Topic: what is your claim to fame?

[debster]

Mine, I know the man that played the saxophone solo on Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbGaYTkkPU

[Uncle Joshua]

I run Nik Kershaw's (better known in the 80's) chat forum and he is paying for me to go on an all expenses paid trip to one of his gigs later this year.  :)

[redimp]

I stood on Margaret Becketts foot when I worked in Lincoln Labour Club.  And I was wearing army boots - then her old man bought me a drink ;D

[debster]

Mick W where is this gig, hope its hot and sunny lol ;D

[SMP1704]

This one is a bit more obscure

My 6th gt grandfather was the first protestant missionary in Calcutta and sponsored by Robert Clive, who was Godfather to my 5th gt grandfather - Robert Kiernander

any other Kiernanders out there??

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

the old bloke who lives next door was a spy and got a medal off the Queen. My mate Steve had saxophone lessoms off the Gerry Rafferty bloke ( and also from the woman who did all that wailing at the end of Dark Side Of The Moon)

[debster]

the Gerry Rafferty bloke is called Raphael Ravenscroft awesome saxophonist and a lovely man

[Uncle Joshua]

Mick W where is this gig, hope its hot and sunny lol ;D

The gig is Retrofest 2008 at Strathclyde Country Park, Nik is playing on Saturday August 31st.

[debster]

well as its in the uk cant guarantee the weather hope that you have a fab time im guessing youve met him loads of time, have a ball  ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

well as its in the uk cant guarantee the weather hope that you have a fab time im guessing youve met him loads of time, have a ball  ;D

Not I have only met him the once and that was back in 98,running his forum was kind of an accident, I was a member of his old forum but was unhappy about how it was run so I set up a rival forum, a few months later Nik's girlfriend contacted me and my forum became his official one which is now far bigger and better than the one he had before.  :)

[posie]

Mick I worship at your feet. I loved Nik Kershaw.  :D  What a fab man he is!

My claim to fame.........um.........I live in the town where Gavin and Stacey is filmed it's lush! lol I have David Tennants autograph and it has a kiss on it!  Part of the 1st series of Dr. Who was filmed literally just down the road from me and the episode in last years series where you couldn't blink or the psycho angel statues would get you was filmed in my mates neighbourhood and when the house blew up, hers was the one next door!  Oh and I once went out with a Jon Bon Jovi lookalike.  ;D

My only wish now is to marry Limahl and live happily ever after in my legwarmers  ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

I hope your a woman posie  ;D have you heard any of Nik's newer stuff? its way better than his older stuff.

If your a fan of Limahl are you also a fan of kajagoogoo and do you know they are back together? on the same subject Nick Beggs from kajagoogoo is big mates with  Nik Kershaw and has worked on a few of Nik's albums.

[posie]

I most certainly am Mick rofl.  No I haven't heard his new stuff, I seem to be permanently welded in the 80's.  And yes I am most definitely a Kajagoogoo fan - in fact I had Too Shy blasting earlier, not to mention Neverending Story lol - I love Limahl *sighs*.  I wouldn't say I was a die hard fan, but they were pretty fab and I had (okay, okay, still have at the age of 34) a massive crush on Limahl  :-[ :-[ ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

Look out for the newer stuff they are doing, its early days but its looking good.

You can find info via http://www.kajagoogoo.com/

They owe me for the domain.  :)

[good7saint]

Before I got married I lived in Knotty Ash by Ken Dodd.
Often used to see him when going to or coming back from my old lottie.
He would always say hello

[posie]

Wow - he really hasn't aged that much! Got me all of a dither now! Still it beats writing an essay about the impact of devolved policy making in the UK using Wales as an example!!!

Too shy shy, hush hush, eye to eye.......ah them were the days.  Shame they're not doing any gigs down Wales way  :'(

Thanks for the link Mick, it's now firmly in my favourites along with A4A naturally.

[kt.]

As a boy soldier 20 years ago, a colleague and I did a Judo display for the Queen mother then chatted to her afterwards.  

I also went to Jimmy Nails Christmas party when the series Spender was on TV.  My brother was invited as he worked for the design company that provided the costumes for the set.

[Uncle Joshua]

Wow - he really hasn't aged that much! Got me all of a dither now! Still it beats writing an essay about the impact of devolved policy making in the UK using Wales as an example!!!

Too shy shy, hush hush, eye to eye.......ah them were the days.  Shame they're not doing any gigs down Wales way  :'(

Thanks for the link Mick, it's now firmly in my favourites along with A4A naturally.

Is there a gigs list on the site? if so it may well be added to in the next few weeks months, I just got word from Nik's girlfriend that I may have to update his gig list and by the sounds of it Beggsie and ko will be hitting the road too.

[manicscousers]

Im related to galvani,inventor of something to do with the galvanic battery and ray's related to the earl of anglesey, neither of us has any money from them  ;D

[sheddie]

I was once on TV with Frank Carson at a charity golf game - scraping the barrel here! ;D

p.s. - the best band of the 80's was clearly the London Boys!.....