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Post by postscript on Oct 13, 2006 16:35:52 GMT
Not in any way denigrating his leadership but in essence, what he has said is solely that which anyone with any sense originally said a long time ago--unfortunately Tony Blair thought his own contrary opinion was more important! Peter S. |
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Post by mariannek on Oct 13, 2006 23:30:01 GMT
Hi to all the celebrity chasers.  I have met only 1 celebrity in my lifetime of 60 years & that person just blew me away in every sense. Mind you I have now no need to ever meet another....You guessed it....I have met Hayley!!! love Marianne  |
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Post by fusilier23 on Oct 14, 2006 15:34:38 GMT
Actually Dannatt finds himself backpedaling now, saying he meant they should leave in years, not pull out precipitously. Unfortunately, in the UK the PM, is not, I believe, Commander in Chief the way our President is, so senior officers have a little more leeway to do things like this, whereas here they wait till they are retired before they stab the political leadership in the back, except for MacArthur, and we all know what happened to him.
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Post by Richard on Oct 15, 2006 8:21:12 GMT
To whom it may concern.
Please do not turn this thread into a political discussion.
Many thanks,
Richard
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Post by jons on Oct 15, 2006 13:33:36 GMT
Initiating emergency 'get this back on topic' procedure:I like the blue dress. Oops, sorry wrong thread. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifI haven't meet many celebs. That guy from the Robot Wars judging panel, I think he was a professor of robotics somewhere, was the last person I came into contact with. Not very exciting.
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Post by grant on Oct 23, 2006 14:19:28 GMT
This thread seems to have gone a bit quiet so I thought I would revive it!!
First though, a question – do celebrity relatives count?
My uncle (married to Dad’s youngest sister) was motor racing driver Reg Parnell. They lived in Findern, close to Derby and, as a very young boy I would have met other drivers such as Fangio and Stirling Moss. I vaguely remember 1950’s radio personality Billy Cotton because he would hide behind the door and bellow his catch phrase “Wakey Wakey!”
More recently (but not that recent!), as a boy of 11 or 12 I was entrusted to the care of an older boy to undertake a train spotting trip to Liverpool. There was some commotion on the train and it transpired that Adam Faith was sitting up in first class – I was dragged along and remember he was quite happy to chat to people and sign autographs.
For the past 25 years I have been a member of the volunteer Front of House staff at Derby Playhouse, and consequently bump into many actors and actresses, very few of whom have celebrity status. There are, however, three that stand out. Firstly, Georgina Hale who appeared in a production of Chekov’s “The Seagull”. Renowned for being quite aloof and always staying close to “The Company”, I was lucky enough to pass her on the stairs and hurriedly offered a commendation for her performance. “Thank you darling” she replied, putting her hand on mine for an instant. That was a great moment!
Sometime later, another production starred Alan Bates, and I took my Mum to a performance. Alan was quite charming and would always chat to anyone that caught his eye. I timed my arrival at the bar to coincide with his and told him that my Mum would very much like to meet him. He did no more than pick up his drink, went over and sat with my Mum and chatted for a good five minutes.
For me though, the best of my Playhouse memories concerns Helen Shapiro, in a Sunday concert some years after her Glory Days. It was a great night and afterwards she sat at a table to sign autographs and meet people, much as Hayley does now. I noticed that no one had thought to provide her with something to drink and I offered to get her something. She asked for an orange juice which I paid for and she was very appreciative. After it was all over she came looking for me to thank me again. She is a great lady.
None of those memories, however can match a meeting with our very own Hayley. I know most of this has been said before, but I’ve met her five times so far and each time has been different. What is always the same, however, is the gift she has of making that moment feel that it is as special for her as it is for us.
Grant
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Post by postscript on Oct 25, 2006 9:50:40 GMT
Hi to all the celebrity chasers. I have met only 1 celebrity in my lifetime of 60 years & that person just blew me away in every sense. Mind you I have now no need to ever meet another....You guessed it....I have met Hayley!!! love Marianne I entirely agree Marianne. The reasons I list so many is: - because I usually have a little tale to tell which I hope readers will find amusing, if only to cause a wry smile, if not exactly a deep guffaw.
- there has been a diversity of them, some of whom will be more widely known than others and some very well known to a few--its that national/international aspect
- None of whom impressed beyond the value of any other human being and to whom, in many cases, i responded somewhat casually.
- None of them inspired me as that first and all subsequent meetings with our Hayley! The quantity of those whom i took in my stride highlights the uniqueness that which is the Hayley effect.
Money, wealth, fame are all meaningless--it is the personality that counts and she has so much of life itself around her that all of those I have met are just simply people who were either rich, occasionally movers and shakers but primarily only well known or possibly famous. None of them, over half-a-century of meeting celebrities, have impressed as Hayley has and does. Just being around her, even if not close, so others get their chance who aren't as fortunate as i, is a thrilling experience that lifts the psyche Peter S. |
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Post by postscript on Oct 25, 2006 10:06:11 GMT
Returning to the celebrity thread in passing as Dannatt was mentioned and being very much in the news. Another guy, whom I would not have bothered to mention except he too is currently in the news is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. He and I were at school together but he is two or three years older and vertically one does not interact to that extent..
However, we named the new sports building after him and the Duke of Edinburgh kindly opened it for us last year.
Peter S.
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