Strange/Indirect claims to fame.....

red star portslade

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Hove innit

• Apr 4, 2013

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Ok.... The rules are. It can't be "Oh Messi is my dad" etc, i'm talking about slightly wacky or indirect association with "famous" people or people of interest.

I'll start...... I went to college with the girl on the cover of the Saint Etienne album Foxbase Alpha.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

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Brighton

• Apr 4, 2013

• #2

Have done work for Alan Partridge and Frank Burnside

 

El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton

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Pattknull med Haksprut

• Apr 4, 2013

• #3

I was the person who told Ian Botham he had been selected to play for England.

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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Boring By Sea

• Apr 4, 2013

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My daughter was in the same class at school as one of The Rizzle Kicks.

 

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Muzzy

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Lewes

• Apr 4, 2013

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I have sang with the one and only Elton John......... He was on the radio and I was in the shower!

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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Boring By Sea

• Apr 4, 2013

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red star portslade said:

Ok.... The rules are. It can't be "Oh Messi is my dad" etc, i'm talking about slightly wacky or indirect association with "famous" people or people of interest.

I'll start...... I went to college with the girl on the cover of the Saint Etienne album Foxbase Alpha.

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Just digging out my Foxbase Alpha c d.

 

Butch Willykins

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Jun 17, 2011

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Shoreham-by-Sea

• Apr 4, 2013

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My mates dad was/is in The Shadows. He refers to Cliff Richard as "Auntie Cliff".

 

£1.99

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• Apr 4, 2013

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I played football with Richard Lenton Richard Lenton | Sports broadcaster | Presenter | Columnist also played 1 game with John Byrne

 

Bob!

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Jul 5, 2003

11,134

• Apr 4, 2013

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My Dad used to cut Peter Bonetti's hair (when he was at Worthing)

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My Brother caught Freddie Mercury's maracas (Milton Keynes Bowl 1982?)

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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Boring By Sea

• Apr 4, 2013

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A colleague at works granddaughter was in Saturdays episode of Dr Who.

 

seagullwedgee

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my big brother dated Belinda Carlisle, when she was still with the go go's in LA.

 

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Waino696969 said:

My mates dad was/is in The Shadows. He refers to Cliff Richard as "Auntie Cliff".

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I worked with a drummer who was i think mates or played with Jet Black from the Shadows, He also played on tour with The Stones, Beatles Kinks Etc.
I've seen pictures of him from the 60's with these people so know it's true!

 

Butch Willykins

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£1.99 said:

I worked with a drummer who was i think mates or played with Jet Black from the Shadows, He also played on tour with The Stones, Beatles Kinks Etc.
I've seen pictures of him from the 60's with these people so know it's true!

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And I've played 6-a-side with Rich Lenton! This is getting weird now!

 

Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee

You can't change fighters

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on a pig farm

• Apr 4, 2013

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I called her majesty the queen 'SIR'

 

happypig

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Eastbourne

• Apr 4, 2013

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I have mended telephones/lines belonging to Lord Olivier, Alan Weeks and John Illsley (Dire Straits Bassist)

 

seagullwedgee

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• Apr 4, 2013

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I nutmegged angelo anastasio (an Italian international and world cup star) in a charity 5 aside match in LA in 1980. he was the west coast USA adidas rep at the time.

 

Benson

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near water

• Apr 4, 2013

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I went out with Martin Chiver's daughter.

 

Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee

You can't change fighters

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on a pig farm

• Apr 4, 2013

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oh...and I once knocked the England U21 coach Noel Blake out when I was working the club doors down in Pompey
He was playing for them at the time and a right arrogant prick

 

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Springal

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GOSBTS

• Apr 4, 2013

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A relative pre-war was England goalkeeper for a Number of years

 

£1.99

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Waino696969 said:

And I've played 6-a-side with Rich Lenton! This is getting weird now!

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