Your weakest claim to fame?

td53

td53

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As I've stated on several occasions to absolutely no acclaim at all - I played for the same school team as Pool loan legend Neil Whitworth, albeit 5 years below him.

What's the most tenuous claim to fame you have?

(Doesn't need to be Pool related as obviously, not all of us can claim to have walked in the footsteps of the stars like I did)
 
SeasideKurt said:
I once had Marcus Treschothick give us a motivational team talk at half time in a Rugby match. We were losing 25-0 at half time. Lost 76-0. Thanks Marcus.
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To be fair to Marcus, he inspired a cricket score at least.

Terrific contribution btw - I like the concept of disasterous attempts at motivation or 'when celebrity involvement goes wrong'

To that end, I'll say that a shop near me got opened by David Beckham no less, but went bust about 6 months later cos it was rubbish. Quite how and why David Beckham was opening a shit shop is anyone's guess.
 
Wizaard said:
I used to work with the Mum of Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople fame.
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Terrific stuff. Exactly the sort of thing this thread is about.

My dad used to know the guy who played the teacher in Kes who wasn't Brian Glover well enough to nod to but not well enough to call a proper mate.
 
Met Tom Baker (Dr Who) at the Topkapi on Deansgate in Manchester in the 90s and sat eating donner kebabs together in the early hours. Lovely bloke and man mountain.
 
td53 said:
Terrific stuff. Exactly the sort of thing this thread is about.

My dad used to know the guy who played the teacher in Kes who wasn't Brian Glover well enough to nod to but not well enough to call a proper mate.
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On a Kes motif, my Dad's cousin, my Auntie Jean was married to Barry Hines. Bit too close to fame really.
 
Leither said:
Met Tom Baker (Dr Who) at the Topkapi on Deansgate in Manchester in the 90s and sat eating donner kebabs together in the early hours. Lovely bloke and man mountain.
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See, I think that's not tenuous enough. I mean, it's great, who wouldn't want to hear about eating kebabs with Tom Baker but I think it's too good a claim to fame to qualify.
 
Wizaard said:
On a Kes motif, my Dad's cousin, my Auntie Jean was married to Barry Hines. Bit too close to fame really.
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Yes, true, but credit for recognising that. I really like Barry Hines as a writer. I like the ridiculous detail he brings to it.
 
Worked with Johnny Maher about 10 years ago (not the Smiths guitarist, his dad).

Was best man at a wedding in 96. Me and the groom met his usher in the Saddle before the wedding.
It was Alan Suddick. I was only a bit star struck, had a great day. Great bloke.
 
Stood behind Steve Banks at a Morrisons cashpoint when he was in his playing days

Know someone who used to drink with Kendo Nagasaki the wrestler

Saw Pierluigi Collina the old referee getting in a lift at Paris Charles De Gaulle airport

Boarded a flight behind Alan McInally off Soccer Saturday who was carrying his pundit suit
 
When I was young I worked In my mum and dads cafe. During that time I served Klondike Bill, Derek Hatton and Les Dennis. My first job away from the cafe was selling burgers and hot dogs on the pleasure beach where I served Russ Abbott.
 
poolfc said:
Stood behind Steve Banks at a Morrisons cashpoint when he was in his playing days

Know someone who used to drink with Kendo Nagasaki the wrestler

Saw Pierluigi Collina the old referee getting in a lift at Paris Charles De Gaulle airport

Boarded a flight behind Alan McInally off Soccer Saturday who was carrying his pundit suit
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Wow.

I've been behind GTF in a queue in a WHSmiths but I don't think anything can top knowing someone who used to know Kendo Nagasaki.
 
I went to a Christmas work do, where the Grumbleweeds were the entertainment for the night.

I went into the toilet and bumped into a bloke I recognised and thought worked for our Company.

I proceeded to tell him how shit the Grumbleweeds were, he agreed, we laughed and went back to our seats.

5 minutes later on came the Grumbleweeds and at the front was Maurice (the bearded one) who I'd just slagged
off 5 minutes earlier in the toilets. 😬
 
Also , whilst skating , met a few celebrities that bought their families and came to see the cast - David Hasslehoff , Francis fisher , Gloria Estefan 😅
Also , went to watch the price is right in LA , and one of our party was asked to “come on down !!”
 
On separate occasions I've served Brian Lara and Bobby Zamora with chicken drumsticks and I once had an argument with someone from Cast who wasn't the singer about serving him a jug of beer cos I was only allowed to serve pints. In the end,I relented cos I couldn't be bothered to argue with him any more.
 
Back in the 70s I used to work at North Station buffet bar. The shift used to begin at 6.00am, so I used to cycle from Poulton then get home on the train with the bike, back in the days when there was a guards compartment.

Anyway, one day the train was packed as the Labour Party conference had just finished, standing room only. I got to the guards van door and handed my bike to a passenger before following it in. Got on and said thanks to Tony Benn.
 
Wizaard said:
Back in the 70s I used to work at North Station buffet bar. The shift used to begin at 6.00am, so I used to cycle from Poulton then get home on the train with the bike, back in the days when there was a guards compartment.

Anyway, one day the train was packed as the Labour Party conference had just finished, standing room only. I got to the guards van door and handed my bike to a passenger before following it in. Got on and said thanks to Tony Benn.
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Shame it wasn't the Tory conference and Norman Tebbit tbf.
 
Wizaard said:
Back in the 70s I used to work at North Station buffet bar. The shift used to begin at 6.00am, so I used to cycle from Poulton then get home on the train with the bike, back in the days when there was a guards compartment.

Anyway, one day the train was packed as the Labour Party conference had just finished, standing room only. I got to the guards van door and handed my bike to a passenger before following it in. Got on and said thanks to Tony Benn.
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Was he sat on the floor 😏
 
1. My scarf is around Michael Jackson’s neck when he lifted the L1 Playoff Trophy v Yeovil
2. I got Charlie Adams match shirt when he threw it into the crowd v Peterborough away the year we got promoted to Championship.
3. Me and Denise van Outen passed each other at the entrance to a restaurant in Sloane Square
4. Was on the same plane as Frazer Hines on a trip to New York
5. Was stood in a queue at the airport next to Dietmar Haaman
6. Got talking to Roy Walker at a train station and he couldn’t stop cracking gags.
7. Met Linda Nolan at a party
8. Met Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen as part of a DIY SOS programme.
9. Exchanged Pleasantries with Greg Wallace in Amsterdam.

Beat those Lames to Fame! 😂
 
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Steven Gregson from Corrie viewed our house when it was up for sale.*

* he had only just started in Corrie so it wasn't a big house
 
Southshoresteve said:
1. My scarf is around Michael Jackson’s neck when he lifted the L1 Playoff Trophy v Yeovil
2. I got Charlie Adams match shirt when he threw it into the crowd v Peterborough away the year we got promoted to Championship.
3. Me and Denise van Outen passed each other at the entrance to a restaurant in Sloane Square
4. Was on the same plane as Frazer Hines on a trip to New York
5. Was stood in a queue at the airport next to Dietmar Haaman
6. Got talking to Roy Walker at a train station and he couldn’t stop cracking gags.
7. Met Linda Nolan at a party
8. Met Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen as part of a DIY SOS programme.

Beat those Lames to Fame! 😂
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I once saw Roy Walker buying joke books in a Lytham bookshop.
 
Whilst working in that-there London, I not only passed Hugh Laurie walking through Soho, but was also travelling on the Tube when the bloke who played Insp Brownlow in ‘The Bill’ got into our carriage.

Not to mention the time I was in a pub in Leeds at the same time as the drummer from Kaiser Chiefs. So I won’t….
 
I once sat behind Jeremy Beadle at a pantomime at the Tower Circus. I did not see his tiny hand.

I also once stood next to Ian Brodie of The Lightning Seeds watching Mansun. He's very tiny and I doubt he saw much.

This completes my 'tiny' anecdotes.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
I once sat behind Jeremy Beadle at a pantomime at the Tower Circus. I did not see his tiny hand.

I also once stood next to Ian Brodie of The Lightning Seeds watching Mansun. He's very tiny and I doubt he saw much.

This completes my 'tiny' anecdotes.
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Ian Brodie needs a wide open space in front of him presumably.
 
Opened the door with gusto at the old Paupers restaurant & nearly pulled Frank Carson in with it, he was howling & came out with some quip.
 
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