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What’S Your Claim To Fame?
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What’s your claim to fame? I don’t just mean getting a selfie with a celeb, or their autograph. Maybe you lived next door to a star, dated one, cut their hair, served them in a shop, were an extra in a movie or pop video, inspired a hit song....you get the picture
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As a child myself and my twin appeared on a Welsh language new programme doing judo (but it wasn't shown until the Friday so we all gathered at my grandparents' house every night for a week to watch a programme that none of us could understand. I also, bizarrely, gave an interview to the armed forces radio service in Gibraltar (which I had completely forgotten about).
There's not much is the 'show biz' line (as suggested in your post) below but, for what it's worth, here are a few of my humble 'claims to fame':
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Suffolk.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield.
Relief presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield.
Pictured on the front page of the Times Educational Supplement.
Quoted on the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Articles and news items published in various newspapers.
Met Cliff Richard, Marti Caine and George Hamilton IV.
Got drunk with Bill Maynard.
Ran cricket teams with a young Michael Vaughan as captain.
Served on a committee with Seb Coe.
Met David Lloyd.
Enjoyed many a drink with Jack Charlton.
Had a blazing row with Lawrie McMenemy.
Had disagreements with Howard Wilkinson.
Refereed at Bramall Lane.
Ran a line at Hillsborough Stadium.
Knew Keith Hackett well.
Met Uriah Rennie several times.
Served Fish (Marillion) in a pub.
Represented my county in a public speaking competition.
Represented the UK as 'British Young Teacher Representative' at an international maths education conference.
Featured in the official Department of Health training video on the use of defibrillators.
. . . and quite possibly featured as the inspiration for both Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' and KT Tunstalls' 'Still a Weirdo' ;-)
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Suffolk.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield.
Relief presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield.
Pictured on the front page of the Times Educational Supplement.
Quoted on the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Articles and news items published in various newspapers.
Met Cliff Richard, Marti Caine and George Hamilton IV.
Got drunk with Bill Maynard.
Ran cricket teams with a young Michael Vaughan as captain.
Served on a committee with Seb Coe.
Met David Lloyd.
Enjoyed many a drink with Jack Charlton.
Had a blazing row with Lawrie McMenemy.
Had disagreements with Howard Wilkinson.
Refereed at Bramall Lane.
Ran a line at Hillsborough Stadium.
Knew Keith Hackett well.
Met Uriah Rennie several times.
Served Fish (Marillion) in a pub.
Represented my county in a public speaking competition.
Represented the UK as 'British Young Teacher Representative' at an international maths education conference.
Featured in the official Department of Health training video on the use of defibrillators.
. . . and quite possibly featured as the inspiration for both Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' and KT Tunstalls' 'Still a Weirdo' ;-)
Appeared on Keeping up appearances. In the episode where Hyacinth goes to the mayors fancy dress ball as
Bodacia (or however you spell it) I was at the entrance as she arrived. Very clear view of me. But unrecognisable now as so many years ago. I have kept a recording of it and have been known to have shown family and friends.
Bodacia (or however you spell it) I was at the entrance as she arrived. Very clear view of me. But unrecognisable now as so many years ago. I have kept a recording of it and have been known to have shown family and friends.
I've just remembered a couple more:
When I was teaching, I met Ken Loach, who was filming scenes for his film 'Looks and Smiles' at our school. (I've watched the movie since though and can't recognise any shots in the school. However there's a lovely cameo of the lady that we teachers employed to make our tea, as she was given a small part in the movie).
Also, when I was a sixth-former running the school library there was a cheeky little second year kid who helped out a lot, called Nicholas Kershaw. I understand that he was quite good at music ;-)
When I was teaching, I met Ken Loach, who was filming scenes for his film 'Looks and Smiles' at our school. (I've watched the movie since though and can't recognise any shots in the school. However there's a lovely cameo of the lady that we teachers employed to make our tea, as she was given a small part in the movie).
Also, when I was a sixth-former running the school library there was a cheeky little second year kid who helped out a lot, called Nicholas Kershaw. I understand that he was quite good at music ;-)
Does knowing people on Crimewatch count? I've only ever seen fewer than a dozen episodes but I've (vaguely) known two murder victims and one guy that they were looking for. (I didn't know anything that could help the investigations though).
I've raced Ian Lavender to the taxi office in Stowmarket, after getting off a train from London, several times too.
I've raced Ian Lavender to the taxi office in Stowmarket, after getting off a train from London, several times too.
Getting into the realms of Chris Evans's 'Top Tenuous' now, I've had to do the work of two people at a railway station because my colleague, who was meant to be helping me, couldn't take his eyes off a passenger waiting on the platform (or, more accurately, he couldn't keep his eyes off her bum).
If it had resulted in any delays in despatching trains I would have had to log the reason as 'Kylie Minogue's @rse' ;_)
If it had resulted in any delays in despatching trains I would have had to log the reason as 'Kylie Minogue's @rse' ;_)
