Me.....? I'm in two films..... So I have met Jurgen Procneau and Patsy Kensit; plus Clive Owen and Mick Jagger. Accidentally tripped Joe Brown up in Oxford Street a long time ago. Also met Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Dick Heckstall-Smith. Had a drink with Paul Eddington (Jerry from The Good Life)
How could I have forgotten! Nearly run over by Patrick McNee. He was driving an XJ12 in Chichester. I was leaving a convenience shop and very nearly stepped into the road; McNee was swinging a u-turn and the overhang of the car crossed the pavement very near to me. He had a face like thunder which I can still see in my mind's eye. Good times.
I'm sure a lot of us are of an age where we all have by now. met many over the years but none really worth relating - didn't warm to Steven Jerkoff I remember. there are many I wish i had met but too late now - Steve McQueen for one. Count myself lucky to have swum in Keith Moon's "Rolls Royce" pool but again, never met the man sadly.
I've met: Paul Daniels, Brian Jacks (Judo), Leighton Rees (Darts), Fred Feast (Fred Gee off Corrie), Peter Osgood, Jimmy Cricket, Frank Carson, Showaddywaddy, Tommy Steele, Sean Bean (I directed a voice-over he did for a video game I was making) and used to wave to David Moorcroft as he ran past my house every day.
Met Liz Hobbs (at the time British and European waterski speed record holder) during the late 70's. Sat next to Marianne Faithful on a plane trip back from Cologne. Got bored stiff by Stratford Johns on an airport transfer bus. Handed Rick Parfitt (Status Quo God) a drink at a post Boat Show party.Shared a lift with Freddy Trueman. Delivered Sir Peter Scott's papers.Served Fred Dinenage and Noel Edmonds on our trade counter (not at the same time). Spent a hour on a train talking to the King of Stamford Bridge Peter Osgood. And the best,said hello to Basil Brush when I was a kid.
Steve Clarke, Chris Brunt, Gareth McCauley on Sunday night. Stayed in the same hotel in Italy as Ian Kershaw a few years ago. Had some interesting chats over a bottle or two of red. A fascinating bloke.
matt le Tissier , stepped on me as i was laid on the floor in a sainsburys fixing a freezer, he said sorry lol richard madeley, asked me to get him a drink out of a fridge i was fixing near looe dawn french asked me where something was in a morrisons in liskeard whilst i was fixing a freezer jo guest kissed me on the cheek at the ally pally superbike show and signed my poster : ) heck of a life i lead
Right then...I was security staff for David Bowie briefly, been out on the smash with Paul Weller, beat up Bruce Foxton, had a pint with Weller, Ronan Keating and Sandy Toksvig all at the same time (they live in the same place I drink), Eric Clapton helped fix my car, painted Peter Alliss's house, had dinner with Lee Trevino and breakfast with Randy Mamola, cleaned Louise Redknapp's house (she's gorgeous), upset Matthew Corbett, and woke up in bed with a page 3 girl who's name I can't remember. To this day I've no idea if I shagged her or not:frown:. One day I walked into the pub and John Hollins was stood there (former Chelsea player, and one of my sporting heroes); turns out he knows my mum! And I am a celebrated artist myself - stained glass artist, that is, not piss artist before you say it...
I've met and had dinner with Karl Rove and Dick Armey (google them :wink through business. Also met and had dinner with several UK politicians, of all flavours, all of which I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire.
Too many to recall in one hit I keep remembering more and more... doing a supermoto endurance race and Dave Jefferies was on our team, I high sided the thing smashed my wrist up and he strapped me up. Bumped into Vic and Bob in HMV years ago and had a quick chat. Had a beer with Guy Martin at the Manx had a laugh with Penn and Teller in Vegas Had a long conversation on a bus back to SF airport with Ben Bostrom after the 2002 WSB round at Laguna Sat behind Hodgson's now ex-wife on the plane home having a chat Met Travis Pastrana when he raced and bust his wrist at Weston beach race Delivered a freshly painted helmet to a certain Casey Stoner when he raced in British 125
