Charles Morgan
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About 18 months actually. I am of course talking about the 8th Earl of Lucan.
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My cousin was the drummer in the band Hue & Cry and co-wrote their first hit "Labour of Love"
He is currently a session musician in the US.
He is currently a session musician in the US.
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This is the one, it doesn't get better than knowing moonie. Thought everyone knew that?I think I got close with Keith Moon. As I was briefly involved with his sister and my parents were friendly with his parents (they all lived in Wembley) I guess that's pretty close!
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Have to say, I think that experience played a big part in me striving to be a better drummer (I was already in a band when I started seeing Linda as more than a family friend!) - he even gave me some tips! Priceless! 
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They were a great band. Much underrated in my opinion.
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Phew! I can see there's no point in me posting then. You win!
I knew my gladiator based anecdote and chuckle brother bothering would come in handy one day.
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Superb band until the Kane brothers disappeared up their own importance.
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Having just introduced myself as new here, I'd like to introduce my famous friends...well I would if I had any.
Used to know the Lawrie guy when he were kids - he wasn't remotely interested in golf back then. And knew two of the guys (the brothers) in The Shamen, but please don't hold that against me.
And that's it. Apart from having loads of the very famous (Shirley Bassey, James Brown, Radiohead, etc, etc, etc) walk past me when I was a roadie. The only one who ever tried to make any contact though was Wayne Sleep, but I said no.
Used to know the Lawrie guy when he were kids - he wasn't remotely interested in golf back then. And knew two of the guys (the brothers) in The Shamen, but please don't hold that against me.
And that's it. Apart from having loads of the very famous (Shirley Bassey, James Brown, Radiohead, etc, etc, etc) walk past me when I was a roadie. The only one who ever tried to make any contact though was Wayne Sleep, but I said no.
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My nephew's best friend is Gareth Barry who, in case you needed to know, plays football - sometimes - for Manchester City and England. Does that fit in this chain?
I also used to work in the same square in Victoria - Central London - where Pete Townshend of the Who, and The Small Faces had flats. Impressive?
I also used to work in the same square in Victoria - Central London - where Pete Townshend of the Who, and The Small Faces had flats. Impressive?
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This is clearly one of those threads that's going to run and run, and it's quite interesting hearing about the various circumstances under which people's paths have crossed with those of celebrities.
I certainly don't want to spoil everyone's fun, but as others have said, I can't help feeling that nobody has yet satisfied the criteria of the threadstarter – including the threadstarter himself, actually.
So how about we set some criteria:
Friend: you've got their home or mobile number in your phone, and if you rang them now for a chat, they'd be happy to take the call in person and their first word wouldn't be "who?".
Really famous: well, this one's always going to be highly subjective, but if we take 'famous' to mean that more than 20% of the adult population would be able to put a face to the name without resorting to Google or Wikipedia, then 'really famous' must raise the bar to perhaps 40% or more, and would possibly bring with it the requirement of international recognition.
Thing is, would anyone who was truly friends with someone famous brag about it on a forum? I know I wouldn't. To my mind, the front-runner on this thread so far is 6pot (post #120), because that's as much as I'd want to say if I qualified.
I certainly don't want to spoil everyone's fun, but as others have said, I can't help feeling that nobody has yet satisfied the criteria of the threadstarter – including the threadstarter himself, actually.
So how about we set some criteria:
Friend: you've got their home or mobile number in your phone, and if you rang them now for a chat, they'd be happy to take the call in person and their first word wouldn't be "who?".
Really famous: well, this one's always going to be highly subjective, but if we take 'famous' to mean that more than 20% of the adult population would be able to put a face to the name without resorting to Google or Wikipedia, then 'really famous' must raise the bar to perhaps 40% or more, and would possibly bring with it the requirement of international recognition.
Thing is, would anyone who was truly friends with someone famous brag about it on a forum? I know I wouldn't. To my mind, the front-runner on this thread so far is 6pot (post #120), because that's as much as I'd want to say if I qualified.
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I absolutely agree.
I would be surprised if there's not already a member of this very forum who's really famous too. These interweb forum thingies are great a great way of being anonymous - and therefore not famous - for a while.
prprandall51
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Absolutely. My father and I were only discussing this the other day when I popped up to see my parents at their holiday home in Balmoral.
Harry, I thought we agreed not to share such stories.
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Ade B
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I thought internet forum types had no friends in the real world, preferring to conduct relationships from the safety of a darkened room..
I've a couple of famous clients who are not my friends.
Ade
I've a couple of famous clients who are not my friends.
Ade
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My son had a part in the film 'The Heart of Me' and I got to meet -
Helena Bonham Carter
Olivia Williams
Paul Bettany
While they were filming.
If you've ever seen the film, there's a part in it where the son is playing rugby in the background....My son is catching/throwing the rugby ball back to him...
Not sure if that counts but..
Helena Bonham Carter
Olivia Williams
Paul Bettany
While they were filming.
If you've ever seen the film, there's a part in it where the son is playing rugby in the background....My son is catching/throwing the rugby ball back to him...
Not sure if that counts but..
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kurtdaley
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Start your own then, don't try and set rules on my thread.
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In post number 120...Eliza Doolittle ??
MOCAŠ
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Hey, it was only a suggestion, in the spirit of your original question. Not trying to upset anyone's applecart...
rossyl
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Edit...as i just read Kurts post.
I would suggest another thread with the criteria (EDIT - as proposed by MOCAS earlier in this thread), as many people have met/bumped into/seen famous people...but having them as a friend (as MOCAS requires in his criteria) would/might be far more interesting, and therefore a more interesting thread.
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You'd only have to storm Oscar night and maybe a state funeral and you'd tick off 99% of them. You'd be replying to the thread whilst in jail/hospital but you'd have the thread bagged
