Famous People You Have met.

[tonymarley]

dear lin
went to wrestling at beiie voe
les kellt and i sad isaw tony sinclair
and jonny eagle i saw yhe
flming grovies and i met davidfrom
he corrvtin street was no a water shute
big daddy his nate shte was shirley
grabtree i have his autograf
said loov after yourself son
do you rember ken wolton with
thingyy davies no world of sport
i met belle vue he he was
imet bill roall in the snacic
witrh his son i was pot
collecter i used yo work
over night at the ednboro ballroom
colleter i used was a pot
over night at the edinboro ballroom
and ve to have a break
all the best antony

[lin]

HIYA TONY MARLEY..NICE TO HAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION ON HERE...I REMEMBER SHIRLEY CRABTREE YES...I ONLY REMEMBER GOING TO BELLE VUE AFTER WE MOVED DOWN TO CORNWALL TO LIVE, I KNOW I WENT BEFORE THAT AND ALSO BLACKPOOL A LOT...BUT I WAS ONLY SEVEN WHEN I LEFT MANCHESTER...STILL IT'S NICE TO HEAR ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE MET...ARE THERE ANYMORE?

LIN.

[BABS]

HELLO TONY MARLEY,

YOU HAVENT BEEN ON FOR A WHILE HAVE YOU,WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP ,DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB,

YOU HAVE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVENT YOU.

NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BABSX

[Belinda]

Hi Lin,Thanks for making me feel welcome, x Belinda

[lin]

belinda2 said:

Hi Lin,Thanks for making me feel welcome, x Belinda

HI BELINDA,
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, I THINK YOU'LL FIND EVERYONE IS WELCOMING ON THE SITE.

LIN

[catherine]

Last year in September' 07 Mickey Rooney was at the Plaza in Stockport, after the show he came and shook hands with the people, and signed the program's, three days after was his 87th birthday, so we wished him a happy birthday. ;D Cath

[angela]

Never seem to meet any famous people.Once went to meet a friend in Piccadilly and saw Morrissy sitting there.It was very quietin town.I really wanted to go up to him because he looks very like one of my brothers so I would have asked him about his family tree prob.Wouldnt know anything about his music.Still regret not approaching him. I met a mior celeb on a train from Euston to m/c a few years ago..Got chatting,how you do.He was absolutely lovely.It turned out his name was Kieron o'Keefe.Whoos he I hear you saying.Well he's the para psychologist on Britains most Haunted.They come up with all their claims.The daft Derek Achora etc.His job is to disprove their claims.Met him and his girlfriend for a drink as they lived in apartments near Picc station.As they were both posh took them on a tour of pubs in Oldham st.It was great.He was impressed with my views re hauntings etc and why the programme was so popular.My view is that growing up we love to be scared of the 'bogey man'.As we get older we love something to take its place.Britains most haunted and acora creep fill that gap!
As well as missinggg out on meeting famous people I have never found any money in the street.That is until last year when I was doing community gardening.Found 20 10 THEN 15£ 45in all in a few weeks.As I had lost 30 some weeks previosly I was over the moon.Prior to that never found anything.

[june]

when we wen't to north man general hoss(crumpsall hoss) a few weeks ago we saw Kirkie out of coronation st you know who lives with Fizz well in the same house he was with his wife ,me daughter says it was her she saw them in hello mag ,,the was a chappie on cruthches with him they walked in to hoss and then straight in the lift ..did'nt like to intrude with being at hoss everyone was looking and nudging ;D

[lin]

WE SEEM TO MEET FAMOUS PPL WHEN ON HOLIDAYS ABROAD, AND THEY ARE NEARLY ALWAYS IN EGYPT. ;D ;D ;D ALTHOUGH I HAVE MET SEVERAL WHEN I WAS DOING RECEPTION WORK.

[Lisa]

I was working as a Receptionist at the New Millgate Hotel in 1966 and doing a late shift. It was quiet on the reception when I heard the most beautiful piano music being played from the grand piano in the deserted bar. I was lured to the bar by this music and stood at the piano watching this man play so professionally, just the two of us alone in the bar. He asked me who my favourite composer was and I said "Chopin".....he played most of Chopin's pieces and I was rapt. I must have spent an hour with this wonderful man just listening to him play......I later found out it was Semprini who was recording a show on the radio called Semprini Serenade(?)......I shall never forget that magical hour in the presence of a genius on the piano.

[OLLY]

AL TRY THINK WHO IVE MET WHO WAS IMPORTANT.........ERRRR..

............(A MICHAEL CRAWFORD)....MMMM....

....NOO...NOT YET.......ERRR.....

[barbara]

Famous people I have met as a child Lesley Lever, Bert Trautman Manchester city goal keeper.
Pat Phoenix used to live in our village often saw her shopping, then later her ex partner Tony Booth he once asked me to help him put some tomatoes in a bag, he must have left the area we dont see him about much.

[OLLY]

ERRR........MMMMM.......STILL THINKIN......

[june]

come on olly i'm sure you've met few in All your years ;D

[misschampers]

Famous people i've seen are George Best with his then wife Alex in a health farm about 10 years ago. He was sat in the bar when we walked out of the smoking room, I smiled at him and he smiled back at me which made my day lol. Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards, we saw him in a nightclub we used to go in, we got chatting to him and he gave us a lift home. Madonna blew me a kiss from the stage when we were stood in the front row at one of her concerts a couple of years back. I also saw Barbara Windsor at the same health farm and she was with her much younger hubby and I couldn't get over how tiny she was! I met Roy 'Chubby' Brown last year after one of his shows and got his autograph and had my picture taken with him. I also met Linda Gray last year, Sue Ellen out of Dallas, after a show she did in our town and managed to get her autograph.

[codger]

Nookie bear and Roger De Courcey. Great story is of some celeb asking to be served at a busy bar and the oft quoted phrase came out, "excuse me, do you know who I am?"...bartender quick as a flash, "we've got another one who's lost their memory"
Actually met James Nesbitt before National Movie Awards in London on Monday sneaking a quick f*g, looking very furtive because loads of commoners walking around in penguin suits, had friends photo took with him, nice guy and a red to boot. We had just come out of a restaurant and making our way to London Eye, still dizzy after that.

[lin]

WE ONCE MET ALL THE CAST OF CORONATION ST, BACK IN THE DAYS OF ELSIE TANNER ETC, WE MET THEM ON THE OLD STREET THAT USED TO BE...BEATLES, WALKER BROTHERS, CLIFF RICHARDS, KINKS, ANNE DIAMOND..TROUBLE IS I CAN'T THINK OF ALL THEIR REAL NAMES NOW ;D ;D CHARLIE BOOKES FROM EASTENDERS AND THE OTHER ONE FROM EASTENDERS WHO ALSO PLAYED WONDER WOMEN RECENTLY..SOME I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THEIR NAMES AT ALL...ONE WAS THE BLONDE GIRL WHO PLAYED IN THE TV PROGRAM 'BUDGIE' WITH ADAM FAITH...SHE HAD A VERY HIGH FOREHEAD..MET QUITE A FEW OF THEM IN EGYPT, SEEMS THEY ALL TAKE THEIR HOLIDAYS THERE..OLIVER REED WHO WAS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AT THE TIME..OH THE LIST IS ENDLESS. BUT I THINK I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE ON AN OLD THREAD? ALSO MET A LOT OF THEM WHEN I WORKED ON RECEPTION IN A HOTEL HERE ON PLYMOUTH HOE...SOME OF THEM WERE REALLY NICE, OTHERS THOUGHT THE WORLD OWED THEM SOMETHING.

[oldbill]

Hi lin in the late 70s i was a extra in YANKS and i met vannessa redgrave william defoe richard gere and the director john sch [cant spell rest of his name] it was good;also met the beatles the searchers in RHYL when i live there in the 60s also met sue johnston out of BROOKSIDE but sadly not as many as you lin

[lin]

HI OLDBILL..I MET THE BEATLES A FEW TIMES, HAD MY PHOTO TAKEN WITH THEM AND A FRIEND, SITTING ON THEIR LAPS, EVEN HAVING A KISS (I'M BLUSHING NOW) ;D ;D WHERE THOSE PHOTOS HAVE GONE I DON'T KNOW, COULD BE IN THE LOFT SOMEWHERE, ITS LIKE ALADDINS CAVE UP THERE ;D ;D WE WENT BACKSTAGE WITH THEM, HAD A DRINK AND CHATTED FOR AGES...MET LOADS OF PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS, SOME AT ST, MELLION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WHICH IS JUST A MILE UP THE ROAD FROM WHERE I LIVE...I USED TO WORK THERE AS WELL..MET RONNIE CORBETT THERE AMONGST SEVERAL OTHER CELEBRITIES...DO YOU REMEMBER BEN WARRIS? HE WAS A MISERABLE SO AND SO. ;D ;D

[oldbill]

hi lin that ben warris sounds abit like me; but like i said u have met alot of famous people

[lin]

HEY OLDBILL..I HAVE TO SAY, I WOULD PREFER LIVING WITH VICTOR MELDREW THAN BEN WARRIS ;D ;D

[roofingman]

Mentioning Ben Warris--Our family would always say to Mum.."hey mum --your boyfriends on the telly"...(meaning Ben Warris)..mum would rush in (expecting Sean connery) and say--EEh he looks like a ruddy monkey!!......Hmm famous people--In 1965 I arrived in Vancouver nojob/no rellie/no friends...My new wife and I had $80...I walked the streets for 3 weeks looking for work.....Then I landed a job with an American company--(they felt sorry for me)....I still work for them after 43yrs......Anyway that night --we celebrated and went to the Marco Polo nightclub...Bill Haley was on the next table with his lovely wife and I sent over a couple of drinks...They asked us to join thier table...I told Bill all about teenagers jiving in the aisles in 1957 when Rock Around the Clock was showing....I particularly remember this happening at the Kingsway cinema at West Point ..Levenshulme....Bill told me he loved his British fans.......A real Gent !!---when he died --many people would say what a lovely Gent he was and it was all true....I asked the club to take a photo and still have it to this day of a great evening......Ian..vancouver..

[lin]

HI ROOFINGMAN...NICE, YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR PIC ON HERE, WOULD BE NICE...MEMORIES AYE?

[Lisa]

Lovely story Ian.....would be nice to see that picture.....I bet you treasure it.

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, Wasnt Ben Warris with Jimmy Jewel?

[Lisa]

Hi OldBill, Loved that film YANKS......must have watched it loads of time......some of the outdoor scenes were shot in Stockport near the indoor market.

May 7, 2009 10:50:03 GMT -1 @oldbill said:

Hi lin in the 80s i was a extra in YANKS and i met vannessa redgrave william defoe richard gere and the director john sch [cant spell rest of his name] it was good;also met the beatles the searchers in RHYL when i live there in the 60s also met sue johnston out of BROOKSIDE but sadly not as many as you lin

[jackaitch]

Lisa most of the film was shot in the villages of Dobcross and Diggle located near Uppermill...
I guess they did shots all over the north west..great film...A yearly event called "Yanks" is
celebrated every year..they parade down the High street with Jeeps,Trucks,Amoured Vehicles
men wearing US uniforms (also German)the ladies wear the dress,s they wore during the war.
Lots of drinking and dancing until all hours..fully recommend well worth the trip...this occurs in
Uppermill during the summer (July or August)

[Lisa]

Morning Jackaitch, Sunny but cold morning here in the UK.....I bet you've got lovely sunny, warm weather over there!! Thanks for the info on Uppermill.......I presume its in Derbyshire or Lancashire somewhere, so I'll look it up and keep an eye open for when its on in July/August.

[lin]

May 7, 2009 17:11:17 GMT -1 Lisa said:

Hi Lin, Wasnt Ben Warris with Jimmy Jewel?

HI LISA...YES HE WAS BEN WARRIS WITH JIMMY JEWEL.

[mauger]

I've met and spoken to a few Speedway Greats:Ove Fundin.Ivan Mauger.Peter and Phil collins.
some have stayed overnight and left their bikes.I once went to a do with Bill Powell.I once stayed for weekend in lymm at Phils House.Happy days.In the earla 60's i went to the Dent Oliver training School at the old hyde road.I never mention it though:-)