Capesy! Move your van!
I used to live in the house next to the bungalow where former World's Strongest Man, Shot Putt olympian and budgerigar breeder Mr Geoff Capes used to live. I went to school with his daughter too. But they had moved before we moved in. However our paths were always destined to cross: one day my dad was reversing his car into a main road (this alone would have thoroughly peeved Mr Capes, since he was formerly a police officer) when all of a suuden he felt a crunch. He'd backed straight into Geoff's huge red Vauxhall Frontera which was emblazoned with something along the lines of 'This is Geoff Capes' Car' or similar - opening school sports days and appearing on Superstars (probably) clearly wasn't enough for Geoff, he wanted all the residents of Spalding in Lincolnshire to know he was driving round the town.

Needess to say 'Capesy' wasn't amused. My dad on the other hand made light of it..'Well, that's one way to meet the 'former' world's strongest man'

I think my dad's hand has just about recovered, some twenty or so years since.

I also once served Dave Gedge off of the Wedding Present a pint in the pub I worked in.
(martpr martpr, Fri 21 Sep 2012, 16:24, 1 reply)

I saw Geoff Capes in my local maccies... I was peering over thinking 'where do I know that huge bloke from' for ages. If I'd have looked at the back of his polo shirt it had Geoff Capes school of throwing (or similar) emblazoned on the back.
(Fridgy, Sat 22 Sep 2012, 11:27, closed)