i've met just about everyone who's ever played in the band over the years. off to see them in manchester and nottingham in december.I also stood next to Rob Heaton (RIP) of New Model Army at the bar but never said owt to him.
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i've met just about everyone who's ever played in the band over the years. off to see them in manchester and nottingham in december.I also stood next to Rob Heaton (RIP) of New Model Army at the bar but never said owt to him.
Ian has had a great careerDidn't their guitarist become a very successful songwriter....penning some smash hits?
He’s done ok. From dead pop star to king.Paul Rudd I think.
Then Michael Shannon, John Barnes, Craig Charles and Matt Baker (school so doesn’t really count).
Our lass met the king. But he was only prince then so not exciting.
Once spoke to Sue Pollard on the phone. And also a Scottish woman who once owned a famous grizzly bear called Hercules, although she was significantly less famous than her bear.
And by met I mean actually conversed with, not I saw robbie williams on stage once.
Not sure who is more famous but mine would be Sophie Ellis Bexter or Kelly Jones (lead singer of the stereophonics).
Both happened a few years ago now.
Sophie Ellis Bexter's child (Little ginger boy) was eating chips off my plate when I wasn't looking and she rushed over to apologise.
Was backstage waiting for Noel Gallagher to finish his set at the isle of wight, was hoping to meet him and he got ushered by with some bodyguards. Rather gutted, I strolled away before bumping into Kelly Jones who was just hanging about there for some reason. More than happy to get a picture taken, lovely bloke.
Unfortunately the lass who I got to take a picture of us on my phone was utterly hopeless and I stupidly didn't think to check the picture before he wandered off. Checked it on my way back to the boneyard and it had both of our heads cut off. Just a picture of two blokes from the neck down. Could have been anyone....
Kieron Dyer - sort of mates with for a while
Jesus Jones - met at a gig through mutual friends, took us on The Word next day to see EMF
Tony Slattery - getting pizza, bloke was petrified but relaxed and had a bit crack on
Wendy Gibson - corporate event
Colin Farrell - bumped into him outside Capital
Radio, got pics with him and the kids, canny bloke for the 1 minute we spoke
Niall Quinn - everyone has spoken to SNQ
Dennis Smith - when I was a young un getting tickets at Roker Park, he came out of the offices and had a bit crack with us
Lead singer from Go West - Razmatazz, told me to piss off after calling him a Gaylord
Eric Gates (cracking bloke) - saw him in Ipswich when I lived there a canny few times, had a beer with him
Alan Brazil - as with Gatesy
John Wark - as with Gatesy
Tom Hingley - at The Cluny After a Gig
Edit: Brett the Hitman Hart - Whitley Bay ice rink, tried to pull the lass i was with
I’ve had dinner with Bill Gates.About 20 years ago we were in a restaurant in Jesmond and Wendy Gibson was sat near us,later in the night me and my mate went to the toilet as we were approaching them he came out with the classic Iine that he’d shag the arse of that Wendy Gibson, unfortunately she was coming out from the toilet and heard every word.
She went bright red then just smiled at my mate , I just laughed and shrugged my shoulders.
The timing was impeccable.
I doubt Emu was much crack if Rod Hull wasn't there.Emu. Never managed to meet Rod Hull though.
He was up on the roof....well... for a minute or two anyway.I doubt Emu was much crack if Rod Hull wasn't there.