Lemme see.... most recent famous person I bumped into was Boy George, about 5 years ago at Highbury Corner in London. It was about 10am and he'd just come out the corner shop clutching a newspaper, some milk and some groceries and chatting to 3 little old ladies.
I said 'Hi George, how's it going?' and he replied 'Alright mate, you?' I said fine and off I went. He was smiling a lot but looked like he'd just got up. He's tall as well, I'd say about 6' 3".
I've interviewed Anne Margaret, Keith Emerson, Marc Bolan, Pete Townsend and a lot of local politicians, some famous some not, all from when I was working on a local newspaper. And I'm sure I've forgotten a few.
Jo Whiley sometimes drinks in my local but I've never spoken to her.
And Glenn Tilbrook, he of Squeeze and now solo artist, is a local and regular acquaintance/drinking partner.
And have worked with, and spoken to: Hank Wangford; John Otway; Squeeze; Steve Marriot and some more I can't remember. Steve Marriot, he of The Small faces and Humble Pie, was a great bloke, very likeable.
And I also done a six week tour as roadie with T. Rex when 'Get It On' was in the charts. That was a lotta fun, believe me
I think that's it.
, but the most memorable Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, I spent all day with them as a guessed at a wedding, overnight at their hotel, in the morning I had to take them to Heathrow airport I arrived opened the door for them to exit, he shook my hand and wished me luck and gave me an envelope, she kissed me on the cheek and thanked me for driving so well and for looking after them, I left onto the A48 drove to Gloucester and had a break/coffee in a café I opened the envelope [remember this was 1968] inside £100.00 the whole episode was beyond belief and will never be forgotten.
