What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
Jan 13th 2009, 4:30 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
My dad was a footballer back in the day, so I got to hang out with the England 1966 football team. He was also friends with the late, great and charming George Best who used to come to Dubai with the late Bobby Moore some years ago.
George often used to disappear and we'd find him having a 'kick-around' with the local kids in the street. I also met the Pele who is charming. When I met Muhammed Ali he was in the early stage of Parkinsons so wasn't as sharp as he had been. I met Frankie Dettori in the gym at the Sheraton in Abu Dhabi.
I met Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi when his books were being published by Motivate.
Manfred Man was our neighbour when I was a kid and lived in London and my friend's Dad was an actor. Alfie Bass used to go to the same restaurant as my grandparents who lived in Elstree near the film studios.
They used to have Intercon playhouses in Dubai and I met Geoffrey Palmer and Derek Nimmo, and I also met Bob Geldof when he came over for the film festival a couple of years ago.
I met Sheikh Mohammed in the lift in Emirates Towers and he was very friendly and chatty.
George often used to disappear and we'd find him having a 'kick-around' with the local kids in the street. I also met the Pele who is charming. When I met Muhammed Ali he was in the early stage of Parkinsons so wasn't as sharp as he had been. I met Frankie Dettori in the gym at the Sheraton in Abu Dhabi.
I met Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi when his books were being published by Motivate.
Manfred Man was our neighbour when I was a kid and lived in London and my friend's Dad was an actor. Alfie Bass used to go to the same restaurant as my grandparents who lived in Elstree near the film studios.
They used to have Intercon playhouses in Dubai and I met Geoffrey Palmer and Derek Nimmo, and I also met Bob Geldof when he came over for the film festival a couple of years ago.
I met Sheikh Mohammed in the lift in Emirates Towers and he was very friendly and chatty.
OMG I would have loved to have met Thesiger.Did he say anything to you?
Jan 13th 2009, 4:36 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
All fairly random, there is more...
- one of these claims is false.
- Can make milk come out my eye and make my eye whistle
- Have an original contract signed by all the Sex Pistols and Malcom McLaren
- Have a uni-cycle and can juggle 5 clubs
- Have been mistaken as the lead singer from Green Day 100's of times
- Have managed a Mercury Music nominated act
- Have been been paint splattered by Jesus Jones
- Have got romantic with Samantha Mumba
- Have been threatend to be sued by Ray Davies from the Kinks
- Have bumped into Thom Yorke wearing exactly the same clothes as him, with the same haircut and being the same size as him. We laughed...
- one of these claims is false.
- Can make milk come out my eye and make my eye whistle
- Have an original contract signed by all the Sex Pistols and Malcom McLaren
- Have a uni-cycle and can juggle 5 clubs
- Have been mistaken as the lead singer from Green Day 100's of times
- Have managed a Mercury Music nominated act
- Have been been paint splattered by Jesus Jones
- Have got romantic with Samantha Mumba
- Have been threatend to be sued by Ray Davies from the Kinks
- Have bumped into Thom Yorke wearing exactly the same clothes as him, with the same haircut and being the same size as him. We laughed...
Jan 13th 2009, 4:38 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
At first I was a bit tongue tied because I was so excited and gabbled a bit, but then we started talking about his health and then about his travels through the Empty Quarter. I also met Bin Kabina and Bin Ghubaisha and various male members of their families.
Great, it was just great. And afterwards of course I thought of lots of questions I wished I'd asked him.
Great, it was just great. And afterwards of course I thought of lots of questions I wished I'd asked him.
Jan 13th 2009, 4:39 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
All fairly random, there is more...
- one of these claims is false.
- Can make milk come out my eye and make my eye whistle
- Have an original contract signed by all the Sex Pistols and Malcom McLaren
- Have a uni-cycle and can juggle 5 clubs
- Have been mistaken as the lead singer from Green Day 100's of times
- Have managed a Mercury Music nominated act
- Have been been paint splattered by Jesus Jones
- Have got romantic with Samantha Mumba
- Have been threatend to be sued by Ray Davies from the Kinks
- Have bumped into Thom Yorke wearing exactly the same clothes as him, with the same haircut and being the same size as him. We laughed...
- one of these claims is false.
- Can make milk come out my eye and make my eye whistle
- Have an original contract signed by all the Sex Pistols and Malcom McLaren
- Have a uni-cycle and can juggle 5 clubs
- Have been mistaken as the lead singer from Green Day 100's of times
- Have managed a Mercury Music nominated act
- Have been been paint splattered by Jesus Jones
- Have got romantic with Samantha Mumba
- Have been threatend to be sued by Ray Davies from the Kinks
- Have bumped into Thom Yorke wearing exactly the same clothes as him, with the same haircut and being the same size as him. We laughed...
Samantha..........
Jan 13th 2009, 4:45 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
My dad was a footballer back in the day, so I got to hang out with the England 1966 football team. He was also friends with the late, great and charming George Best who used to come to Dubai with the late Bobby Moore some years ago.
George often used to disappear and we'd find him having a 'kick-around' with the local kids in the street. I also met the Pele who is charming. When I met Muhammed Ali he was in the early stage of Parkinsons so wasn't as sharp as he had been. I met Frankie Dettori in the gym at the Sheraton in Abu Dhabi.
I met Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi when his books were being published by Motivate.
Manfred Man was our neighbour when I was a kid and lived in London and my friend's Dad was an actor. Alfie Bass used to go to the same restaurant as my grandparents who lived in Elstree near the film studios.
They used to have Intercon playhouses in Dubai and I met Geoffrey Palmer and Derek Nimmo, and I also met Bob Geldof when he came over for the film festival a couple of years ago.
I met Sheikh Mohammed in the lift in Emirates Towers and he was very friendly and chatty.
George often used to disappear and we'd find him having a 'kick-around' with the local kids in the street. I also met the Pele who is charming. When I met Muhammed Ali he was in the early stage of Parkinsons so wasn't as sharp as he had been. I met Frankie Dettori in the gym at the Sheraton in Abu Dhabi.
I met Wilfred Thesiger in Abu Dhabi when his books were being published by Motivate.
Manfred Man was our neighbour when I was a kid and lived in London and my friend's Dad was an actor. Alfie Bass used to go to the same restaurant as my grandparents who lived in Elstree near the film studios.
They used to have Intercon playhouses in Dubai and I met Geoffrey Palmer and Derek Nimmo, and I also met Bob Geldof when he came over for the film festival a couple of years ago.
I met Sheikh Mohammed in the lift in Emirates Towers and he was very friendly and chatty.
Jan 13th 2009, 4:51 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
At first I was a bit tongue tied because I was so excited and gabbled a bit, but then we started talking about his health and then about his travels through the Empty Quarter. I also met Bin Kabina and Bin Ghubaisha and various male members of their families.
Great, it was just great. And afterwards of course I thought of lots of questions I wished I'd asked him.
Great, it was just great. And afterwards of course I thought of lots of questions I wished I'd asked him.
Oh..but at least you got the chance to meet him...no matter that you didn't do the Robin Day Question Time. His Mom would have expired by longtimes then.................seemed to be his only yardstick in life: what K thought of his adventures.Much deeper than the regular Oedipus too.
Jan 13th 2009, 4:54 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
Oh..but at least you got the chance to meet him...no matter that you didn't do the Robin Day Question Time. His Mom would have expired by longtimes then.................seemed to be his only yardstick in life: what K thought of his adventures.Much deeper than the regular Oedipus too.
Jan 13th 2009, 5:05 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
I'm the opposite, I sped read Arabian Sands and March Arabs and tripped on his auto& biog's- A Life of Choice& Maitland's biog- for me Maitland was the best.
I did the same with Schliemann......his de facto account bored me silly but his biog was enchanting.His wife actually discovered the treasure.
Methinks I'm a hopeless romantic
Jan 13th 2009, 5:22 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
I'm the opposite, I sped read Arabian Sands and March Arabs and tripped on his auto& biog's- A Life of Choice& Maitland's biog- for me Maitland was the best.
I did the same with Schliemann......his de facto account bored me silly but his biog was enchanting.His wife actually discovered the treasure.
Methinks I'm a hopeless romantic
I did the same with Schliemann......his de facto account bored me silly but his biog was enchanting.His wife actually discovered the treasure.
Methinks I'm a hopeless romantic
go to liwa and reread arabian sands..magnificent
oh can add to the list of my extremely tenouos links. my father met kabina whilst he was one of zayeds doctors.
Jan 13th 2009, 5:25 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
I was an extra in Boon...
I've hypnotised people who have written for the Sunday Times and The Sun (but not about that, about politics and Big Brother)...
My friend's comment about me running the London Marathon was published in big letters on the BBC website...
I worked for a company owned by Ernest Saunders, only met him once though...
I was lectured by Andy Hopper, one of the founders of Acorn, the company that made the BBC Micro. He has an airstrip in his back garden
I've hypnotised people who have written for the Sunday Times and The Sun (but not about that, about politics and Big Brother)...
My friend's comment about me running the London Marathon was published in big letters on the BBC website...
I worked for a company owned by Ernest Saunders, only met him once though...
I was lectured by Andy Hopper, one of the founders of Acorn, the company that made the BBC Micro. He has an airstrip in his back garden
Jan 13th 2009, 5:29 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
What a great idea - spend the weekend in Liwa and re-read the book - I'm off to dig out the tent.............
Jan 13th 2009, 5:34 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
you know I love you don't you?
I said sped read.I will do the MacArthur thing.
Update your history thread Shiva...I need light.
Jan 13th 2009, 5:37 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
I'm the opposite, I sped read Arabian Sands and March Arabs and tripped on his auto& biog's- A Life of Choice& Maitland's biog- for me Maitland was the best.
I did the same with Schliemann......his de facto account bored me silly but his biog was enchanting.His wife actually discovered the treasure.
Methinks I'm a hopeless romantic
I did the same with Schliemann......his de facto account bored me silly but his biog was enchanting.His wife actually discovered the treasure.
Methinks I'm a hopeless romantic
OMG ....I spelled Marsh... a la Caesaer.
Mea culpa.It's been quoted and I cannot hide how gauche I am .
Jan 13th 2009, 5:37 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
lol, why thank you kind lady.
will update when i feel better, inshallah next week. need to do one/several on the rest of the gulf as well.
Jan 13th 2009, 5:48 pm
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Re: What your most tenuous / ludicrous claim to fame ?
loads, i was destined to be famous....
Peter O Toole is from my little village..... Oliver Read and him used to go on massive benders in the village
I met Princess Anne, once, she is really very attractive in person
I used to go to the same night club as George Michael before Wham got big
Some years later was next to George Michael in Harrods, he was buying foundation. Sorry BC
Went to Glen Hoddle's wedding, we used to be friends in my late teens
My next door neighbours in London were the children of Honor Blackman, she was also incredibly sophisticated
Sean Hughes, is my best friends cousin. No one has prob heard of him.
Used to work for Nicole Farhi
My son went to school in london with Ruby Wax's, Sinead O Connor and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean fame) Sinead O |Connor is off her head
Cyril Regis, is my friends brother
Lyndford Christie, used to live next door to my sister, but that was 15 years ago
Mariah Carey was at the next table to me at a hotel In Switzerland
I have a very famous cousin in USA...... Squirty Knows who he is, her girlies think he is gorgeous, I don't...... think he is quite odd looking, thats your first clue......
Peter O Toole is from my little village..... Oliver Read and him used to go on massive benders in the village
I met Princess Anne, once, she is really very attractive in person
I used to go to the same night club as George Michael before Wham got big
Some years later was next to George Michael in Harrods, he was buying foundation. Sorry BC
Went to Glen Hoddle's wedding, we used to be friends in my late teens
My next door neighbours in London were the children of Honor Blackman, she was also incredibly sophisticated
Sean Hughes, is my best friends cousin. No one has prob heard of him.
Used to work for Nicole Farhi
My son went to school in london with Ruby Wax's, Sinead O Connor and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean fame) Sinead O |Connor is off her head
Cyril Regis, is my friends brother
Lyndford Christie, used to live next door to my sister, but that was 15 years ago
Mariah Carey was at the next table to me at a hotel In Switzerland
I have a very famous cousin in USA...... Squirty Knows who he is, her girlies think he is gorgeous, I don't...... think he is quite odd looking, thats your first clue......
>There woz this geeza from a heavy metal band called Testement or something like that at desert rock '06 and the bassist got his bodyguard to come and escort me to the stage entrance because he wanted to meet ME! (he saw me going mental at the front of the stage and he took a liking to me and having bright cherry red hair at the time must have tickled his fancy ;0) he gave me his email address but i'm not really into the grisly bear-long unwashed hair-old enuff to be my dad goth rocker, so that never lasted.
>I thought I saw Graham Norton in Covent garden one summer, although it wasn't him...damn!
> I THINK and i'm pretty sure I saw Gok Wan walking through King's Cross, if for sure it had been him I would have screamed at him and jumped on him launching a thousand kisses, because the man is a sweetheart, watch his show.
> and i also saw Stephen Hawking tottering through Cambridge on a lovely September afternoon when i was sitting on the bridge outside the pub. I was very starstruck that I came face to face with the world's biggest genius.
