait until 'the band' had finished their gig, then transport their gear wherever they asked.... A little over an hour later I was chatting to the band while loading their amps and guitars, drums, keys, into my van, and then taking them a rather oddly small journey to the nearby Copthorne Hotel; some half a mile away; whereupon helping to reload all their gear into a storage room for the night, I accepted the offer to join the band for a quick drink in the hotel bar. Was surprised to find a bunch of 'sweatys' had created such a cool band name.... beats the bay city rollers at least...lol. A really nice down to earth bunch of guys, and a real pleasure to have met them... albeit briefly; and two score better off due to their over generous tip, on top of my minimum 4hrs overtime already earned. __________________ Arguing with a intelligent person is hard; but arguing with a stupid person is impossible! Last edited by pharoahegypt; April 4th, 2014 at 12:50 AM.. Reason: added text