Famous People You Have met.

[lin]

HAVE ANY OF YOU MET ANYONE FAMOUS? IF SO WHO?
I HAVE MET LOTS OF FAMOUS OR WHAT I GUESS WE CALL FAMOUS PEOPLE DURING MY WORKING LIFE.
I USED TO BE A HOTEL RECEPTIONIST AND WE GOT ALL THE GROUPS OF THE DAY STAYING IN THE HOTEL, WHILST THEY WERE DOING THEIR LIVE SHOWS HERE IN THE EVENINGS.. THE BEATLES I GOT TO KNOW, MET THE WALKER BROTHERS, KINKS, TROGGS, CLIFF RICHARD ETC..ALSO MET LOTS OF GOLFERS WHEN I USED TO DO RECEPTION WORK AT 'ST MELLION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB ABOUT A MILE FROM WHERE I LIVE...IT WAS BUILT, OR SHOULD I SAY DESIGNED BY JACK NICHOLAS...DO YOU REMEMBER GEORGE ROPER? I MET HIM IN C&A IN MANCHESTER MANY YEARS AGO...
AT THE GOLF CLUB WE HAD A LOT OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS, CRICKET PLAYERS ETC, AND ALSO CELEBRITIES WHO PLAYED GOLF WITH THE GOLF PRO'S, RONNIE CORBETT FOR ONE, SO MANY, TOO MANY TO MENTION RIGHT NOW, OR MAYBE EVEN REMEMBER....OH I DO REMEMBER BEN WARRIS? DOES ANYONE REMEMBER HIM...HE WAS A MISERABLE OLD GUY...BERNIE CLIFTON..CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THIS GUY BUT HE WAS THE ONE WHO HAD THE BEAR (NOOKIE BEAR) HE WAS NOT VERY NICE EITHER....THEY WERE DOING A CHARITY GAME OF GOLF AND EVERYONE VOLUNTEERED TO COME ALONG FOR CHARITY, HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT REAL NASTY BECAUSE HE WANTED PAYING FOR HIS APPEARANCE, HE NEVER GOT IT BUT BOY WAS HE MAD ANOTHER ONE WHO WOULDN'T MAKE AN APPEARANCE UNLESS SHE GOT PAID WAS ANNEKA RICE, SHE WENT BACK BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T APPEAR ANYWHERE FOR LESS THAN TWO GRAND....GREED OR WHAT CAN'T THINK OF ANYMORE RIGHT NOW BUT THERE ARE PLENTY

COME ON GUYS, HAVE YOU MET ANYONE EXCITING, LET US ALL IN ON WHO THEY ARE?

LIN

[bodzy3]

Now Lin this is my field ,,As head bartender at Terminal 3 Heathrow Airport Ive met Thousands of famous people To recollect a few I spoke for a long time with Mohamad Ali (a enormous m ind ) Telly Salvras ( a real gent) Mungo Gerry(Prat) Lynn from the new seekers John Thawand Denis Waterman filmin the Sweeney , the most foul-mouthed pig I ever met was the B movie actor Jack Palance But then I got my photo on the front page of the Middlesex Chron for makin c*cktails up for Prince Charles and Diane's wedding and I got to serve The Queen and Prince Phil' Later moved into taxi drivin and we had contracts with both BBC and Granada TV ,Man ,Utd and lots more major companies Ive drove Eric Cantona ,Peter Kenyon ,Lee Sharp ,Karol Paborski, John Barnes,Wayne Sleep, Samantha Fox,James Stannish D.J.from Piccadilly Radio, the cast of Coranation St and many more ,in fact to many to remember all there names Then years ago I worked in the clubs in Manchester with the likes of Frank Ifield, Johnny Ray, Guy Mitchell Wee Willy Harris ,Hienz Tommy Bruce Eric Delaney,Troggs, OOOOhh, SO SO Many More

[lin]

WELL YOU'VE CERTAINLY BEEN AROUND AND MET A FEW PEOPLE BODZY, GLAD THIS IS YOUR FIELD.....I KNOW JOHN THAWE, HE WAS RELATED TO FRIENDS OF MY PARENTS....I COULDN'T STAND JACK PALANCE....I HAVE SEEN THE QUEEN BUT NOT MET HER PERSONALLY IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU JUST REMINDED ME, I HAVE MET THE OLD CAST OF CORONATION ST, AT THE OLD SET THEY USED TO HAVE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO THINK OF MORE AND LET US KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHAT THEY WERE LIKE...I NEVER GOT MY WISH TO GO AND SEE ELVIS PLAYING LIVE THOUGH...

[viv1]

Hi there Lin and Bodzy

I have met a few famous people - I think the first person I nearly met was Pat Pheonix (Elsie Tanner) My friend and I knocked on her door when she lived in Sale a bloke answered it and told us to "clear off". I then did a radio programme for Radio Manchester I think it was or Piccadilly. There were a team of us and we interviwed Stephen Holdford who was like Billy Graham and a few other people but the one who sticks out was Gary Glitter. We interviewed him on the radio then went to see one of his shows. I was amused when we interviewed him as his "Solicitor" was there and he looked like he had done 12 rounds with Mohammed Ali......The producer of the show was Andy Peebles who was a lovely man. A few years later I met the Kinks at a gig at Manchester Polytechnic, Students Union and was very star struck. Many years later as a family we did a "Green" programme for the telly in Birmingham and again our presenter was a quite well know lady who read the news but nelieve it or not I have forgotten her name !!!! Theres age for yer !!!

[lin]

HI VIV...WE MET PAT PHEONIX AT THE OLD STUDIO STREET, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TO HER HOME, GOT A PHOTO OF IT AS WELL, ALONG WITH GEORGE BEST OLD HOME.
I THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN MORE FAMOUS PEOPLE THAN I CAN REMEMBER ACTUALLY, THAT OR I CAN'T REMEMBER THEIR REAL NAMES...LOL! WE MET ANNE DIAMOND ON A TRIP TO EGYPT, IN FACT WE'VE MET A FEW FAMOUS PEOPLE THERE, A COUPLE YOUNG GIRLS OFF EASTENDERS, ONE WAS 'CHARLIE BROOKS' AND THE OTHER PLAYED A GIRL CALLED ZOE....ONE GUY OFF BIG BROTHER (JOHNNY, HE WAS A FIREMAN) IN REAL LIFE, NOT THAT BIG BROTHER MAKES YOU FAMOUS, BUT HE WAS A NICE GUY..THERE'S ONE WOMAN WHO I CAN'T THINK OF HER NAME NOW, GEORGINA SOMETHING, SHE USED TO BE IN THE OLD PROGRAM 'BUDGIE' WITH ADAM FAITH..IS IT GEORGINA HALE? SO ANNOYING WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER IT'S AN AGE THING...LOL!

LIN

[tony38337]

When I was in the children's home at Patricroft the Busby Babes used to come and see us every Christmas and dish out half crowns amongst the kids until that fateful crash. Because there was that personal touch through the Christmas visits I can tell you that we were in mourning for the deceased for a long time and Mass was said for the deceased and the survivors for many weeks afterwards. 40 odd years later I still recall that now and again. The people I worked for as a 16 year old were Theatre Prop and Stage Suppliers. Patricia Phoenix bought several Items of household furniture from us and I went to her house to deliver a few times. Once when she was in the shop I cut myself rather badly and she took me to Nell Lane Hosp in her taxi, because I wasn't old enough to sign for an anaesthetic she did and stayed with me whilst they stitched me up, ever since then I referred to her as Aunty Pat. Lovely lady and much under rated actress.

Tony T

[lin]

I'm sure you do recall it Tony, it was a very sad day when the plane crash happened, and they've never been forgotten.
Pat Phoenix was a lovely lady, and a good actress, and what a lovely story Tony, I can just imagine her doing that that for you.

Lin

[johnnyowen]

ive met lots of famous people thru work..i shared a bottle of wine with george best while sitting on a cardboard box in a book shop storeroom...alex fergie was great once he had established that i was a united fan..neil sedaka was really helpful..hank marvin was great so was adam faith and midge ure ..bobby charlton was a pleasure to talk too as was brian robson ..gordon banks was brilliant...david soul was just terrific .... sadly some people ive met i never want to meet again...will young (egomaniac) julie goodyear (horrible woman) graham gouldman from 10cc(difficult) and john inman (bonkers)

[lin]

Hi Johnny...another one who has met several famous people...I agree with you that some of these people though are really not nice at all when you get to meet them, a lot of them think because they're famous the world owes them something, always demanding this and that...funny really because there are the others who are so down to earth and don't think they're a cut above anyone....funny old world!

Lin

[vivien]

Its nice to hear of the famous people you have all met. It also jogs my memory (yes Lin I think it is an "age think"), when I met Bobby Charlton. My ex-husabd was involved with Manchester Polytechnic Students Union and is an avid United fan. Bobby Charlton was involved in some fundraising for them and we went into the bar one evening, where Bobby said to my ex (who wasn't my ex then) " what you want Al" - he was just on cloud nine for years because Bobby bought him a pint..... He then got an invitation to a posh dinner ( I still have the invite) with so many football names on it entitled An Evening with the Living Legends with special guest Sir Stanley Matthews. So many top names he was on cloud 109 for ever.

[johnnyowen]

IN MY EXPERIENCE LIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FAMOUS FOR YEARS ARE USUALLY NICE POLITE PEOPLE..ITS THE NEW KIDS WHO ARE FULL OF THEMSELVES...ONLY THIS MORNING I MET RAY FROM X FACTOR ..WHAT A SMUG BIG HEADED P*****K...THIS TIME NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE DRIVING A BUS

[Lisa]

Hi Johnny, Where have you been? We've missed you here on MM and people have been asking where you've got to. I agree with you about the new celebs of today. Not surprised about Ray, he was a bit too much on the prog and really thought he'd win..........

johnnyowen said:

IN MY EXPERIENCE LIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FAMOUS FOR YEARS ARE USUALLY NICE POLITE PEOPLE..ITS THE NEW KIDS WHO ARE FULL OF THEMSELVES...ONLY THIS MORNING I MET RAY FROM X FACTOR ..WHAT A SMUG BIG HEADED P*****K...THIS TIME NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE DRIVING A BUS

[lin]

vivien said:

Its nice to hear of the famous people you have all met. It also jogs my memory (yes Lin I think it is an "age think"), when I met Bobby Charlton. My ex-husabd was involved with Manchester Polytechnic Students Union and is an avid United fan. Bobby Charlton was involved in some fundraising for them and we went into the bar one evening, where Bobby said to my ex (who wasn't my ex then) " what you want Al" - he was just on cloud nine for years because Bobby bought him a pint..... He then got an invitation to a posh dinner ( I still have the invite) with so many football names on it entitled An Evening with the Living Legends with special guest Sir Stanley Matthews. So many top names he was on cloud 109 for ever.

MY GOODNESS, THAT IS SOMETHING NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN VIVIEN I BET YOU DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS.

LIN

[lin]

johnnyowen said:

IN MY EXPERIENCE LIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FAMOUS FOR YEARS ARE USUALLY NICE POLITE PEOPLE..ITS THE NEW KIDS WHO ARE FULL OF THEMSELVES...ONLY THIS MORNING I MET RAY FROM X FACTOR ..WHAT A SMUG BIG HEADED P*****K...THIS TIME NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE DRIVING A BUS

YES I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN..I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT SIMON COWEL IS NOW SAYING THAT RAY IS GOING TO AMERICA BECAUSE HE WILL MAKE IT BIG THERE, HE WILL DO BETTER THAN LEONA, GUYS DO BETTER THAN WOMAN...BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE WAS SAYING WHEN SHE WON...CAN'T SAY I LIKE RAY THOUGH, HE LOOKED SMUG ON THE SHOW.

LIN

[lin]

I ALSO MET ELVIS PRESLEYS PIANIST, GLEN HARDIN, HE FREQUENTED A HOTEL OVER HERE, SO WE SEEN HIM OFTEN, HE'S A NICE GUY...WISH IT HAD BEEN ELVIS HIMSELF THOUGH .LOL!
OLIVER REED WAS SO FUNNY, HE DRANK LIKE CRAZY BUT HE WAS OK, WE USED TO SEE HIM ON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WHERE HE LIVED...ALSO THERE WAS ALEX HIGGINS THE SNOOKER PLAYER, MY GOD HE WAS FULL OF HIMSELF...WE WERE IN A PUB WAITING TO ORDER A DRINK ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE BEFORE US, ALEX HIGGINS CAME UP AND TRIED PUSHING IN SAYING DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM ETC! ETC! THIS WENT ON FOR A WHILE. I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE, BUT FORTUNATELY HE DIDN'T, BUT WE MADE HIM WAIT HIS TURN FOR HIS DRINK...I LOST COUNT HOW MANY DRINKS HE HAD WHILE WE WERE ONLY ON OUR SECOND DRINK, AND HE WAS STONED OUT OF HIS MIND.

LIN

[johnnyowen]

hi lisa ihave been reading the posts from time to time just been a bit too busy to contribute ..working 7 days recently ....always nice to make contact..... a mate of mine did an interview with will young recently...young put an orange on the floor and told my mate to talk to the orange.."don't look at me look at the orange" my mate went along with it !!! i would have stuck the orange where the sun don't shine

[lin]

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE JOHNNY, THEY MUST REALLY THINK THEY'RE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

LIN

[Lisa]

Hi Johnny, How strange to do something like that. I thought you were going to say that Will Young said "Oranges aren't the only fruit........" . I'm surprised your mate didnt whack him one where it would hurt.........

johnnyowen said:

hi lisa ihave been reading the posts from time to time just been a bit too busy to contribute ..working 7 days recently ....always nice to make contact..... a mate of mine did an interview with will young recently...young put an orange on the floor and told my mate to talk to the orange.."don't look at me look at the orange" my mate went along with it !!! i would have stuck the orange where the sun don't shine

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, I once worked as PA in Claridge House in Mayfair and above our office David Frost had his production company, Paradine Productions, and above that was a private pre-natal clinic. One lunctime I caught the lift to find DF standing at the back with his large cigar and reading the Times, taking up most of the room in the small lift. Several very pregnant ladies joined us in the lift, but DF neither put out his cigar nor put down his paper. Just as the lift door was about to close, DF shouted to his chauffeur to wait there for him. He did this just to let us know how important he(thought he)was because his chauffeur always waited for him. Most of the ladies were choking on his smoke and from there on I never watched anything he produced or appeared in. PRAT.

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, I once met Frank Sinatra in Annabells in London. I was with a group of Americans, one of whom was FS's paediatrician. After we'd finished dancing the doctor went over to say 'HI' to Frank and introduced me. He was very red and bloated and looked very unhappy. He was with the Annenberg's who was the USA Ambassador in London and I think he was here to do a concert at the Talk of the Town. The Talk of the Town was one of the best places to go to see people in concert and I saw many famous acts including : Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Junior, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett plus many more. My favourite place was sitting upstairs looking down on the stage which came out into the middle of the room, rather like a catwalk. It was a favourite place to be wined and dined and it was very romantic......

[tony38337]

Lisa Dahling, when you describe someone of the calibre of DF it's free ttt's with gusto PraTTT!

Tony T

[lin]

mavisredford said:

Hi Lin, I once worked as PA in Claridge House in Mayfair and above our office David Frost had his production company, Paradine Productions, and above that was a private pre-natal clinic. One lunctime I caught the lift to find DF standing at the back with his large cigar and reading the Times, taking up most of the room in the small lift. Several very pregnant ladies joined us in the lift, but DF neither put out his cigar nor put down his paper. Just as the lift door was about to close, DF shouted to his chauffeur to wait there for him. He did this just to let us know how important he(thought he)was because his chauffeur always waited for him. Most of the ladies were choking on his smoke and from there on I never watched anything he produced or appeared him. PRAT.

PRAT YES...I THINK THAT'S TOTALLY IGNORANT.

LIN

[lin]

HI LISA...THEY ALL PERFORMED AT TALK OF THE TOWN DIDN'T THEY...MET FREDDIE STAR AT THE CIRCUS TAVERN THERE, THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO NOW...QUITE A FEW YEARS...LOL! ALSO JIM DAVIDSON, THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN ON TV...THE LANGUAGE IS FOUL TO START WITH, AND THEY'RE NOT NEAR THE MARK, THEY'RE SPOT ON WITH IT...DOWN HERE THEY HAVE A GUY CALLED JETHRO, DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF HIM? I THINK HE'S A PRAT, HOW HE BECAME A COMEDIAN I WILL NEVER KNOW, HE DANCED WITH ME ONE NIGHT, ALSO SANG TO ME AS IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY...I CRINGED....LOL!

LIN

[raydav]

i used to work for star studios cinema`s 1 to 5 oxford road and 6 to 9 deansgate at oxford road peter adamson used to bring his wife to see films and at deansgate we used to get corrie street actors during breaks most were ok and talk to staff but one was nasty with them big star so he thought but not one of the main carricters.one of the nicest ladie`s i met was laren bacall she came to see key largo and casablanca and she took time out talk to all the staff and she was not stand offish at all.

[belinda]

lin said:

johnnyowen said:

IN MY EXPERIENCE LIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FAMOUS FOR YEARS ARE USUALLY NICE POLITE PEOPLE..ITS THE NEW KIDS WHO ARE FULL OF THEMSELVES...ONLY THIS MORNING I MET RAY FROM X FACTOR ..WHAT A SMUG BIG HEADED P*****K...THIS TIME NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE DRIVING A BUS

YES I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN..I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT SIMON COWEL IS NOW SAYING THAT RAY IS GOING TO AMERICA BECAUSE HE WILL MAKE IT BIG THERE, HE WILL DO BETTER THAN LEONA, GUYS DO BETTER THAN WOMAN...BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE WAS SAYING WHEN SHE WON...CAN'T SAY I LIKE RAY THOUGH, HE LOOKED SMUG ON THE SHOW.

LIN

[lin]

I THINK THERE'S SOME SORT OF MIX UP WITH THE MESSAGE ABOVE...THIS WAS A MESSAGE FROM JOHNNY, WHICH REPLIED TO...LISA...HELP HERE, WHY IS IT SHOWING UP ON BELINDA NAME?....LOL!

[Belinda]

spooky,its reading my mind.lol

[lin]

TELEPATHY?..SPOOKY EITHER WAY...LOL!

LIN

[Belinda]

Hi lin,i dont suppose you could call him famous,but i met Eric Bristoe(Do you spell it like that)once,the Darts player.He was awful,he didnt want to know his fans,just the long legged,busty blondes that followed him around.Mind you im going back about 25 years.xBelinda

[lin]

HI BELINDA...THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES FAMOUS, SOME OF THEM ARE SO CONCEITED..BUT FAMOUS OR WELL KNOWN IS OK, THERE ARE SOME ON HERE I HAVE PUT THAT ARE NOT REALLY FAMOUS AS SUCH....ITS NICE TO HAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION

LIN