when I was 6 or 7
We were flying from Hong Kong back to Blighty. I had a bit of a tummy ache, mother thought nothing of it as I was being wheeled around the airport gleefully on a trolley by my sister. Turns out it was my appendix, calls for Doctors on the plane tanoy, discussions with the pilot regarding redirecting the flight to land early, although covered by BA insurance would cost millions. Scheduled stop in Bahrain, rushed to hospital & there for a week. Nurse comes up to me & asks if I like football - "err not really". Did I know who Pele was? "err not really". Cue the doors swinging open with a gaggle of photographers & some bloke with white teeth saying "I hope you get better soon" before handing me an autograph. "ta very much pal"

I now know who he is.

Also met Dave Prowse at Newcastle Station. "are you Dave Prowse?" "Yes" "How do you do?" - shook hands & that was it.

Was at school with the prince of Croatia - used to make him make us coffee as we were older & that is how it works.

Met Roy & HG at a dinner thing where I was the official photogrpaher. One was nice & chatty - the other was a bit cold.

My sister got chatted up by Simon Le Bon before he got fat. She turned him down.

Nearly got run over by Tony Adams in that London, massive range rover - I would have been munched if he hadn't stopped in time.

Met the Prodigy after their Jilted concert in Newcastle, they asked the birds we were with back to their hotel, they turned them down.

Met the Newcastle FC squad during the Keegan years doon the toon.

That's it, sorry for length.
(Baron Greenback Still in Sunny Singapore, Sun 27 Feb 2005, 3:37, Reply)