#234

I always used to bump into Mick from Brookside (Louis Emerick) when I lived in Whalley Range

#235

Ah, I liked Mick. Assuming he doesnā€™t live now as Iā€™ve not seen him knocking around but Iā€™ll keep a lookout!

#236

This was in the 90s

#237

Guillem balague pretending to be asleep on a train from Liverpool to Manchester.

Bob, from ā€˜Rita, Sue, And Bob Tooā€™ looking rough as a badgers arse in a mini mart in wythenshawe on a sunday morning.

My mates and I were on a stag do in liverpool and we were approached by Danny from Ladytron who gave us directions to Bar Bar when he could see we were lost. I thought the alcohol and heat had got to me and Iā€™d hallucinated him. Bumped into him again later at La Bateau and had a big old chat. Bloody lovely bloke.

Was running to the toilet during a lull at a Roxy Music gig in manchester. Liverpool legend Sammy Lee was stood outside said toilets and when he saw me running toward what he thought was him he visibly took a deep breath as if preparing to be accosted by a crazed liverpool fan. There was an audible sigh of relief from him when i took a sharp left into the bogs.

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#238

I dont care. I will look out for him until the end of time.

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#239

Saw Kelly Jones buying valentineā€™s Day flowers from the M&S in Leigh Delamere services, M4 Westbound, earlier this year.

Thereā€™s that awkward photo of me meeting Ronan Keating for a charity photoshoot Iā€™ve posted a few times. He said fuck all to any of us, including his sister, and buggered off to the theatre he was performing in later that day.

Used to get loads in work, Nicholas Lyndhurst (also had a cap pulled low over his head. As if we couldnā€™t tell it was you). Loads of actors/comedians performing in the theater in town (Derek Jacobi, Alastair McGowan, Zoe Wanamaker, David Suchet, and Christopher Biggins, who left a tenner and his car keys with a colleague overnight so they could put a parking ticket on his car in the morning).

Shared a bench with Julia Holter, chatted about her tour and music and ate noodles with her at Green Man 2013. She asked if Iā€™d seen her set (I hadnā€™t) and my wife went on the Ferris wheel with her saxophonist. She was lovely.

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#240

He was always very friendly and a bit twinkly

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#241

Saw Guy Garvey come into Temple Bar in Manchester (v small converted toilet underground). Must have been around the time Elbow got big with that song.

He seemed to know the bar staff/owners well.

As I passed him to go out for a smoke I said ā€œhey guy, do you fancy a ciggy?ā€

He said yes and we chatted outside for a couple of minutes, however he was pretty steaming by that point e.g. swaying slighty on the spot, slurring, one eye half closed.

Absolute gentleman though.

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#242

Think one of elbow own it, or did back when they were in there all the time.

I used to go in there every Thursday night when I first starting working in Manchester, nice memories of a total grotty venue.

Have you read any of the Joseph Knox books? Thatā€™s one of the main locations in all 3 of them.

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#243

Nik cave in Tesco express - gave him a little nod and an ā€˜alright!ā€™, as my brain tricked me into thinking recognising someone = knowing someone. He gave me a little confused scowl in return.

Nik cave in the dvd rentals shop by Tesco express - no interaction

Nik cave at Brighton train station - no interaction

Chris Eubank in a pub - he in fact gave me an ā€˜alright mateā€™, got the impression he quite likes people recognising him

superhans in a supermarket - followed him about a bit to see what he was buying

Jean Claude van damn in a fancy hotel - he was staying there and I was working In an art gallery, and we had some paintings on loan there, and he wanted to buy then so I had to go and package them up for him properly whilst he has getting anxious about possibly missing his flight. I thought he was quite rude

Peter hook in a club when new order where recording an album in the recording bit above the club (I think) - had a drink with him as I think he was trying to crack onto the young women in our group, but they didnā€™t know who new order were. Bernard summer was there as well but he didnā€™t really want to hang out with us

Accidentally went into about three of the same shops that Steve coogan was in on the same day which made it look like I was following him, but it was honestly just a coincidence guv

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#244

I canā€™t imagine Alex Ferguson in a cinema eating a hot dog. What films does he like??

#245

This isnā€™t mine butā€¦ do you remember the pop band cleopatra (coming at chaā€™).

I have a friend who was at the time (as an 8 year old or something) a very very big cleopatra fan. She saw cleopatra ( all of them!!!111) at a service station her family had stopped at, and was too shy to do anything, but the cleopatra girls spotted her and clocked that she was dead excited they they were there and they came over and introduced themselves, had a little chat and gave her a hug.

Thatā€™s nice isnā€™t it!

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#246

FTFM

Iā€™ve never seen Thom Yorke around Oxford, though apparently if people ask him for an autograph he just says fuck off. I did once see his car parked on a road in Oxford. It had a photograph permit, and all.

Saw Bill Oddie at a Prince gig; though that was definitely not underwhelming, he didnā€™t seem to be having a great time.

Ooh I lost my ā€¦wallet? No, well I lost somethingā€¦ at Green Man, and in going to find them at the central lock-up on the final day, almost walked straight into Jarvis Cocker. Green Manā€™s pretty good for that sorta thing tbf.

Bowlie 2: Watched a boxing match at 2:30 AM alongside most of Franz Ferdinand apart from Alex, and played 6-a-side football with Pat Nevin on my team. We lost heavily.

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#247

Leanne ?

#248

Out of the Brighton and Hove celebrities Iā€™ve only seen Super Hans.

Once in M and S car park as I was leaving and he was sat in his car waiting for me to leave. I gave him finger guns and he returned with a big wave and smile.
Saw him in small batch coffee the other day, he looked a bit hungover

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#249

remember reading that the proverbial ā€œhole in my neighbourhood down which of late i cannot help but fallā€ is temple

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#250

Was standing at the door of the volunteer tent at Electric Picnic when a jeep rolled up. Bonnie Tyler got out the back. Gave her a wave, she waved back.

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#251

Was she already facing you or did she have toā€¦
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turn around

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#252

He used to wat the hot dog in the bar before going in. I canā€™t remember what he used to go to but I am sure he was in a screening of Shutter Island

#253

Threw up outside a chalet Joanna Newsom and Bill Callahan stayed in at ATP, got a disgusting look from them as I vomited vegan white russians everywhere. Our chalet ended up being in the middle of all the artists that year so I probably threw up in front of more ATP celebs but that was the highlight

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