What's your claim to fame? 09:05 - Mar 18 with 22646 views | W13R | Right, a bit of lighted fun in these testing times. Mine is, performed twice at The Royal Albert Hall. First time around I sang a solo to a full house. | ![](/images/avatars/16893.gif) | | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
What's your claim to fame? on 05:55 - Mar 20 with 2218 views | PlanetHonneywood | I spent a lot of my early years in and out of hospital. On two occasions I ended up on Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart’s Saturday morning radio show ‘Junior Choice’. Anyway I took to radio like a duck to water and we then get a call from the hospital saying that Stewart wanted me to come on his Sunday afternoon TV show. Next thing we know, the whole street is there to cheer a little 4 or 5 year old amputee kid being picked up in a limo and taken to the studios in Wembley to record the show. The main guest was Roger Whittaker and they had to do a retake of his song ‘Durham Town’ because the only voice they could here, was me singing my head off. In the end, they decided to roll with it: pure TV gold; and Rog and I went back and did some coke in the green room...although he may have had tea. I went back and did another episode as well and when I was last back in London, Ma Planet unearthed some press cuttings. It might not surprise some who know me, that Stewart described the young Planethonneywood as talkative and funny. Few other things I dine out on: I can say that I once shut Don King up; I’ve twice been on death row in Alabama - legal visits, not as an inmate; I once didn’t recognise Boris Becker, only thing is, I was a security guard at the Stella Artois tennis thing and I was effectively barring him entry to defend his title; and Paul Parker - the God not the poster on here - did the forward to a book I wrote. | ![](/images/avatars/16575.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 08:34 - Mar 20 with 2113 views | Konk |
What's your claim to fame? on 17:38 - Mar 19 by W13R | Konk, going by previous posts when you have mentioned Karl I would say you can count him as a close friend rather than a claim to fame. I must say he does look very dapper when wearing his everyday black and white outfits in homage to his beloved FFC. |
Good point. Okay, my claim to fame is that I held Karl Lagerfeld's hair back whilst he was chucking-up in the toilet on the train back from York away. I was also sat next to Dave Shrigley at my brother's wedding meal. | ![](/images/avatars/6543.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 10:01 - Mar 20 with 2071 views | THEBUSH |
What's your claim to fame? on 23:08 - Mar 18 by daveB | I was on Wacaday as a kid, mustn't pause mustn't hesitate, i did both and bottled it to lose and get hit by Timmys Mallet. Same day we were at TVAM doing xmas carols and doing sign language (Our class were taught sign language for reasons I can't remember), Jimmy Greaves came over and joined in with us for We wish you a merry christmas at the end. Also had a piss next to JR Ewing from Dallas who was wearing his cowboy hat at the time. |
Similar piss story, was at the Goldhawk Social Club in the 60's and Sonny Boy Williamson II came into the urinals while I was there. All I remember is that his piss splashed on my Hush Puppies, ugh !! | ![](/images/avatars/1594.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
What's your claim to fame? on 10:08 - Mar 20 with 2060 views | enfieldargh |
What's your claim to fame? on 01:34 - Mar 19 by kensalriser | We were chasing shadows that afternoon. |
Bruce Welch had a season ticket two seats along from me in the SAR for years. Charlie Watts's mum used to come round and help my mum with housework when we lived in Kingsbury back in the 50's | ![](/images/avatars/1310.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 10:24 - Mar 20 with 2042 views | Newhopphoops |
What's your claim to fame? on 11:47 - Mar 19 by queensparker | Cameron Diaz once told me she liked my trainers |
Linford Christie told me he liked my trackie bottoms. I trained a bit with London Irish at what's now the LC Stadium; the Thames Valley Harrier boys would sweep past like a pentecostal wind as we huffed and puffed along. Linford had different Puma leggings everyday, with giants cat's paws on etc. One day they had a Jackson Pollock paint splash effect; as did mine because I was also using them for the old painting and decorating. | ![](/images/avatars/26758.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) | Login to get fewer ads
What's your claim to fame? on 10:47 - Mar 20 with 2003 views | gazza1 | Talk Sport, Saturday afternoons, Gary Newbon…...match reporter for QPR matches. Remember reporting on the Pompey game when their hooligans got into R Block and the players left the pitch I think, it was a giggle but a nuisance at the same time. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
What's your claim to fame? on 12:56 - Mar 20 with 1920 views | PlanetHonneywood |
What's your claim to fame? on 10:47 - Mar 20 by gazza1 | Talk Sport, Saturday afternoons, Gary Newbon…...match reporter for QPR matches. Remember reporting on the Pompey game when their hooligans got into R Block and the players left the pitch I think, it was a giggle but a nuisance at the same time. |
gazza1 are you trying to tell us that you’re Gary Newbon? | ![](/images/avatars/16575.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 13:09 - Mar 20 with 1893 views | loftboy |
What's your claim to fame? on 12:56 - Mar 20 by PlanetHonneywood | gazza1 are you trying to tell us that you’re Gary Newbon? |
I thought the same but didn’t want to ask! | ![](/images/avatars/1481.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 13:17 - Mar 20 with 1874 views | MrSheen | My sister gave the Marquess of Blandford methadone when he was in Pentonville. | ![](/images/avatars/1288.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
What's your claim to fame? on 13:54 - Mar 20 with 1807 views | BrianMcCarthy |
What's your claim to fame? on 10:29 - Mar 18 by Mick_S | I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned it, but I was in Minder. I also made some false teeth for John Major, the wives of Smith and Jones and Rolf Harris's daughter. I also made a false tooth for a dog. I played football with Scott Donnelly and he made me fall over twice. |
Mick, were you in Minder? | ![](/images/avatars/1570.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 13:56 - Mar 20 with 1801 views | Mick_S |
What's your claim to fame? on 13:54 - Mar 20 by BrianMcCarthy | Mick, were you in Minder? |
Once Brian, you cheeky so and so. CTN mate. | ![](/images/avatars/1815.gif) |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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What's your claim to fame? on 13:57 - Mar 20 with 1796 views | R_from_afar | My dad (RIP) was a prison officer and the Great Train Robbers were held at his nick for a while. I have no idea if it is true but my dad always maintained that the Mateus bottle which formed the base of our table lamp was one Ronnie and his gang had consumed. | ![](/images/avatars/5145.gif) |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:10 - Mar 20 with 1753 views | Boston | I wouldn’t mind contributing to this thread, but you don’t have a Statute of Limitations in Britain. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:16 - Mar 20 with 1745 views | Mick_S | Just thought of another one - my Father in Law taught JRR Tolkien's son many, many years ago and was given a signed copy of The Lord of the Rings, which he promptly lost. Bugger. | ![](/images/avatars/1815.gif) |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:22 - Mar 20 with 1729 views | FredManRave |
What's your claim to fame? on 14:16 - Mar 20 by Mick_S | Just thought of another one - my Father in Law taught JRR Tolkien's son many, many years ago and was given a signed copy of The Lord of the Rings, which he promptly lost. Bugger. |
Was that before you were in Minder?! | ![](/images/avatars/8614.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:26 - Mar 20 with 1725 views | Mick_S |
What's your claim to fame? on 14:22 - Mar 20 by FredManRave | Was that before you were in Minder?! |
Come on mate you know I don't like to go on about it. | ![](/images/avatars/1815.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:27 - Mar 20 with 1723 views | ingeminate | Included in the opening credits of QED, an old BBC science programme, there is a shot of an apple heading towards a head, a nod to William Tell. My head. It’s a fraction of a second and they alternated the intro credits. [Post edited 21 Mar 2020 7:12]
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What's your claim to fame? on 14:33 - Mar 20 with 1699 views | FredManRave |
What's your claim to fame? on 14:26 - Mar 20 by Mick_S | Come on mate you know I don't like to go on about it. |
At least you've got something decent, mate. All I've got is Brian Jacks meeting me at Crawley Leisure Center during my yellow belt throw down. | ![](/images/avatars/8614.gif) |
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What's your claim to fame? on 15:11 - Mar 20 with 1662 views | MoonshineSteve | Going for my judo yellow belt, I had to throw Grange Hill's Pogo Patterson. Or Pete, as we called him. | ![](/images/avatars/1247.gif) |
| I am still Steve but no longer in Dagenham. |
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What's your claim to fame? on 17:20 - Mar 20 with 1598 views | distortR |
What's your claim to fame? on 13:17 - Mar 20 by MrSheen | My sister gave the Marquess of Blandford methadone when he was in Pentonville. |
Your sister is a top dealer if she's prepared to go to those lengths for her clients. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
What's your claim to fame? on 20:22 - Mar 20 with 1556 views | GaryBannisterswedge |
What's your claim to fame? on 17:20 - Mar 20 by distortR | Your sister is a top dealer if she's prepared to go to those lengths for her clients. |
I’m on the promotion DVD (Sheffield weds away) It was my stag do and I’ve my top off on the pitch hugging players when Phil Parry commentated “There’s a rather fat man on the pitch with top off, no one wants to see that!!” Strangely enough I’m ever so proud!!! Have cooked a curry for Keith Floyd who said it was delightful but he was banjaxed Made a beef tomato and mozzarella salad for a refreshed Tony Adams who asked me “Where’s the fu*king beef? “ Cooked for a summer at Bray film studios for various celebs including Iron maiden, pink floyd, status quo etc | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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