essaljay

My memory was jogged the other day and I wondered if any other member has experienced anything similar. As a young teenager I had a Saturday job in a music shop in Islington North London. Whilst on my own one day two people came into the shop and proceeded to attempt to play every instrument in there. Once it finally dawned on me that they had no intention of buying anything I bodily threw them out of the shop. It was only many years later when “Prick up your ears” was released that I realised I had thrown Joe Orton and, more alarmingly Kenneth Halliwell out into the street!

batman

Not as good as yours essaljay but this was very embarrassing for me ....

When I was acting I had a small role in a TV series. Myself and other cast members were invited to a preview of the first two episodes. It was at a university theatre/cinema. I sat about three rows from the front behind this elderly lady and a younger man. Just before the preview started someone I hadn't seen for a while came over for a chat and asked what I thought of the series. I said honestly that although I had enjoyed working on it, I thought it was very badly written. After I said this the woman in front turned round and, while pointing to the man next to her, said "Excuse me, this is my son, and he wrote this series ..... who, exactly, are you?" Her son is still a very prolific writer for TV, and I am no longer in 'the biz', although the two are not connected, as far as I know. Oops!

Bats.

Sid

Back in the Eighties I was employed by the Metropolitan Police as a Scenes of Crime Officer (a ridiculous name for a crime scene examiner).
I had to go to a rugby club in Richmond that had been burgled, to do all fingerprinting and forensic stuff. As I was doing so, this chap came over to me and asked if he could watch because he was interested in "that sort of thing", because "I write the script for The Bill".
"So you're responsible for that cr*p" said I, activating mouth before putting brain into gear.
He didn't say a lot after that.

Welease....Bwian!

Steve Crook

They are only allowed to have job titles that can have an acronym that can be used in the Police canteen and on the radio

Steve

Sid

.....and cr***y police dramas........

Welease....Bwian!

Carmel

I treat 2 people now that are well known in my Belfast clinic, im not allowed top say who, but they do make me laugh, one actually had the check to ask me on a date.i nicely said no but he keeps saying you will one day and i keep saying oh no i wont.

Live each day to the full because one day it will be your last.

smudge

Many moons ago in a snow-covered Birmingham City Centre I spotted Miss Anita Harris. Being bold (as I then was) I asked for an autograph. She obliged with pleasure, said she was freezing and asked for the way to the nearest Post Office.

It is to my eternal shame that I sent her off in the opposite direction, trudging through the snow to, "the nearest", walked away myself and, upon turning the very next corner, realised, ' Ah yes....there's one just here as well...'

Fave embarraser, however, is third party... when the (in)famous Prisoner buff Max Hora was living in Portmeirion and operating The Prisoner Shop, a chap came in and asked for a copy of a photo on the wall. As it was an original production still, Max had to say no. Said chap said it was a pity as he had worked on the series. "Oh," says Max in all innocence, "were you an extra ?"

"No," came the reply, "I was the Producer..."

Yes it was David (STAR WARS, GANDHI etc.) Tomblin. I suspect that the ground couldn't have opened up quick enough...!

Smudge

Welcome to my house. Enter freely, and of your own will...

Steve Crook

And deface them

Steve

Steve Crook

That's a well known expert flirter's trick - to keep asking a woman on a date when you know she'll keep saying no.

Call his bluff and say Yes one time. He'll run a mile

Steve

Edit: I've just been told that if I give away any more secrets I'll be thrown out of the expert flirters club

batman

Like this ...




Bats.

ddock54

How odd ,I was there that week and spoke to David Tomblin very briefly and he told me it was his first visit since the 66 shoot ,he also said Portmeirion seemed much smaller than he remembered.David Bailey was also staying in the village that week with his supermodels.He was in the town hall one night having a drink and i shouted over ,alright Bailey,he looked a bit bemused and nodded back.I could read his lips ,who the hells that ,he said...

I SAY THERE BOY!

Carmel

I'll try it this week good onegod help me if he say's ok.

Live each day to the full because one day it will be your last.

penfold

Careful, I'm not entirely sure of Steve's expert credentials here...I would ask for the certificates...

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

Carmel

You might be right there Penfold, Calum Best has asked me out but he is young enough to be my son so i said a big NO.

Live each day to the full because one day it will be your last.

essaljay

During a stint working for the Post Office behind the counter I cashed the Unemployment Giro cheque of a now famous actress who, in the 70's, was not opposed to getting her kit off in British movies. Not recognising her at first I asked for some identification then when I realised who it was I actually said "I didn't recognize you with your clothes on". She never came back and I don't blame her. I still have the teeth marks in my fist to this day!