Celeb Pearoast Opportunity Bliss!!
Hurray! - I missed this QOTW (or it might have been the Nightclubs QOTW) the last time round as my lurking, and lack of signing up to the board meant I couldnt post, so here goes..

I've been working in the clubs for just over 15 years, and as this usually meant doing shifts behind the bars, or spinning a few tunes in your local equivalent of Sharon & Tracy's meat market, I've crossed paths with a small handfull of celebs/z-listers/pillocks, usually in the form of those pointless 'PA' visit where they just turn up to look at whatever camera is closest and sign those stupid photo card things for pissed up punters as keep-sakes.

Anyway, over the years I've witnessed..

Big Brother:
Chanelle had a bottle of VK chucked at her from the dancefloor while she was on stage literally minutes after she sat down to sign/pose for photos in Jumpin Jaks, Halifax.

Craig (dunno which BB it was but..) came to an event I was playing at in Huddersfield one Bank Holiday to see that fat Nurse from the same series (she's from Hudds) and while arguing with our doorstaff and getting arsey with our barstaff, decided to go down the old 'do you know who I am' route - which promptly led to him getting a shoeing in our clubs fire exit.

Other Celebrity Moments:
Serving drinks in our cocktail bar at The Coliseum, Halifax and listening to that bloke from Coronation Street who played the old Butcher (Fred) going on about his old classic film and theatre days, only to be made to go up on stage and hand out pasties and pork pies from our local market - that's showbusiness eh?..

Watching Dane Bowers from 90's RnB/Boy Band 'Another Level' come into The Tube Nightclub after a PA at The Coliseum (just across the road from us) and get talked into doing a quick set on the decks, only to get booed off by our punters as UK Garage in a House Club is completely pointless..

Doing an in-house TV/Video show in The Coliseum's VIP bar, Halifax with that bloke who plays Nick Cotton from Eastenders back in the 90's - who suddenly kicked off because someone nicked his lighter, and refused to sign any autographs until we'd literally turned the place upside down to get it back - it never returned, autographs werent signed, nobody cared..

Booking Angie Brown (OldSkool act 'Bizarre Inc' vocalist) at one of my own events, and watching my bosses face turn from bewilderment to complete shock and awe (he did'nt know who she was) when, about 20 minutes before she was due onstage to sing her set, she gave me, Mrs Kavanagh, the boss, and 2 of our barstaff an impromtu live performance as a warm up in the bar upstairs - then during her set in the club, she started beatboxing and using my gaffers bald head as a deck to make 'scratching' noises - priceless!!

There are more, which I'll add later as my ailing memory begins to piece itself together (I've been working late, did'nt finish till' nearly 6am - it's been a long night..)
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 9:19, 4 replies)

Oooh, and..
Laughing at John Virgo's rather fed up expression as everyone in the club walked straight past him to get pictures taken with Jimmy White after a visit to our local snooker club across the street..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 9:23, closed)

Ray Dee Oh Waahn..
Mark Goodier was playing at another club in Halifax way back in 1995/6 - and just as he came into the DJ stand, he approaches one of our light-jocks and says in his best radio voice..

'Hi - I'm Mark Goodier from Radio One..'

To which he got the reply from one of our security:

'Yeah we know you arrogant prick - your pictures' all over the fucking walls..'

Did'nt stop to chat - in his defence though, his set was actually really good..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 9:42, closed)

A *click*
If only for the Angie Brown story alone. That sounds pretty awesome!
(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 10:17, closed)

It was..
She even pulled people up on stage to sing along with her too..

Truly excellent performer!
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 11:44, closed)