h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Probably been done before, never mind though

Have you slept with Bruce Forsyth?
Was it you who burned down the school science lab?
Did George Harrison give you his guitar?

I'll kick off - I once had a documentary made about me.

My nan's sister-in-law used to sell jam to Richard Gere.

I'm the girl who cried "Huge jam bananas!", but this one is true.

Ok, i have said this before, but......

In the summer of 1988 i had to deliver a massive roll of white astro-turf to a film studio in Greenford West London. While i was waiting to get unloaded i had a chat and cup of tea with a few stage hands. "What's this for then"? i asked.
"It's going to be pretend snow for Cliff Richard's Christmas single" i was told.

Thinking the lads were having me on (it was a blazing August day) i went on my way. Imagine my horror when 'Mistletoe and Wine' slithered it's way to number 1 for that Christmas. There was Sir Clifford of Richard doing the strange wobbly leg dance in the video on the roll of astro-snow that i'd delivered.

Should i be proud or ashamed you think?

Oh, proud I would say. I mean, are you ever going to achieve anything more note-worthy?


(This is the sarcasm thread isn't it )

T'woold be difficult i agree.


(Ho yes, definately)

i was on songs of praise

I was on 'Trisha' and not in the audience either. Not something to shout about, it was a long time ago now

Me to. My wife had a radio 4 program made about her and I featured in it. Our wedding day was recorded for the programme. It was a Radio 4 pick of the week and was transmitted a second time.

Back in the '70s a friend of mine was the a roadie for the group called the Equals and i appeared on stage with them at one gig in Essex. WoW! Big deal.

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My great great grandfather invented the bicycle chain (bush roller chain).

I have sung with Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Russell Watson.



Alex.

A band that i was in supported Def Leppard (before they were well know) at the London Marquee in 1979

Also i met the late great Tommy Vance in 1979 at the BBC for his 'Friday Night Rock Show', and it was him who got us the gig with Leppard.

Oh, and met AC/DC in Paris in 1982 and Phil Rudd gave me his drum sticks

I've got a claim by proxy I suppose. Before she met me, Mrs SWL slept with the leader of a Political Party.



I'm not saying which one

Nice one, SWL.

I phoned Saturday Superstore in the 80s and told Matt Bianco what I thought of them.

Only a small thing, but years ago I used to sell photos of rock bands to NME, Melody Maker, Sounds and Record Mirror...it was quite nice to see my name next to photos in the music papers.
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.....by the way, well done BK!

I was on the front cover of the Racing Review book of 1987. I was at the Epsom Derby looking over the rails.

Hey SWL that's a great claim to fame, even if it is by proxy. See that he's still going strong too........

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Joe Corrigan ran over my toe while leaving a petrol station near my home.

I spoke to BA Robertson over the phone (many years ago when people *may* have known who he was) and Dickie Davis' wife!

at Scotia.

...........hold on .

she's got better taste than that

Nope, it was a mainstream party.


I once spent Christmas at Cleo Laine's ranch near Milton Keynes.

Mmmmmm why were B.A Robertson and Dickie Davies' wife together at the time you phoned?


Not the obvious........obviously.