Famous People We have Met

[Simeon]

don't get anyone famous in Peterborough    - walked past joan rivers in LA a long time ago and also michael portilo down the strand earlier this year

have I spoken to anyone famous - umm no  

oh hang on I have met amd spoke  to Barry Fry - does that even count  

Excuse me Cleggy. I'm in Peterborough shopping most weeks, don't I count?

Met Ian Woosnam through mutal friend prior to him teeing off at the seniors open. I could swear he was lashed up.

Played football match with Alexander Mc Queen (RIP) and Jimmy Tarbucks son (Does he count?) he was a good friend of my sisters.

[lippydave]

Amongst a plethora of famous motorcycle racers I have met, I can lay claim to having drunk beer with at least 5 World Superbike champions....Hic! shurely shome kinda record...Hic!

Foggy, Scott Russell, Neil Hodgson, Troy Corser, and James Toseland......

One of my favourites tho' was watching a very drunk Kevin Schwantz do the chicken dance and jump into a moat in Belgium.....  

[bo selecta]

A few more at the nec,steve parish,steve plater,jenny gow(moto gp bird) danny john jules(the cat in red dwarf),bradley smith,nial mckenzie,met neil hodgson in a bar on the IOM,top bloke.

[Arm]

Worked with a few !

[Barry Ashcroft]

The last Stig today.

[windy]

Got me thinking & it seems quite a few:

Jackie Stewart. He asked to borrow my pen whilst timing his son in a race at Silverstone.

Gerry Marshall & his son Gregor

Markko Martin. He drove my car.

Francois Duval. He took me for a ride round walters arena in his car.

Mark Higgins. Told him off for looking at something he shouldn't.

Ken Block. Looking jet lagged after getting off a plane. The man can't drive.

The Stig without his helmet. But he wouldn't speak to me

VBH

Tiff Needell.

Mikko Hirvonen. Talking to him about proper rally cars (escorts) which he has one of.

Alistair McQueen. Took me for a spin round the Lotus test track.

[fatbaldbloke]

OK, here we go...

I've worked for Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Bobby Rahal;

I've had working for me Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's little boy);

I've had a chat with Princess Anne, Kiri Te Kanawa, Johnny Herbert,  Rubens Barrichello, Pedro DeLa Rosa, Tonio Luzzi, David Coulthard;

And best of all....I've played golf with Lee Westwood.

[PhilR]

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Castro, Edsel, U2, Syngman Rhee, Kennedy

Chubby Checker, Hemingway, Eichmann, Dylan, Berlin, Lawrence of Arabia,  John Glenn, Liston, Patterson, Pope Paul, Malcolm X, J.F.K, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon,Begin, Reagan, Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

[oldman]

k****l!I've reason t'think you bin drinkin sir

[nlash]

Edited to add... one I grew up with as neighbours, Howard Donald, Take That, my mum (RIP) and his mum were best of church going mates, Howard was in our 'gang'

The Queen, Princess Di and Prince Charles all when in the RAF after our gymnastic display at the Albert Hall Remembrance Service, 1988 (yes folks, I was a stick insect gymnast once    )

Princess Ann, again when in the RAF at the Edinburgh Tattoo 1989, (gymnastic display again)

Martin Johnson, Will Greenwood, Phil Vickery and Ben Kay at a celebration dinner for the World Cup win 2003

Philippa Forrester at photography awards dinner

Noel Edmunds, photographed for BSkyB

Jamie Oliver, photographed for BSkyB

Sir Ian McGeechan, photographed for UK Sport

Tiff Needell at Le Mans 2006

Sean Connery at the bar, Gleneagles whilst at an Air Conditioning corporate, he was stood next to me and I heard him order a drink, recognising his voice, I turned and like a t**t, I said, 'what, no Vodka Martini?' He just looked at me, smiled and said, 'no, have a good night sonny'  

Sir Steve Redgrave and Matt Pinsent, whilst covering an awards dinner for a big corporate

Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton and numerous other boxers, photographing a boxing dinner in Birmingham

Clarkson, May and Hammond at a Top Gear filming (a few years ago, episode featured people carrier racing, Morgan Aero 8, Christian Slater in the reasonably priced car...)

Tom Chilton plus a few other BTCC drivers at media days, but mainly Tom, who I get on quite well with

quite a few more, some maybe where i've shoved a camera in their face and thanked them afterwards at events like Autosport  

[Barry Ashcroft]

Sean Connery at the bar, Gleneagles whilst at an Air Conditioning corporate, he was stood next to me and I heard him order a drink, recognising his voice, I turned and like a t**t, I said, 'what, no Vodka Martini?' He just looked at me, smiled and said, 'no, have a good night sonny'  

PMSL      

I bet he muttered "dangler" under his breath

[nlash]

Sean Connery at the bar, Gleneagles whilst at an Air Conditioning corporate, he was stood next to me and I heard him order a drink, recognising his voice, I turned and like a t**t, I said, 'what, no Vodka Martini?' He just looked at me, smiled and said, 'no, have a good night sonny'  

PMSL      

I bet he muttered "dangler" under his breath

I don't doubt it    In my defence, I was quite drunk        

[slater]

Met a few Looked after the Queen mum at an army do, really nice person but drank like a fish.

lived next door to Engleburt Humperdink knew him as Gerry Dorcy, god he was an ugly b****r.

Sultan of the Oman. Spent a few months training his body guards but best of all just back from an awards ceremony  at Luton Hoo where my 15 year old daughter picked up Luton young person of the year in her category of Luton in Harmony

lewis

[carpetstu]

My 10 minutes of fame was on TisWas with Chris Tarrant and Sally ( what's her face? ) utter b***h anyway!  

And we used to Holiday in Barmouth as kids with Mom and Dad our regular summer neighbours where a family by the surname of Mansell.

They had a son called Nigel who aparently would grow up to be come a fairly good driver  

[s2k7]

I smoked COHIBA with El capitan when I was in peace corps