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I'm always eyes peeled for celebs when on my travels on the rail network. Today I spotted five of 'em. Four were in 1st Class Lounges at railway stations, so asking to photograph them wasn't really on. Those four were: Ellie Simmonds. Euston 1st Class Lounge. We chatted briefly. Katie Hopkins. Paddington 1st Lounge. No way was I striking up a conversation with her. Dr Mark Porter (TV doctor/ BBC» 'One Show' regular). Paddington 1st Class Lounge. Chatted about the footie. Alex James. Bassist with Blur. We chatted for a good 10 minutes in the lounge at Paddington. I thanked him for the music of course. Back in the day I was something of a Brit Pop fan. Gushed a bit about the 'Parklife' album and seeing Blur live in '97. The final celeb spotted today was out in the wild so I grabbed a photo. 'To cut along story short', this guy was amenable to my photo request. It's 'True' I tell you. He was as good as 'Gold'... Guess who and I'll post the pic... (WARNING. The pic will include a flat cap wearing gurning twonk) |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #76 on: June 25, 2014, 10:05:45 » |
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« Reply #77 on: June 25, 2014, 10:32:51 » |
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Close. But not his brother either. Rather than keep you all in suspense, and as I'm shortly out the door and away for a few days here's the pic:  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #78 on: June 25, 2014, 19:13:02 » |
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I once spent 18hrs on an RAF▸ flight to the Falklands with Tony Hadley (he was going there to do a "gig for the troops" - and had a beer with him during the very tropical overnight stop at Ascension on the way. Very decent chap. We spoke a lot about the Kemps (who he wasn't best mates with at the time, IIRC▸ )
The flight deck crew had a bit of fun at his expense with the arrival announcement for Ascension. Memory fades but it was something like:
"To cut a long story short", it's "True" that we will be landing at Ascension in 30 minutes. The met men deserve a "Gold" as the forecast for our arrival is good. We'll have you "Through the barricades" and into the Terminal as soon as possible after our arrival. "I'll fly for you"!
It was all taken in good spirits. The RAF flights to the Falklands are the only ones that have alcohol on board, and I think Tony and his entourage finished it off.
He had John Keeble, formerly Spandau Ballet's drummer with him, and he was an equally down-to-earth, decent guy.
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« Reply #79 on: June 26, 2014, 18:34:48 » |
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Not sure if this counts, but I've just seen Christian O'Connell, absolute radio dj formerly of Xfm walking past Dorking Deepdene station.
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« Reply #80 on: July 21, 2014, 22:17:24 » |
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Baroness Shirley Williams on 12:56 Macclesfield Euston today 21/7.
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« Reply #81 on: July 21, 2014, 22:31:52 » |
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Purely in the spirit of 'the lighter side', an anagram of 'Shirley Williams' is 'I whirl aimlessly' ...  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #82 on: July 21, 2014, 23:02:29 » |
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One of the union magazines in the 1980s (or was it 90s?) - the health service one that became part of Unison - had a crossword clue: "I'm an evil Tory bigot (8,9)"
Any takers? I thought it nearly as clever as: "E (13)", which appeared in the Grauniad.
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« Reply #83 on: July 21, 2014, 23:08:12 » |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #85 on: July 22, 2014, 09:04:12 » |
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One of the union magazines in the 1980s (or was it 90s?) - the health service one that became part of Unison - had a crossword clue: "I'm an evil Tory bigot (8,9)"
Any takers? I thought it nearly as clever as: "E (13)", which appeared in the Grauniad.
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #86 on: July 23, 2014, 17:00:04 » |
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« Reply #87 on: July 24, 2014, 23:19:16 » |
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After a bit of googling, I found the answer to E (13)... fiendish!
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« Reply #88 on: July 25, 2014, 09:30:41 » |
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An answer of sublime vacuousness and totally lacking in meaning.
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« Reply #89 on: July 31, 2014, 20:13:00 » |
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Russell Howard on 1A37 Tuesday Night where he boarded at Bristol Temple Meads  (21:29 Taunton - London Paddington) No picture as travelling in First Class so wasn't really on I am still taking fire from my sister on this one   |
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