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20th November 2011, 05:55 AM
#21
The ball and chain has just reminded me that we met Phil Collins in a club in Gravesend way back in the mid 70's when he was starting out.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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20th November 2011, 07:06 AM
#22
Celeb's
Hi,
1961 when on Orsova me and a couple of mates had a good chat with Rolf Harris when in Vancouver.
He was very natural,and had a pretty good knowledge of London and the night spots there.
Len.
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20th November 2011, 09:52 AM
#23
Only a few
Hi Shipmates, Who have I come across in the public eye many some big celebritys some small, lots of famous show business people, the late Sid james Tommy Cooper, bob monkhouse a few household names in films a few on the T.V. do you remember the Champions alexander bastino ? she was lovely , many sportsman, football players boxing, rugby and minor sports a few female singers Charlotte Church, Kathrine Jenkins and many more over the years Where did I meet them The B.B.C. club in Cardiff and The Halfway pub, I was a founder member of chapter arts where many show business people and artists' singers comics would come to watch a play or see a new film or art of some type still go sometimes. The Nicest many of them ? but not Max boyce a bighead.
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20th November 2011, 10:30 AM
#24
tommy trinder on board ship. got to sydney he was upstaged by the stewards and went below in disgust. my name is under his in the harbour bridge guest book. bill haileyat the royalty southgate london and at the victoria palace theatre. frank ifield at the royalty, he was born in southgate. marty wilde, kim wilde, sleepy la beef and lots of other rock artistes, tommy cooper in the joke shop in london, shani wallis(oliver) and brother bob(musican). thats all i can think of for now haha. alf
Backsheesh runs the World
people talking about you is none of your business
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20th November 2011, 07:03 PM
#25
When on the mid apprentice course at King Teds begin 1965 , used to have a few pints on a regular
basis with Mick Jagger in the Waterman's Arms .
Does that count ?.
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20th November 2011, 07:24 PM
#26
Well John,
That is going to be a hard one to follow!
Brgds
Bill
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20th November 2011, 07:24 PM
#27
What about April Ashley,
I shared a hut, B3, for a couple of months, at the Vindicatrix Sea School, Sharpness Glos. with George Jamieson, a Liverpool lad.the son of a Liverpool seafaring man, he was in catering. He later had a sex change, one of the very first to have one in Tangier?. to become a Transexual, He/she became a celeb. owning Restaurants and appearing on many chat shows on TV and in films and then married the son of a Lord and really became a Lady. she then got divorced and I think she now lives on the West coast of the States. She is the same age as me, so he is 76.
Cheers
Brian
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21st November 2011, 02:48 AM
#28
Celeb's
Hi, We had a minor one in the family,Brian Moesly,aka Alf Roberts from Coro' St.he was married to my 1st cousin Norma,who sadly died just a few weeks ago.At family get togeather's we alway got in a crate of Guiness for Brian,he was a champion bloke in all respects.
Len.
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21st November 2011, 07:56 AM
#29
hi! Captain
Note you were Vindi Catering shariing the same Hut as <later to become April Ashley.Imagine ,that was a bt of a culture shocK at that time ?
The advent of the Change Op. received heaps of publicity at the time.
The inevitable jokes and remarks folllowed. Such as (subject to deletion)
"went from knackers to knickers or he made a c --of himself"
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21st November 2011, 08:37 AM
#30
Hi Evan
I wasnt Vindi Catering I was on Deck , but when three of us arrived late on joining day the hut for Deck lads was full so the three of us were put into the Catering hut. There were one or two of them suspect.
Cheers
Brian.
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