Reply With QuoteI bumped into Malcolm Clarke by Cardiff Castle in about 1968 and got his autograph.
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1983-Walking home from school, 10 years old. This bloke walking towards me, big mop of black hair, olive skinned, Athletic, Not the look of your Average Llanedeyrn resident. As he got closer i noticed that he was wearing a Brazil Tracksuit. On closer inspection i realised that it was Eder, Left footed genius of World Cup 1982 fame, (What a team that was) I stopped and stared at him and he smiled at me. I called out his name as he passed and he gave me the thumbs up and carried on with his walk.
Brazil were staying in the Hotel on the Llanedeyrn Roundabout. They were Playing Wales in a few days time, i think it was a Saturday kick off at Ninian Park. He was out for a stroll through the council estate of Llanedeyrn. When i got home and told me old man he told me to piss offI also bumped into David Giles in Cala Millor-Majorca
Anyone else encounter a famous person in an odd place or situation? I'm sure NY Blue has a good story about Madonna
I bumped into Malcolm Clarke by Cardiff Castle in about 1968 and got his autograph.
Who is-Was, Malcolm Clarke? Excuse my ignorance.Originally Posted by Stanmore Bluebird
Brother of Colin Clarke who played for Oxford over 400 times.
We signed him from Leicester and he was a fair midfield performer who played for us about a couple of seasons in the latter part of the 1960s.
This is where being old comes into its own. You will no doubt be aware of our epic run to the ECWC semi-final in 1968. We played Moscow Torpedo in the quarter-final and Malcolm Clarke played in our 1-0 victory at Ninian.
I was walking with my missus and friends in Trevone, Cornwall when this guy walked towards me that I sort of recognised. When he got closer I realised it was the BBC reporter (and Welshman) Jeremy Bowen. While I'm Sydney about 10 years ago, Germane Greer walked passed. Not surprising her being Australian and all.1983-Walking home from school, 10 years old. This bloke walking towards me, big mop of black hair, olive skinned, Athletic, Not the look of your Average Llanedeyrn resident. As he got closer i noticed that he was wearing a Brazil Tracksuit. On closer inspection i realised that it was Eder, Left footed genius of World Cup 1982 fame, (What a team that was) I stopped and stared at him and he smiled at me. I called out his name as he passed and he gave me the thumbs up and carried on with his walk.
Brazil were staying in the Hotel on the Llanedeyrn Roundabout. They were Playing Wales in a few days time, i think it was a Saturday kick off at Ninian Park. He was out for a stroll through the council estate of Llanedeyrn. When i got home and told me old man he told me to piss off
Anyone else encounter a famous person in an odd place or situation? I'm sure NY Blue has a good story about Madonna
No definite A-Listers for me but I'm 95% sure I saw Christopher Walken in Singapore once, looking very dapper in a light coloured suit. My daughter takes the prize because she spotted Bruce Willis on his bicycle in New York and managed to take a pic of him to prove it.
The fella out of squeeze in the red onion after a gig
Glen Tilbrook ?
His wife was fit
We've had this thread some years ago so this is a short repeat of my contribution from then.
In Minorca in the late 70's with my first missus and, as you do, got friendly on the beach with with two families of similar ages (all with kids). Wasn't long before a ball was produced and we began a kick-around. It took a while but they seemed familiar and when we got talking I realised the guys were Steve Kember and Alan Birchenall who were both at (or recently left) Leicester together. We met up on the beach several times that holiday and they were great company and super friendly.
Before writing this post I looked them up on Wiki and am glad to say they are both still alive and, evidently, enjoying their golden years. Kember is 74 and Chief Scout at Crystal Palace whilst Birchenall is 78 and match day ambassador with Leicester City.
Blonde hair ? Hasn't he sadly got dementia these days ?
Menorca is great , mahon is lovely , no piss artists
Brilliant stuff. That's one hell of a cross section.
Didn't you get more of a clue when you started knocking the ball about
Menorca is fantastic. Ciutadella is lovely.
Walking around IKEA with a woman , City shirt on
Coming straight towards me is Neil Kinnock
Yellow teeth , big grin , gave me a wink
We understood each other
So lovely I havnt been for 20 years
What's stopping you?
I don't like flying these days
It's far too much hassle and organisation
Passed Pierce Brosnon in a lift once, he said morning as we passed. I said to my wife he looked like an older Pierce Brosnon.1983-Walking home from school, 10 years old. This bloke walking towards me, big mop of black hair, olive skinned, Athletic, Not the look of your Average Llanedeyrn resident. As he got closer i noticed that he was wearing a Brazil Tracksuit. On closer inspection i realised that it was Eder, Left footed genius of World Cup 1982 fame, (What a team that was) I stopped and stared at him and he smiled at me. I called out his name as he passed and he gave me the thumbs up and carried on with his walk.
Brazil were staying in the Hotel on the Llanedeyrn Roundabout. They were Playing Wales in a few days time, i think it was a Saturday kick off at Ninian Park. He was out for a stroll through the council estate of Llanedeyrn. When i got home and told me old man he told me to piss off
Anyone else encounter a famous person in an odd place or situation? I'm sure NY Blue has a good story about Madonna
While we waited for a taxi he walked past again and it was him, turns out he had the room (probably a suite) opposite us in the hotel.
Go from Cardiff, nice and relaxed. I'm not a fan of flying, but it's only 2 hours. Get on it!
Bollocks to that. In 2 hours I can get a bus from Cardiff and arrive in Ely.
Well if I do fly again I will be going there
It's unlike all the other Spanish islands
Further east in the med the sea is too green
Neil and Glenys Kinnock in the bar at Manchester Business School in 1994.
Glenn Hoddle in the Tote at Ascot in 1997.
Saw the bloke who played Jimmy Corkhill in WHSmith Queen Street. I pointed and said "it's Jimmy Corkhill!" but he was nice about it.
Jeremy Bowen was in the New Inn (when it was called Chequers) years ago. Looked like him and a mate were on a mission (maybe to decompress from a trip to Lebanon or somewhere) so didn't bother him. They looked quite morose but that was Chequers for you.
Dennis Irwin in a bar in town. A mate of mine told him he was a "great example to the kids". Irwin ignored him (probably quite rightly).
James Dean Bradfield was stood next to me at the bar in Chapter after Wales Belgium in 2015. I told him he could go to the bar before me cos I was just helping a mate carry the order and he tried to make a joke about it that was so insipid the combination of a well-known face and the banality threw me off guard and he starting speaking to someone else.
Heathrow sightings - Paul Weller, Sam Fox and Naomi Campbell (not at the same time) but not so strange to see slebs at an airport.
Great post. You're right about Chequers, was an awful place. It isn't much better now (The New Inn) plenty of ***** in there.
Eder in llanedyern, that’s amazing, down the maelfa for some fags1983-Walking home from school, 10 years old. This bloke walking towards me, big mop of black hair, olive skinned, Athletic, Not the look of your Average Llanedeyrn resident. As he got closer i noticed that he was wearing a Brazil Tracksuit. On closer inspection i realised that it was Eder, Left footed genius of World Cup 1982 fame, (What a team that was) I stopped and stared at him and he smiled at me. I called out his name as he passed and he gave me the thumbs up and carried on with his walk.
Brazil were staying in the Hotel on the Llanedeyrn Roundabout. They were Playing Wales in a few days time, i think it was a Saturday kick off at Ninian Park. He was out for a stroll through the council estate of Llanedeyrn. When i got home and told me old man he told me to piss off
Anyone else encounter a famous person in an odd place or situation? I'm sure NY Blue has a good story about Madonna
While hanging around the streets in the seventies me and my mates bumped into the band Stray Cats setting up for a gig at the Casablanca. The lead singer let me touch his quiff!!!
Also shared a spliff with Hywel Bennett in the Dowlais. Nice guys all of them.
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