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Your 15 minutes of fame.

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,696
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Have you ever met a celebrity?

Or maybe been in the newspaper or on TV?

Won something of note, a competition, race, some sort of medal or whatever?
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  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    Met a lot of the celebrity antiques dealers , whilst doing the auctions and fairs .
    One of the nicest , ( died suddenly ) , was David barbie , pretty much as he used to come across on tv . Same applies to Margie cooper .

    Was once out with friends for the evening in a pub in stevenage, and met the guy who plays phil mitchell in eastenders. ( heavily guarded) .

    I know , amazing stuff eh ? :p
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
    Was on BBC news when their film crew came aboard my ship (HMS Broadsword) during the Armilla Patrol in the Gulf in the 80's.

    The Captain decided it would be a good idea to show them how we react if we come under attack, so he simulated a missile attack without telling anyone.
    Didn't go down too well!
    Change of underpants was in order.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,696
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    Was on BBC news when their film crew came aboard my ship (HMS Broadsword) during the Armilla Patrol in the Gulf in the 80's.

    The Captain decided it would be a good idea to show them how we react if we come under attack, so he simulated a missile attack without telling anyone.
    Didn't go down too well!
    Change of underpants was in order.

    Rather spooky, but I was in Mombasa, Kenya, 30 or 40 years ago & HMS Broadsword made one of those "Official Visits" to the Port of Mombasa, and UK Passport holders were allowed to go on board & have a bit of a tour.

    I believe she was later sold to Brasil.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
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    VespaPX said:

    Was on BBC news when their film crew came aboard my ship (HMS Broadsword) during the Armilla Patrol in the Gulf in the 80's.

    The Captain decided it would be a good idea to show them how we react if we come under attack, so he simulated a missile attack without telling anyone.
    Didn't go down too well!
    Change of underpants was in order.

    Rather spooky, but I was in Mombasa, Kenya, 30 or 40 years ago & HMS Broadsword made one of those "Official Visits" to the Port of Mombasa, and UK Passport holders were allowed to go on board & have a bit of a tour.

    I believe she was later sold to Brasil.
    Our paths have crossed then :-)
    We had 5 days leave in Mombasa after spending 2 months escorting merchant ships through the Straits of Hormuz.
    Small world huh?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,696
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    VespaPX said:

    Was on BBC news when their film crew came aboard my ship (HMS Broadsword) during the Armilla Patrol in the Gulf in the 80's.

    The Captain decided it would be a good idea to show them how we react if we come under attack, so he simulated a missile attack without telling anyone.
    Didn't go down too well!
    Change of underpants was in order.

    Rather spooky, but I was in Mombasa, Kenya, 30 or 40 years ago & HMS Broadsword made one of those "Official Visits" to the Port of Mombasa, and UK Passport holders were allowed to go on board & have a bit of a tour.

    I believe she was later sold to Brasil.
    Our paths have crossed then :-)
    We had 5 days leave in Mombasa after spending 2 months escorting merchant ships through the Straits of Hormuz.
    Small world huh?
    Ha, that's extraordinary.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
    A few of the boys in Mombasa

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,696

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    Can you date that visit, Mick?

    I went there a few times, but one of them was definitely 1988, as I recall reading about the Lockerbie air disaster back home whilst there.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
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    @VespaPX

    Can you date that visit, Mick?

    I went there a few times, but one of them was definitely 1988, as I recall reading about the Lockerbie air disaster back home whilst there.

    I think it was 1987 but i'll dig out my Naval Log book and check.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
    I can recall we stayed in the Bamburi Beach Hotel for our 5 days leave
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
    edited February 2019
    And another occurance on this trip.
    We lost our helicopter in a crash prior to arriving in Mombasa.
    The RAF had to fly a replacement out.
    One of the crew on the Hercules was my brother in law !!
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,404
    Was 1987 as we there when the USS Stark was hit by 2 exocet missiles.
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  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,830
    I was working in Guildford in 1987 shopfitting was doing a pizzaland on the high street
    Took the glass out of the front window so we could get plaster boards in the restaurant I was in the street
    I looked down the street and guess who was walking up the street Phil Collins
    I shouted to the lads "Phil Collins is walking up the street " i won't repeat the replys
    They all rushed to the window when they realised i wasn't bull$hitting as my mate Phil walked past
    I said "aup Phil " and as cool as you like he gave me the thumbs up
    So there you go my 2 minutes of fame and he didn't even speak
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