Lame To Fame

[Beef Magic]

In the past threads have gone about your greatest claims to fame. I'm not interested in those. I'm interested in your worst ones.

For example, mine is that I owe the son of Porcupine Tree's account five pounds.

and yes, I did steal this from Viz.

[esquilax]

Tory fat-arse Ken Clarke queue-jumped in front of me at Fleet Service station once. (this is actually true)

[charlieman]

the smaller one from "how clean is your house" (Aggie, i think) lives on my road :p

[Ste150]

My mum's brother (Yes kids, my uncle) went round to Paul McCartney’s house when he was ickle and had tea.

Also, I was on TV once in the background of a news report looking gormless.
And my school was on the local news yesterday, and a poster i did was in the background \o/

I rock*.

Probably a lie

[Garry3]

My mum's brother (Yes kids, my uncle) went round to Paul McCartney’s house when he was ickle and had tea.

Annie Lennox went round to my grandmother's house for tea once before she was famous. She brought a scrubbing brush as thanks.

[guy in a box]

My uncle beat the drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers at pool, then the drummer had to buy my uncle a pint scince it was part of the bet... I have a picture of it somwhere.
I am also in NME, it was a picture from The Subways gig at Astoria.

[Mr stabby]

A semi Famous band came from my school
Thats it.

[Al]

Nothing involving famous people has ever happened to me ever. How lame is that?

[Cjw]

I stood behind simon amstell in a queue for a game machine. Liek omg.

I nearly got hideo kojima's autograph. Until he buggered off after about signing two. :(

When i was about 11, i was in the local newspaper for helping litter pick in school.

[queenofself]

i once got my letter printed in melody maker voicing my outrage that they had not covered some menswe@r concert or other. they said the fact that i drew pink hearts all around it said something about my state of mind.

the 13 year old state of mind i think

whilst keeping on the menswear theme my guitar teacher was the drummer's cousin and once gave me a second-hand-out-of-date menswear backstage pass. im sure i was horribly excited about that one

[RobW]

If you want lame claims to fame, call RobW round.

My friend's cousin's best friend's brother's Craig David.
Another friend's Godfather is best friends with Terry Gilliam.


[/yawn]

Oh, and once one of my scrawlings I did aged 4 got into the Thomas the Tank Engine magazine :]

[Mittwoch]

Charlie Simpson from none other than Busted (now he's in Shitestar or something) went to my school.

Edit: My CCF section commander wears his old beret \o/
:(

[Ste150]

Oh, and once one of my scrawling I did aged 4 got into the Thomas the Tank Engine magazine :]

Your so ungrateful. I would have killed for fame like that as a child.
I might have actually done it once or twice..

I've remembered another one of mine. My year 5 teacher's sister was in the same class as Tracy Shaw (ex-coronation street "star") I win.

[Flava Dave]

The Headmaster from my primary school was on a chatshow last week promoting a book.

[mrsnuffles]

I WAS ON PRIMETIME CBBC GAMESHOW 50/50.

And dressed up like a penguin.

Moi for teh win thxverymuch.

[Tweekish]

I was on the BBC 6 o'clock news. I forget what it was for.

My mums friend used to babysit for Gary Glitter

I saw the guitarist from Rooster being henpecked by his girlfriend in Topshop

I stole Danny John Jules' curry. Who is Danny John Jules? Cat from Red Dwarf. Oh yes!

Oh, and someone who was on Robotwars came into my shop and smashed a door into my face. Cheers dude, your robot was shit anyway.

Do I win?

[Chassisbot]

Fantastic, Tweekish.

I wanted to say I got one of the Lego Club Gold Bricks for winning their building competition, BUT I DIDN'T, YOU TWAT JAMIE ADAMSON. I mean, dude, how could my beautiful spaceship be beaten by some higgeldy-piggeldy junk like that. Your bricks were mismatched, ffs.

Dammit.

[queenofself]

lest i forget, i got asked on the street to be an extra in a crappy straight to video film starring someone whose name i forget from lock stock. for about 1 second you can see my face then for about 10 seconds you can see me from the neck down. i got paid £5

this was long before gervais glamorized the industry i hasten to add

[Shave]

the guy who acted (not voiced) darth vader sat a few rows behind me at ashton gate when i had my season tickets. he also was a guest at one of our school fun days.

[wocket]

One of my brother's high school friends was a backup dancer for Vanilla Ice.

Once that stupid (expletive deleted) made it famous, though, my brother's friend (and all the other backup dancers) were ditched, with no contract, no checks...no nothing. What a jerk.

[Erasmus]

Here comes the ultimate:

Anyone remember the kids show "the magic roundabout"?
Remember Dilan the spaced-out hippy bunny-rabbit?
His guitar playing was done by my great uncle.
Another of my great uncles (for I have many) was a dalek in a Doctor Who episode many years ago.

Do I win?

[Beef Magic]

You are all trying to go down the popular route again. I want the least popular route. As in, complete rubbish.

Like another one of experiences -

I nearly served Rory McGrath once, but couldn't, as I was putting change in my till. He said "Should I go to that till?" I said "Yeah, that's probably for the best."

Another one was that someone who looked like Jools Holland came into another place I work at. He brought a newspaper.

[Cjw]

Another of my great uncles (for I have many) was a dalek in a Doctor Who episode many years ago.

In my world, that is fucking amazing. <3 lucky uncle.

Oh yeah, i had my name read out on the rather shitty replacement for the big breakfast, RI:SE because i emailed the lyrics to "Baby got back" by Sir Mixalot.

Oh, and i was in a petrol station when jeremy beadle was. Except i didn't actually see him.

[Loosh]

gah my uncles church is used in monarch of the glen many a time

[Shave]

i swear i saw justin lee collins going into gregs bakery (or someone who really looked like him)

and i didn't think my earlier claim was very popular

[MichaelJackson]

My dads brothers nephew was a sound technician for raging speed horn.

WHO?!?!

prepare yourself (http://www.ragingspeedhorn.co.uk/)

How (un)cool is that?

[Shave]

i think quite a few people know of raging speedhorn (haven't heard any of their music though)

[da-geezer]

I was the South East Wales safe cycling champion in 1996.

Also, some retardedly distant cousin is a member of the royal family in Malta.

[Soma]

I saw a famous Australian comedian/actor at an art exhibition, his name's Garry McDonald and his stage name was Norman Gunsten
My Auntie's boyfriend is an aus Aboriginal who fought in the Vietnam War and has written a book and has toured schools with it, he also has many connections himself

[mr jones]

my friends siter might be on neighbours in a few months as an extra.

Wow, the fame...

[Leptany]

my mum used to hang around with chris eubank and knew rio ferdinand as a child
im so ashamed :(

[Lewiji]

Tony Blair came to my school, but I didn't get to assassinate him, in fact I didn't even see him as he literally went into the drama studio, shook a few form captain's hands then dissapeared. Suckage

[Mr stabby]

My science teacher has been on Ministry of Mayhem(kids saturday morning TV show) about 4 times, Paul "Soupy" Campbell

[guy in a box]

Another thing, my mum just told me she saw princess Diana's feet!
... How amazing, it must have been such a great experience.

[Alien O]

Lead singer of Razorlight went to my school, as did Phil Tuffnell

[albie_123]

An austronaut went to my school when he was a kid.

[guy in a box]

Lead singer of Razorlight went to my school, as did Phil Tuffnell

OMG!
The lead singer of Razorlight went my school aswell...
Which school did you go to?

[LeoZ]

A cousin of mine, Rebecca Cooke, swam in the last Olympics but didn't do too well. And another close relative has a good chance of becoming the Prime Minister of Canada (which I don't think counts because It's actually quite cool).

[stalefish]

I have a cousin who could be in the 2012 Olympics, in the heptathlon.

And my dad helped to make the Blockbuster security system. \o/

[Albino Banana]

My mum saw that stipper on the x factors penis. He tied an electic band round it.

[Mr stabby]

Englands best teenage gymnast goes to my school, and he is my mate.

[Hitpoint]

Kathy something who is the actress who played angela in coronation street lives next door to me.
and when i was younger a drawing of mine got into the simpsons comic :p

[LeoZ]

Who was once the tallest 10 year old girl in surrey is in my year. She really was very tall.

[Bewildebeast]

I saw Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) in Pizza Express in Shepherds Bush.

I saw Iain Duncan "Who?" Smith in the Guildford YMCA. Consequently, my head was on Sky News, which was probably infinitely more interesting than whatever he was saying.

He probably lives there now.

[Coroona]

I went into a toilet cubicle directly after Bubble from big brother came out of it in some wank overpriced bar in Islington. It stank.

[Alien O]

OMG!
The lead singer of Razorlight went my school aswell...
Which school did you go to?

I hope I've got the right lead singer, I go to Highgate School, London

[bameballs]

I went on stage during a pantomime and met Neil Buchanan from Art Attack. I've also met a few other 'famous' people.
Oh, and I was once on the cover of my local newspaper because I survived heart surgery at the tender age of 7 months.

[sack the chimp]

I saw Colin Murray (of Colin & Edith) in a bar a few weeks back.

[jimeh]

My mum went to school with oh so sexy Mr Martin Clunes.

[bitter_sweetie]

my neighbours cousins went to school with S club juniors XD

i also sat next to seth green on the tube in london

[Chassisbot]

My dad's mate is the producer for CD:UK.

Word.

[Beef Magic]

My dads brothers nephew was a sound technician for raging speed horn.

I saw that band twice - Once when they were 'in between' record labels.

[*Ooh Sparklies*]

On my 13th birthday at Alton Towers I saw Diane-Louise Jordan, a now ex Blue Peter presenter.

She ripped a bit of her script of for me so she could sign it.

She was really nice.

I also saw the guy who played Ricky in Eastenders on holiday a year after this. He was So rude! He spat in a guys face when he asked him for an autograph.

So my firends and I would play knock and run on his room door. Revenge!

[Magpie]

My dad has turned down an invitation to the queen's garden party.

Possibly because he is hardcore, possibly because his marriage was collapsing at the time.

[Hitpoint]

Oh, and i once won a poetry competion and was in the local paper when i was 10 O-)

[monkey magic]

A friend of mine used to talk to the singer from the Killers on MSN, though not anymore.

Also, Embrace recorded their very first (sorta demo) track in the studio in my town. Hudds! Woo!

I really need a life.

[guy in a box]

One of my friends is good mates with the whole of The Subways band.

[wocket]

I got all 6 members of CoEvolution to autograph a CD for me.

Don't know who CoEvolution are? Well, sucks to be you. Or something.

[pebble_rebel]

This is my kinda thread. Where do i begin....

Bill Turnball of six o clock news and now strictly come dance fame lives two doors down. My family is great mates with his, which is why we look after their dogs and they look after our pets when we go away. We have one of his bee hives in our gardens. By the way please vote for him in Strictly Come Dancing as he is a legend.
Also the Osbourne's UK estate (the one he injured himself on his quadbike on) is also very near by. I saw sharon driving backwards down a single lane road on my way home from school.
My dad had his hand used in a Playboy tv advert in australia.
The girl with brown hair in the "Badgit!" advert goes to my school, shes in upper sixth, though ive never talked to her.
err Blocparty recorded their EP and performed there second gig in a near by town.
My parents saw simply red performing in a hotel before they got big.
I was also in the lego club magazine with a gigantic 2 meter long cruise liner which has pwned every boat since.
Ive met Ian Percy (olympic sailor) and Ellen Macarthur (yachts women).
I saw Steven Mulhern and several other old CITV presenters at the Pokemon the first movie premiere and talked with them on the walk to the after show party.
I was also in the audience of SMTV live and another really shite gameshow that now longer runs called the grudge or something, i actually went with bill turnballs son.
Liam gallagher gave a platinum disk to my old school to get planning permission for his floodlights for the football pitch in his garden.
My best mate met and discussed a book with a semi stoned pete doherty.
I think i also met Chris Evans as my dad woked at LWT but i was very young.
OH YEAH! and my cousin in law was also in the opening bomb sequence for the first episode of the latest series of Spooks (hes a detective constable and they just appear to have police as extras). This same cousin in law also solved the double murder that occured in Leighton Buzzard last year.
I also apparently conversed with the cousin of Brandon Flowers on msn, but i wouldnt bet my life on it

I think thats more a less it.

[bameballs]

I met Edith Bowman, Donna Air, Richard Blackwood and Zane Lowe, back in the days of MTV Select. I've met Tatyana Ali and The All Saints(except Melanie Blatt).
I've seen Graham Norton running past me in Leicester Square.Nearly got walked into by Simon Day(The Fast Show),also in Leicester Square. I saw Vic Reeves once near Piccadilly Circus and then again in a multiplex cinema near where I live,the second time he was with Nancy Sorrell.
My sister served The Cheeky Girls and Nancy Sorrell, when she worked in Miss Sixty. And my sister's flatmate's boyfriend was a dancer on the ITV show Hit Me Baby One More Time.
A friend of my boyfriend is friends with Alan Rickman's nephew.And my boyfriend has another friend whose dad runs Aardman Studios.
My mum went out with a member of a Seventies group called, something like, New World.

[Tweekish]

I served some guy from Eastenders when i worked in a bar. He was still in it at the time and everyone fancied him. A brother of that Greco guy I think....

Am I talking out of my arse again?

[Simon]

Ive seen Dirty Den (dont remember his real name) and Dermott O'Leary in real life. Dermott came to my college and Dirty Den was walking up the hill that my college is on.

[Tweekish]

Ahh - I overtook Dermot O'Leary on a motorway. Either him or his clone.

That has to be the lamest claim to fame.

[freddiestarfish]

I met Jimmy "now then now then" Saville half way up ben nevis.
He asked me which way was down.

[Liz]

i was at the bar on friday in town, and i looked at the guy next to me, and it was Dane Bowers, so i said something foolish like: you look like dane bowers, and he said, thats because i am. and then we had a little chat, and he seemed nice.

[terrorbite]

Coronation Street related:

- I stood behind Chesney in the queue at Subway once.
- Me and some friends were sat next to Tommy Harris and Peter Barlow at the pub (Mr Toms Chop House in the centre of Manchester).
- Candice was in my form at college
- Fizz was in my class at primary school

Other amazing things:

- I got bopped on the head by Timmy Mallet when he came to open our shopping mall years ago.
- I wrote a letter to the Daily Mirror which got Letter Of The Day (and I won £25, hurrah).
- A computer game I made got put on the cover cd of a Swedish games magazine.
- I owned the most popular English Pokemon fansite for a short while a few years back (pikamon.com)
- I kicked Weebl's ass in a game of Halo 2 once ;)

I'm like, totally famous.

[CoX]

Ohohoh, what can I remember...

I once won a story-writing competition in the Lego Club Magazine. I won a Lego set worth £80.

Me and my friends met the grandfather of the person who used to play Nick (the doctor type bloke i think) in Eastenders on the Underground.

Me and my brother were in my local paper when I was 4 for being the first kids in the area to get their bicycles security stamped. Mine got stolen a week later. \o/

A friend of our family is the photographer who got beat up by Liam (or Noel, can't remember) Gallagher from Oasis a few years ago.

EDIT: We were once queueing at a set of traffic lights and we found we were next to Alex from Big Brother 4. My mum opened the window to get him to sign something but he went throught the red light and drove off. \o/

[luttman23]

I did a tarzan impression on stage at Blackpool Tower once when I was 6

[Beef Magic]

A friend of my boyfriend is friends with Alan Rickman's nephew.And my boyfriend has another friend whose dad runs Aardman Studios.


THAT is the kind of thing I'm interested in.

Another one from me. My mum worked with Ozzy Osbourne's sister. She got fired for stealing money from the company.

[Quack]

My gran had a drink with tom jones when he was much younger, she says he was an arrogant twat and he smelt really bad.

[maw3193]

My sister has some famous canoeist's old canoe (?)
My friend was an extra in the second Harry Potter film, was there for a whole three frames and looked like a monkey.

[freddiestarfish]

My sister has some famous canoeist's old canoe (?)

Shaun Baker?

I'm sure one of my old boats was once his too.

[HobNob]

I met the blokes from the singing kettle. they came to my infant school

[Discodoris]

my mum went out with Rolf Harris...

[HobNob]

Princess Anne once waved to me.

[redheat]

-My uncle is the lead vocalist in Bolt Thrower :cool:

-That bloke on one of the local Midlands radio stations with a broad brummy accent's mom comes into my moms shop, only I can't remember his name. :rolleyes:

-When I was about 8 years old I was at some Greyhound convention (ya know, those American coaches) somewhere in the midlands and I ended up being interviewed on BRMB (Radio stn in Birmingham).

[Mellomeh]

I once walked past the entire cast of Tracy Beaker (they filmed series 2 and 3 in a house on my road).

[Cjw]

You poor bastard.

[queenofself]

how could i have forgotten that there was once a music shop in my town that i went in on the odd occasion that was owned by a man who claimed to be a member of the Kinks before they were famous

i liked that one

[Beef Magic]

how could i have forgotten that there was once a music shop in my town that i went in on the odd occasion that was owned by a man who claimed to be a member of the Kinks before they were famous

Just like someone I know, apparently his dad used to be in Right Said Fred "before they were gay".

[Tweekish]

Just like someone I know, apparently his dad used to be in Right Said Fred "before they were gay".

Ha, thats classy!

My brother told Matt from Busted his band was rubbish when he went to see some band play in London.

[Bewildebeast]

Ooh, just thought of another. I work for a theatre company and a few of us were interviewed on County Sound (some local radio station) promoting a play we did last year. I was the token techie from the company. If you live in Guildford and have dubious music taste you might've heard me.

[luttman23]

My little brothers girlfriend is the cousin of mick Jennings, that boxer chap. I also go to the same pub as the guy who teaches mick jennings the drums. Chorley is a small place.

[wocket]

Oh, just thought of this.

An ex of mine went to the same music academy as Jamie Cullum.

[crab]

I was on local news.
For twenty seconds.
In a crowd shot.
In the albert hall!

And I got on the front page of the local newspaper twice, once in a shot of the start of the Great Baddow Fun Run, and once whilst in my school's G8 fairtrade protest.

[Meatball]

I once served a guy from D12*!




*Who are D12 you ask? That's my point, oh and I'm a distant relative to a girl in Six. Who are Six you ask. . .

[GorillaBearBear]

^ I have to lol there

Did you actually serve them, or just serve them food :P

[foo_fighter]

I was given a bacon roll by some people in the centre of Bristol from some crappy radio station, and was live on radio for a bit.

I think it was Vibe 101, but I'm not sure.