I was coming out of a shop in Brighton when Jimmy Somerville came cycling at speed towards me, avoiding colision by a hairs breadth. He appologised. He was unlawfully cycling on the sidewalk so I gave him a dirty look and carried on.
by Vince
1987. Working the till at Safeway, Crystal Palace. Paul King arrives with his groceries. I quizzically ask, “Beetroot?”.
Coventry’s greatest export replies, “Yes”.
To add to the drama, that Safeway is now a Sainsbury’s.
by Ian
One day, bored, I decided to take part in a webchat hosted by my local newspaper with the star of that year’s town panto, H from Steps. While this meant I was never afforded the chance to actually meet him, I did get to tell him that I preferred his bandmate, Lee. In response, he said “I’m sorry to hear that!”
by Scott
When Elvis Costello’s album “Spike” was released in 1989, I was part of a camera crew sent to a press junket. At its conclusion, I grabbed a poster off of the wall and headed into a queue to get the man’s autograph. I stepped forward and immediately began to compliment him on his acoustic cover of the Beatles’ “Leave My Kitten Alone”, which I had recently heard on the radio. He thanked me and signed the poster, “Paul - Leave my kitten alone! Elvis Costello.”
Next up was the producer assigned to my crew. Somewhat starstruck, he merely said hi. Elvis looked at him a good second, asked his name, and then wrote on his poster, “Al - Hi. Elvis Costello.”
I have since lost the poster, much to my own dismay.
by Paul
I was in the crowd in the stands at a taping of the BBC’s Later with Jools Holland, and it was the episode where Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were on—not as musical guests, but just sitting at one of the wee tables, there to provide between-song banter with Jools about their recently released album Raising Sand.
Having gone to school in Champaign, IL (Alison’s hometown), around the time AK was just starting out, I struck up a conversation with her about it as their table was right next to where I was standing. As our chat progressed, Plant tried to join us by uttering, “Oh.” a couple of times and trying to make eye contact, but he really had nothing to add and so just sat there listening to us. Then the next band started playing and it was back to work.
by mcquake01
I was on holiday in Alicante and went to see a little gig in some dive bar. I bought a rum and coke and the man next to me said hello. He said he was the drummer from Lindisfarne. I didn’t check. I don’t know why you would lie about something like that.
by riddlebog
I saw Method Man wandering somewhat lost in the taxi area of the Detroit airport. I briefly considered having him sign my daughter. But I didn’t
A few years back, I didn’t realize I had walked past U2’s The Edge on a busy NYC street until my companion said “We just walked past The Edge”. I looked back and saw him walk on. Therefore, I inadvertently snubbed The Edge.
He was wearing a skullcap. The Edge always wears a skullcap.
by Timmah
The radio station 102.1 KPRi was giving away slots to do Gardening with Jason Mraz to a select few people and their families. My dad won one, so the two of us went to the local College that it took place at. Jason helped me plant a blackberry vine and the whole group got together at the end to eat Chipotle, which was nice. Jason was a very cool and laid back dude.
by natkatmac
