Have your 5 mins of Fame

[FlashDrive]

Don't know if this ' sort ' of thread has been posted ...so here goes ..!!

Are you ' related ' to a famous person ... or someone of significance ..!!

I am related to Admiral ' Bill ' Halsey ...Admiral of The Fleet ... United States Navy ... in WWII.

Whether that's a good thing or not ...I really don't know ... The 'Japs' might not think so .. :D

Flash ..!! :D

[supernova1965]

I have a few
1st I was on Playschool
2nd I cooked for George Harrison on Hamilton Island he looked tall while he was seated but when he stood he was short tall body and short legs strange.
3rd I made a cheese platter for Peter Russle Clark
Oh yeah I traced my family back to the Uptons in Australia sometimes called Australian Royality.

[Astro_Bot]

Allegedly, my family line has been traced back to an illegitimate offspring of Charles II. Does that count?

[FlashDrive]

Awesome Warren ... 1st on Play School :thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

Heck Yeah ....Could be a ' Castle ' out there somewhere with your name on it ...:rofl:

[Varangian]

I did some ads as a 21-23 year old in the mid 90s :lol:

I played football for the Sydney Swans, so I was famous once :lol:

My Grand Mother did a family tree 10 years ago and she got back to the cousin of Robert the Bruce of Scotland.

[Kunama]

I once watched the Hunt for Red October with The Right Honorable Robert Hawke PM at the Sheraton in Brisbane. I had morning tea with the Governor General and ALMOST went windsurfing with Charles, Prince of Wales.

I say ALMOST because he cancelled at the last minute as Diana was not feeling well........ que sera sera

[Astroman]

I have been on ABC Radio talking about Storm Chasing, Been on a Channel 7 news report on Storm Chasing :) Had quite a few pics shown on Channel 10 and 7 news segments you guessed it, Storm Chasing..

Don't know anyone famous nor related to anyone of significance.

[brian nordstrom]

:lol: Got really , really drunk with ' Billy Connelly ' ( before he gave the booze away ) in Wellington NZ many years ago , what an awsome night that was ..:thumbsup: .
Brian.

[tlgerdes]

I've had quotes from a speech I did in Canberra published in media as far away as China :rofl:

http://www.d1net.com/security/cloud/82390.html

http://www.cnw.com.cn/cloud-security/htm2011/20111129_238339.shtml

[FlashDrive]

Rubbing shoulders with royalty ....ooooh ...!! :thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

Anyone want to ' own up ' to swapping jokes with King Billy Coke Bottle :rolleyes:

What happen to him ... haven't heard from him in years ..!! :shrug:

Flash ..!!

[FlashDrive]

What an opportunity that would have been...!!

[brian nordstrom]

:hi: It was a night I will never forget Colin , After that night I listened to Billy's jokes and I am sure he mentioned that night ,,,:rofl: More than once ... A super funny guy ,,;) .
Brian.

[mithrandir]

Went to Yarralumla to meet the GG - back in the late 60s.

I know several of Russell Crowe's neighbours at the the Wharf. He does drop in on them from time to time but never has while we were there. His driver did get close to running us over one day in the car park while taking them home.

[Kunama]

I was to be his bodyguard, I got the job as I was the only one in the protection detail who could windsurf .......... alas it was not to be, I did get to meet him later but would have preferred the windsurfing.

I did get to meet 5 Governors General, 4 Prime Ministers, George Bush Snr and the President of Finland among others. But nobody really famous !!!

[Astro_Bot]

When did you live at the Wharf? I was there from 2001-06. I used to see Russ from a distance, especially when he shot off in his Porsche Cayenne, but never met the guy.

[PCH]

Matt,

if it's not a rude question, what job do you do that takes you so close to so many big names?

Cheers :thumbsup:

[Kunama]

Paul I'm retired now but spent 21 years in the Federal Police and a bit of time in the Army before that.

I would have swapped all those names for the chance to have a beer or 2 with Billy Connelly, would have been more memorable for sure!

[PCH]

Aha, - cool, thanks Matt :)

[jjjnettie]

OMG....I was on Romper Room.

[Shark Bait]

Wow JJJ, bringing back the memories. Even as a young 'un I struggled with that show. The lady who was hosting always seemed to be a bit patronizing to me. What was she like in real life?

[jjjnettie]

Ha ha, be blowed if I can remember what she was like. This was nearly 45 years ago. LOL
I was only there for the glass of milk and biscuit and to sing the Astronomy song. :)

"Bend and stretch
Reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter
Here goes Mars
Bend and stretch
Reach for the stars
Stand on tippy toes
Oh so high".....

actually the horse song had a big impact on me too

"Ohhhh come with us and gallup
And gallup and gallup " ad nauseum.

I don't know whether to be happy or sad that I remember all the lyrics to these songs.

[Varangian]

Sorry, but Ms Helena was HOT:eyepop:

[cybereye]

Just once I wanted to hear Miss Susan (I think) say "..and I see Mario too.." at the end of Romper Room. Just once!!! :lol:

[GeoffW1]

Louis Beers, I think he is still around on the club circuit. He did get banned in Vic.

Cheers

[Barrykgerdes]

Gee all you people dropping names.
I would love to tell you about all the people I met and things I did but I had to sign the official secrets act to get my level six clearance.

Barry

[mithrandir]

Knowing people is an official secret? Should I stop admitting to having met people?

[Barrykgerdes]

Thats my excuse for not knowing any names to drop.

Has anyone else got one of these.

Barry

[AndrewJ]

But did they let you in??????:lol:

Andrew

[Barrykgerdes]

Of course
You should have seen the VIP treatment we got in our car going through Edinburgh. Police stopping all traffic to let me through.

There were 5 afternoon tea marquees. I had strawberries and cream in each.
Didn't feel too well on the way home though!


Barry

[Kunama]

I haven't got one of those, that's a beauty but I do have a letter and a booklet
signed simply ' Elizabeth R ' in a box somewhere.

[Barrykgerdes]

I have another one, the other way around having people wanting to meet me!

It happened this way:
I was with mum and brothers and sister in Cairns. We took a ride to Green Island. I found a nice spot over the other side of the island with my girl friend......... Lost all idea of the time and when we headed back we were just in time to see the ferry 50 yards off the end of the wharf on the way home. We ran down the wharf and the skipper took pity and came back.

We got on board (quite red faced) and everyone wanted to talk to us. We were now celebrities!

Barry

[Kunama]

Very lucky Barry, they don't usually turn back, but I guess being a celeb. an all they couldn't go without you.

[Jen]

Nawwww nettie that's so cute :lol: I can so picture you doing that too :P

[Shark Bait]

Jeez John. I must have had issues with authority figures. :question:

HOT...... not! :P

[FlashDrive]

Ooooh ..!! Bond ....James Bond ..Miss Money Penny :rofl:
Dinner tonight with ' M ' is it ..!!

[Barrykgerdes]

Shh! not so loud!

Barry

[MortonH]

Closest I can get is that I twice sold gardening equipment to Robbie Coltrane.

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: I heard Robbie sing in NZ a few years ago ..
Man , what a voice ! .
Brian.

[pluto]

Don't really know anyone famous but I've worked with a few people responsible for some pretty famous stuff. I was VFX supervisor for a commercial shoot in LA a couple of years ago which had a crazy crew. The director of photography had an Oscar from "Memoirs of a Geisha" (an Aussie by the name of Dion Beebe), the 2nd AD was 2nd unit director on "Ronin" and basically everyone on that job had done some pretty big jobs.
My favorite though was the script supervisor who had worked with Spielberg for the last 20 years and showed me a photo of her, in her younger days, on the set of "Blade Runner"!!
Fortunately my job involved sitting next to her for most of the 2 week shoot listening to her crazy stories :D
I've been on shoots with a few big actors too but I'm not really into celebrity and prefer those that have earned their status behind the camera (or computer as it often is).

[Barrykgerdes]

A few years ago I got called for jury duty. On the same list was a very well known Sydney socialite "Lady". However she did not front up.

Barry

[doppler]

Back in about 1970 my dad came home after work and said guess who I had a beer with at the Belair hotel. A local tv talk show host Ernie Sigley had taken a young Captain Kirk (William Shatner...star trek) to our local pub in the Adelaide hills for a few beers. I begged him to take me to the pub but kids were not allowed in the front bar then.

[taminga16]

I have been fortunate enough to have met Gough Whitlam, Vincent lingiari and Frank Hardy, all in different situations. Students of Australian history will recognise the links.
Greg.