Admin Mk2Jo Posted June 4, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 4, 2008 ... at the Race Retro show back in March, I had my pic taken with Nicky Grist What a nice man and very short too
Stu_B Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Got drunk with Ricky from the kaiser chiefs as my ex was friends with his ex and I know Kye, Leo & Toby Forte for any BMXers on the site
sab6024 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I was at Goodwood trying to get a photo of a Merc 300SL Gullwing and this guy was in the way. So I shouted over "excuse me mate could you just move over a bit?" the guy turned around and it was Jay Kay from Jamiroquai. I was like "sorry didn't realise it was you" and he said "it's OK it's nice to see a young lady taking an interest in these older cars"
FredTransit Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I met Richard Hammond, he drove our Mk2 LWB for the Transit 40th Birthday special on Top Gear.
DEP Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Back in the early 90 s I used to work for a nissan garage And Tom O Connor used to do a few promo events for the garage, I quite often had to go to his house to pick up his car for servicing, a few times he used to run me back to the garage, A very nice man
ilovegrannys Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Spent the day pissing up with Damon Aulbon (spell) BLUR in Gas Panic in Tokyo in 1997. 2006 I Maitre d' a dinner for the Queen when she came on she ship. Rick Parfitt of Satus Quo done a coin trick to me when he came on the ARK ROYAL in 2003, the cheeky git put it in his pocket afterwards, i asked him if he was going to donate it to the Garry Glitter Appriciation Society! He claimed they were old mates & he is innocent!!!...............REALLY RICK!!! Tony Blair last year - tall f**ker, thats all i can say on him! St Petersburg last year Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne were in the museum we went round, the standard photo on mobiles were done. Many celeb Chef's, it is part of the job i do.
SmokeEm Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Met Jimmy White a few times - last time he was pissed off with me coz I had the same phone as him but mine was 24ct Gold so I had to give him the munber of the guy that supplied it so he could get one!
presleybeetrootboy Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 i met chris eubank wen i was ten at a funfair i was to scared to shake his hand lol
Mr Sam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 reeeeeeeeeepost because last time i said 'i know jo peters' russ swift came and said hello to me at the fast show a few years back
sambo Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I met Colin Mcrae at Goodwood FOS And Bjorn Waldegard too! they both signed my guide! Also i have sold a guitar amp to Spike Milligan and Ginger from the bay city rollers ( )
oldbus Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Met Darren for the first time on Saturday... ...and forgot to ask for an autograph!
RFChris Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Served Robert Plant a Pint Mates with Jonny Smith who presents fifth gear Met David Beckham when he came to see his house being built (i was a surveyor) Had a beer with Tony Mason Had a chat with Nicky Grist (same event as Jo) Had a chat with Alan Mann Laughed at Matt Neal being utterly bladdered in a strip club in Brum. Had a beer with the Gallagher brothers Took a lift ride with Jimmy Shine! (who! lol) Urm...that's it i think. All pretty poor! Well, apart from Robert Plant!
over_head_cam Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I had a drink with George Micheal and Andrew Ridgley in Georges uncles club way back in the day. I did some work for Nigel Benn and ended up being invited to his house a few times, took the Mrs and the kids. I've worked at a few MP's houses (if you can call them famous ) And a couple of years back I met Maggie Thatcher while I was working up town. See seemed such a sweet old lady, she apologised for stopping me working, a total change from her 'Iron Lady' days
Von Loxlee Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Got drunk with Ricky from the kaiser chiefs as my ex was friends with his ex and I know Kye, Leo & Toby Forte for any BMXers on the site leo came to a swdubs meet last thursday in his caddy sorry bit OT lol
Stu_B Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I pushed him home in a shopping trolley on his 18th!! Doubt he'd remember though!! My Mate Martin is from Newton Aboot & good mates with Toby. We rode the Red Bull Barn last monday (well I watched... had been on it for 3 days & it was only red bull keeping me awake!!)
kirk10 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 went to school with ashley cole and played a frame of snooker with jimmy white ( he let me pot a few then he was doing all trick shots and won lol )
D4N Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Im mates with ex F1 driver from the 70s Mike Wilds. Work in the pitlane for him and his son and my dads mate for the britcar24 champ. Realy nice guy and proper funny! Me 3rd from left and Mike Wilds 3rd from right
pelvins Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 ive met richard hammond, steve white (paul wellers drummer) done some plumbing in his house where he lives with sally lyndsey(shelly from coronation street).. mrs pelvins.
ZetecVan 2.0 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 We me Ross Boatman who was in Londons Burning whilst on a stag do in Cork. I had my video camera on at the time and we took the piss out of him for a minute before moving on. And my cousin is Jonathan Mason who was in the lassie film the other year. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131767/ My dad met allsorts of famous people when he worked in a chemist in Bradford, including paul daniels, babs windsor, bonnie langford and The Goodies. I have got a signed copy of the book they had out at the time. Footballwise I've met Dean Windass, Stuart McCall and Ian 'Stix' Ormonroyd goes in my local. In fact when Posse was up here last, we stumbled out of the pub together and he asked him for a light!
Mr.Sumo Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 I"ve met and worked with all the F1 drivers that used Bridgestone tyres during the 2004/5/6 seasons ...Ferrari , Williams , Jordan , Super Agori , Toyota..... Also done Rock n Roll tours as a Roadie / Truckie and met Green Day , Thunder , Rush , Chemical Brothers , Avril Lavigne to name a few ...also doing that job i did the Lauras World Sports awards in Estoril , Portugal and met Becks and his missus , Morgan Freeman ( is that his name ) he was the compare for the night , Barry Maguigan was there ...can"t remember who else was there Oh , and i used to play snooker with Alan Minter at the British Legion in Crawley ....sad but true
ratman Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 Refused to serve sterlin moss years back as he tryed to push in the que and he gave me the do you know who i am speach cock Did a wasp nest for edward fox (The Day of the Jackal ) proper nice guy Do work for Simon ross (johnathan ross's brother) He owns Catcus TV that makes richard & judy and saterday kitchen a nice bloke Did a Insect ID for jimmy floyd hasslebank (when he played for chelsea) Pissed him off for parking my van where he parked his ferrari Treated Leslie Grantham's (Dirty Den) House for rats in the garden nice bloke
Trevmk3 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Posted June 4, 2008 i met Darth Vader when i was very young, when he was doing his stint as the gren cross code man met a few footballers, Lee Carsley, Igor Stimac, Gary Charles, and ive been to Roy Macfarlands house when he was Derby manager and even wore one of his England caps
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