Claim to fame
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- Nairn2
Who was it here whose mum was boffed by a former Ozzie PM?
That's one of my All-Time favourite QBN stories.
- Fax_Benson1
I'm related to former Major League All Star pitcher "Moon Man" Greg Minton.
- What in sweet shit is going on with his lower lip? Was he hit in the face with a baseball?Nairn
- Easy.Fax_Benson
- haha, sorry - a family trait?Nairn
- Thukof Naahnm.Fax_Benson
- Beardy2
I had a poo in the cubicle next to the one Jarvis Cocker went in. Didn’t really need one but thought it’d be my best chance of a claim to fame story.
- scruffics2
i was an extra in a Lucozade advert once. Top THAT
- fooler2
I was having dinner in NYC and Cindy Crawford was sitting at the next table away from us. Some of our table had worked with her before and we exchanged pleasantries. I went to the bathroom and one my way back noticed someone sitting in my seat. Just as I was approaching the table the waiter was also approaching with an entire entree of sea bass and tripped and spilled it all over the guy sitting in my seat. He was wearing white pants and made a huge diva fuss. I walked up in between Cindy Crawford's and my old seat and said "Well, I'm glad I'm not sitting there anymore"
She laughed and I got my seat back.
This is probably my biggest celebrity interaction besides the time I shared an Elevator with Henry Rollins and my insecure girlfriend mentioned to him "if I had know I was going to bump into you I would have dressed better" and Henry just said " darlin' you look fine"
- CyBrainX2
Not my celebrity meeting but someone I worked with and her friend got into an elevator with Andre the Giant. The friend asks "How's the air up there?". Andre replies "Why don't you stick your head up my ass and find out."
- monospaced1
I was backstage at a small punk show in the '90s and Gwen Stefani (not yet lead singer) changed her clothes right in front of us. I'm guessing she was still a teenager.
- Nairn1
For reasons that I can't remember, I had VIP tickets to see DJ Shadow at a gig in Kings Cross, London. For whatever reason, I ended up going alone, something which I'd never done before.
I swanned around awkwardly pre-gig and settled in the 'VIP Lounge' or whatever it was, where there was precisely one other person in there - another nerdy-looking ginger bloke.
Being awkward nerdy ginger blokes, we never said anything to each other beyond a bare recognition of the others existence via a slight head nod.
Other guy left and I finished my beer and then went down to the the show when it started.
Turns out other nerdy ginger bloke was DJ Shadow. I had no idea.
- DaveO0
We were on a plane going to my friends Stag / Hen do in ibiza and David Cameron was on the front row of the Easyjet flight. We got him to sign our mate's t shirt and we ended up in The Sun newspaper.
- David Cameron – Ex UK prime Minister and the one blamed for BrexitDaveO
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- Nairn1
Back in 2001 or so I shared an overland train from Kentish Town with Ulrikkkkka Jonsson one late summer afternoon. She was stood by the door with the low warm sun streaming through, illuminating her flat yet attractive breasts.
We matched a gaze at one point and she idly smiled my way before getting back to her thoughts.
- DaveO2
My dad used to be a roadie for a Sheffield band (Shape of The Rain) and claims that Pink Floyd saw their light show and decided to go and make their own.
He also used to see Joe Cocker out and about at gigs. "Total pisshead" he said.
- tank022
I danced with Natalia Imbruglia at a Drum & Bass party way back somewhere in Ghent. I remember the line up:
Doc Scott, Trace, Suv & Bassment. I guess it was in 1999 or 2000.
- bezoar2
My best friend from high school is the nephew of Kerry Livgren, the former lead guitar and songwriter from "Kansas. So occasionally I would hang out at Kerry's house and have dinner with the family. Super nice guy. About 10 years ago Kerry had a stroke and can't remember who I am :( He's doing well though. My first "professional art job" in high school was cover illustration for his upcoming album (was only used for promos).
Kris Kuksi is a close friend of mine and any time I go to his art openings he's introducing me to people. The coolest ones I met are Ron English, Alex Grey, Chris Hardwick, and had brunch with Roger de Cabrol (Dali's former assistant).
- Akagiyama0
I worked at the Universal City Hilton for about 3 years. Delivered dry cleaning to:
Janet Jackson
Wilford Brimley
Lorenzo Lamas
Warwick Davis
B. B. King
- dee-dubs1
Darth Vader (David Prowse) listened to the unborn me when i was in my mums pregnant belly!
- Nairn0
My Great-Uncle was on the very first Scottish TV broadcast.
- Or, at least - first evening's TV.Nairn
- (story sounds better if i imply his mug was the very first one seen..)Nairn
- Did you post this in another thread? Rings a bell for some reason.Fax_Benson
- He died last year. I think I posted a link to an old B&W Youtube of an intro to one of his showsNairn
- Ah yeah. I remember the vid. Nice story.Fax_Benson
- grafician0
First rule of working with celebrities: you do not talk about celebrities.
- And if you want them to like you, you treat them like anyone else.bainbridge
- ^that's the way the cookie crumbles my deargrafician
- CyBrainX0
Dimitri Martin is my cousin-in-law. His father was a Greek Orthodox priest named Dean Martin who gave a service at my mom's funeral.