maelzoid Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, gigpusher said: I've met a fair few famous people and never envied any of them the fame part!! 25 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said: ... Roland Gift ... two of my female friends walked in .... A little while later he left with the pair of them, and shagged them both. Fame has its upsides... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenelk Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I had a few gig reviews on Planet Sound back in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DareToDibble Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) Not made it into any papers but I do have a story from The Brit Awards probably around 10 years ago no. I think I've told this story on here before but... My team won an all expenses paid trip to go... sat fairly near the front (over the barrier was where all the celebrities were sat.) When the event finished one of my teammates tried to jump the barrier but got caught and escorted out by security. Myself, two friends and MANAGER were all quite drunk and noticed that there was now gap in security watching the barriers. A quick hop over the barrier, over the camera run and another barrier and we were in. We managed to speak to a load of your typical Brit Awards celebrities (Olly Murs, Caroline Flack, Emma Willis, Paddy McGuinness, Keith Lemon are the ones I remember - so use the term celebrity fairly loosely here). We spotted Rihanna and tried heading over that way but security clocked on. To be fair they were sound and said they knew what we had done but were causing no problems so they left us to it but that Rihanna was probably a step too far They directed us towards the exit but what they didn't realise is the exit they sent us to was the one all the celebrities were using so we got to walk out the red carpet! So the press are there taking everyones pictures, including ours... I love the thought that back in the office the next day everyone was probably trying to figure out "who are these people?" Finally - we got to the "fans" section of the walk out, some hanging around outside and a group of teenage girls asked us who we were and if we could sign their books. At the time Mumford and Sons were very new so nobody really knew what they looked like. I said we were Mumford and Sons, we signed their books and left. Somewhere, someone has my signature thinking I'm a Mumford or a Son Pretty sure our pictures wouldn't have made it into any papers though. Edited May 13, 2020 by DareToDibble 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenInchToenaiIs Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I got off with pixie Lott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DareToDibble Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 36 minutes ago, TenInchToenaiIs said: I got off with pixie Lott. Jealously level: Infinite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Preston from the Ordinary Boys tried to give me a detention in high school because I asked him to play a good song while he was doing a set for our music lesson. And I saw Johnny Marr walking down Deansgate eating a packed of crisps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, O'Doyle Rules said: I've been on Desert Island Discs... Got to ask - Why, sounds rud sorry. I mean what do you do to have been on there. Also what were your tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 12:08 AM, zahidf said: I was on mastermind 10 years ago. Specialist subject Ash What score did you get and overall score also if you went on today would it be Twitter post as the specialist subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said: Preston from the Ordinary Boys tried to give me a detention in high school because I asked him to play a good song while he was doing a set for our music lesson. And I saw Johnny Marr walking down Deansgate eating a packed of crisps. I saw Mani coming out of Stockport train station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchyFrog Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I haven't but the back of my husband made the front page of NME re Glastonbury 2007 showing the muddy Pyramid field, he's hard not to miss 6ft 4" wearing an ill fitting bucket hat in shorts with wellies and covered in mud😂 I'm 5ft 3" so it's easy for me to blend into the crowd sadly our copy was lost in our house fire in 2018 we thought it would be safe in our loft with our other valuables plus all our Glasto gear including numerous travel johns 😰 I've made it into our local paper a few times for my drama days at school and appeared on Songs of Praise and mimed in our school choir.... can't sing and they stood me near a microphone! Plus I'm sure I've been in various episodes of Bergerac when they filmed here in Jersey when Nettles was a hottie and Jersey had a tourism industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutchmaster Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I was on an episode of The Chase! Didn't win, unfortunately... Also while not personally named, my work life has seen my content in the papers a fair few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, maelzoid said: Fame has its upsides... Could be just me I appreciate but I think things like that are actually one of the things I'd hate. You'd always be wondering is it just because I am famous or did they like me to begin with. Even with just riches that must be a concern. Do people like you for you or just because of what you have? Luckily I am neither rich nor famous I don't have such concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padjeq Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I was in this on Random Acts, broadcast on Channel 4 a few years ago. I'm the evil label boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian the worm Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I’m in this..... Filmed at Cheltenham Town Hall 90/91. Also my sister often played classical guitar duets on stage with their guitarist Ian Dench. He was absolutely fantastic at it and I was gobsmacked when I first heard him in EMF as realistically he uses a tiny fraction of his talents. Way cooler though. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfuhruhurr Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I was, for one day only on/in nearly every TV/Radio/Newspaper around the world. On a BA flight and they announced it was about to "make a forced landing at sea". First time the recording played we kind of ignored it (transatlantic flight), 2nd time around people got proper scared, 3rd time and life jackets were being put on (they are near impossible to grab from under you seat btw). They then said it was a false alarm, no apology, they then asked if a doctor was on board (a few passengers had really panicked and were unwell). After a while, the pilot came on the tannoy with a light hearted "I hear there was an alert played, well there's nothing wrong, we're not even over the sea". Note that people were well and truly upset. I asked the steward if the captain might want to apologise. Nope. When we landed, I again asked if we could have an apology - nothing. So, I released a press release to Associated Press. With my then famous "To be told you're about to die is not a pleasant experience". Well, flip. That wasn't wise. About an hour later the phone started to ring - the first (since it was about 10pm) was R4 booking a morning interview, then the Ross and Dean show in Australia, then USA Today. Film crews turned up, I was interviewed on both breakfast shows. They turned up at my place of work. I got calls from everyone I knew to say I was on their news, in their papers. My wife was a mad as a badger (I'd buggered off to work, she was left with reporters out front and on the phone all day). Here's the BBC link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/328379.stm BA called, said I could keep my Gold Exec club going for as long as I needed it! I said that all I wanted was for someone to apologise to the passengers. I got loads of messages from fellow passengers thanking me. Eventually, BA did apologise. At the time, I didn't think the thing had any impact on me, but looking back, some 4 months later I'd changed jobs (to a low/no fly job) and for the past 20 years have spent way more time with my family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, TenInchToenaiIs said: I got off with pixie Lott. Odd that, was it in fabric by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenInchToenaiIs Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Bisque said: Odd that, was it in fabric by any chance? Hmm now that you mention it I believe it was... how did you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 30 minutes ago, hfuhruhurr said: Here's the BBC link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/328379.stm That is a great story. Never inflate your life jacket when inside the aircraft, you’ll just float to the top of the cabin as the aircraft sinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Mecca Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnkhutch said: I was on an episode of The Chase! Didn't win, unfortunately... Also while not personally named, my work life has seen my content in the papers a fair few times. And so was I (doubt it was the same episode). I didn''t win either 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutchmaster Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Maurice Mecca said: And so was I (doubt it was the same episode). I didn''t win either 😞 The set felt a lot smaller than it looks on telly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I made the Glasto photo web site the other year from the Wednesday night fireworks Whilst everyone was standing i was sat on a stone at the circle in a Stone Roses hat waving a beer. Will try and fish it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian the worm Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, ivan said: I made the Glasto photo web site the other year from the Wednesday night fireworks Whilst everyone was standing i was sat on a stone at the circle in a Stone Roses hat waving a beer. Will try and fish it out ! What, the hat or the beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nothing groundbreaking but I was in the Glastonbury guardian q and a thing they did a few years back, 2017 time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodiles Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I was an unseen extra in chariots of fire and Andy mcluskey called over Paul Humphreys at a gig I was at to repeat what I had just told him that I thought that they should release enola gay as as single. Apparently Paul had his doubts . That's omd for the youngsters on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Bisque said: Odd that, was it in fabric by any chance? You are a Pixie Lott impersonator and I claim my 5 pounds. So sorry @TenInchToenaiIs you had to find out this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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