On a slightly lighter note to my previous post…
One of the volunteers we get helping us setting up our temporary homeless centres is a mega ‘A list’ global celebrity musician. He volunteers pretty much every year unless his band is on tour at that time of year. (No names as he always volunteers without publicity which in itself deserves some respect I think).

Five years ago we were setting up a centre at the Dome. Mr X is volunteering. I didn’t recognise him (despite having a couple of his bands albums) & am introduced to him while we all having a tea break by his first name only. I have no clue who he is. We’re chatting about the charity & the PR value for the charity of getting such a high profile location for a centre. He then asks me what I do for a living. I tell him & then (as you do) asked him what he did… he went a bit quiet and then said “I’m a musician” to which I ask if he’s ever done anything I might of heard of to which he replied “erm, yearh, I’m a member of XXXXXXX”. How fucking stupid did I feel? Extremely fucking stupid. All I could think of to say was “Ah” before wandering off to carry on doing some work. I see him most years now & we are able to joke about it but fuck me I felt a right twat at the time.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:32, 3 replies)

its kinda
a limp story without naming the name :(
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 13:51, closed)

Dave Gilmour
Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd would be my guess.

From his wikipedia page:

"Gilmour has been associated with various charity organisations. In May 2003, Gilmour sold his house in Little Venice to the ninth Earl Spencer and donated the proceeds worth £3.6 million to Crisis to help fund a housing project for the homeless. Apart from Crisis, other Charities to which Gilmour has lent support include Oxfam, the European Union Mental Health and Illness Association, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, The Lung Foundation, and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. He also donated £25,000 to the Save the Rhino foundation in exchange for Douglas Adams name suggestion for the album that became The Division Bell."
(drunkenfud, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 14:06, closed)

Nah
Not Mr Gilmour, however he has been a big supporter of Crisis for a long time.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 9:01, closed)