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Your Claim To Fame?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My great-great-great uncle was on the back of every £5 in circulation and invented the steam train. George Stephenson he was. Sadly I'm not a blood relation but still pretty cool, n'est pas?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sofie wrote: »
    Was this before or after he became famous?
    he already was a DJ. My mum used to listen to his radio show and he mentioned that he was getting into Glasgow central that evening at a certain time if anyone wanted to meet him. She turned up and they shared a taxi. He asked her out but she didnt take him up on it because she was already in a relationship with my dad at that point, although it was before I came along, so must have been early seventies.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh and captain sensible (from the damned) stayed round mine for the weekend once.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The part in the full monty where they're putting posters up and the 2 women come up to them was filmed just down my road. Um and - i've met wayne sleep.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mr grandfather was Mr. Britain 1950. Really.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I used to own the house next door to the pub on cover of Marillions "clutching at straws"
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    its the Bakers arms in Colchester.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I can't think of anything that would lead me to have a claim to fame personally.

    My Dad got a lift home from John Peel once though, which is pretty cool.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I was in line for the Tower of Terrer behind some very different men that were the backup dancers of the one hit wonder boy group LFO.


    Really, with that, its like I'm famous myself.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    I'm expecting someone to say something like "I got an STI from someone who got it from a one-night-stand from someone who <famous person's name here>'s spouse was cheating on them with" :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    I'm expecting someone to say something like "I got an STI from someone who got it from a one-night-stand from someone who <famous person's name here>'s spouse was cheating on them with" :p

    :lol:

    I have also met David Gedge (The Wedding Present) twice. *wonders if anyone has actually heard of David Gedge or his band*
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my uncle was in a band. no i won't tell you who they were!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thunderstruck wrote: »
    My great-great-great uncle was on the back of every £5 in circulation and invented the steam train. George Stephenson he was. Sadly I'm not a blood relation but still pretty cool, n'est pas?

    That IS cool!! :thumb:

    Oh - and Sofie - have heard of The Wedding Present! May even have heard one of their tracks once....:chin:

    Oh - and mine is I met Princess Anne and gave her a bunch of flowers once! :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shorty! wrote: »
    my uncle was in a band. no i won't tell you who they were!

    Well whats the point of that :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My auntie and uncle once had the drummer from the Stone Roses sleep on their floor - before he was in the Stone Roses though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My mums uncle sold his house to Roger Moore many moons ago!.....oh and i met Melanie and Martini from Fun House when i was about 10 *cringe* :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shorty! wrote: »
    my uncle was in a band. no i won't tell you who they were!

    Why not?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I once poked Shane Richie in the back with a sign I was holding, accidently on purpose..
    My Dad was drinking buddies with one of the blokes from Led Zepplin, and he invited him and the family to his country house when I was a baby, although we never went.
    But most importantly, I was on BUTLINS TV. Oh yes.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    LittleBlondeh wrote: »
    I once poked Shane Richie in the back with a sign I was holding, accidently on purpose..

    :lol: What do you mean by 'accidently on purpose'?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well I almost hit him with this cardboard sign I'd made for a concert accidently, then I stopped myself, but then I thought he'd stop if I did, so I 'accidently' poked him with it. He ignored me anyhow and carried on walking.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sofie wrote: »
    Why not?


    because one of their biggest hits still ocassionally gets played today and it's rather embarassing.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I ha rik mayall's latin text book at school. yipee. go me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've been on the local news twice while I was in secondary school.

    I attended LIPA for 9 months and worked with alot of people who I know by sight but not name (I was only a technician) who have gone on to work "in the business".
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I went to school with Jack McConnels nephew, the first idiot, and his brother worked with my dad.
    I got shouted at by Scotty from Star Trek and my dad shouted at LuLu, something along the lines of "my granny knows your mammy!"
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shorty! wrote: »
    because one of their biggest hits still ocassionally gets played today and it's rather embarassing.

    one hit wonders?

    you gotta tell!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooh, I forgot about when I called one of McFly a twat. I don't even know if thats a claim to fame, but it was pretty funny.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm related to Jimmy Tarbuck.
    My mate used to work with Jordan before she was famous
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    O_o wrote: »
    one hit wonders?

    you gotta tell!!

    argh! what have i done!

    anyone heard of 'slap and tickle'? :o
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I really want to know now! I mean, can it really be worse than being related to the Osmonds?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    having your uncle's most famous song be called /slap and tickle' is more embarassing than being related to the osmonds.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's not Squeeze is it?
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