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[quote name='TimR' date='Jul 31 2010, 12:06 PM' post='911117']
Jim Rodford of the Kinks stood in and played a couple of numbers with my band once. I think I will be sharing the stage with him at the end of August. He's in the headline band, we're third from top.

- John Verity's band?

He and Jeff Dakin helped me out with two or thre songs a couple of weeks ago at my local, the Anchor - and incredibly nice chaps they are too.
Other than that I was in the crowd when Shakin' Stevens and The Sunsets played the Heavy Steam Machine in Hanley, Stoke, so many moons ago..... Fantastic gig :)

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That god-awful Kerry Katona bird lives in the house that the dad of a friend of my gf's owns, in sunny Godstone in Surrey.

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Got a few that I have toured with as support, in no real order

Dead Kennedys
Puddle of Mud
Kittie
Therapy?
The Offspring
Chaimera
Less than Jake
Pitchshifter

Oh and Billie Joe from Green Day described my old band as the "best he had heard in an age"

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[quote name='gicut58' post='912699' date='Aug 2 2010, 12:42 PM'][quote name='TimR' post='911117' date='Jul 31 2010, 12:06 PM']
Jim Rodford of the Kinks stood in and played a couple of numbers with my band once. I think I will be sharing the stage with him at the end of August. He's in the headline band, we're third from top.[/quote]

- John Verity's band?

He and Jeff Dakin helped me out with two or thre songs a couple of weeks ago at my local, the Anchor - and incredibly nice chaps they are too.
Other than that I was in the crowd when Shakin' Stevens and The Sunsets played the Heavy Steam Machine in Hanley, Stoke, so many moons ago..... Fantastic gig :)
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It might help if I got the right one - John Dalton. Its a standing joke that everyone around here has played Bass with the Kinks. John Dalton has retired now so I've no idea who "The Bass Player" for the kinks will be. I'll find out at practice tomorrow. I can't wait the excitement is killing me.

If that's not tenuous I don't know what is.

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[quote name='chrisd24' post='912649' date='Aug 2 2010, 11:51 AM']His mum?[/quote]

I would describe her as a plastic nectarine in her early 20s but she might be a bass player and I was sworn to secrecy.

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Can't believe I haven't posted on here yet! Right here goes...

My dad went to school with Olympic high dive medallist and trampoline star Brian Phelps, which was cool until he got done for 42 charges of indecent assault and indecency a couple of years back :)

My mum used to go out with Joe Brown back in the 50's or 60's. When I met Sam Brown for the first time, I told her 'if things had worked out different, I'd be your brother', and I still call her 'sis' whenever I see her, which is about once a year.

I once jammed with Bonnie Raitt at a trade show. Didn't know who it was, as the stand she was in backed on to the one I was in. We traded licks for 5 minutes or so, and then she came over and said hi. She was really sweet, and a lot smaller than you'd think.

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[quote name='Spike Vincent' date='Jul 30 2010, 07:48 PM']Kim Wilde nearly ran me over once.
[quote name='TimR' post='911117' date='Jul 31 2010, 12:06 PM']
She lives close to me. Both my Dad and the guitarist in his band used to often play with her dad Marti Wilde.[/quote]
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She used to live in Codicote. Her dad lives near me in Tewin and his numberplate is TEW1N. Poser! :)

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[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='910587' date='Jul 30 2010, 07:48 PM']Kim Wilde nearly ran me over once.[/quote]

I nearly ran all of the Nolan sisters over once, they didn't look when crossing the road, not my fault, honest. 31 years ago. :)

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[quote name='Rayman' post='912963' date='Aug 2 2010, 04:41 PM']I had a pee next to Johnny Vegas at some services on the M1, and he didn't wash his hands either.[/quote]

Dirty Bastard.

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My children were playing with Micheal Caines' children (that's the chef - Caines, not the actor Caine) at a fun park this afternoon. I did not speak or attempt to embarrass myself in front of Mr Caines.

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[quote name='Marvin' post='919018' date='Aug 8 2010, 08:25 PM']My children were playing with Micheal Caines' children (that's the chef - Caines, not the actor Caine) at a fun park this afternoon. I did not speak or attempt to embarrass myself in front of Mr Caines.[/quote]

Top bloke, top chef, but what possessed him to go for the rubber hand? I'd have gone for interchangeable kitchen utensils instead.

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ITV used a couple of songs by my old band in their coverage of the 2004 European and French Grand Prixes in the opening montages of the programme. The Chain. Pah!

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[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='910587' date='Jul 30 2010, 07:48 PM']Kim Wilde nearly ran me over once.[/quote]

You just reminded me - I nearly ran John Hurt over once, just around the back of Shaftsbury Avenue!

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Played my first gig with a particular band a few months ago, the guitarist says to me in mid set " I don't want to stress you but Graham Oliver's come to see us". I said "Who?"

For those as ignorant as me he was the guitarist with Saxon.

Regards,

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Speedo (ex Rocket From The Crypt) told my old band we were one of the most entertaining support bands he'd witnessed in a long time after we'd supported Hot Snakes.
A few weeks later Lars Frederiksen totally failed to even acknowledge our existence when we opened for Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards...

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[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='918029' date='Aug 7 2010, 03:16 PM']My parents finally decided to tell me that apparently Sarah Beeny lives in the village next door to us. I still don't know if they're joking or not though.[/quote]
I once auditioned to be co-presenter on Streets Ahead with her. Thames Talkback nicked my ideas and never hired me. Can I have a violin please?

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