Decca wrote:
John Peel, old friend of the family. He was a extraordinarily funny man and exactly the same as he was on the radio and tv in real life.
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This wins the thread!
I've met:
When I was about twelve walking around Hemel, I was stood at the side of a road waiting to cross. A guy on crutches was stood next to me, I glanced at him, he looked at me and smiled. I crossed the road and all the while I'm thinking "I know him from somewhere" it was only a few minutes later that I realised it was John Barnes. I ran round town after that looking for him. Never did see him again.
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Tarrie B and Rico from Manhole in '96 (yes, before Tura Satana and My Ruin). Tarrie was pissed at Rico and wasn't chatting to anyone. Rico was ace and we talked for ages.
Fear Factory at an instore signing in Glasgow around the time of Demanufacture. Also met Drain STH (remember them? Zio will) on the same day. They were all really nice.
I've served Goldie and Vinnie Jones in Hemel Blockbuster. Goldie is awesome! One of the nicest people I've met. He came in the store one day and a guy I was working with asked to have a go in his Porsche. So Goldie threw him his keys while he was deciding what to rent out.
Fat Pat and Kathy from Eastenders in Virgin in Watford. Also Fearne Cotten (not that I knew 'til after she'd left, I didn't really care either). Also served Martin Kemp a few times, he's nice if a little quiet. I never saw him on the days I took my Spandau Ballet albums in.
Colin Edwin (bassist for Porcupine Tree) was a close neighbour for a few years and signed heaps of PT albums for me, he even got Steven Wilson to sign them too, which was nice. He's moved now but still lives fairly close by, so every now and again I see him in Sainsbury's.
Arch Enemy (Wages of Sin tour) a couple of times. Angela is fucking rude and just hid away on the bus, the rest of the band are really lovely and shared their JD and pizza with us after a show.
Dave Gibbons (co-creator of Watchmen) lives locally and frequents my local comic shop, so I've met him a bunch of times.
At book signings I've met Bret Hart, Warwick Davis, Dita Von Teese, Paul Gascoigne, Charlie Adlard (illustrator on The Walking Dead), Guillermo del Toro and Alan Moore.
At a poetry reading earlier this year, I met Amber Tamblyn
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and David Cross
At conventions I've met:
Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Weismann (George McFly in BTTF II), Ricky Dean Logan (BTTF II), Darrick Robertson (co-creator of The Boys), Tom Sizemore, Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Nicole deBoer.
Star Wars cast members that I've met at conventions:
Ray Park (Darth Maul)
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett)
Daniel Logan (baby Boba - AoTC)
Caroline Blakiston (Mon Mothma)
Tim Rose (Salacious B. Crumb & Admiral Ackbar)
Kenny Baker (R2-D2)
Dave Prowse (Darth Vader)
Mike Edmonds (Logray)
Richard Bonehill (Nien Nunb)
Gerard Home (Squidhead) (He was also Mr. Muscle in those adverts for oven cleaner)
Paul Blake (Greedo)
Gary Kurtz (producer on Empire Strikes Back)
Chris Muncke (Captain Khurgee) (It turns out he was actually my sister's teacher when she was in junior school)
Garrick Hagon (Biggs)
I've also met various band members at their gigs as well as those of others, but I really can't remember who.
Favourite that I've met: Would have to be a toss up between Goldie for the afore-mentioned reason; Ray Park, simply because he's fucking awesome; Daniel Logan for the same reason; Jeremy Bulloch, because he always makes time for everyone. It doesn't matter how busy he is, he will chat for ages and involves everyone around him and Amber Tamblyn, for declaring
her love to me.
Least favourite that I've met: Tom Sizemore for being a fat cokehound and just grunting at me; Kenny Baker was rude and grumpy but then he is fucking old, quite deaf, can't walk and has stumpy fingers and David Cross, simply because he's engaged to Amber Tamblyn.