OK...
I can second everything about Lee and Herring. I met Richard Herring when I went to see him at Edinburgh because I ended up sitting with his sister (who was very funny too). He was really nice.

I met Stewart Lee when he did stand-up in Paris, we actually had a very intellectual discussion about global polotics and religion, he is probably the cleverest person I've ever met AND he was really awesome... *I love him*

I met Peter Stringfellow once and he made a pass at me. I felt dirty and tainted, but he did have a very cool zebra-skin jacket.

Actually the funniest people I met though were the guys off 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue.' I love Tim Brooke-Taylor as well.

ANYWAY there should be a story rather than just me being a total starfucker (whooo! famous people!) so here goes. It's true, but much better told in person so I'm sorry about that.

TO actually appreciate this story you should know that the most famous dessert wine in the world is a Sauternes called 'Chateau Yquem' - (pronounced eekem) my apoligies to all the b3tans I have just patronised horribly.

When I was at university, I was on wine society committee. Rather than the usual students getting drunk on valpol, this was the real deal - we had some amazing tastings and as a highlight got a very famous Bordeaux for our annuual dinner. The Baron of said Chateau flew over in his private jet to present the wines, we had Bollinger at the reception, everything was fantastic!

Come the end of the dinenr everyone was a little tipsy. I got chatting to the Baron and thanked him for bringing the excellent 1978 sauternes he had been generous enough to offer us.

"Ah yes, Mlle," he said, "but you know which is the best dessert wine of all, don't you?"

Feigning girlish innocence, I giggled.

"Chateau... HE CAME!" said the Baron whilst patting me on the leg and smiling in a very suggestive fashion - although he was old enough to be my grandfather...

If he'd offered the private jet as a venue I might jsut have said yes. But actually I just had another glass of port....

No apologies for length, or one of the richest men in the world not fitting in with you definition of 'famous'.

Oh and I met Jarvis Cocker too!!! he was in the same cafe as me in Paris. He was so cool!

OK I'll be quiet now.
(Mademoiselle_violette, Fri 26 May 2006, 8:16, Reply)